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Patrick Jacques Roy [1] [2] (French pronunciation:; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive and former player who is the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
In the first round, six of the eight series ended in a three-game sweep. The only two first-round series that did not were the Rangers over the Flyers, and the Blues over the North Stars, both going the full five games. The Montreal Canadiens decided to go with a rookie goaltender by the name of Patrick Roy.
The Canadiens won the best-of-seven series in five games to win their 23rd Stanley Cup, and their 17th in their last 18 Finals appearances dating back to 1956. It was the first all-Canadian Final since Montreal lost to the Toronto Maple Leafs in 1967, the last year of the Original Six era.
Gretzky did not manage a shot on net during the entire game. [1] With the win, the Canadiens won the series four games to one and clinched their 24th Stanley Cup championship. Montreal goaltender Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the Stanley Cup Playoffs for the second time (he won it for the first time in 1986).
The Canadiens lost the first two games of this series against the rival Nordiques, due in part to a couple of weak goals let in by star Montreal goaltender Patrick Roy. Afterward, a newspaper in Roy's hometown district suggested he be traded, while Nordiques goaltending coach Dan Bouchard also proclaimed that his team had solved Roy.
Sean Monahan scored his second goal of the game with 2:12 remaining, lifting the Canadiens to a 4-3 victory over the New York Islanders and spoiling Patrick Roy's return to Montreal on Thursday night.
Patrick Roy: Montreal Canadiens: 47: 2651: 148: 1: 3.35.875 ... The following is a list of players of note that played their last game in the NHL in 1985–86 (listed ...
What started as an intense third-period brawl between the 10 skaters on the ice heated up when Avs goalie (and now head coach) Patrick Roy wandered over the scrum, only to be turned away by officials.