André Roy

André Roy
Born	February 8, 1975 (1975-02-08) Port Chester, NY, USA
Height	6 ft 4 in (1.93 m)
Weight	230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position	Left wing
Shoots	Left
NHL Draft	151st overall, 1994 Boston Bruins
Playing career	1995–present

André Roy (born February 8, 1975) is an American-born Canadian professional ice hockey player. A veteran of the National Hockey League (NHL), Roy is currently an unrestricted free agent.

Playing career

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) and the Pittsburgh Penguins. During the 2006–2007 season, Roy was placed on waivers by the Penguins and claimed by the Lightning, where he has become a popular, though seldom used, enforcer. Roy was removed from the Tampa Bay Lightning official roster, after a fallout with former coach John Tortorella. In an away game against the Flyers, Roy fought Riley Cote twice. After being knocked down from a punch in the latter fight, Roy made a "cutting throat" hand gesture toward Cote while on the bench. John Tortorella had to physically remove Roy from the bench. For the rest of the 2007-08 season, 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 raised eyebrows 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."[1]

Personal

André's has two brothers, Marc and Kevin. Although born in Port Chester, New York, André was raised in Saint-Jérôme, Quebec and speaks fluent French. André played his minor league hockey in the QMJHL.

After winning the Stanley Cup in 2004, Roy used his day with the Cup to present an engagement ring to his future wife, Karine Labelle. They married on July 23, 2005 and have a daughter, Maelie.

In 2007, Andre Roy met Greg Martin at Cowboy's in Calgary. Greg Martin, who had competed with the Oshawa Generals, spoke to Andre about his NHL career and offered suggestions on how Andre could improve his fighting ability. The suggestions were well received by Andre.

Regular season and playoffs

				Regular season						Playoffs
Season	Team	League		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM		GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1993–94	Beauport Harfangs	QMJHL		33	6	7	13	125		—	—	—	—	—
1993–94	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL		32	4	14	18	152		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Chicoutimi Saguenéens	QMJHL		20	15	8	23	90		—	—	—	—	—
1994–95	Drummondville Voltigeurs	QMJHL		34	18	13	31	233		—	—	—	—	—
1995–96	Providence Bruins	AHL		58	7	8	15	167		1	0	0	0	10
1995–96	Boston Bruins	NHL		3	0	0	0	0		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Providence Bruins	AHL		50	17	11	28	234		—	—	—	—	—
1996–97	Boston Bruins	NHL		10	0	2	2	12		—	—	—	—	—
1997–98	Charlotte Checkers	ECHL		27	10	8	18	132		7	2	3	5	34
1997–98	Providence Bruins	AHL		50	17	11	28	234		—	—	—	—	—
1998–99	Fort Wayne Komets	IHL		65	15	6	21	395		2	0	0	0	11
1999–00	Ottawa Senators	NHL		73	4	3	7	145		5	0	0	0	2
2000–01	Ottawa Senators	NHL		64	3	5	8	169		2	0	0	0	16
2001–02	Ottawa Senators	NHL		56	6	8	14	148		—	—	—	—	—
2001–02	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		9	1	1	2	63		—	—	—	—	—
2002–03	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		62	10	7	17	119		5	0	1	1	2
2003–04	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		33	1	1	2	78		21	1	2	3	61
2004–05	DNP — lockout	NHL		—	—	—	—	—		—	—	—	—	—
2005–06	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		42	2	1	3	116		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Pittsburgh Penguins	NHL		5	0	0	0	12		—	—	—	—	—
2006–07	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		51	1	2	3	116		6	0	0	0	17
2007–08	Tampa Bay Lightning	NHL		63	4	3	7	108		—	—	—	—	—
2008–09	Calgary Flames	NHL		44	3	0	3	83		2	0	0	0	0
NHL totals				515	35	33	68	1169		41	1	3	4	98

External links

• André Roy's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database