#21 Derek Roy /forward

AGE: 19    HT: 5'8.5"    WT: 188    SHOT: left    BORN: May 24, 1983   HOMETOWN: Rockland, ON

2002-03 team: Kitchener Rangers, OHL

Pro Status: NHL Draft Buffalo Sabres 2001 (2, 32)

 

International background: Attended Canada’s National Junior Team’s Development Camp in Halifax, NS in August, 2002 … Won a gold medal with Canada’s National Under 18 Team at the 2000 Four Nations Under 18 Tournament in Slovakia … Won a silver medal with Team Ontario at 2000 World Under 17 Challenge in Timmins, ON ... Named Team Ontario MVP in the final game

 

Hockey background: In his fourth season with the OHL’s Kitchener Rangers … Kitchener’s captain in 2002-2003 … Member of the OHL Western Conference All-Stars vs. QMJHL Dilio Conference at the 2002 Hershey Cup game (2-0 W) in Kitchener, ON, scoring a goal ... Played for the OHL’s Western Conference All-Star Team in the 2002 Hersey Cup in Red Deer, AB … Played in the CHL Top Prospects Game, and was named his team’s MVP … Named 1999-2000 OHL Rookie-of-the-Year and named to the 1999-2000 OHL 1st All- Rookie Team ... Named Kitchener Rangers' Most Valuable Player in 1999-2000 ... Named to 1999-2000 CHL All-Rookie Team … Kitchener's 2nd round selection, 24th overall in the 1999 OHL Priority Draft ... Named MVP of the 1999 Kobe Cup Ontario Bantam Championship ... The stick he used at Kobe Cup is now in the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto, ON

Profile: Roy got a long look at the Buffalo Sabres' training camp before returning to the Kitchener Rangers. Small in stature, he's a natural leader and shifty playmaker who buries his chances. Wears the "C" in Kitchener. Drafted 32nd overall in 2001 by the Buffalo Sabres.

Personal: Son of Félix and Colleen … Has two brothers, Robert-John, and Scott … Bilingual … Favorite NHL Player: Peter Forsberg … Plays the drums