Derek Roy | |||
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Roy in February 2015.
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Born |
Rockland, Ontario, Canada |
May 4, 1983 ||
Height | 5 ft 9 in (175 cm) | ||
Weight | 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb) | ||
Position | Centre | ||
Shoots | Left | ||
KHL team Former teams |
Traktor Chelyabinsk Buffalo Sabres Dallas Stars Vancouver Canucks St. Louis Blues Nashville Predators Edmonton Oilers SC Bern Avangard Omsk |
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National team | Canada | ||
NHL Draft | 32nd overall, 2001 Buffalo Sabres |
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Playing career | 2003–present |
Medal record | ||
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Ice hockey | ||
Representing Canada | ||
Spengler Cup | ||
2015 Davos |
Derek Leonard Roy (born May 4, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Traktor Chelyabinsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). Roy has previously played with SC Bern with whom he won the NLA title in 2016. Roy has played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.
Roy led the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with 87 points during the 1999–2000 season, and won the OHL Rookie of the Year trophy. The next season, he scored 42 goals and 81 points whereupon he was drafted 32nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft at the end of the season. The next season, 2001–02 Roy set his OHL career highs of 43 goals and 89 points and continued to be the Rangers' leading scorer.
In the Fall of 2002, Roy played for the Sabres in their pre-season games. Despite his strong showing, he returned to the Rangers for the 2002–03 season, his last in the OHL. Roy captained the Rangers to an OHL championship, amassing 32 points in 21 playoff games en route to also capturing the Memorial Cup, where he also won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the tournament's MVP.