Jeremy Roenick Says Goodbye

by Susan SlusserFiled under: SharksSAN JOSE -- With numerous friends and family members in attendance, one of the greatest U.S.-born hockey players ever announced his retirement with tears and with laughter. Jeremy Roenick, 39, a noted talker and one of the great characters of the game, got a little weepy during a lengthy recap of his career and also drew numerous laughs with his recollections. "Mike Keenan was one of the craziest sons of bitches I've ever seen," Roenick said to chuckles. "He scared me into adapting the way I play. I was at Kalamazoo and he grabbed me by the throat and said if I didn't hit the next guy I saw, I wouldn't play a game in the National Hockey League. I saw the look in his eyes, and I really believed him." His eyes starting to water, Roenick continued, "I really believe because of him. ... He's why I played the game the way I played it."Jeremy Roenick Says Goodbye originally appeared on Fanhouse NHL Blog on T...