André Roy (born February 8, 1975) is an
American-born
Canadian
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former professional
ice hockey
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player who played in the
National Hockey League
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(NHL).
Playing career
Roy was born in
Port Chester, New York
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. As a youth, he played in the 1989
Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament
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with a
minor ice hockey
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team from
Montreal
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. Roy played
junior ice hockey
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in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
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.
Roy was drafted by the
Boston Bruins
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, 151st overall in the sixth round of the
1994 NHL Entry Draft and has also played for the
Ottawa Senators
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, the
Tampa Bay Lightning
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(where he won the
Stanley Cup
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in
2004
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), the
Pittsburgh Penguins
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and the
Calgary Flames
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. 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. With only seven games remaining that season, the suspension carried over into the first six games of the 2002-2003 season.
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
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, Roy fought
Riley Cote
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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
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.
In February 2009,
Los Angeles Kings
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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."
Personal life
Roy has two brothers, Marc and Kevin. Although born in
Port Chester, New York
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, he was raised in
Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and speaks fluent
Canadian French
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. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2004, Roy used his day with the Cup to present an engagement ring to his future wife.
They married on July 23, 2005 and have a daughter.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
References
External links
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1975 births
Living people
American men's ice hockey left wingers
Beauport Harfangs players
Boston Bruins draft picks
Boston Bruins players
Calgary Flames players
Canadian ice hockey left wingers
Charlotte Checkers (1993–2010) players
Chicoutimi Saguenéens (QMJHL) players
Drummondville Voltigeurs players
Fort Wayne Komets players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Ice hockey players from New York (state)
Ice hockey people from Laurentides
Ottawa Senators players
Sportspeople from Port Chester, New York
Providence Bruins players
Sportspeople from Saint-Jérôme
Pittsburgh Penguins players
Stanley Cup champions
Tampa Bay Lightning players
20th-century American sportsmen