The Blackhawks didn't waste any time scheduling a Heritage Night for Jeremy Roenick. It'll be on Nov. 15 before the Hawks face Roenick's last team, the San Jose Sharks. Roenick, who restired during the offseason after a brilliant 20-season career, never lost his affection for the Hawks, who drafted him as an 18-year old. He was one of the Hawks' most popular players, and the trade of him to Phoenix wasn't received well by the fans. Last season the Hawks held Heritage Nights for Tony Amonte, Glenn Hall, Steve Larmer, Bob Probert and the MPG line of Pit Martin Jim Pappin and Dennis Hull. All were long-since retired. Roenick could well be the most popular Heritage Night honoree yet.
Roenick gets his due
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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.
buying a car len? mph, not mpg...
does 27 go in the rafters?