Jeremy Roenick has been elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame after being eligible for more than a decade.
Jeremy Roenick was getting a coffee when he got the call he once hoped for but some time ago stopped expecting when the Hockey Hall of Fame selection committee meets typically in late June.Tears welled up in his eyes and then down his face as he was rendered unable to pay, to hold the cup or to speak. It was to him an embarrassing but also a wonderful moment to get the word that he'll be inducted into the hall this November.'I still can't believe it,' Roenick said.
Datsyuk dazzled as 'the Magic Man' throughout a 14-year career with Detroit in which he excelled offensively and defensively and afterward won also won Olympic gold with Russia in 2018 when NHL players did not participate.'Of course I'm pumped,' Datsyuk said. 'Now I'm a lucky boy. I'm happy.
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