Confirmed with Link: Jeremy Roenick hall of fame 2024

[belfour30]

Was any Hawk fan who grew up in the 90s favorite player Chelios?

It was always Eddie and JR for me and it seems like so many others.

 

[Hawkaholic]

Was any Hawk fan who grew up in the 90s favorite player Chelios?

It was always Eddie and JR for me and it seems like so many others.

He was my 2nd favourite. I liked Eddie a lot, but really soured on him after the lock out in 95.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

Roenick
Belfour
Amonte
Zhamnov
Daze

For me were favorite Hawks growing up in 90's

HM = Thibault, Chelios and Suter

 

[BobbyJet]

Roenick was one of my favourites. He played the game with heart and reckless abandon which we all suspected would catch up to him with injury but he was great as a Blackhawk. Well deserved. Congratulations to him.

 

[DisgruntledHawkFan]

Was any Hawk fan who grew up in the 90s favorite player Chelios?

It was always Eddie and JR for me and it seems like so many others.

Chelios is from my hometown and my dad grew up going to scouts and playing baseball with him. Loved Chelios.

 

[FMichael]

Outsider here dropping in to say how pleased I am to see JR inducted into the Hockey HOF…He’s certainly 1 of my favorite players to have never worn the Winged Wheel…Loved his style of play, his grit, and determination!

I’ll always remember him as a Chicago Blackhawk.

 

[AmericanDream]

JR was my favorite player growing up. That jersey tucked in lol...loved it. He played the game physical for a 170lb soaking wet snot nosed punk. He put a lot of wear and tear on his body with the hits he dished out and took. If he played the game like some of his other peers, less physical, his overall numbers would have been even better. Truly well deserved, should of happened years ago, happy for him and his family.

Side note, he is a great friend of my cousin and we get to see him from time to time at events at their house when he is in town. Such a good dude, always has time to chat with us.

Congrats 27, another Hawks jersey in the Hall!

 

[Putt Pirate]

Was any Hawk fan who grew up in the 90s favorite player Chelios?

It was always Eddie and JR for me and it seems like so many others.

Same here. But Dirk and Larmer were also up there for me.

 

[ChiHawks10]

Was any Hawk fan who grew up in the 90s favorite player Chelios?

It was always Eddie and JR for me and it seems like so many others.

Chelios, Roenick, Larmer, in that order. I was a D when I started playing, and I got to meet Chelios a few times as a kid because a parent/coach of a couple of my mite and squirt teams grew up with him. Didn't switch to wing until I was around 10. So yeah, Chelios was my favorite Hawks player as a kid.

 

[belfour30]

Same here. But Dirk and Larmer were also up there for me.

I was too young for Larmer.

 

[Blackhawkswincup]

I will point out that Zhamnov didn't deserve to be treated the way he was by Chicago fans and media

It was absurd and over the top the hate he got the moment he arrived in Chicago

I do always wonder if things would have been different for Hawks/JR if Tkachuk offer sheet wasn't matched

Would JR trade have still happened?

If so would Tkachuk-Zhamnov-Amonte 1st line have kept Hawks from falling into abyss of late 90's and still a playoff team?

Would Zhamnov had been able to replicate his 94-95 season with Tkachuk alongside him?

So many what ifs with franchise

 

[Wally1112pac]

I will point out that Zhamnov didn't deserve to be treated the way he was by Chicago fans and media

It was absurd and over the top the hate he got the moment he arrived in Chicago

I do always wonder if things would have been different for Hawks/JR if Tkachuk offer sheet wasn't matched

Would JR trade have still happened?

If so would Tkachuk-Zhamnov-Amonte 1st line have kept Hawks from falling into abyss of late 90's and still a playoff team?

Would Zhamnov had been able to replicate his 94-95 season with Tkachuk alongside him?

So many what ifs with franchise

I liked Zhamnov and always defended him against the haters on the official boards (leoleo)

He was a good pass 1st, 2nd line center. Problem was he was being used as a 1st line center. Him being traded for the heart and soul of the team didn't help his cause but he didn't have any control over that. He was still a skilled forward but he was playing too far up the line up.

So you downgrade J.R with Zhamnov. Soon after Gary Suter left in free agency. Chelios is getting older and would soon be traded. The dark ages would begin.

Boris Mironov and Jaroslav Spacek were no Chelios and Suter. Zhamnov was no Roenick and Thibault was no Belfour.

Thus you have the 98-04 Hawks that we all desperately suffered through.

 

[dj Mahoney]

Congratulation's JR !!!!!!!!!! I remember reading the hockey news scouting report on him , skates like Brian Boitano . Couldn't help but think , my god i hope he's not another Ken Yaremchuk , Denis Savard yes . Fantastic player.

 

[Hull2Roenick2Kane]

I mowed lawns all summer in 1990 to save up the 150$ to buy the Roenick Authentic Jersey from the mall. Its still huge on me but at least I could put pads on underneath if I wanted to.

 

[Giovi]

As Ed Whalen (wailing Ed) would say, congratulations to Jerry Ronicky!