By choosing I Accept , you consent to our use of cookies and other tracking technologies. Stories Schedule Roster. Filed under:. The Cup: Patrick Roy's legacy begins. After dinner, they would listen to the Canadiens games on the radio. Patrick always regretted that his grandmother died before she could see him tend goal for the Canadiens, her favourite team.
While his grandmother loved the Canadiens, Patrick himself was a fan of the Quebec Nordiques and their goaltender Daniel Bouchard, who gave him an autographed stick.
Chevalier would later become a founder of the midget AAA team that Roy would play for. Roy may not have been the most gifted athlete as a child, but he was determined. When Patrick was six or seven or eight, he was a frail kid and very skinny, not very strong. It is basically because of his passion for winning, passion for the game, determination, that he achieved what he has achieved.
Even though his team generally struggled to win games, Roy was an all-star in his two years in Pee-Wee. The Gouverneurs allowed only goals that season, the lowest in the league. Still, the Montreal Canadiens saw something special in Roy and selected him in the third round, 51st overall, in the National Hockey League Entry Draft.
Roy played his first game for the Montreal Canadiens on 23 February in a 6—4 win over the Winnipeg Jets , coming into the game at the start of the third period with the game tied at four, and picking up the victory. In —86, he played sparingly during the first part of the season but was the number-one goalie by the playoffs. The Canadiens had not been expected to do well in the playoffs but Roy shone in the nets and backstopped the team to a Stanley Cup championship.
His 1. With his flopping style Roy quickly emerged as one of the best goalies in the world, winning three Vezina Trophies in four years between and Roy again performed brilliantly during the playoffs. The quality of his play, and a record 10 consecutive overtime wins, led to another Stanley Cup championship for the Canadiens and another Conn Smythe Trophy for Roy. The Canadiens missed the playoffs in the —95 season and the next season began poorly; both the coach and general manager were fired early into the new campaign.
A simmering feud between Roy and recently hired coach and ex-teammate Mario Tremblay came to a head at the Forum on 2 December during an 11—1 drubbing at the hands of the Detroit Red Wings. Roy allowed nine goals on 26 shots and was jeered by the crowd when he stopped a long shot by Sergei Fedorov; frustrated, he raised his arms to the crowd in a mocking gesture.
In —92 , the Canadiens won the Adams Division again, with Roy having a very successful individual year, winning the William M. Despite the successful regular season, the Canadiens were swept in the second round by the Boston Bruins , who stopped their playoff run for the fourth time in five years. After the Canadiens lost their first two games to their archrival Quebec Nordiques in the first round series of the playoffs, a newspaper in Roy's hometown district suggested that he be traded.
Nordiques goaltending coach Dan Bouchard also proclaimed that his team had solved Roy. These comments seemed to fire up Roy, who responded by winning the next four games against the Nordiques, sweeping the Buffalo Sabres in the next round, and winning the first three against the New York Islanders to complete an eleven game post-season winning streak.
Roy set a record during the post-season with 10 straight overtime wins, won the Stanley Cup, and was once again the Conn Smythe Trophy winner. In , the Canadiens were the defending champions but they were knocked out in the first round by the Boston Bruins.
Nonetheless, that seven game series was notable in the eyes of Montreal fans as Roy came down with appendicitis and missed game three. He convinced doctors to let him return for game four and led the Canadiens to a victory, stopping 39 shots. On December 2, , in his 19th game and the team's 23rd of the season , Roy was in net against the Detroit Red Wings during Montreal's worst home game in franchise history, an loss.
In response, Roy raised his arms in mock celebration. When coach Mario Tremblay finally pulled Roy in the middle of the second period in favor of Pat Jablonski who allowed two more goals , Roy stormed past him and told team president Ronald Corey "It's my last game in Montreal. He also said that he would not have demanded a trade if Tremblay had kept him on the bench in the second period. Roy and Tremblay reportedly had a lengthy, strained relationship; during his sports radio career, Tremblay often criticized Roy, and when they played together, they would argue during practice.
The next day, Roy was suspended by the Canadiens. Since Le Trade, the Canadiens have won only four playoff series and missed the post-season several times; in contrast, Roy enjoyed great success in Colorado and won two Stanley Cups and two Presidents' Trophies. Montreal Gazette columnist Jack Todd , in reference to other teams that have struggled since making odd personnel decisions, has written numerous times that the Canadiens are under "The Curse of St.
The same season he was traded to the Avalanche, Roy helped lead the team to their first Stanley Cup. He played for Colorado until his retirement in , adding another Cup and capturing a record third Conn Smythe Trophy in In the Western Conference semi-finals between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks , Jeremy Roenick was stopped by Roy on a break-away during OT in game 4, while apparently being tackled by an Avalanche player.
The referees did not call for a penalty shot on the play and the Avalanche won in triple overtime on Joe Sakic 's game winning goal. Earlier in game 3, Roenick scored on an unchallenged breakaway to tie the score at 3 and send the game to overtime; the Blackhawks ended up winning the game.
After game 4, Roenick told the media "It should have been a penalty shot, there's no doubt about it. I like Patrick's quote that he would've stopped me. I'd just want to know where he was in Game 3, probably getting his jock out of the rafters in the United Center maybe. The next season, he fought another Red Wings goalie, Chris Osgood. The Avalanche and Red Wings met in the playoffs four times after , with both teams winning two series.
His final game was played against the Minnesota Wild on April 22, , in a game seven overtime loss in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the NHL playoffs. At the May 28, 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, but that Cam Neely had given him some trouble. He refused to give up a start, even though many people thought backup Martin Brodeur deserved to start in the bronze medal game.
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