Olivier Roy (ice hockey)

Olivier Roy
Born (1991-07-12) July 12, 1991
Amqui, QC, CAN
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 180 lb (82 kg; 12 st 12 lb)
Position Goaltender
Catches Left
EBEL team
Former teams		 EC VSV
Oklahoma City Barons
Abbotsford Heat
HDD Olimpija Ljubljana
NHL Draft 133rd overall, 2009
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 2010–present
Medal record
Representing Canada Canada
Ice hockey
World Junior Championships
2011 Buffalo

Olivier Roy (French pronunciation: ​[ʁwa]; born July 12, 1991) is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing for EC VSV of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL).

Roy was originally drafted in the fifth round, 133rd overall, in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft by the Edmonton Oilers.[1][2] His playing style is modeled after several players, including Marc-André Fleury and Rick DiPietro.[3] He is of no relation to former NHL goaltender and current head coach Patrick Roy.[4]

Playing career

Amateur

Roy was selected in the third round, 44th overall, by the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)'s Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the 2007 QMJHL Entry Draft. In his first season with Cape Breton, Roy recorded four shutouts and ultimately won the RDS Cup as the League's top rookie.

Roy then played for Team Quebec in the 2008 ADT Canada-Russia Challenge, and was named Team Quebec’s Player of the Game in their 5–3 win over Team Russia in the first game of the series.

Roy was ranked as the second-best North American goaltender available by the NHL Central Scouting Bureau going into the 2009 NHL Entry Draft in Montreal,[5] and on June 27, he was selected by the Edmonton Oilers in the fifth round, 133rd overall.

Roy played for Canada at the 2011 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, along with goaltender Mark Visentin, and started the opening game of the tournament against Russia.[1][2][6][7] After three seasons with Cape Breton, Roy was traded to the Acadie-Bathurst Titan for the 2010–11 season, but struggled during the playoffs.[7] In 2012, his rights were traded to the Baie-Comeau Drakkar.

Professional

On March 30, 2011, Roy signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Edmonton Oilers.[8][9] On November 8, 2013, Roy was traded by the Oilers to the Calgary Flames along with Ladislav Šmíd in exchange for Roman Horák and Laurent Brossoit.[10]

On September 30, 2014, as a free agent and without an NHL offer, Roy signed a one-year ECHL contract with the Idaho Steelheads.[11]

As a free agent, Roy opted to pursue a European career, and signed a one-year deal with Slovenian club, HDD Olimpija Ljubljana, a member of the Austrian Hockey League (EBEL), on July 30, 2015.[12] After one year with Olimpija, he headed to fellow EBEL team EC VSV.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP W L T/OT MIN GA SO GAA SV% GP W L MIN GA SO GAA SV%
2007–08 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 47 27 15 3 2428 116 4 2.87 .896 11 5 6 707 30 1 2.55 .914
2008–09 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 54 35 13 3 2935 137 3 2.80 .906 11 7 4 739 30 0 2.43 .910
2009–10 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles QMJHL 54 32 21 0 3155 138 5 2.62 .908 5 1 4 311 19 0 3.66 .877
2009–10 Springfield Falcons AHL 3 1 1 0 140 6 0 2.57 .913 — — — — — — — —
2010–11 Acadie-Bathurst Titan QMJHL 45 29 13 2 2603 121 2 2.79 .911 3 0 2 105 12 0 6.88 .739
2011–12 Stockton Thunder ECHL 40 16 18 5 2388 99 4 2.49 .925 8 4 4 488 20 0 2.46 .919
2011–12 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 3 1 0 0 128 5 0 2.34 .937 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 22 9 9 1 1190 55 0 2.77 .902 — — — — — — — —
2012–13 Stockton Thunder ECHL 9 7 2 0 545 11 1 1.21 .961 22 12 9 1261 59 0 2.81 .911
2013–14 Oklahoma City Barons AHL 4 2 2 0 219 12 0 3.29 .897 — — — — — — — —
2013–14 Alaska Aces ECHL 20 13 7 0 1199 42 4 2.10 .922 8 6 1 450 17 1 2.27 .896
2013–14 Abbotsford Heat AHL 12 5 6 1 615 34 0 3.31 .902 — — — — — — — —
2014–15 Idaho Steelheads ECHL 40 25 10 3 2262 92 4 2.44 .911 5 2 3 284 15 0 3.17 .891
AHL totals 44 18 18 2 2292 112 0 2.93 .905 — — — — — — — —

Awards and honours

References

  1. 1 2 Ireland, J. "Goalie Olivier Roy eager for ice time". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  2. 1 2 "Olivier Roy gets the call for Canada". Toronto: The Globe and Mail. December 26, 2010. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  3. ↑ Kennedy, R. "The Hot List: Many styles of Roy". The Hockey News. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  4. ↑ "Roy poised to snatch WJC goaltending job | Posted Sports | National Post". Sports.nationalpost.com. Retrieved 2011-10-26.
  5. ↑ "Tavares, Hedman top final draft lists". www.nhl.com. Retrieved 14 April 2009.
  6. ↑ Starkman,R. (December 26, 2010). "Roy to start in goal as Canada opens world junior against Russia". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  7. 1 2 Sager, N. (March 28, 2011). "QMJHL: Olivier Roy's playoff stumble practically unprecedented". Yahoo!. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  8. ↑ "Oilers sign goalie Roy to 3-year deal". CBC. March 30, 2011. Retrieved March 30, 2011.
  9. ↑ "Oilers ink Olivier Roy to three-year deal". Sportsnet. March 30, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-03.
  10. ↑ "Oilers, Flames complete trade". CBC. November 8, 2013. Retrieved 2013-11-09.
  11. ↑ "Playoff proven 'tendy headed to Idaho". Idaho Steelheads. 2014-09-30. Retrieved 2014-09-30.
  12. ↑ "Dragons strengthen with Desbiens and Roy" (in Slovenian). HDD Olimpija Ljubljana. 2015-07-30. Retrieved 2015-07-30.
  13. ↑ "VSV holt neuen Tormann: Olivier Roy | EC VSV - Der Adlerhorst im Internet". www.ecvsv.at. Retrieved 2016-04-15.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
T. J. Brennan		 Winner of the Raymond Lagacé Trophy
2007–08 		Succeeded by
Dmitri Kulikov
Preceded by
Jakub Voracek		 Winner of the RDS Cup
2007–08 		Succeeded by
Dmitri Kulikov


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