Roenick Ends Holdout With Coyotes

Finally, Jeremy Roenick and the Phoenix Coyotes have made peace.

The star center ended his two-month holdout, signing a five-year, $20-million contract. He was expected to join his new team Monday night for a home game against Edmonton.

“It’s a deal they wouldn’t have taken in the middle of August, and it’s a deal we wouldn’t have offered,” said Bobby Smith, the team’s vice president of hockey operations.

The turning point apparently came when Coyote center Cliff Ronning broke his right hand Thursday and was lost indefinitely.

The Coyotes acquired the rights to the restricted free agent from Chicago on Aug. 16 for center Alexei Zhamnov, right wing Craig Mills and a first-round draft pick.