Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Roenick
Jeremy Shaffer "J. R." Roenickis an American former professional ice hockey player who played the majority of his career in the National Hockey League. He played for the Chicago Blackhawks, Phoenix Coyotes, Philadelphia Flyers, Los Angeles Kings and San Jose Sharks over the course of his 18 NHL season career and represented Team USA in numerous international tournaments. On November 10, 2007, he became the third American-born playerto score 500 goals...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth17 January 1970
CityBoston, MA
dominated forth hell hockey team
I think our team put forth a hell of an effort. I thought we dominated the hockey game.
against cups fact guys holding last played player points usa
I think they were holding the fact I haven't played in the last two World Cups against me. I'm a lot better player than my points indicate. I'm one of the guys that have (got) the USA to where it is today.
game hard last night poised ready shows team
Last night was really deflating. For us to come back with an energy-filled game shows that this team is ready and poised for a lot of hard work. It's really gratifying.
everybody game guys hard jealous tried
I say personally, to everybody who called us 'spoiled,' you guys are just jealous . . . we have tried so, so hard to get this game back on the ice.
awesome great guy pleasantly surprised team time
Our team has been awesome, ... I've been very pleasantly surprised at how awesome every guy in our locker-room is. I've just had a great time with these guys.
playing work
Playing with Cammalleri and Frolov, I have to work a little harder, ... They're speedy.
groove oh starting
Just when I was starting to get into a groove and getting things in the right place, this happens. But, oh well, what are you going to do?
lack respect state
I think it indicates the state of our game, the lack of respect especially in preseason,
lack respect state
I think it indicates the state of our game, the lack of respect - especially in preseason,
believer both firm guys hits jobs kinds point time
My whole point was that there's a time and a place to make hits like that. I'm a firm believer that pre-season isn't the time for those kinds of hits. And both of us are guys that been around, our jobs aren't at stake.
cities cringe drawing everybody fans games hockey hurting pulling revenue terms watch weight
When we watch hockey games and see 8,000 fans in (Washington) D.C., you cringe as a player, ... Those cities that aren't pulling their weight in terms of drawing fans and revenue are hurting everybody as a whole, not just that city.
bike five six skated twice
To be on the (stationary) bike every day, sometimes twice a day, and just being skated without pucks for five weeks, six weeks, that (expletive) is for the birds.
ability afraid confidence failure
We have no confidence in our ability and no confidence that we are doing it right. We just made too many mistakes. We are afraid of failure and doing something wrong.
brain ethic figure goes guy jump rocket scientist start takes work
I don't think it takes the brain of a rocket scientist to figure out that they had more jump than we did. We didn't have any kind of work ethic that they did. You have to start off with a guy like myself . . . and it goes right down the line.