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The Great Patrick Roy Calls It Quits:
By Jeremy Kahn May 28, 2003 |
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Patrick Roy, the winningest goaltender in National Hockey League history announced on May 28 that he was retiring after 18 years in goal for the Montréal Canadiens and the Colorado Avalanche. Roy, 37 was the 51st overall pick by the Canadiens in the 1984 NHL entry draft. He won 551 games over his 18 year career. At the tender age of 20, Roy led the Canadiens to their 23rd Stanley Cup Championship with a 4-1 series win over the Calgary Flames. In that series, Roy won the first of his three Conn Smythe Trophies as the Most Valuable Player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs. As one of many accomplishments, Patrick became the youngest recipient to receive the Conn Smythe award. Over the next seven years, Roy would lead the Canadiens to two more appearances in the Stanley Cup Finals. Montreal lost to the Calgary Flames in six games in 1989. In 1993, the Canadiens defeated the Los Angeles Kings and Roy was awarded his second Conn Smythe award. On December 6, 1995, Roy was traded to the Colorado Avalanche. The Avalanche had just relocated to Denver after completing their first 16 National Hockey League seasons as the Québec Nordiques, the provincial rival of the Canadiens. The Avs, led by Roy brought the first ever championship to the state of Colorado with a four game sweep of the Florida Panthers. In December of 2000, with an overtime victory at the MCI Center against the Washington Capitals, Roy would pass Terry Sawchuk with his 448th win thus making him the winningest goaltender in National Hockey League history. That June, the Avalanche would defeat the Defending Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils in a thrilling seven game series for their second Stanley Cup. In that series, Roy would win his third and final Conn Smythe Trophy. Roy's totals rank him at or near of the top of the list of the greatest goaltenders in NHL history alongside Terry Sawchuk, Glenn Hall, Gump Worsley and Jacques Plante. Besides winning three Conn Smythe Trophies, Roy won three Vezina Trophies as the League's top goaltender. His thirteen 30 win seasons are the most in league history, and he is the only goalie to win 200 games with two different teams. He also holds the Stanley Cup playoff record for most games by a goalie with 247 and most wins with 151. Patrick Roy's Regular Season totals: Games: 1029 (1st) Wins: 551 (1st) Shutouts: 66 Percentage: .618 |
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