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Jeremy Mikula

Jeremy Roenick 'very disappointed and angry' after being let go by NBC Sports for making sexual comments about his co-workers

Jeremy Roenick is out as a hockey analyst for NBC Sports.

The former Blackhawks star on Wednesday tweeted a video captioned "What a Joke!!" in which he said he is "very disappointed and angry today."

"Though disappointed," Roenick said in the video, "I'm also grateful that I've had the opportunity to share my love, my passion, my knowledge of the game with millions of people, millions of fans. For that, I thank you."

Roenick, 50, was suspended indefinitely without pay in December for making inappropriate comments about some of his NBC co-workers on Barstool Sports' "Spittin' Chiclets" podcast.

Roenick discussed the physical appearances of fellow hockey broadcasters Kathryn Tappen, Patrick Sharp and Anson Carter on the podcast, and joked about the possibility of having a threesome with his wife and Tappen.

"I play it off like we're going to bed together every night, the three of us," Roenick said while discussing a vacation to Portugal with his wife and Tappen, whom he also called "one of the most professional sports personalities I know."

During the same interview, Roenick called Sharp "so beautiful" and said he "wouldn't say no right away" to sex with the former Blackhawks forward.

Roenick, who played the first eight years of his career with the Blackhawks before stints with the Coyotes, Flyers, Kings and Sharks, indicated he will "not be gone for long."

"I'll be back better and more motivated to bring you the best entertainment and the best that I have for the game of hockey," he said in the video.

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