POSITION: Goaltender/Gardien de but
BORN: October 5, 1965 in Quebec City, Quebec
RESIDENCE: Parker, Colorado
PERSONAL: Married to Michele. Has three children, Frederick, Jonathan, & Jana.
HEIGHT: 6'0"
WEIGHT: 192 lbs.
CATCHES: Left/Gaucher
UNIFORM #: 33
GAME-DAY DINNER: Steak with a potato and peas.
SALARY: $4,463,260
JERSEY SIZE: 65
NICKNAME: "St. Patrick"
MEANING OF 'ROY': King (Old French)
STYLE: Butterfly

The Physical Game
Roy is so cruel. He tempts shooters with a gaping hole between his pads, then when he has the guy suckered, snaps the pads closed at the last second to deny the goal. There is no one in the NHL better at this technique.

Roy is tall but not broad, yet he uses his body well. He plays his angles, stays at the top of his crease and squares his body to the shooter. He is able to absorb the shot and deaden it, so there are few juicy rebounds left on his doorstep.

A butterfly goalie, he goes down much sooner than he did earlier in his career. The book on Roy is to try to beat him high. Usually there isn't much net there and it's a small spot for a shooter to hit. He will get into slumps when he allows wide-angle shots taken from the blueline to the top of the circle, but those lapses are seldom prolonged.

Roy comes back to the rest of the pack in his puckhandling, where he is merely average. As for his skating, he seldom moves out of his net. When he gets in trouble, he will move back and forth on his knees rather than try to regain his feet. His glove hand isn't great, either. It's good, but he prefers to use his body. If he is under a strong forecheck, Roy isn't shy about freezing the puck for a draw, especially since he plays with excellent face-off men in Colorado.

The Mental Game
If you have to win one game, this is the goalie you want in net. As Roy proved in the 1996 playoffs, he still has the goods when a championship is on the line. Things worked out so well for Roy after the trade that, looking back, his outburst at Montreal president Ronald Corey - which precipitated Roy's quick trade - looks orchestrated.

The Intangibles
Given the supporting cast of young studs in front of him, Roy might be able to play effectively until he's 40. Even though Joe Sakic was a worthy Smythe Trophy recipient, don't believe for a minute that the Avalanche would have won the Cup with Jocelyn Thibault or Stephane Fiset in the net. Roy was the difference.

• Led A.H.L. Goaltenders in Playoff Minutes Played (769), Playoff Goals Against Average (2.89), 1984-85.
• Led NHL Goaltenders in Playoff Wins (15), Playoff Shutouts (1), 1985-86.
• Member of Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens, 1985-86.
• Winner, Conn Smythe trophy as MVP of the Stanley Cup Playoffs, 1985-86. Only the second player in league history to win the award as a rookie. (Ken Dryden was the other.)
• Member, NHL All-Rookie Team, 1985-86.
• Shared (with Brian Hayward) Jennings Trophy, 1986-87.
• Played in NHL All-Star Game, 1988.
• Shared (with Brian Hayward) Jennings Trophy, 1987-88.
• Second-Team NHL All-Star Goaltender, 1987-88.
• Led NHL Goaltenders in Goals Against Average (2.47), 1988-89.
• Led NHL Goaltenders in Playoff Goals Against Average (2.09), 1988-89.
• First-Team NHL All-Star Goaltender, 1988-89.
• Winner, Trico Goaltending Award, 1988-89.
• Winner, Vezina Trophy as NHL's Best Goaltender, 1988-89.
• Shared (with Brian Hayward) Jennings Trophy, 1988-89.
• Played in NHL All-Star Game, 1990.
• Led NHL Goaltenders in Wins (31), Goals Against Average (2.53), 1989-90.
• First-Team NHL All-Star Goaltender, 1989-90.
• Winner, Trico Goaltending Award, 1989-90.
• Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1989-90.
• Played in NHL All-Star Games, 1991.
• Second-Team NHL All-Star Goaltender, 1990-91.
• Played in NHL All-Star Game, 1992.
• First-Team NHL All-Star Goaltender, 1991-92.
• Winner, Vezina Trophy, 1991-92.
• Winner, William M. Jennings Trophy, 1991-92.
• Member of Stanley Cup Champion Montreal Canadiens, 1992-93.
• Led league in Playoff Wins (16), Playoff Goals Against Average (2.13), 1992-93.
• Winner, Conn Smythe Trophy, 1992-93.
• Named NHL Player of the Week, October 25-31, 1993.
• Recorded 25th NHL Shutout in 3-0 win over Hartford, January 26, 1994.
• Tied for league lead in shutouts (7), 1993-94.
• Rated #1 in Hockey Stars Presents "The Top 50 Netminders in Pro Hockey," November 1994.
• Traded (with right wing Mike Keane) from Montreal Canadiens to Colorado Avalanche in exchange for goaltender Jocelyn Thibault, right wing Andrei Kovalenko and left wing Martin Rucinsky, December 6, 1995 (my 21st birthday).
• Stopped 37 of 39 shots taken by the Montreal Canadiens on February 5, 1996.
• With a win against the Edmonton Oilers on February 19th, 1996, became only the 12th goaltender (second youngest) in NHL history to reach 300 victories.
• Recorded his 30th career shutout with a 4-0 victory against the Toronto Maple Leafs on March 3,1996, stopping 26 shots.
• Stopped 28 of 28 shots against the Vancouver Canucks in Game 4 of the first round of the playoffs, April 20, 1996.
• Passed Billy Smith to become the NHL's all time leader in games played by a goaltender (136), and playoff minutes played by a goaltender (1,456).
• Stopped all 35 shots taken by the Detroit Red Wings in the Western Conference Finals, May 25, 1996.
• Stopped 63 of 63 shots taken by the Florida Panthers to capture his third Stanley Cup and record his eighth career playoff shutout, June 10, 1996.
• Recorded his 31st career shutout by stopping all 24 shots taken by the San Jose Sharks, October 8, 1996.
• Recorded his 32nd career shutout by stopping all 34 shots taken by the Chicago Blackhawks, October 11, 1996.
• Played in his 600th career game, a 4-2 win over the Edmonton Oilers, stopping 25 of 27 shots.
• Recorded his 33rd career shutout in a 0-0 tie with the Buffalo Sabres, stopping 20 of 20 shots, November 2, 1996.
• Stopped 37 of 39 shots on November 9th to defeat the Montreal Canadiens for the second time.
• Stopped 20 out of 20 shots for his 34th career shutout in a 6-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on November 20, 1996. The shutout moved him into a 23rd place tie on the all-time career shutout list with Bill Durnan.
• Stopped all 36 shots taken by the Edmonton Oilers in a 2-0 win on December 4, 1996. The shutout was his 5th of the season and the 35th of his career. He also recorded the second assist on the game-winning goal.
• Named as the starting goaltender for the 1997 All-Star Game, his seventh All-Star appearance.
• Recorded his 36th career shutout, and league-leading 6th of the season, by stopping all 33 shots taken by the Ottawa Senators on January 9th, 1997.
• Defeated the Anaheim Mighty Ducks on February 2nd to earn his 336th career victory. With the victory, he passed Lorne "Gump" Worsley to move into 8th place on the all-time win list.
• Defeated the Montreal Canadiens for the third time, stopping 34 of 37 shots in a 7-3 rout of the Habs at the Molson Centre in Montreal.
• Shut out the Hartford Whalers for his 37th career shutout on March 25, 1997, by stopping all 46 shots taken by the Whale. The win was his 36th of the year (tying his career high), and the shutout was his 7th of the year (also tying his career high).
• Defeated the Phoenix Coyotes on April 6, 1997, for his 37th win of the year, breaking his previous career high of 36 wins set back in 1991-92.
• Defeated the Dallas Stars 2-1 on April 11, 1997 to help the Avalanche clinch the President's Trophy as the best team in the NHL.
• Won his 89th career playoff game with a 7-0 shutout of the Chicago Blackhawks on April 24, 1997. The win made him the winningest goalie in NHL playoff history, passing former Islander Billy Smith. The shutout tied him for 5th on the all-time list with Ken Dryden.
• Nominated for the Vezina Trophy for the sixth time in his career.
• Shut out the Detroit Red Wings 6-0 for his 11th career playoff shutout on May 24, 1997.
• Became the seventh goaltender in NHL history to register 350 wins with a 4-1 victory over the Calgary Flames on October 3, 1997.
• Stopped all 34 shots taken by the Edmonton Oilers to record his 38th career shutout on his 32nd birthday, October 5, 1997. The shutout moved him past Johnny Bower on the all-time shutout list. Patrick is now 22nd on the all-time shutout list.
• Named the first 1997-98 NHL Player of the Week, for the week ending October 5, 1997.
• With a 4-1 victory over the St. Louis Blues on November 8, 1997, moved into seventh place on the career win list for goalies, moving past Rogie Vachon.
• Beat the Chicago Blackhawks 2-1 on December 4, 1997 and moved into sixth place on the career win list, passing Andy Moog.
• Named to the Canadian Olympic Team for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano, Japan.
• Voted as the starting goaltender for the 1998 All-Star Game, his eighth All-Star appearance.
• Named as one of the top 50 NHL players of all-time by The Hockey News. He was number 35 and the only active goaltender on the list.
• Shut out the Anaheim Mighty Ducks by a score of 2-0 on January 14th, 1998, for his 39th career shutout.
• Named as Team Canada's starting goaltender for the 1998 Winter Olympics by Canada's coach Marc Crawford.
• Shut out Belarus for his first Olympic victory on February 13th, 1998.
• Posted his 40th career shutout with a 3-0 victory over the Phoenix Coyotes on Feb. 26, 1998.
• Became the winningest active goaltender, passing Grant Fuhr, with a victory over the St. Louis Blues on March 11, 1998.
• Shut out the San Jose Sharks 2-0 for his 41st career shutout on March 21, 1998.
• Set an NHL record with his eighth 30 win season by defeating the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim on March 28, 1998.