Derek Roy

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Derek Roy
Derek Roy - Edmonton Oilers.jpg
Roy with the Edmonton Oilers in 2015
Born (1983-05-04) May 4, 1983 (age 40)
Rockland, Ontario, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 184 lb (83 kg; 13 st 2 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Buffalo Sabres
Dallas Stars
Vancouver Canucks
St. Louis Blues
Nashville Predators
Edmonton Oilers
SC Bern
Avangard Omsk
Traktor Chelyabinsk
Linköpings HC
EHC München
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 32nd overall, 2001
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2003–2021

Derek Leonard Roy (born May 4, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft.

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Playing career

Junior

Roy led the Kitchener Rangers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) with 87 points during the 1999–2000 season, and won the OHL Rookie of the Year trophy. The next season, he scored 42 goals and 81 points whereupon he was drafted 32nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft at the end of the season. The next season, 2001–02 Roy set his OHL career highs of 43 goals and 89 points and continued to be the Rangers' leading scorer.

In the Fall of 2002, Roy played for the Sabres in their pre-season games. Despite his strong showing, he returned to the Rangers for the 2002–03 season, his last in the OHL. Roy captained the Rangers to an OHL championship, amassing 32 points in 21 playoff games en route to also capturing the Memorial Cup, where he also won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the tournament's MVP.

Buffalo Sabres

Roy began the 2003–04 season with the Sabres' then-minor league affiliate, the Rochester Americans in the American Hockey League (AHL). After scoring at a point-per-game pace after 26 games with the Americans, he was called up to the NHL and played the majority of the season in Buffalo, tallying 19 points in his 49-game rookie season.

Roy with the Sabres in 2012. Derek Roy Sabres 2012-02-19.JPG
Roy with the Sabres in 2012.

Roy was back with the Americans the next season due to the 2004–05 NHL lock-out. He failed to make the Sabres out of training camp when NHL play resumed in 2005–06. After scoring 20 points in eight games with the Americans, including multiple five-point performances, [1] he was recalled to the Sabres. He finished the season with his first two NHL hat-tricks on March 3, 2006, against the Toronto Maple Leafs and March 9 against the Tampa Bay Lightning, respectively. [2] Roy then complemented a 46-point second-year season with 15 points in the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Sabres advanced to the Eastern Conference Finals, but lost to the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes.

In 2006–07, Roy improved to 63 points as the Sabres captured the Presidents' Trophy with the NHL's best regular season record. Meeting the Ottawa Senators in the Sabres' second consecutive Eastern Conference Finals appearance, Roy scored the fastest goal to start a playoff game in franchise history, nine seconds into Game 4 (the League record was previously six seconds). [3] After the Sabres were eliminated by the Senators, Roy agreed to a six-year, $24 million contract extension with the Sabres on July 27, 2007. [4]

In his first season under the new contract, Roy led the Sabres in points (81) and was second in goals (32) and assists (49). With the departures of co-captains Chris Drury and Daniel Brière to the New York Rangers and Philadelphia Flyers, respectively, the Sabres failed to make the 2008 playoffs.

During the 2010–11 season, after leading the Sabres in points for the first 35 games, Roy suffered a torn quad tendon that would put him out for the rest of the regular season. [5] He would return for just the seventh game of the Sabres' Eastern Conference Quarterfinal series against Philadelphia, which would prove to be the last game of their season.

Later years

Approaching the last year of his contract, on July 2, 2012, Roy was traded by the Sabres to the Dallas Stars in exchange for Steve Ott and Adam Pardy. Due to the effect of the 2012–13 NHL lock-out, Roy played in just 30 games with the Stars in the 2012–13 season before, on April 2, 2013, he was traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for prospect Kevin Connauton and a second-round draft pick in 2013. [6] Roy registered an assist in his first game as a Canuck, against the Edmonton Oilers.

Left to explore free agency by the Canucks, on July 6, 2013, Roy and the St. Louis Blues agreed in principle to a one-year, $4 million contract. [7] On July 11, he officially signed the deal.

After a single season with the Blues, Roy was again a free agent, whereupon he signed a one-year, $1 million contract with the Nashville Predators on July 15, 2014. [8] Well into the 2014–15 season, on December 29, 2014, he was then traded to the Edmonton Oilers in exchange for Mark Arcobello. [9]

Roy was offered a Professional Try-Out contract with the Washington Capitals during the preseason of the 2015–16 season, but was cut after the last game of the preseason, [10] whereupon he signed with Swiss club SC Bern of the NLA on October 9, 2015. [11] He won the Swiss championship with Bern that season. He played 36 regular season contests for SCB with nine goals and 21 assists. In the playoffs, he scored three goals, including the championship-winning goal, to go along with nine assists in 13 games.

In July 2016, he signed with HK Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League (KHL). [12] During the 2016–17 season, Roy was traded by Avangard to Traktor Chelyabinsk on November 1, 2016, in exchange for Daniil Gubarev.

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2018 Pyeongchang
Spengler Cup
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2015 Davos

In Roy's last year of major junior hockey, he was selected to play for Canada at the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships where he helped Canada win a silver medal.

Roy made his next international appearance at the 2008 World Championships with Canada's men's team. In the quarter-finals, he scored a hat-trick against Norway in an 8–2 win. [13] Roy earned another silver medal with Canada as they were defeated in overtime of the gold medal game by Russia.

Roy was also selected for the 2010 Winter Olympics summer roster for Canada in August 2009, though he did not make the final roster cut. [14]

In December 2015, he was a member of Team Canada that won the Spengler Cup. [15] The following year, Roy was a member of Team Canada at the 2016 Deutschland Cup. [16]

In 2018, Roy was announced as a member of the 2018 Canadian men's national ice hockey team for the 2018 Winter Olympics in Pyeongchang. [17] Roy and Maxim Noreau were the leading scorers as Canada finished with a bronze medal.

Personal life

Roy is a native of Rockland, Ontario. He used to sponsor the minor hockey team in Clarence Creek, the "Clarence Castors"; he would supply the players with sticks. [18] Roy is bilingual, and can speak English and French.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1999–00 Kitchener Rangers OHL 663453874454156
2000–01 Kitchener RangersOHL65423981114—————
2001–02 Kitchener RangersOHL624346899241232
2002–03 Kitchener RangersOHL4928507873219233214
2003–04 Rochester Americans AHL 261016262016681418
2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 499101912—————
2004–05 Rochester AmericansAHL6716456160965116
2005–06 Rochester AmericansAHL87132010—————
2005–06 Buffalo SabresNHL7018284657185101516
2006–07 Buffalo SabresNHL75214263601625714
2007–08 Buffalo SabresNHL7832498146—————
2008–09 Buffalo SabresNHL8228427038—————
2009–10 Buffalo SabresNHL802643694860222
2010–11 Buffalo SabresNHL351025351610110
2011–12 Buffalo SabresNHL8017274454—————
2012–13 Dallas Stars NHL30418224—————
2012–13 Vancouver Canucks NHL12336240112
2013–14 St. Louis Blues NHL75928373040110
2014–15 Nashville Predators NHL2619102—————
2014–15 Edmonton Oilers NHL4611112222—————
2015–16 SC Bern NLA 36921302613391242
2016–17 Avangard Omsk KHL 21571220—————
2016–17 Traktor Chelyabinsk KHL3464102460224
2017–18 Linköpings HC SHL 451223352472578
2018–19 Linköpings HCSHL498344228—————
2019–20 EHC Red Bull München DEL 100778—————
2020–21 EHC Red Bull MünchenDEL12459420000
NHL totals738189335524391497202736

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2000 Canada Ontario U17 Silver medal icon.svg63584
2000 Canada U18 Gold medal icon.svg30224
2003 Canada WJC Silver medal icon.svg61234
2008 Canada WC Silver medal icon.svg955106
2009 CanadaWCSilver medal icon.svg94484
2018 Canada OG Bronze medal icon.svg62578
Junior totals15491312
Senior totals2411142518

Awards

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References

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