André Roy
Born (1975-02-08) February 8, 1975
Port Chester, New York, U.S.
Height 6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight 225 lb (102 kg; 16 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for Boston Bruins
Ottawa Senators
Tampa Bay Lightning
Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary Flames
NHL Draft 151st overall, 1994
Boston Bruins
Playing career 19952009

André Roy (born February 8, 1975) is an American-born Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL).

Playing career

Roy was born in Port Chester, New York. As a youth, he played in the 1989 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Montreal.[1] Roy played junior ice hockey in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League.

Roy was drafted by the Boston Bruins, 151st overall in the sixth round of the 1994 NHL Entry Draft and has also played for the Ottawa Senators, the Tampa Bay Lightning (where he won the Stanley Cup in 2004), the Pittsburgh Penguins and the Calgary Flames. During the 2006–07 season, Roy was placed on waivers by the Penguins and claimed by the Lightning, where he was a popular, though seldom used, enforcer. His toughness, however, brought about consequences for his actions.

Controversies

On April 2, 2002, Roy received a combined 13-game suspension by the NHL, after prematurely exiting the penalty box and assaulting a linesman the previous night, amid a loss against his hometown New York Rangers.[2] With only seven games remaining that season, the suspension carried over into the first six games of the 2002-2003 season.[3]

Roy was ultimately removed from the Tampa Bay Lightning official roster, after a fallout with then-coach John Tortorella. In an away game against the Philadelphia Flyers, Roy fought Riley Cote twice. After being knocked down from a punch in the latter fight, Roy made a "slash throat" hand gesture toward Cote while on the bench. Tortorella had to physically remove Roy from the bench. For the remainder of the 2007–08 season (about 15 games), Roy was a healthy scratch. On July 20, 2008, Roy signed with the Calgary Flames.

In February 2009, Los Angeles Kings general manager Dean Lombardi attracted skepticism by singling out Roy as a "one-dimensional player." Said Lombardi, "So who's the one-dimensional player? André Roy from Calgary, maybe. They dressed him the other night. He's a battleship. He played, what, two minutes? So, okay, there's one, but I'd like to know how many of those guys there really are."[4]

Personal life

Roy has two brothers, Marc and Kevin. Although born in Port Chester, New York, he was raised in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and speaks fluent Canadian French. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2004, Roy used his day with the Cup to present an engagement ring to his future wife.[5] They married on July 23, 2005 and have a daughter.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GPGAPtsPIM GPGAPtsPIM
1993–94 Beauport Harfangs QMJHL 336713125
1993–94 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 3241418152
1994–95 Chicoutimi Saguenéens QMJHL 201582390
1994–95 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 34181331233
1995–96 Providence Bruins AHL 587815167 100010
1995–96 Boston Bruins NHL 30000
1996–97 Providence Bruins AHL 50171128234
1996–97 Boston Bruins NHL 1002212
1997–98 Charlotte Checkers ECHL 2710818132 723534
1997–98 Providence Bruins AHL 3631114154
1998–99 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 6515621395 200011
1999–00 Ottawa Senators NHL 73437145 50002
2000–01 Ottawa Senators NHL 64358169 200016
2001–02 Ottawa Senators NHL 566814148
2001–02 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 911263
2002–03 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 6210717119 50112
2003–04 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 3311278 2112361
2005–06 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 42213116
2006–07 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 500012
2006–07 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 51123116 600017
2007–08 Tampa Bay Lightning NHL 63437108
2008–09 Calgary Flames NHL 4430383 20000
NHL totals 5153533681169 4113498

References

  1. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on 2019-03-06. Retrieved 2019-01-30.
  2. “Tampa Bay's André Roy Suspended” – AP News
  3. “Tampa's Roy banned for 13 games” – United Press International
  4. {{cite - After informing Roy of Lombardi’s comments , Roy replied by saying « one-dimensional player?? « I have more goals and points than all the enforcers together that he has signed during his stint has a GM..How’s that for a one-dimensional player!! web|last1=Koshan|first1=Terry|title=Habs plagued by controversy|url=http://slam.canoe.com/Slam/Hockey/NHL/Montreal/2009/02/21/8477696-sun.html%7Cwebsite=canoe.com%7Cpublisher=Sun Media|accessdate=January 28, 2017|date=February 21, 2009}}
  5. "Stanley Cup Journal". Archived from the original on 2017-06-27. Retrieved 2021-03-31.
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