

But it’s a little different - in Detroit he has to coach and maybe that’s why he didn’t have that much success.”īettman speaks his mind: In only two years, the rivalry between the Wings and Avs included Fight Night at The Joe, Colorado coach Marc Crawford’s elbowing Aaron Ward, Colorado general manger Pierre Lacroix’s verbally accosting Martin Lapointe, Claude Lemieux’s cheap shot on Kris Draper and Bowman’s profane parking lot tirade at Lemieux, who was carrying a baby, for punching Slava Kozlov. And in Detroit, he still has a very good team. In Pittsburgh, he was with Mario Lemieux and all those guys. I mean, all those years in Montreal, they were unreal teams with a lot of talent. “He’s coached a lot of good teams,” Roy said, “and it’s a lot easier when you coach all those good teams. “He’s a great player.” Roy, meanwhile, questioned the merits of Bowman’s six Stanley Cups - five with the Canadiens and one with the Penguins. “I know what kind of goalie he is, what kind of player he is,” Bowman said. 933 save percentage in the 1997 playoffs, Roy received praise from Bowman. Roy speaks his mind: A winner of three Stanley Cups and owner of a 2.07 goals-against average, two shutouts and a. Meanwhile, the NHL directed each team’s management and coaches to be on their best behavior - on and off the ice. All except Avs goalie Patrick Roy, who directed a brickbat at Wings coach Scotty Bowman. The backstory: On the eve of Game 1 in the Western Conference finals, the Red Wings and Avalanche practiced in Denver and then dished out compliments for their opponents.
#PATRICK ROY STANLEY CUPS FREE#
The Free Press has commemorated that historic quest with a new book: “Stanleytown: The Inside Story of How the Stanley Cup Returned to the Motor City After 41 Frustrating Seasons.” Day 29: May 14, 1997 He was a Stanley Cup winner and he is my hero because of his strong attitude.In the spring of 1997 - a quarter-century ago - the Detroit Red Wings embarked on their quest to end a 42-year Stanley Cup drought. He was a great goalie who made the all-star game eleven times. Patrick Roy was the best goaltender in the NHL in his career and I believe in his prime could be still. I wanted to have a strong personality and always give everything I do that extra one hundred and ten percent. He has made a difference in my life because he has shaped my attitude because I always wanted to be exactly like him. He was cocky but he could also back it up with his performance.

He has a very good sense of humor and he also is serious person. He has the sense that he is good and he is very confident in himself. He was one of the most fiesty people in the NHL and I have an attitude like him.

Patrick Roy is my hero because he was the all-star goalie in the National Hockey League as I grew up. He had won two with the Montreal Canadians and two with the Colorado Avalanche. Also out of those four Stanley cups he won the the Conn Smythe trophy three times. Patrick had won four Stanley cups in his career. Patrick Roy's nickname was "Saint Roy" and he was so good that his glove even had a nickname. Patrick Edward Armand Roy was a born Canadian in Quebec City, Quebec, Canada on October 5, 1965. Patrick Roy wins the Cup (The hockey jersey shore. Although Patrick had gotten the start he did not get the win but he did not lose as both goalies in the first allowed three goals. That had gotten him the starting position for the North America Team. The most votes for Patrick Roy to go to the all-star game was in Vancouver 1998, and he had 395,656. He went to the all-star game six times as a Montreal Canadien and five times playing for the Colorado Avalanche. Patrick Roy was a eleven time NHL (National Hockey League) all-star. Patrick Roy's career lasted more than a decade in the National Hockey League. Roy has won the Stanley Cup multiple times. Patrick Roy was an National Hockey League all-star. My hero is Patrick Roy, he was an National Hockey League goalie. Ptrick Roy in Montreal (Hockey Hall of Fame (Hockey Hall of Fame))
