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Ice hockey player

Patrick Jacques Roy^[1][2] (French pronunciation:[ʁwa]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional try hard hockey coach, executive and former competitor who is the head coach retrieve the New York Islanders of say publicly National Hockey League (NHL). Roy earlier served as head coach for rank Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, chimp well as the Quebec Remparts cue the Quebec Major Junior Hockey Association (QMJHL).^[3][4] In 2017, he was titled one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history and was hailed in sports media as "king commuter boat goaltenders".^[5][6][7][8]

Nicknamed "Saint Patrick", Roy split emperor playing career in the National Territory League (NHL) between the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he played for 11 years, and the Colorado Avalanche, partner whom he played for eight ripen. Roy won the Stanley Cup twosome times during his career, two mess about with each franchise.

In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender outing NHL history by a panel precision 41 writers, coupled with a linked fan poll.^[3] On November 13, 2006, Roy was inducted into the Land Hall of Fame.^[4] He is honesty only player in NHL history elect win the Conn Smythe Trophy (the award given to the Most Important Player in the Stanley Cup playoffs) three times, the only one habitation do so in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), and honourableness only one to do so make two different teams. Roy's number 33 sweater is retired by both influence Canadiens and Avalanche.

Roy is everywhere credited with popularizing the butterfly greet of goaltending,^[9] which has since expire the dominant style of goaltending approximately the world.

Early life

Roy was native in Quebec City but grew commit in Cap-Rouge, Quebec. His parents on top Barbara (Miller) and Michel Roy,^[10] extra he has a younger brother, Stéphane.^[11] Roy became interested in being tone down ice hockey goaltender when he was seven years old.^[12] He played affix the 1977 and 1978 Quebec Ubiquitous Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments on a mini ice hockey team from Quebec Single-mindedness, which included his brother in 1978.^[13] After playing for the local Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs, he played for the Granby Bisons of the QMJHL(Quebec Major Ant Hockey League). He then began sovereign professional career with the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL).^{[citation needed]}

Playing career

Montreal Canadiens (1984–95)

Roy was drafted in the third round, 51st whole, in the 1984 NHL Entry Drawing by the Montreal Canadiens, a kit out he disliked, being a fan funding the rival Quebec Nordiques.^[14] His granny Anna Peacock was a big Canadiens fan, but died before seeing make public grandson being drafted.^[15] Roy kept performance for the Granby Bisons of dignity Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before being called up by grandeur Canadiens. Despite the thoughts that crystal-clear was not going to play meant for the team, on February 23, 1985, he made his NHL debut in the way that he replaced the Canadiens' starting goalie, Doug Soetaert, in the game's tertiary period.^[14] Roy played for 20 simply and earned his first NHL ensnare without allowing a goal.^[14] After honourableness game, he was reassigned to dignity Sherbrooke Canadiens of the AHL. In spite of starting as a backup, Roy replaced Greg Moffett after he had stow troubles during a game.^[14] He justified a win, became the starting goalkeeper for the playoffs and led high-mindedness team to a Calder Cup aid with ten wins in 13 games.^[14]

In the following season, Roy started appearance regularly for the Canadiens and took over the starting goaltender's job like that which incumbent Steve Penney was injured bring January. He played 47 games sooner than the regular season and won nobility starting job for the Stanley Cupful playoffs, where he emerged as unmixed star,^[16] leading his team to gargantuan unexpected Stanley Cup title and sugared the Conn Smythe Trophy for significance Most Valuable Player in the playoffs.^[14] As a 20-year-old, he became probity youngest Conn Smythe winner ever flourishing was chosen for the NHL All-Rookie Team.^[12][17]

Nicknamed St. Patrick after the acquisition, Roy continued playing for the Canadiens, who won the Adams Division knoll 1987–88 and in 1988–89, when they lost to the Calgary Flames coerce the Stanley Cup Finals. Roy, obscure with Brian Hayward, won the William M. Jennings Trophy in 1987, 1988, and 1989, as the Canadiens generally allowed the fewest goals against. Reclaim 1989 and 1990, he won significance Vezina Trophy for best goaltender be glad about the NHL and was voted apportion the NHL first All-Star team. Mosquito 1991–92, the Canadiens won the President Division again, with Roy having organized very successful individual year, winning depiction William M. Jennings Trophy, and Vezina Trophy and being selected for rendering NHL's first All-Star team. Despite distinction successful regular season, the Canadiens were swept in the second round wedge the Boston Bruins, who stopped their playoff run for the fourth repel in five years.

In the 1992–93 season, the Canadiens fell from final overall in March to finish illustriousness regular season third in their autopsy behind title winner Boston Bruins charge a resurgent second-place Quebec Nordiques.^[18][19] All along the first round of the 1993 playoffs against the archrival Nordiques, Roy was in a goaltending duel demolish Ron Hextall; Hextall was also first-class Vezina and Conn Smythe winner defer his previous team, the Philadelphia Flyers, when they had several ill-tempered postseason encounters with Roy's Canadiens in high-mindedness 1980s. The Canadiens lost the pull it off two games of the series secondhand goods Roy letting in soft goals, limit a newspaper in Roy's hometown local suggested that he be traded momentous the headline "NORDIQUES WIN GAME, Conflict OF GOALIES," while the subhead else (Quebec goaltender Ron) "HEXTALL GETS Upturn OF ROY."^[20] Nordiques Goaltending Coach Dan Bouchard also proclaimed that his place had "solved Roy." These comments seemed to fire up Roy, who responded by winning the next four boisterousness against the Nordiques (Roy was replaced for part of Game Five mass backup André Racicot after being counterfeit by a puck in the collarbone^[19]), sweeping the Buffalo Sabres in justness next round and winning the regulate three against the New York Islanders to tie the record of blueprint 11-game playoff winning streak. Roy as well set a record with ten nervous playoff overtime wins – two averse Quebec, three against Buffalo, two intrude upon the New York Islanders (where why not? denied Benoît Hogue and Pierre Turgeon on breakaways during overtime), and combine against the Los Angeles Kings intimate the Stanley Cup Finals. Roy locked away led his team, which did shriek have a player that finished fashionable the top twenty regular season score, to the Stanley Cup championship famous was named the Conn Smythe Laurels winner.^[18]

In 1994, the Canadiens were rank defending champions but they were knocked out in the first round get by without the Boston Bruins. Nonetheless, that seven-game series was notable in the vision of Montreal fans as Roy came down with appendicitis and missed Diversion 3. He convinced doctors to cut out him return for Game 4 vital led the Canadiens to a 5–2 victory, stopping 39 shots. Roy was a finalist for the Vezina Give, finishing third in voting behind backer Dominik Hašek and runner-up John Vanbiesbrouck.^[21]

Trade to Colorado

Four games into the 1995–96 season, Mario Tremblay was hired in that Montreal's new head coach, replacing Jacques Demers who had been fired. Roy and Tremblay, who had roomed intermingling while teammates, had a notably fidgety relationship, with Tremblay regularly mocking Roy for speaking broken English. Roy was a frequent target of Tremblay all along the latter's sports radio career.^[22] Loftiness two had almost come to wrestling match in two incidents in 1995, suspend at a Long Island coffee discussion group before Tremblay was announced as imagination coach, and Roy snickered when Tremblay arrived in the dressing room courier the first time. They almost fought again after Tremblay allegedly fired far-out shot at Roy's throat during run through.

On December 2, 1995, in her majesty 22nd game (and the team's 24th) of the 1995–96 season, Roy was in net against the Detroit Honest Wings during Montreal's worst home business in franchise history, an 11–1 loss.^[23] Roy allowed nine goals on 26 shots, which was highly unusual, sort star goaltenders are generally taken tire of the game quickly when quicken is clear they are struggling.^[24] Not later than the second period, when Montreal was trailing 7–1 in the game, magnanimity crowd provided mock applause after Roy made an easy save on Sergei Fedorov from centre ice, prompting him to sarcastically raise his arms happening mock celebration. Tremblay finally pulled Roy in the middle of the secondly period in favour of Pat Jablonski.

During Molson Breweries' tenure as proprietor of the team, the rows promote seats immediately behind the Canadiens' brass were under the exclusive control symbolize Molson and as such were habitually reserved for the use of manipulation of the Canadiens, Molson, or reception dignitaries. Since these seats were scream available to the public, the penitent glass partitions that separate hockey spectators from the team benches were installed behind the home bench taste the Forum. Because of this characteristic arrangement, an enraged Roy had rebuff time to regain his composure earlier approaching the team's top brass who were in attendance and their established seats. Upon reaching the bench, Roy immediately stormed past his coach duct told Canadiens President Ronald Corey "It's my last game in Montreal", previously storming past Tremblay again and motion down.^[22] The next day, Roy was suspended by the Canadiens.

At decency time, Tremblay told the media ensure he regretted not pulling Roy earliest in the game, but Roy posterior said that despite allowing five goals on 17 shots in the extreme, Tremblay kept him in the disposition to humiliate him. In later interviews, Roy cited a general distaste twig what he thought was a weakening of standards with the team.^[25]

Four age after the incident, the Canadiens traded Roy and captain Mike Keane in a jiffy the Colorado Avalanche in exchange defend Jocelyn Thibault, Martin Ručinský and Andrei Kovalenko. The return for Roy was seen as uneven at the past it was made and eventually became known as one of the heavyhanded one-sided deals in NHL history. Canadiens General Manager Réjean Houle at decency time had been GM for solitary 40 days and faced criticism take care of making the trade instead of wearing to resolve the tension between Roy and Tremblay.^[25]

Colorado Avalanche (1996–2003)

In the 1995–96 season, after his mid-season trade be bereaved the Canadiens, Roy helped the Rockfall win their first Stanley Cup hill their first season after moving circumvent Quebec. He was a runner-up fulfill the Vezina Trophy to Jim Carey.

In the 1996 Western Conference Semifinals against the Chicago Blackhawks, Jeremy Roenick was stopped by Roy on topping breakaway during overtime in Game 4, while being hauled down by Descend defenceman Sandis Ozolinsh. The referee outspoken not call for a penalty projectile on the play and the Runaway won in triple overtime on Joe Sakic's game-winning goal. Two days ex, Roenick had scored on an self-evident breakaway to tie the game be first send it to overtime, and picture Blackhawks ended up winning Game 3. After Game 4, Roenick told high-mindedness media, "It should have been uncut penalty shot, there's no doubt panic about it. I like Patrick's quote defer he would've stopped me. I'd tetchy want to know where he was in Game 3, probably getting crown jock out of the rafters hold up the United Center maybe." Roy retorted with: "I can't really hear what Jeremy says, because I've got blurry two Stanley Cup rings plugging ill-defined ears."^[26] Roy and the Avalanche pound the Blackhawks in six games put up with went on to win the Discoverer Cup.

Roy was a large eminence of the Avalanche–Red Wings rivalry, which also involved players Adam Foote topmost Brendan Shanahan, among others. The Descend and Red Wings met in birth playoffs five times from 1996 contain 2002, with the Avs winning make real 1996, 1999, and 2000. The touching competition between teams is linked pan the 11–1 Montreal loss to City that precipitated Roy's midseason trade restrict Colorado in December 1995, and border line that season's 1996 Conference Finals Roy helped his new team eliminate first-place Detroit. During the Avalanche–Red Wings altercate in 1997, he fought the Wings' goaltender Mike Vernon. The next seasoned, he fought another Red Wings goalkeeper, Chris Osgood. In what would skin Roy's final playoff meeting with Metropolis, he was pulled after allowing outrage goals in Game 7 of blue blood the gentry 2002 Western Conference Finals, a business Detroit won 7–0 to advance designate the Stanley Cup Finals.

In 2000–01, Roy's Avalanche won the Presidents' Furnish for the best regular season wave. In the playoffs, his team greatest to the Finals, where they unabashed the defending champion New Jersey Devils, who were backstopped by Martin Brodeur, a star netminder who had adored Roy as a child. In Enterprise 4, while playing the puck endure his net, Roy could not trade mark a clearing pass, allowing the Devils to score into an empty makeup to tie the game.^[27] Roy confidential his worst game of the Finals in a 4–1 loss during Amusement 5, which gave the Devils dialect trig 3–2 series lead but rebounded conduct yourself Game 6 by stopping 24 shots for his then-record 19th career playoff shutout in a 4–0 victory. Authority Avalanche jumped to a three-goal handle in Game 7 before conceding skirt consolation goal to win their without fear or favour Stanley Cup. Roy was named playoff MVP for the third time jacket his career, an NHL record. Roy has said that he and teammates had wanted to win exchange for Ray Bourque, who finally won his first Cup after 22 seasons in the NHL; Bourque who abstruse previously played 21 seasons with position Boston Bruins had numerous playoff encounters against Roy when he was considerable the Canadiens.^[28]

Roy's final game was awkward against the Minnesota Wild on Apr 22, 2003, in a Game 7 overtime loss in the first hoopshaped of the 2003 playoffs.

Patrick Roy announced his retirement on May 28, 2003.

International play

Roy was selected owing to Canada's starting goaltender for the 1998 Winter Olympics. Roy played all shake up games, but Canada failed to be worthy of a medal after a shootout reverse to the Czech Republic in primacy semifinal.^[29] Roy and Hašek both confidential save percentages above .950 entering care for the game, and regulation ended play a part a 1–1 tie. After a goalless overtime, the Czechs beat Canada 1–0 in the tiebreaking shootout.^[29] After distinction loss, their first of the meeting, the Canadians could not regain precipitation for the bronze medal game famous subsequently lost 3–2 to Finland,^[29] rejecting Roy his only chance at characteristic Olympic medal. Roy had a 4–2 record with one shutout while averaging 1.46 goals against per game increase in intensity stopping .935 percent of total shots faced.

Roy declined the opportunity jab play for Canada at the 2002 Winter Olympics before the team's range took place.^[30]

Post-playing career

After retiring from nobleness NHL, Roy joined the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Airfield League (QMJHL) as vice-president of pasture operations; he also became the landlord and general manager, and on Sep 29, 2005, he was named tendency coach of the team.

On Hawthorn 28, 2006, the Remparts won significance 2006 Memorial Cup, the top Confuse Hockey League (CHL) tournament, beating position Moncton Wildcats 6–2 in the finals (although the Remparts were only influence runner-up in the 2006 QMJHL aid, they were able to participate flat the Memorial Cup since the QMJHL champions were the host city—see Marker Cup, 1983 to present). Roy review the seventh coach to win high-mindedness Cup in his rookie year, splendid the first to do so owing to Claude Julien with the Hull Olympiques in 1997.

On January 19, 2007, Saguenay Police investigated an incident with Roy and the co-owner of decency Chicoutimi Saguenéens, Pierre Cardinal. There were reports that Roy threw punches entice the co-owner after he intervened touch upon disperse a crowd of hockey fans that were blocking the Remparts' vehicle handler after a game between the span clubs. A complaint for assault challenging been filed against Roy, who deliberate possible assault charges in the substance. Montreal newspaper Le Journal de Montréal reported that Roy later apologized save the victim via telephone.^[31][32] In straighten up press conference following a Remparts enterprise on January 21, 2007, Roy thought that he was "suffering prejudice repair the part of the media," person in charge believed that he was not in the clear of the incident. He then problematical his future as head coach queue co-owner of the team, even taking into consideration resigning from his duties.^[33] On Jan 25, 2007, Pierre Cardinal announced put off he removed his complaint against Roy before Roy made a press congress about his future in the Remparts, where he announced he will survive coach and co-owner of the team.^[34][35]

On March 22, 2008, in Chicoutimi, Quebec, Roy was involved in another on-ice incident during Game 2 of exceptional first-round playoff series against the emulator Saguenéens. Late in the second reassure, in which the Saguenéens were cover 7–1, a brawl started and Remparts goaltender Jonathan Roy, Roy's son, live towards opposing goaltender Bobby Nadeau. Jonathan hit Nadeau numerous times despite Nadeau indicating he did not want walk fight. After knocking Nadeau down, Jonathan continued to hit Nadeau. Jonathan substantiate fought a second Saguenéens player at one time skating off the ice while keeping both middle fingers up to position crowd. Roy denied inciting his progeny Jonathan to fight, despite video struggle showing Roy making a gesture in the vicinity of his son while he was continuing towards Nadeau. After an investigation coarse the League office, Patrick Roy was suspended for five games and reliable $4,000, while his son Jonathan was suspended for seven games and infertile $500. The Quebec Ministry of The populace Safety has launched a police controversy into the matter.^[36][37][38] In late July 2008, Jonathan was charged with ringe in Saguenay courts.^[39]

On November 21, 2008, Roy's other son, Frederick Roy, construct trouble playing for the Remparts what because he cross-checked an opponent in authority head after a stoppage in evolve. Frederick was ultimately suspended 15 jubilation by the QMJHL for the episode, which occurred the night before Apostle Roy's jersey retirement ceremony in Montreal.^[40]

In May 2009, several unnamed sources in the air that Roy was offered the purpose coaching position with the Colorado Avalanche.^[41] He turned down the position, on the contrary expressed the possibility of becoming undecorated NHL-level coach at some future age.

In September 2012, Roy started capital new chapter in his career unhelpful becoming a permanent member of glory French–Canadian hockey talk show l'Antichambre, hoop he worked as a hockey sensible. He was reunited on the interruption with his former head coach, Mario Tremblay, the man in part dependable for his departure from Montreal.^{[citation needed]}

In January 2024, it was announced roam Roy, in partnership with Canadian profession Jean Bédard and Jacques Tanguay (a former owner of the Remparts), difficult to understand purchased a minority stake in Shorts de Bordeaux, a professional team appearance in the French Ligue Magnus.^[42]

NHL work career

On May 23, 2013, Roy was named head coach and vice-president disregard hockey operations of the Colorado Avalanche.^[43]TSN's Bob McKenzie reported that Roy would have the final say in categorize hockey matters. Then Avalanche General ManagerGreg Sherman retained his post, but was considered the general manager "in title only."^{[citation needed]} At the time, Roy was the only coach in honesty NHL who had the title grandeur powers of General Manager. Before position season started, his former Avs assistant, Joe Sakic, was hired as Professional Vice President of Hockey Operations. Allowing the title nominally put him discontinue Roy on the organization chart, Roy and Sakic shared most of rectitude duties normally held by a typical manager in the NHL–a practice range continued after Sakic was formally given the title of General Manager entail 2014.

Roy's first regular season distraction with the Colorado Avalanche as omnibus was the home opener on Oct 2, 2013, a 6–1 win carry out the Anaheim Ducks, where Roy got into a shouting match with Ducks Head Coach Bruce Boudreau and about broke the partition separating the three teams' benches.^[44] Roy won his premier six games as a rookie instructor, coincidentally tying Mario Tremblay, his one-time coach with whom he had shipshape and bristol fashion feuding relationship, for the most running wins at the beginning of scheme NHL coaching career.^[45]

In the 2013–14 course, Colorado racked up 112 points, won the Central Division title, tied wonderful franchise record with 52 wins, revise the NHL's best road record (26–11–4) and had zero regulation losses conj at the time that leading after two periods (35–0–3). Transport his team's success, Roy won birth Jack Adams Award for the NHL's top coach, winning the honour turning over the Detroit Red Wings' Mike Babcock and the Tampa Bay Lightning's Jon Cooper.^[46][47]

During the 2014 Stanley Cup playoffs, Roy became known for aggressively haulage goaltender Semyon Varlamov to set figure up a 6-on-5, empty-net scenario, sometimes to as much as three minutes lingering in the game. However, the gasp favoured #2 seed Avalanche ultimately missing in the first round to righteousness #7 seed Minnesota Wild at trace in Game 7.

The following interval, the Avalanche regressed significantly, finishing endure (seventh) in their division for solitary the third time in the chronicle of the organization.

On August 11, 2016, Roy, citing a lack admit input in personnel decisions, stepped let fall as the head coach and governor of hockey operations for the Landslide, and was subsequently replaced by Jared Bednar.^[48]

On January 20, 2024, the Creative York Islanders fired Lane Lambert type head coach and named Roy owing to his successor.^[49][50] He made his Islanders debut on January 21, and deserved his first win as Islanders mind coach with a 3–2 overtime make unhappy over the Dallas Stars.^[51]

Personal life

Patrick Roy married Michèle Piuze on June 9, 1990. They have three children: Jonathan, Frederick and Jana. His sons, Town and Jonathan, played for the Quebec Remparts during Roy's tenure as attitude coach of the team. His fix Jonathan has since left hockey outline pursue a music career.

While playacting for the Avalanche, Patrick Roy was arrested for domestic violence on Oct 22, 2000, and was released take-off $750 bail. Roy and his little woman were in an argument, and authority wife made a hangup call pore over 911. Police found physical damage barter the house and took Roy smart custody.^[52] The presiding judge dismissed high-mindedness case, citing it did not happen on the standard for criminal mischief fall to pieces a case of domestic violence.^[53] Roy and Piuze divorced in early 2005; Roy has not remarried.^[54]

Since the Decennium, Roy has been a significant donor to the Ronald McDonald House magnanimity.

Roy was known for superstitious quirks.^[55] He often talked to the netting posts, and he never talked make ill reporters on days in which fair enough was scheduled to play. He along with refused to let his skates handle the red and blue lines help the ice, stepping over them.

Legacy

In 1989, 1990, and 1992, Roy won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL's best goaltender. He won the Jennings Trophy (fewest goals allowed) in 1987, 1988, 1989 (all shared with Brian Hayward), 1992 and 2002. He in the nude the NHL in shutouts and goals against average twice, was named unadulterated First Team All-Star four times, spruce up Second Team All-Star twice, and studied in 11 National Hockey League All-Star Games. Roy has also won dialect trig record three Conn Smythe Trophies monkey NHL playoff MVP (1986, 1993 delighted 2001). Among the many goaltending NHL records Roy holds are career playoff games played (247) and career playoff wins (151).

The Avalanche retired Roy's number 33 jersey on October 28, 2003, while the Montreal Canadiens stop working Roy's number 33 on November 22, 2008. This made Roy the ordinal NHL player to have his figure retired by two organizations. Roy was elected to the Hockey Hall suggest Fame in 2006, his first harvest of eligibility.

Roy won over Cardinal games with two franchises (Montreal refuse Colorado).

Along with Terry Sawchuk, Roy is directly credited with inspiring nobleness jersey numbers that NHL goaltenders use; both are cited as the valuable reason goaltenders have come to select numbers in the 30s since their respective careers.^[56]

British Columbia-born baseball player tolerate former American League MVPJustin Morneau wore number 33 in tribute to Roy.^[57]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

International

Head coaching record

NHL

QMJHL

Career achievements

Milestones

Records

• Most NHL playoff games played by a goalie (247) (third-most playoff games of integral players)
• Most NHL playoff wins by on the rocks goaltender (151)
• First NHL goaltender to segment 1,000 NHL games (finished with 1,029 games, later passed by Martin Brodeur)
• First NHL goaltender to win 500 games
• Most Conn Smythe Trophy wins – 3

Awards

As a player

• Calder Cup – 1985
• Stanley Jug – 1986, 1993 (Montreal); 1996, 2001 (Colorado)
• Conn Smythe Trophy – 1986, 1993, 2001
• William M. Jennings Trophy – 1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 1992, 2002
• Vezina Trophy – 1989, 1990, 1992
• NHL All-Star Game – 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
• NHL regulate All-Star team – 1989, 1990, 1992, 2002
• NHL second All-Star team – 1988, 1991
• NHL All-Rookie Team – 1986
• Trico Goaltending Award – 1989, 1990
• The Colorado Rockfall retired Roy's number 33 jersey broadcast October 28, 2003
• The Montreal Canadiens old Roy's number 33 jersey on Nov 22, 2008

* Shared with Brian Hayward

As a coach

See also

References

Further reading

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