Jeremy Roenick Retires: Big Shoes to Fill for Sharks’ Torrey Mitchell

After a 20-year NHL career, San Jose Sharks center Jeremy Roenick has officially decided to hang up the skates. The future Hall of Famer scored 513 goals, and registered 703 assists for 1,216 career points. And although Roenick's time in teal was short—much like Randy Johnson's presence for the San Francisco Giants this season—no other single player could have meant more to the club's core of young talent.

In two years with the Sharks, Roenick was able to rejuvenate his career and go out with a bang. Despite coming up short in his dream of winning a Stanley Cup, Roenick's fabulous career couldn't have ended in a better fashion. Granted, a Ray Bourque-esque Stanley Cup story would have been the picture perfect ending, but th...

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