All rights reserved. Roy Patrick holding Stanley Cup. We despised the trade and the people who made it. They all hurt, the Chelios trade in particular, but the Roy deal was the killer. Patrick Roy Trade Tree. Collecting; Autos, GU'd & RC of Red Wings, Brodeur, Hasek & Shanahan and ITG 2004-05 Franchises. Also lmao it’s so bleached out from years of sun. If you were a Quebec kid growing up in the mid-80s and early 90s, there was always someone in your game playing as Patrick Roy — dropping down into the butterfly, a windmill glove save away from dashing your dreams. We've sent an email with instructions to create a new password. He is regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. The goaltending great is eyeing a return to the league in a coaching or management capacity, this according to his agent. They put up billboards around Montreal with the slogan. It took 13 years for this saga to end, with Corey’s successor, Pierre Boivin, announcing the Canadiens would retire Roy’s number 33 before a November game at the Bell Centre. I thought it would be fun to post an excerpt from a book I wrote on the Avs, a chapter devoted to the trade, along with adding a few postscripts at the end. IMO NO. that extra FIRST round draft pick was more than the cherry on top, it was another extra sundae entirely. “It wasn’t just that they traded Roy the player, the legend; it was how they gave up on what he represented and what that symbolized in terms of the direction of the organization,” says Kevin. Montreal Canadiens acquire: Date: Colorado Avalanche acquire: Andrei Kovalenko Martin Rucinsky Jocelyn Thibault: December 6, 1995: Mike Keane Patrick Roy: About NHL Trade Tracker ; And Thibault was a highly touted prospect — the 10th overall pick in the 1993 draft — being dropped into the least favourable scenario. Share this: Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Maple Leafs Trade Tree: Roberto Luongo for Wendel Clark. {* createAccountButton *}, Commons to sit late on back-to-work legislation for Port of Montreal dockworkers, Montreal’s homeless population at Cabot Square receive second dose of COVID-19 vaccine, Doctor: Death of Quebec woman from blood clot ‘something we did expect’. Here, we contemplate what would have happened had Patrick Roy not been embarrassed in a 1995 game against the Detroit Red Wings and demanded a trade … On Dec. 2, 1995, Patrick Roy was in net for the Montreal Canadiens, the team he had won two Stanley Cups with. Patrick Jacques Roy is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the former head coach and vice-president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). Roy Patrick . “I distinctly remember being on a city bus the day after and discussing the whole thing with the driver,” my brother recalls. And it was painful.”. Here, we contemplate what would have happened had Patrick Roy not been embarrassed in a 1995 game against the Detroit Red Wings and demanded a trade out of Montreal. Patrick Roy : Ryan Wilson : Mike Keane : Stefan Elliott (2nd - '09) ARI - 9/9/2015: Brandon Gormley : Chris Simon: WSH - 11/2/1996: Keith Jones: PHI - 11/12/1998: Shjon Podein: STL - 2/10/2002: Mike Keane : Scott Parker (1st - '98) SJ - 6/20/2003: Brad Richardson (5th - '03) LA - 6/21/2008: Peter Delmas (2nd - '08) Patrick Roy Trade Tree. Watching that scene unfold brought us both back to Normandy Drive. It was impossible to process that Roy had been disgraced and then discarded in haste, and that the Canadiens weren’t getting anyone back of note. Motown Madness & Broad Street Boys. The nostalgia is extreme. January 4, 2021 by Declan Schroeder. pic.twitter.com/aDdXRwOODR, — Andrew Berkshire (@AndrewBerkshire) November 30, 2020. Imagine a French Canadian player, with less than 60 games of NHL experience, coming home and having to take over for arguably the best goaltender in franchise history and a netminder widely considered the best in the world at that time. {* traditionalSignIn_password *}, {* #tradAuthenticateMergeForm *} Today is the 25th anniversary of the Patrick Roy trade to the Avalanche. The stunning trade of Wayne Gretzky in 1988 is often cited as a reminder that any player, from any team, at any time, can be traded. All of it. When Montreal traded Roy they got more depth on offense in Rucinsky, Kovalenko and at the time one of the top goaltending … I was covering the game for Sirius/XM NHL Network and Kevin was in attendance with a friend. 33 prior to a game against the Boston Bruins at the Bell Centre on Nov. 22, 2008. H3B 4G7 © 2002-2021 Rogers Media. It was incomprehensible and devastating all at once, particularly for Kevin. Photo by Dave Sidaway / THE GAZETTE. Jeff Skinner. Patrick Roy’s issues with the Habs didn’t only start with the hire of Mario Tremblay. 14 days ago. Roy Patrick holding Stanley Cup. And I’ll never forget that bizarre look on Roy’s face as he then took to his stool behind the team’s defence pairings, and the look of utter contempt for Roy that Tremblay was wearing. And it’s not just because a hero of ours was headed the other way for a paltry return. Montréal, Quebec. Close. (Photo via Sportsnet), {* backButton *} We’d have felt awful for him had our energy not been spent on hating Tremblay, Houle and Corey in no particular order. MONTREAL — We lived on a corner lot, in a semi-detached house on Normandy Drive — one of the widest and least travelled streets in the Town of Mount Royal, just a 15-minute car ride from the Montreal Forum. It was inconceivable to us that Corey would choose Tremblay over Roy. MONTREAL — We lived on a corner lot, in a semi-detached house on Normandy Drive — one of the widest and least travelled streets in the Town of Mount Royal, just a 15-minute car ride from the Montreal Forum. And that pain grew — not only in June of 1996, when Roy and the Avalanche were hoisting the first of two Cups they eventually won together while the Canadiens were golfing after a first-round loss to the New York Rangers, but for years that followed. Enter your email below and we'll send you another email. Patrick Roy. All we knew was that the Canadiens had come out of the gates that season with four consecutive losses and long-time general manager Serge Savard was suddenly fired and replaced by Rejean Houle, while Tremblay took over for Jacques Demers behind the bench. We saw it as the worst one in the sport’s history, and we both still see it that way. Your existing password has not been changed. We have sent a confirmation email to {* emailAddressData *}. Not that Rucinsky was a bum — he turned out to be a solid player both for Montreal and in international competition with the Czech Republic — but he was arguably Colorado’s ninth- or 10th-best forward at the time. Eric Lindros Trade Revisited. Two teams made deals for him, but only one could end up with “The Next One”. 3 comments. “So when the team traded that away, when they gave the player away for pennies on the dollar, it was real foreshadowing of the direction they were heading in, which was anything but a good one. (Roy had played juniors in the town of Granby, which has a well-known zoo) No doubt Patrick had an ego, but he generally backed it up. Roy, in the third year of a four-year contract worth $16 million, was 12-9-1 this season with a 2.95 goals-against average. It was a street tailored for road hockey, with maple trees lining a perfectly paved, Y-shaped playing area, partitioned by a small park that served as a backstop for our net (if you missed, the ball didn’t travel as far through the grass as it did on the pavement). Meet and Greet - Let Us Know A Bit About Yourself, Football Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & Reviews, Baseball Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & Reviews, Hockey Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & Reviews, Basketball Show & Tell Pack/Box Breaks & Reviews, Racing Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & Reviews, Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & SCF Reviews, MMA Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & Reviews, Wrestling Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & SCF Reviews, Other Sports Show & Tell / Pack/Box Breaks & Reviews, Through The Mail (TTM), Autograph & Memorabilia, General Sports, Sports Cards & Memorabilia Talk, Video Games, Computers, & Other Electronics. We were too young to understand or appreciate what he had done, but just old enough to know his name and recognize it. PATRICK ROY NHL hockey cards value. “The whole city was talking about it, and the team had suspended Roy and said they were going to trade him, and I just remember saying to the bus driver that they didn’t have to go this way, that they could salvage the situation.”. All of those players made their way to Colorado thanks to the Eric Lindros trade. Greer in … Joe Sakic and Patrick Roy (Ed Mulholland-USA TODAY Sports) Colorado, however, used each additional draft pick they acquired to bolster their prospect pool. He was the first goaltender to win 5oo games and play in 1,000 regular-season games. The Patrick Roy Trade Tree It is a day of infamy for the Montreal Canadiens, arguably one of the darkest in the franchise's history. But by 1989, with the Canadiens falling just two wins shy of their 24th championship, Roy’s growing legend dominated our dinner discussions and filtered into our road hockey games. Pain of Patrick Roy’s trade from Canadiens still resonates 25 years later. {* traditionalSignIn_signInButton *}, {* backButton *} All Hail Sakic! Sorry we could not verify that email address. 78% Upvoted. I just watched something on the NHL network tonight that the Roy trade is a curse to the Montreal Canadiens. In today’s round of HHH, we dive into the Wayne Gretzky trade tree, featuring Jimmy Carson, Paul Coffey, Jari Kurri, Martin Gelinas, Patrick Roy, Carl’s favorite Buffalo Sabre to name a few! Posted by. No, the longest and loudest standing ovation came when Patrick Roy was announced before he dropped the puck for the ceremonial faceoff.The native son and member of … {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} And, keep in mind, we were 12 years old and unaware of any prior conflict between Roy and freshly appointed coach Mario Tremblay. But we knew nothing about Corey and even less about Tremblay and his history as a hard-nosed, key contributor to five Cup-winning Canadiens teams, including the ’86 one that Roy led as a rookie. Please check your email and click on the link to activate your account. PHT Morning Skate: Patrick Roy trade 25 years later; Skinner bounce back? And by 1993, after he backstopped the team to 10 consecutive overtime wins and that elusive 24th Cup — capturing the Conn Smythe Trophy in the process — he had become a god to us. We were three-and-a-half years old in 1986, when Roy came on the scene as a gangly, pimply-faced, twitchy goaltender who carried the Canadiens to their 23rd Stanley Cup. Sure, we knew it was possible — we were only seven years removed from Wayne Gretzky’s trade out of Edmonton — but we never saw the events of early December 1995 coming. imagine not getting pacioretty that draft. {* forgotPassword_sendButton *}, {* #userInformationForm *} Be A Player - The Hockey Show 1995 He is currently the general manager and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). And the kicker was Dionne was supposedly the best part of the trade for the Flyers. It felt like watching a car wreck in slow motion, and it was torturous. I won’t pretend I remember every second of the game that precipitated Roy’s unceremonious departure from the Canadiens, but I do remember the feelings that bubbled to the surface as it unfolded. If you throw a punch and it lands, you might win the fight. Steve takes a look back at one of the most infamous games in Montral Canadien's history. 10. If you throw a punch and miss, that’s when you’re vulnerable. It’s been 25 years since Patrick Roy played his last game for the Montreal Canadiens, leading to a pennies-on-the-dollar trade just a few days later, but the wound still feels fresh. “Patrick Roy was synonymous with winning, and you knew he was more dedicated to winning than anyone else in the organization. save hide report. Patrick Roy and Carey Price share a moment before the Canadiens retired Roy’s No. In 2017 Roy was named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history. Sports Card Forum provides sports and non-sports card collectors a safe place to discuss, buy, sell and trade. We didn't recognize that password reset code. you could argue that a 1v1 swap, rivest for gorges with no picks, would have been basically a wash in terms of who got out on top. Enter your email address to get a new one. Getty. In 247 games, Patrick Roy would post a career record of 151-94 with a 2.30 GAA, a .918 save percentage and 23 shutouts. “Finally, I’m back home,” said Roy from the podium at his Canadiens jersey retirement ceremony on Nov. 22, 2008. As a friendly safety reminder, please periodically reset your SCF password to prevent your account from being used without your consent and/or damaging your reputation. Patrick Roy wants back in the NHL and it doesn't matter what he has to do to make it happen. By Adam Gretz Dec 3, 2020, 9:55 AM EST. {* mergePassword *}, {* backButton *} Canadiens celebrations of the past came and went, players were immortalized, and Roy remained an outcast. That street was our arena, and as we fell further in love with hockey and the Montreal Canadiens, I took to fantasizing I was Mats Naslund, or Bobby Smith, or Guy Carbonneau, or Shayne Corson, or Brian Skrudland. Patrick Jacques Roy [1] [2] (franskt uttal: ), född 5 oktober 1965 i Québec, Québec, är en kanadensisk före detta professionell ishockeymålvakt.. Roy delade sin karriär mellan Montreal Canadiens, som han spelade i tio år, och Colorado Avalanche, som han spelade för åtta år, båda i NHL.Roy vann Stanley Cup fyra gånger under sin karriär, två med vardera klubb. The Avs selected A.J. In 1995-96 they traded Roy. My twin brother, Kevin, was Patrick Roy and only Patrick Roy. By Andrew Berkshire Jul 28, 2014, 3:23pm EDT By Marc Antoine Godin Dec 2, 2020 90. It was as cringeworthy as it gets. All this and more on episode 240 of the 4th Line Hockey Podcast! (Photo via Sportsnet) MONTREAL — We lived on a corner lot, in a semi-detached house on Normandy Drive — one of the widest and least travelled streets in the Town of Mount Royal, just a 15-minute car ride from the Montreal Forum. Welcome to the PHT Morning Skate, a collection of links from the NHL and around the hockey world. Please confirm the information below before signing up. Jack Todd: Patrick Roy trade remains seminal moment in Canadiens history. The Eric Lindros trade was the culmination of a holdout by Eric Lindros from the Quebec Nordiques of the National Hockey League (NHL). It’s as absurd as it sounds. In part 2 of the interview Paul Romanuk has a chat with Patrick who's suddenly been traded to the Colorado Avalanche. It was a decision that came five years after Roy played his last NHL game and five years after the Avalanche had retired his number. I think another trade Montreal made was dealing Desjardins, LeClair and Gilbert Dionne for Mark Recchi. Tremblay and Houle had no experience prior to accepting their new roles, but they had managed to right the ship with wins in 12 of 19 games before Scotty Bowman’s red-hot Detroit Red Wings were scheduled to visit the Forum on Dec. 2. Godin: The long-forgotten truth about the Patrick Roy trade. There were the five goals pouring in through the first 20 minutes of terrible Canadiens play in front of Roy; the shock of seeing Roy take his net for the second; Roy looking over to the Montreal bench for a mercy pull after Mathieu Dandenault literally skated a puck into his net for Detroit’s seventh goal; it becoming a talking point on the broadcast that Tremblay was intentionally embarrassing Roy; Roy raising his arms after trapping a Sergei Fedorov slapshot from behind the blue line — essentially a dig at the fans who were mock-cheering him for stopping a puck; Roy finally coming out after being left in for nine goals; and Roy striding past Tremblay on the bench to put his stuff down before doubling back past the coach to tell team president Ronald Corey he had played his last game for the Canadiens. 1200 McGill College Ave., 8th Floor. Our arrows were pointed at Houle days later, when he announced that Roy and Mike Keane — a heart-and-soul type who was co-captain of the team at that point — had been traded to the Colorado Avalanche for wingers Martin Rucinsky and Andrei Kovalenko and goaltender Jocelyn Thibault. He has a career record of 289-175-66 with a 2.77 goals-against average. Patrick Edward Armand Roy ( born October 5, 1965) is a former Canadian ice hockey goaltender. The Athletic’s Marc-Antoine Godin revisits the Patrick Roy trade some 25 years after the Massacre in Montreal, and he reveals discusses the fact that a certain Red Wings goaltender helped spurn Roy to ask the Canadiens for a trade:. The team desperately needed a spark and both men managed to provide it despite there being grave doubts they were qualified to do so. {* traditionalSignIn_emailAddress *} That was what you thought of when you thought of Patrick Roy: about how he would do anything to win. CHAPTER 3: DEC. 6, 1995 I had it, and […] Have a link you want to … Kovalenko wasn’t even on the radar. His estrangement from the organization was a source of pain for everyone who grew up idolizing him, and it was a constant reminder of what could’ve been but sadly wasn’t. Is it really? Great info from both post. It just showed up at my door. Peter Forsberg, Patrick Roy, Claude Lemieux, Ray Bourque, Rob Blake, Adam Deadmarsh, Alex Tanguay. Log in or sign up to leave a … History Through Our Eyes: Sept. 11, 1995, Patrick Roy Back to video At that point, Roy had won two Stanley Cups and two Conn Smythe trophies — … December 2, 1995 is a day that lives in infamy for the Montreal Canadiens, but it's a little known fact that the stage for Patrick Roy's trade that day. The easiest one to trace back is obviously Peter Forsberg who was a part of the initial trade. The season before in the shortened 48 game lockout season they missed the playoffs with Roy on the team. 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