Jeremy Roenick (Murillo Pyramid Rank = #131)
Adjusted Stats
1988-1989 Chi 21 GP 8 goals 8 assists 15 points 0.74 PPG
1989-1990 Chi 80 GP 22 goals 34 assists 56 points 0.71 PPG
1990-1991 Chi 81 GP 37 goals 48 assists 86 points 1.06 PPG
1991-1992 Chi 82 GP 48 goals 45 assists 93 points 1.14 PPG
1992-1993 Chi 82 GP 41 goals 47 assists 89 points 1.08 PPG
1993-1994 Chi 82 GP 43 goals 57 assists 99 points 1.21 PPG
1994-1995 Chi 56 GP 18 goals 42 assists 60 points 1.06 PPG
1995-1996 Chi 66 GP 31 goals 34 assists 66 points 0.99 PPG
1996-1997 Phx 72 GP 31 goals 42 assists 73 points 1.01 PPG
1997-1998 Phx 79 GP 28 goals 37 assists 65 points 0.83 PPG
1998-1999 Phx 78 GP 28 goals 56 assists 84 points 1.08 PPG
1999-2000 Phx 75 GP 38 goals 49 assists 87 points 1.17 PPG
2000-2001 Phx 80 GP 33 goals 51 assists 85 points 1.06 PPG
2001-2002 Phi 75 GP 25 goals 54 assists 79 points 1.05 PPG
2002-2003 Phi 79 GP 31 goals 37 assists 68 points 0.86 PPG
2003-2004 Phi 62 GP 23 goals 34 assists 56 points 0.91 PPG
2005-2006 LA 58 GP 9 goals 13 assists 22 points 0.39 PPG
2006-2007 Phx 70 GP 12 goals 18 assists 30 points 0.43 PPG
2007-2008 SJ 69 GP 16 goals 21 assists 37 points 0.54 PPG
2008-2009 SJ 42 GP 4 goals 21 assists 25 points 0.59 PPG
Adjusted Playoff Stats
1988-1989 Chi 10 GP 1 goal 3 assists 3 points 0.34 PPG
1989-1990 Chi 20 GP 9 goals 6 assists 15 points 0.76 PPG
1990-1991 Chi 6 GP 3 goals 4 assists 7 points 1.14 PPG
1991-1992 Chi 18 GP 10 goals 9 assists 19 points 1.07 PPG
1992-1993 Chi 4 GP 1 goal 2 assists 2 points 0.62 PPG
1993-1994 Chi 6 GP 1 goal 6 assists 7 points 1.15 PPG
1994-1995 Chi 8 GP 1 goal 2 assists 3 points 0.33 PPG
1995-1996 Chi 10 GP 5 goals 7 assists 11 points 1.15 PPG
1996-1997 Phx 6 GP 2 goals 4 assists 6 points 1.05 PPG
1997-1998 Phx 6 GP 6 goals 3 assists 9 points 1.48 PPG
1998-1999 Phx 1 GP 0 goals 0 assists 0 points 0.00 PPG
1999-2000 Phx 5 GP 2 goals 2 assists 5 points 0.96 PPG
2001-2002 Phi 5 GP 0 goals 0 assists 0 points 0.00 PPG
2002-2003 Phi 13 GP 4 goals 6 assists 10 points 0.73 PPG
2003-2004 Phi 18 GP 5 goals 11 assists 17 points 0.92 PPG
2007-2008 SJ 12 GP 2 goals 3 assists 5 points 0.44 PPG
2008-2009 SJ 6 GP 0 goals 1 assist 1 point 0.17 PPG
Career - 1389 GP, 526 goals, 748 assists, 1275 points, 0.92 PPG
Career-Highs - 48 goals (91-92); 57 assists (93-94); 99 points (93-94); 1.21 PPG (93-94)
Avg. (19 seasons) - 72 GP, 27 goals, 39 assists, 66 points, 0.92 PPG
Peak Avg. (90-98) - 75 GP, 35 goals, 44 assists, 79 points, 1.05 PPG, 0 Cups
Playoff Career - 154 GP, 52 goals, 69 assists, 120 points, 0.78 PPG
Playoff-Highs - 10 goals (91-92); 11 assists (03-04); 19 points (91-92); 1.48 PPG (97-98)
Accolades - None
All-Star Teams - None
Never Won Stanley Cup
JR languished on the bubble of my Pyramid for a while, but eventually I had to throw him in right at the cutoff point, based solely on the Dino Ciccarelli Rule (if you had a more impactful career than Dino Ciccarelli, you're in). He's like the center equivalent of Ciccarelli: good-but-not-great production for nineteen seasons, a gritty, sandpaper style to his game, and a total lack of accolades, all-star recognition or Stanley Cup wins.
Still, with Roenick there are a few intangibles. I remember growing up in the early-1990s that Jeremy Roenick was one of the most electrifying young players in the league. After a few modest seasons as a youngster, Roenick burst onto the scene as a twenty year-old by scoring 15 adjusted points in 20 playoff games as the Blackhawks made it to the Conference finals. For the next four seasons, he owned Chicago (well, aside from, you know, Michael Jordan).
Roenick's run from 1990 to 1994 is still impressive. He averaged 42 goals and 91 points, and the Blackhawks consistently seemed like a threat for the Stanley Cup even if they never actually pushed through. In 1992, when the Blackhawks made it to the Cup final, Roenick had 19 adj. points and was +11 in 18 games. It looked like Roenick was going to be the first genuine Blackhawk superstar in a long time.
It didn't pan out that way. Roenick went to Phoenix, then to Philadelphia, and while he enjoyed productive campaigns, he was never able to recapture the glory of the Blackhawk days. With Phoenix, he never made it past the first round, and while the Flyers' teams were always in contention, they only made it to the Conference finals once (when JR scored the goal that broke the hearts of Leaf fans everywhere).
So why is he on the Pyramid at all? The Phoenix years may not have been stellar but they were still productive, and Roenick was such a galvanizing personality he was able to sell hockey to a non-traditional market (of course, since he's left, it's all been downhill). He helped spark what little interest there is in hockey in the United States with his frequent talk-show appearances (even if they hurt Roenick's legacy by revealing him as a ham). And he was known as a great trash-talker, although in his most famous trash talking incident, he was thoroughly burned by Patrick Roy (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=pW1aSTmwrOE).
The career totals of 526 goals and 1,275 points aren't anything to be ignored, even if they may be a Ciccarelliesque product of being around for so long. The point is, while Roenick didn't ever actually win anything of consequence throughout his career, the purpose of this blog was to remind myself in future years of the players who made an impact. Roenick did, so he earns a spot. Barely.
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