Patrick Roy
| Patrick Roy | |||
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| Hockey Hall of Fame, 2006 | |||
Roy during the 1999-2000 season.
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| Born |
October 5, 1965 Quebec City, Quebec, Canada |
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| 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 |
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| National team |
 Canada
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| NHL Draft | 51st overall, 1984 Montreal Canadiens |
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| Playing career | 1984–2003 | ||
Patrick Jacques Roy (French pronunciation: [wa]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the former head coach and vice president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. On January 27, 2017, in a ceremony during the All-Star Weekend in Los Angeles, Roy was part of the second group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.
Nicknamed "Saint Patrick," Roy split his playing career in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he played for ten years, and the Avalanche, with whom he played for eight years. Roy won four Stanley Cups during his career, two with each franchise. Roy was born in Quebec City, but grew up in Cap-Rouge, Quebec.
In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers, coupled with a simultaneous fan poll. On November 13, 2006, Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. 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 different decades, and the only one to do so for two different teams. Roy's number 33 jersey is retired by both the Canadiens and Avalanche.
Roy is widely credited with popularising the butterfly style of goaltending, which has since become the dominant style of goaltending around the world. He has previously served as the general manager and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Before stepping down in the 2016 off-season, Roy had been the head coach of the Avalanche since the 2013–14 season, in which he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best coach.
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