Al Secord was my favorite player as a kid, but if you asked me who replaced him when he left the Chicago Blackhawks, the answer is pretty simple: Jeremy Roenick.
Roenick played a reckless game that made him a fan favorite, and he could score in bunches which made him everyone’s favorite.
Roenick was the eighth pick overall by the Chicago Blackhawks in 1988, and he was in Chicago pretty quickly after that.
In his first full season in 1989-90, he finished third in the Calder Trophy race, which ironically would be the highest he ever finished in an awards race.