Patrick Roy
Basic Details
Full name: Patrick Jacques Roy
Nick name: Saint Patrick
Born: October 5, 1965, Quebec, Canada
Height: 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight: 190 lb (86 kg)
Position: Goaltender
Catches: Left
NHL Career
Games played: 1 029 (regular season), 247 (playoffs)
Shot-outs: 66 (regular season), 23 (playoffs)
Save percentage: 91.0% (regular season), 91.8% (playoffs)
Goals against average: 2.54 (regular season), 2.30 (playoffs)
Seasons played: 19
Played for: Montreal Canadiens, Colorado Avalanche
Stanley Cup: 1986 and 1993 (with Montreal Canadiens), 1996 and 2001 (with Colorado Avalanche)
Hall of Fame: 2006
International Career
Patrick Roy was starting goaltender of the Team Canada for the 1998 Nagano Olympic Games, nicknamed as the Tournament of the Century. In the semi-final, Canada met Czech Republic with Dominik Hašek in the net. This amazing game ended in 1-1 tie and no goal was scored in the regulation. Shootout was won 1-0 by the Czech Republic. They later won gold over Russia.
After four years, Roy denied to represent for the 2002 Olympics.
Career Details
Patrick Roy is one of the best goaltenders in the whole NHL history. In fact, many say that he is the greatest goaltender ever. He is appreciated for popularising butterfly style.
Patrick Roy made his debut on February 23, 1985. He played only in the third period and it was his only game of the season 1984/85. Next season, Patrick Roy played 47 games and he was starting goaltender for the playoff. Roy led Montreal Canadiens to the Stanley Cup title and he earned Conn Smythe Trophy for the most valuable player in the playoffs.
In the season 1992/93, Patrick Roy won his second Stanley Cup with Montreal Canadiens. Patrick Roy won three Vezina Trophies (for the best goaltender) during his career and all of them with Montreal Canadiens: 1989, 1990 and 1992. Yet, Patrick Roy had serious problems with head coach Mario Tremblay in the 1995/96 season. After the 11-1 home loss to Detroit Red Wing, where Roy allowed nine goals he said that it is his last game in Canadiens. He was suspended and traded do Colorado Avalanche in a deal know as “Le Trade“.
The rest of the 1995/96 season was amazing. Patrick Roy won his first Stanley Cup in Colorado Avalanche and was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy. In the 2000/01 season, Patrick Roy won his fourth, and last, Stanley Cup. After two more seasons, Patrick Roy retired.
For the 2013/14 season, Patrick Roy was named as the head coach of Colorado Avalanche.
His jersey #33 was retiered by Colorado Avalanche (2003) and Montreal Canadiens (2008). In 2006, Patrick Roy was inducted to the NHL Hockey Hall of Fame.
Youtube Videos
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