Jimmy Roy
Jimmy Roy | |||
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Born |
Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada | September 22, 1975||
Height | 5 ft 10 in (178 cm) | ||
Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
Position | Left wing | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for |
Manitoba Moose Iserlohn Roosters | ||
NHL draft |
254th overall, 1994 Dallas Stars | ||
Playing career | 1997–2011 |
Jimmy Roy (born September 22, 1975 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player for the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League and American Hockey League from 1997 to 2006. Later in his career he played for Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 2006 to 2011. He became director of player development for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League in 2011.
Playing career
[edit]Roy was drafted 254th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the National Hockey League. After spending two years at Michigan Technological University he signed with the Manitoba Moose in 1997. Roy spent nine seasons with the Manitoba Moose, the first four in the International Hockey League and the rest in the American Hockey League after the Moose became members of the league when the IHL folded. He held several team records including games played and most goals, and his number was retired by the team in February 2020.[1] For the 2006–07 season Roy signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.
In Iserlohn he developed to a key player, known for his leadership qualities on and off the ice. He also helped the club to sign some former Moose players like Ryan Ready and Pat Kavanagh. Roy extended his contract after his first season in Germany for two years. On Christmas Day 2008 the Roosters announced again that Roy had signed for two more years. As a Rooster he usually played on a line with Ryan Ready. In the 2007–08 season their center was Pat Kavanagh, the next season Bob Wren was their linemate. In 2011, he retired as a player to take the position of director of player development in the Winnipeg Jets organization.
Career statistics
[edit]Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1993–94 | Thunder Bay Flyers | USHL | 46 | 21 | 33 | 54 | 101 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 38 | 5 | 11 | 16 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | Michigan Tech | WCHA | 42 | 17 | 17 | 34 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 61 | 8 | 10 | 18 | 133 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
1998–99 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 78 | 10 | 16 | 26 | 185 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 6 | ||
1999–00 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 74 | 12 | 9 | 21 | 187 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | ||
2000–01 | Manitoba Moose | IHL | 77 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 150 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 22 | ||
2001–02 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 73 | 16 | 22 | 38 | 167 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 28 | ||
2002–03 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 50 | 5 | 10 | 15 | 95 | 14 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 27 | ||
2003–04 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 78 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 186 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2004–05 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 50 | 10 | 7 | 17 | 187 | 13 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 34 | ||
2005–06 | Manitoba Moose | AHL | 62 | 9 | 8 | 17 | 144 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 9 | ||
2006–07 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 48 | 8 | 14 | 22 | 118 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2007–08 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 51 | 15 | 17 | 32 | 155 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 | ||
2008–09 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 50 | 17 | 15 | 32 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2009–10 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 43 | 10 | 13 | 23 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2010–11 | Iserlohn Roosters | DEL | 44 | 17 | 13 | 30 | 80 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
IHL totals | 290 | 48 | 48 | 96 | 655 | 21 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 50 | ||||
AHL totals | 313 | 53 | 63 | 116 | 779 | 38 | 8 | 5 | 13 | 98 | ||||
DEL totals | 236 | 67 | 72 | 139 | 517 | 7 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 18 |
Awards
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ "Manitoba Moose to retire Jimmy Roy's sweater Friday". Global News. February 6, 2020.
External links
[edit]- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1975 births
- Canadian ice hockey left wingers
- Dallas Stars draft picks
- Ice hockey people from Ontario
- Iserlohn Roosters players
- Living people
- Manitoba Moose players
- Manitoba Moose (IHL) players
- Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- People from Sioux Lookout
- Thunder Bay Flyers players
- Winnipeg Jets coaches
- Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Canadian ice hockey coaches