Minnesota signs LW Rooneem
Published on June 3, 2004 under American Hockey League (AHL)
Houston Aeros News Release
SAINT PAUL/MINNEAPOLIS, Minn. â Minnesota Wild General Manager Doug Risebrough announced today that the National Hockey League (NHL) club has signed free agent forward Mark Rooneem (pronounced ROO-neem) to a contract.
Rooneem, 21 (1/9/83), recorded 40 points (22-18=40) in 52 games with the Calgary Hitmen of the Western Hockey League (WHL) during the 2003-04 season. The 6-foot-2, 185-pound native of Hinton, Alberta tallied 134 points (62-72=134) and 357 penalty minutes in 304 games during four WHL seasons with the Kamloops Blazers and Calgary. Rooneem was originally selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the fourth round (115th overall) of the 2002 NHL Entry Draft.
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