Jeremy Roenick / Biography

Underwent surgery to repair a broken jaw he suffered in a 14 April game when Derian Hatcher of the Dallas Stars crushed him into the boards with his elbow moments after Stars defenseman Craig Ludwig cracked him on the hand with his stick, breaking Roenick's thumb. It's believed the incident was in retailiation for Roenick knocking Mike Modano, Dallas's captain, out of a 23 March game. This wasn't the first time Roenick and Hatcher had tangled: on 2 April 1995, a collision with Hatcher ended Roenick's season with a knee injury. [15 April 1999]
Wife, Tracy; daughter, Brandi; son Brett.
Signs as a free agent with the Philadelphia Flyers. [July 2, 2001]
Drafted eighth overall in the 1988 Entry Draft by the Chicago Blackhawks.
High School: Thayer Academy (Braintree, MA)
Traded to the Phoenix Coyotes for Alexei Zhamnov and Craig Mills. [August 16, 1996]
Member of the 1998 and 2002 (silver medal) US Olympic Ice Hockey teams.
Represented the USA in the 1991 Canada Cup and 1996 World Cup of Hockey tournaments.
Center with the Chicago Blackhawks (1988-89 thru 1995-96), Phoenix Coyotes (1996-97 thru 2000-01), and Philadelphia Flyers (2001-02 thru 2002-03).