Andre Roy Date of Birth: February 8, 1975 Birthplace: Port Chester

Name: Andre Roy

Date of Birth: February 8, 1975

Birthplace: Port Chester, New York (raised in Quebec)

Years Active:

1993 – 94 (Beauport Harfangs) [QMJHL]

1993 – 95 (Chicoutimi Sagueneens) [QMJHL]

1994 – 95 (Drummondville Voltigeurs) [QMJHL]

1995 – 96 (Providence Bruins) [AHL]

1995 – 96 (Boston Bruins) [NHL]

1996 – 97 (Providence Bruins) [AHL]

1996 – 97 (Boston Bruins) [NHL]

1997 – 98 (Providence Bruins) [AHL]

1997 – 98 (Charlotte Checkers) [ECHL]

1998 – 99 (Fort Wayne Komets) [IHL]

1999 – 02 (Ottawa Senators) [NHL]

2001 – 04 (Tampa Bay Lightning) [NHL]

2005 – 07 (Pittsburgh Penguins) [NHL]

2006 – 08 (Tampa Bay Lightning) [NHL]

2008 – 09 (Calgary Flames)

Brief Biography

Andre Roy was born in Port Chester, New York on February 8, 1975 but shortly moved to Saint-

Jerome, Quebec where he grew up. At age 18 Roy briefly began his junior hockey career with

the Beauport Harfangs, a now defunct member of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League,

before finishing the year with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. In a combined 65 games for the

Harfangs and Sagueneens, Roy accumulated 10 goals, 21 assists, and 277 penalty minutes, a stat

that would define his career as a hockey player. His play in his first year of junior hockey

attracted the attention of the Boston Bruins, who drafted Roy in the 6

round of the 1994 NHL

Entry Draft. Roy’s next year in junior hockey saw a jump in his production. Between Chicoutimi

and the Drummondville Voltiguers Roy racked up 33 goals 21 assists and 323 penalty minutes.

It was not until the 1995-1996 season that Roy saw his first action in the NHL, playing 3 games

for Bruins. The next 3 years Roy split between the Boston Bruins, the Providence Bruins of the

AHL, the Charlotte Checkers of the ECHL, and the Fort Wayne Komets of the IHL. After the

conclusion of the 1999 season, Roy signed a contract with the Ottawa Senators. Over the 3 years

spent with the Senators, Roy’s numbers stayed consistent. The biggest stat for Roy was penalty

minutes, accumulating 145, 169, and 148 over the three years; including 13, 17, and 13 fighting

majors. During the 2001-2002 season Roy was traded to the Tampa Bay Lightning where he

spent the next 2 years. In his final year with the Lightning, the team won the Stanley Cup. Roy

played in all 21 playoffs games, scoring a goal and assisting on another 2. Following the NHL

lockout of 2004-2005, Roy spent the next 5 years split between the Pittsburgh Penguins, Tampa

Bay Lightning, and Calgary Flames. During these years Roy continued to put up low point totals

and high penalty minutes.

Major Accomplishments

• Selected by Boston Bruins during the 6

round (151 overall) of the 1994 NHL Entry

Draft

• Stanley Cup Champion (Tampa Bay Lightning – 2004)

References

http://www.hockey-reference.com/players/r/royan01.html

http://www.hockeyfights.com/players/34

By Sean Vitti