- Born
- Birth namePatrick Jacques Roy
- Height6′ (1.83 m)
- Patrick Roy 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 was the general manager and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. He is regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. In 2017 Roy was 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 11 years, and the Avalanche, with whom he played for eight years. Roy won four Stanley Cups 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. 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 teams.
Roy had been the head coach of the Avalanche since the 2013-14 season, during which he won the Jack Adams Award as the NHL's best coach.
- IMDb mini biography by: Tango Papa
- SpouseMichèle Piuze(June 9, 1990 - 2006) (divorced, 3 children)
- Children
- Named to the 1986 NHL All Rookie Team.
- Won the Conn Symthe trophy as Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs in 1986 and 1993 for Montreal, and 2001 for Colorado.
- The youngest to win the Conn Smythe trophy at 20 years old (1986).
- Officially announced his retirement as a player (May 28, 2003).
- All time NHL leader in both games played (1,029) and games won (551) by a goaltender.
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