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Patrick Roy
| Patrick Roy | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2006 | |||
.JPG) Roy at a media interview in 2012 | |||
| Born |
October 5, 1965 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb) | ||
| Position | Goaltender | ||
| Caught | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens Colorado Avalanche | ||
| Current NHL coach | New York Islanders | ||
| Coached for | Colorado Avalanche | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| NHL draft |
51st overall, 1984 Montreal Canadiens | ||
| Playing career | 1984–2003 | ||
| Coaching career | 2005–present | ||
Patrick Jacques Roy[1][2] (French pronunciation: [ʁwa]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player who is the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL). Roy previously served as head coach for the Colorado Avalanche of the NHL, as well as the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).[3][4] In 2017, he was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history and was hailed in sports media as "king of goaltenders".[5][6][7][8]
Nicknamed "Saint Patrick", Roy split his playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he played for 11 years, and the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he played for eight years. Roy won the Stanley Cup four times during his career, two with each franchise.
In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers, coupled with a simultaneous fan poll.[3] On November 13, 2006, Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame.[4] He is the only player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (the award given to the Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup playoffs) three times, the only one to do so in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), and the only one to do so for two different teams. Roy's number 33 sweater is retired by both the Canadiens and Avalanche.
Roy is widely credited with popularizing the butterfly style of goaltending,[9] which has since become the dominant style of goaltending around the world.
- ^ "Patrick Roy". ESPN. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ "Patrick Roy". Sports Reference. Archived from the original on 2020-04-17. Retrieved 2012-12-19.
- ^ a b The Hockey News (November 22, 2004). "St. Patrick hailed as patron saint of stopping pucks". ESPN. Retrieved April 11, 2007.
- ^ a b "Roy tops 2006 Hall of Fame class". CBC.ca/Sports Online. June 2006. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
- ^ "Patrick Roy: King of goaltenders". CBC Sports. October 18, 2000. Retrieved June 17, 2023.
- ^ "King of goaltenders retires". CBC Sports. May 28, 2003. Retrieved February 8, 2024.
- ^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". National Hockey League. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
- ^ NHL (2017-03-22), Patrick Roy won Stanley Cup four times, three Vezinas, archived from the original on 2021-11-17, retrieved 2017-04-25
- ^ DavidEpstein (March 16, 2009). "Painfully hip". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved May 26, 2018.
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