Jeremy Roenick, who started his solid NHL career with the Blackhawks, will announce his retirement on Thursday. The San Jose Sharks, Roenick's team the past two seasons, have called a press conference with Roenick the focal point.
Roenick, 39, scored 513 goals -- the third American to crack 500 in the NHL -- and added 703 assists in 1,363 games. He also had 53 goals and 69 assists in 169 playoff games. After becoming an immediate hit with the Hawks Roenick went on to play for Phoenix, Philadelphia, Los Angeles and San Jose.
The Wolves are also planning a major press conference on Thursday. The American Hockey League club will name a successor to general manager Kevin Cheveldayoff, who was named assistant GM of the Hawks.
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Len Ziehm just completed his 40th year as a member of the Sun-Times sports department. He has been the beat writer for the Chicago Blackhawks since the 2001-02 season and he covered the minor league Chicago Wolves of the American Hockey League as part of his writing duties before that, starting with the Wolves' creation in time for the 1994-95 season.
In addition to covering hockey Ziehm has been the Sun-Times golf writer for the past 39 years, during which he covered 25 U.S. Opens, 15 Masters and 17 PGA Championships.
Prior to assuming Blackhawks' duties he was the beat writer for Northwestern sports for 11 years, which encompassed the Wildcats' run to the 1995 Rose Bowl, and beat man on soccer from 1984 through 2008. He was selected into the Illinois Soccer Hall of Fame in 2004.
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