Jeremy Roenick And Patrick Kane Dish On Art Of Goal Scoring At BHC 2018

I attended Day 2 of the 2018 Blackhawks’ Convention on Saturday, July 28 as a fan, and also, on behalf of Sports Mockery. It was my first ever taste of the Blackhawks’ Convention. It is safe to say that the Convention did not disappoint one bit. My day started off on an extremely high note as I witnessed two of the best American hockey players ever, Jeremy Roenick and Patrick Kane, take the stage.

Live at the Goal Scorers segment with Patrick Kane & Jeremy Roenick. I’m here with @SMJuiceMan representing SM. https://t.co/RmQrUuXEgF

— ✶ ✶Tony Gianares✶ ✶ (@Certified_TonyG) July 28, 2018

I was even lucky enough to get an autograph from the legendary Jeremy Roenick as well.

Still can’t believe I was lucky enough to get an autograph from one of the greatest players in @NHLBlackhawks history in @Jeremy_Roenick today! Thank you for signing my hat as well as sharing your awesome stories & great insight on the art of scoring. #Blackhawks #NHL pic.twitter.com/tIYcUsWXCY

— ✶ ✶Tony Gianares✶ ✶ (@Certified_TonyG) July 29, 2018

The Numbers Speak For Themselves

Between the two current and former Blackhawks, there are 2185 games played and 825 goals scored. Let’s take a closer look at both players’ career stats.

Jeremy Roenick’s career stats:

                      Scor Scor     Scor Goal Goal Goal Goal Shot
Season    Tm  Lg   GP    G    A  PTS +/-   EV   PP   SH   GW   S%
8 yrs    CHI NHL  524  267  329  596 117  140  108   19   38 18.4
6 yrs    PHX NHL  454  152  227  379  -3  102   43    7   33 14.0
3 yrs    PHI NHL  216   67  106  173  53   42   23    2   10 13.6
2 yrs    SJS NHL  111   18   28   46  -9   10    8    0   10 12.9
1 yr     LAK NHL   58    9   13   22  -5    7    2    0    1  8.1
Career       NHL 1363  513  703 1216 153  301  184   28   92 15.6

Provided by Hockey-Reference.com: View Original Table

Patrick Kane’s career stats:

                 Scor Scor    Scor Goal Goal Goal Goal Shot
Season    Lg  GP    G    A PTS +/-   EV   PP   SH   GW   S%
Career   NHL 822  312  516 828  59  221   91    0   53 12.0

Provided by Hockey-Reference.com: View Original Table

Jeremy Roenick Shares His Insight On Goal Scoring

Blackhawks all-time great, Jeremy Roenick, broke down goal scoring for us. When it comes to scoring in the NHL, he said,

“THERE’S A LOT OF TRAITS THAT, ESPECIALLY NOWADAYS, THAT YOU HAVE TO HAVE. i THINK NUMBER 1, YOU HAVE TO HAVE A BRAIN. YOU HAVE TO BE ABLE TO KNOW WHERE THAT PUCK IS GOING. YOU HAVE TO KNOW WHERE TO PUT YOURSELF, AND YOU HAVE TO HAVE GUTS. IN TODAY’S AGE, TO SCORE THE GOALS, YOU HAVE TO GO TO THE HARD AREAS, THE DANGER AREAS. THE PLACES WHERE IT’S GOING TO HURT. vERY HARD TO SCORE FROM WAY OUT, BECAUSE YOU HAVE TO GET INTO THOSE HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS AND REALLY HAVE THE DETERMINATION TO KNOW THAT YOU’RE GOING TO FEEL SOME PAIN IN ORDER TO SCORE SOME GOALS.”

Jeremy also complimented Patrick Kane and his puckhandling abilities, and talked about the way he makes it look so easy to score goals,

“UNLESS YOU’RE PATRICK KANE, MAKING EVERYBODY LOOK CRAZY AND STUPID… NOT TOO MANY GUYS IN THE LEAGUE HAVE THE ABILITY TO SCORE GOALS IN ALL DIFFERENT WAYS LIKE PATRICK DOES AND HE SHOWS IT NIGHTLY.”

Roenick then went on to explain the difference in what it took to score goals in his playing days compared to now,

“BUT BACK IN THE LATE 80’S/EARLY 90’S WHERE YOU KNOW YOU HAD TO DEAL WITH THE HOOKING AND THE HOLDING, AND THE CLUTCHING AND THE GRABBING WITH THE GUYS THAT COULDN’T SKATE. YOU KNOW NOWADAYS EVERYBODY CAN SKATE, BUT IT’S STILL GETTING TO THOSE REALLY HIGH-TRAFFIC AREAS AND KINDA ANTICIPATING WHERE THAT PUCK IS GONNA GO. OBVIOUSLY, HAVING A GOOD SHOT, AN ACCURATE SHOT HELPS, BUT IF YOU CAN’T GET THERE, IT DOESN’T MATTER.”

When you look at his entire body of work, it is a shame that Jeremy Roenick is not in the Hall of Fame yet, because he does deserve it. With his great knowledge and insight, it is not out of the question for Roenick to possibly land a future coaching job with an NHL team. Speaking of his knowledge and insight, and coaching, Jeremy Roenick also ran a hockey camp that took place July 22-27th. For more info on JR’s Hockey School, click here.

Patrick Kane Shares His Thoughts On Goal Scoring

Pat Foley followed up with Patrick Kane after Jeremy Roenick shared his thoughts on what it takes to be a successful goal scorer in the NHL. Kane played off of what Roenick initially shared and said,

“TO BE HONEST WITH YOU, I THINK A LOT OF IT HAS TO DO WITH CONFIDENCE. YOU SEE A LOT OF pLAYERS WHEN THEY KIND OF GET IT TOWARD WHAT YOU LIKE TO CALL ‘THE ZONE’. THEY START FEELING IT AND THEN ALL OF A SUDDEN, YOU KNOW PLAYERS BECOME WHAT THEY LIKE TO CALL STREAKY, RIGHT. SO, YOU GET ON THESE STREAKS AND THEN YOU’RE JUST FEELING IT AND IT SEEMS LIKE YOU CAN SCORE EVERY NIGHT, WHICH IS A TOUGH THING TO DO IN THIS LEAGUE.”

Patrick then proceeded to analyze the great scorers that are currently in the NHL. This is what he had to say,

“YOU LOOK AT THE GREAT SCORERS IN THIS LEAGUE LIKE OVECHKIN AND LAINE, AND GUYS LIKE THAT. iT SEEMS LIKE THEY HAVE THEIR SPOT ON THE ICE AND THEY’RE ABLE TO GET THat PUCK TO THe SPOT AND they know what THEY’RE DOING WHen THEY GET IT THERE. i mean, how many timeS have you seen ovechkin score the one-timer on The off side of the power play, and you say ‘how come you can’t defend that?’, but it’s because they have so many other good players that can make plays and pass the puck. you leave him open and he’s going to score the goal.”

Kane also added this about other current stars in the NHL,

“guys like crosby, who’s always around the net. he has great hand-eye coordination. he can tip pucks, he can bat pucks out of the air. another guy i like to watch is auston matthews who’s got a really good shot, good feel for the game. a young player that, i think he scored 40 and then he had in the upper 30’s last year and missed a bunch of games. so, guys like that are pretty impressive, if you’re talking about scoring.”

Live With Jeremy Roenick and Patrick Kane At Goal Scorers Forum

In the Goal Scorers forum moderated by the legendary play-by-play commentator, Pat Foley, Roenick and Kane discussed what it takes to be a top goal scorer in the NHL. The two Blackhawks also shared some of their personal stories of playing in the NHL. If you are interested in watching some of the live footage that I captured, see below.