Patrick Roy

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Image:Patrick roy.jpg Patrick Roy (pronounced "Rwah", IPA: [ɹwɑ]) (born October 5, 1965, in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada) is a retired ice hockey goaltender. Nicknamed "St. Patrick" for his consistent play, and adored by fans of the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, he is the National Hockey League's all-time leader in wins and games played, and is regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. He was born on the same day as Mario Lemieux.

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Playing career

Roy started his NHL career with the Montreal Canadiens, who drafted him 51st overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft from the Granby Bisons. He played for the Habs from 1984 to 1995, leading them to the Stanley Cup in his rookie season, and also was named to the 1986 NHL All-Rookie Team. He was traded to the Colorado Avalanche (which, ironically, had just relocated from his birthplace of Quebec City, where they were known as the Quebec Nordiques), after a now infamous blunder by rookie coach Mario Tremblay (keeping Patrick in net as a punishment against the Detroit Red Wings for letting in too many goals), playing with them until his retirement in 2003. He won four Stanley Cups, two with each team (1986, 1993, 1996, 2001), capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy a record 3 times (1986, 1993, 2001).

Notoriously superstitious, Roy would not skate on the blue or red lines, wrote the names of his kids on his stick before each game, and kept the pucks from his current season shutouts in his locker until the end of the season. He also talked to his goalposts during games.

Roy was famous for his cockiness. In the 1993 Stanley Cup final against the Los Angeles Kings, after making a spectacular save against Tomas Sandstrom, Roy was caught by the TV cameras winking at him. In the 1996 Western Conference semi-finals between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks Jeremy Roenick said, "I'd like to know where Patrick was in Game 3 [a game in which Roenick had scored on Patrick], probably up trying to get his jock out of the rafters," Roy retorted with his now-famous line, "I can't hear what Jeremy says, because I've got my two Stanley Cup rings plugging my ears." At the press conference to announce his retirement, Roy was asked by a reporter which NHL player he feared the most when playing.

Roy replied that there was no one he feared when playing.

In 1989, 1990, 1992 Roy won the Vezina Trophy (best goaltender). He won the Jennings Trophy (least goals allowed) in 1987, 1988, 1989 (all shared with Brian Hayward), 1992, and 2002. He led the league in shutouts and goals against average twice, was named a First Team All-Star three times, a Second Team All-Star twice, and played in eleven All-Star games.

Among the many goaltending NHL records Roy holds are career wins (551), career games played (1029), career playoff wins (151), and career playoff games played (247).

His final game, was played against the Minnesota Wild on 22 April 2003, in game seven of the first round of that year's NHL playoffs. The Avalanche retired Roy's #33 jersey on 28 October, 2003. He is expected to be elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006, after the three-year waiting period following a player's final game is completed. In 2005, the National Hockey League announced on their website that Patrick Roy had been determined the best goaltender of all-time.

After retiring from the NHL, Roy joined the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL as vice president of hockey operations. He is also owner and general manager. On September 29, 2005, he was also named head coach of the team.

He married Michèle Piuze on June 9, 1990. They have 3 children, Jonathan, Frederick, and Jana. Since the 1980s, Roy has been a significant contributor to the Ronald McDonald House charity.

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Awards

  • NHL All-Rookie Team - 1986
  • Played in 11 NHL All-Star Games - 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
  • NHL Second All-Star Team - 1988, 1991
  • NHL First All-Star Team - 1989, 1990, 1992
  • Conn Smythe Trophy - 1986, 1993, 2001
  • William M. Jennings Trophy - 1987*, 1988*, 1989, 1992, 2002
  • Vezina Trophy - 1989, 1990, 1992
  • His jersey number 30 has been retired by the Granby Bisons.
  • His jersey number 33 has been retired by the Colorado Avalanche.

* Shared with Brian Hayward.

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Records

  • Most NHL games played by a goaltender (1029)
  • Most NHL wins (551)
  • Most NHL playoff games played by a goaltender (247)
  • Most NHL playoff wins by a goaltender (151)
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Career statistics

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Regular season

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1982-83 Granby Bisons QMJHL 54 13 35 1 2808 293 0 6.26
1983-84 Granby Bisons QMJHL 69 29 29 1 3585 265 0 4.44
1984-85 Granby Bisons QMJHL 44 16 25 1 2463 228 0 5.55
1984-85 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 1 1 0 0 60 4 0 4.00
1984-85 Montreal Canadiens NHL 1 1 0 0 20 0 0 0.00
1985-86 Montreal Canadiens NHL 47 23 18 3 2651 148 1 3.35
1986-87 Montreal Canadiens NHL 46 22 16 6 2686 131 1 2.93
1987-88 Montreal Canadiens NHL 45 23 12 9 2586 125 3 2.90
1988-89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 33 5 6 2744 113 4 2.47
1989-90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 54 31 16 5 3173 134 3 2.53
1990-91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 48 25 15 6 2835 128 1 2.71
1991-92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 67 36 22 8 3935 155 5 2.36
1992-93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 62 31 25 5 3595 192 3 3.20
1993-94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 68 35 17 11 3867 161 7 2.50
1994-95 Montreal Canadiens NHL 43 17 20 6 2566 127 1 2.97
1995-96 Montreal Canadiens NHL 22 12 9 1 1260 62 1 2.95
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 38 15 7 3698 143 7 2.32
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 65 31 19 13 3835 153 4 2.39
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 61 32 19 8 3648 139 5 2.29
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 63 32 21 8 3704 141 2 2.28
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 62 40 13 7 3585 132 4 2.21
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 63 32 23 8 3773 122 9 1.94
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 63 35 15 13 3769 137 5 2.18
NHL Totals 1029 551 315 131 60235 2546 66 2.54
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Playoffs

   
Season Team League GP W L T MIN GA SO GAA
1983-84 Granby Bisons QMJHL 4 0 4 - 244 22 0 5.40
1984-85 Sherbrooke Canadiens AHL 13 10 3 - 769 37 0 2.88
1985-86 Montreal Canadiens NHL 20 15 5 - 1218 39 1 1.92
1986-87 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 4 2 - 330 22 0 4.00
1987-88 Montreal Canadiens NHL 8 3 4 - 430 24 0 3.34
1988-89 Montreal Canadiens NHL 19 13 6 - 1206 42 2 2.08
1989-90 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 5 6 - 641 26 1 2.43
1990-91 Montreal Canadiens NHL 13 7 5 - 785 40 0 3.05
1991-92 Montreal Canadiens NHL 11 4 7 - 686 30 1 2.62
1992-93 Montreal Canadiens NHL 20 16 4 - 686 30 1 2.62
1993-94 Montreal Canadiens NHL 6 3 3 - 375 16 0 2.56
1995-96 Colorado Avalanche NHL 22 16 6 - 1454 51 3 2.10
1996-97 Colorado Avalanche NHL 17 10 7 - 1034 38 3 2.20
1997-98 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 3 4 - 430 18 0 2.51
1998-99 Colorado Avalanche NHL 19 11 8 - 1173 52 1 2.65
1999-00 Colorado Avalanche NHL 17 11 6 - 1039 141 3 1.79
2000-01 Colorado Avalanche NHL 23 16 7 - 1451 41 4 1.69
2001-02 Colorado Avalanche NHL 21 11 10 - 1241 52 3 2.51
2002-03 Colorado Avalanche NHL 7 3 4 - 423 16 1 2.26
NHL Totals 247 151 94 - 15209 584 23 2.30
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International play

Played for Team Canada in:

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Awards

Template:Start box |- align="center" | width="30%" | Preceded by:
(1985)
Wayne Gretzky | width="40%" rowspan=3| Winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy
1986, 1993, 2001 | width="30%" | Succeeded by:
(1987)
Ron Hextall |- align="center" width="30%" | Preceded by:
(1992)
Mario Lemieux | Succeeded by:
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Brian Leetch |- align="center" width="30%" | Preceded by:
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Scott Stevens | Succeeded by:
(2002)
Nicklas Lidström |- align="center" | width="30%" | Preceded by:
(1988)
Grant Fuhr | width="40%" rowspan=2| Winner of the Vezina Trophy
1989, 1990, 1992 | width="30%" | Succeeded by:
(1991)
Ed Belfour |- align="center" width="30%" | Preceded by:
(1991)
Ed Belfour | Succeeded by:
(1993)
Ed Belfour |- align="center" | width="30%" | Preceded by:
(1986)
Bob Froese
Darren Jensen | width="40%" rowspan=3| Winner of the William M. Jennings Trophy
1987-89, 1992, 2002
(1987-89 with Brian Hayward) | width="30%" | Succeeded by:
(1990)
Andy Moog
Rejean Lemelin |- align="center" width="30%" | Preceded by:
(1991)
Ed Belfour | Succeeded by:
(1993)
Ed Belfour |- align="center" width="30%" | Preceded by:
(2001)
Dominik Hasek | Succeeded by:
(2003)
Martin Brodeur
Roman Cechmanek
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