May 11
Roy in Colorado
Monday, May 11, 2009 @ 12:15 pm by Josh Burcham
You might not be as interested in this as much as I am, but Patrick Roy (all-time best goalie to ever play in the NHL). Up till recently Roy held the most wins from an NHL goalie and was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 2006. Could be taking Tony Granato’s head coach spot behind the Avs’ bench. Roy met with Avalanche President last Thursday-Friday, May 7th and 8th.
Since retiring from the NHL, Roy went to become the Owner, GM and Coach of the Quebec Remparts. Winning the Memorial Cup (equivalent to the NHL’s Standley Cup for the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League) his first season.
Nathan actually had a chance to meet Roy a couple years back when his team went up to Quebec representing the Colorado Avalanche’s youth hockey and didn’t even know who he was meeting. I was disappointed to say the least. Love you Nate.
This would be Sick! I would be in Colorado as much as possible, which my mom would love! Nothing new in an NHL team of bringing one of the greats back as a coach, wink wink, Gretzky. Don’t get me wrong he was an amazing player, but now he’s had a couple of years to prove himself and the team just can’t produce. The coach usually takes the blame. Roy has a impressive coaching record on his resume and was been a know leader on the teams he played for. Let’s see what he could do in the Pros.
I’m curious to see him give it a shot. Seriously, it can’t be much worse then dead last in the West with a 32-45-5 record!
What the Press is saying: Sports Illustrated, The Denver Post, and Colorado Avalanche Blog.
For Fun: Like father like son. Below is a picture of Roy’s son holding onto the Family reputation.
Notice he doesn’t wear his dad’s number.
