Patrick Jacques Roy is a Canadian former ice hockey goaltender born October 5, 1965, in Quebec City, regarded as one of the greatest netminders in the sport's history. He won the Stanley Cup four times, twice with the Montreal Canadiens in 1986 and 1993 and twice with the Colorado Avalanche in 1996 and 2001, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP three times, the only goaltender to do so in three different decades. He holds NHL records for most playoff games and playoff wins by a goaltender, won three Vezina Trophies and five William M. Jennings Trophies, and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006.
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Career HighlightOnly player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy three times, doing so in three different decades and for two different teams. 1 Classification
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Why is Patrick Roy nicknamed Saint Patrick?
The nickname followed his surprise 1986 Stanley Cup win as a 20-year-old.
He earned the nickname St. Patrick after the Montreal Canadiens' unexpected Stanley Cup title in 1986. In those playoffs he emerged as a star and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as Most Valuable Player. At 20 years old he became the youngest Conn Smythe winner ever.
What goaltending style is Patrick Roy credited with popularizing?
Roy is widely credited with popularizing the butterfly style of goaltending. That style has since become the dominant style of goaltending around the world.
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Patrick Jacques Roy (French pronunciation: [ʁwa]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player who most recently was the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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Patrick Jacques Roy (French pronunciation: [ʁwa]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player who most recently was the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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He is the only player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (the award given to the Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup playoffs) three times, the only one to do so in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), and the only one to do so for two different teams.
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Roy was hailed in sports media as "king of goaltenders" and was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history in 2017.
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Patrick Jacques Roy (French pronunciation: [ʁwa]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach, executive, and former player who most recently was the head coach for the New York Islanders of the National Hockey League (NHL).
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He is the only player in NHL history to win the Conn Smythe Trophy (the award given to the Most Valuable Player in the Stanley Cup playoffs) three times, the only one to do so in three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), and the only one to do so for two different teams.
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