He also represented Team USA in several international tournaments. On November 10, , he became the third American-born player Joe Mullen and Mike Modano were the first two to score goals. He is one of 46 players to have scored goals. Roenick was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in Roenick began playing hockey at age four when the parents of a playmate persuaded Roenick's parents to put Jeremy in a hockey program so that their child would be with someone he knew. The son of a Mobil oil district coordinator, Jeremy constantly moved around the Northeastern United States , joining new hockey teams with each stop.
Roenick then moved to Fairfax, Virginia , where he traveled to play for the bantam -level New Jersey Rockets, who had won back-to-back national championships in โ85 and โ At age 14, Roenick was required to take a flight from Dulles Airport to Newark, New Jersey , on a weekly basis to make the Rockets' games.
Roenick was so impressive during his time at Thayer Academy he was drafted straight out of high school, going eighth overall in the NHL Entry Draft to the Chicago Blackhawks. During the tournament, Roenick become the all-time leading American scorer, totaling 25 points.
However, it took Schroeder three tournaments to pass Roenick, who set the record in just two events. In 20 games at the NHL level, Roenick scored 18 points. During the playoffs, Roenick gave the Chicago fans a glimpse of what kind of player he would become.
In a game against the St. Featherstone crosschecked Roenick in the mouth and broke his front teeth; Featherstone would be given a five-minute major penalty, while Roenick received a minor penalty. Roenick remained in the game and once his penalty expired, he took a shift on the power play and scored a goal.
