Patrick Roy Patrick Jacques Roy ( ; born October 5 , 1965 , in Sainte - Foy , Quebec , Canada ) is a former ice hockey goaltender . Nicknamed " Saint Patrick , " Roy split his professional career between the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League , winning two Stanley Cup championships with each franchise . In 2004 , Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers , coupled with a simultaneous fan poll . On November 13 , 2006 , Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame . He is the only player in NHL history to have won the Conn Smythe Trophy ( the award given to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup Playoffs ) three times . Roy is widely credited with popularising the butterfly style of goaltending , which has since become associated with goalies from Roy ' s native Quebec . Roy ' s number 33 is retired by both the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche . He is currently the co - owner , general manager , and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . Early life . Roy was born in Quebec , Canada ) to parents Michel and Barbara ( née Miller ) . He became interested in being a hockey goalie when he was seven years old . There is a rumor that Roy wore pillows on his legs before he got a real pair . After playing for the local Sainte - Foy Gouverneurs , he started his professional career with the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League . NHL career . Montreal Canadiens Roy was drafted in the 3rd round , 51st overall in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens , which he disliked , being a fan of the rival Quebec Nordiques . His grandmother , Anna Peacock , who was a big Canadiens fan , died before seeing her grandson being drafted . Roy kept playing for the Granby Bisons , before being called up by the Canadiens . Despite the thoughts that he wasn ' t going to play , on February 23 , 1985 , he made his NHL debut when he replaced the Canadiens starting goaltender Doug Soetaert in the third period . Roy played for 20 minutes and earned his first NHL win without allowing a goal . After the game , he was sent to the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League . Despite starting as a backup , Roy replaced the starting goaltender after he had equipment troubles during a game . He got a win , became the starting goaltender for the playoffs and led the team to a Calder Cup championship with ten wins in 13 games . In the following season , Roy started playing regularly for the Montreal Canadiens . He played 47 games during the regular season and won the starting job for the playoffs , where he emerged as a star , leading his team to an unexpected Stanley Cup title and winning a Conn Smythe Trophy for the Most Valuable Player . As a 20 - year old , he became the youngest Conn Smythe winner ever and was chosen for the NHL All - Rookie Team . Nicknamed St . Patrick after the victory , Roy continued playing for the Canadiens , who won the Adams Division in 1987 – 88 and in 1988 – 89 , when they lost to the Calgary Flames in the Stanley Cup finals . Roy , together with Brian Hayward , won the William M . Jennings Trophy in 1987 , 1988 and 1989 . In both 1989 and 1990 , he won the Vezina Trophy for best goaltender in the NHL and was voted for the NHL 1st All - Star Team . In 1991 – 92 , the Canadiens won the Adams Division again , with Roy having a very successful individual year , winning the William M . Jennings Trophy , the Vezina Trophy and being selected for the NHL 1st All - Star Team . Despite the successful regular season , the Canadiens were swept in the second round by the Boston Bruins , who stopped their playoff run for the fourth time in five years . In the 1993 playoffs , after the Canadiens lost their first two games to their archrival Quebec Nordiques in the first round series , a newspaper in Roy ' s hometown district and suggested that he be traded . Nordiques goaltending coach Dan Bouchard also proclaimed that his team had solved Roy . These comments seemed to fire up Roy , who responded by winning the next four games against the Nordiques , sweeping the Buffalo Sabres in the next round , and winning the first three against the New York Islanders to complete an eleven post - season game winning streak . Roy set a record during the post - season with 10 straight overtime wins , won the Stanley Cup , and was once again the Conn Smythe Trophy winner . In 1994 , the Canadiens were the defending champions but they were knocked out in the first round by the Boston Bruins . Nonetheless , that seven game series was notable in the eyes of Montreal fans as Roy came down with appendicitis and missed game three . He convinced doctors to let him return for game four and led the Canadiens to a 5 - 2 victory , stopping 39 shots . On December 2 , 1995 , Roy was in net against the Detroit Red Wings during Montreal ' s worst home game in franchise history , an 11 - 1 loss . Red Wings scored on Roy nine times . This began what would become a long history of problems between Roy and the Detroit Red Wings , which would reach their peak during his time with the Colorado Avalanche . Four days after the incident , the Canadiens traded Roy and captain Mike Keane to the Colorado Avalanche in exchange for Jocelyn Thibault , Martin Ručínský , and Andrei Kovalenko , which is sometimes called " Le Trade " . After the trade , the Canadiens did not have a solid starting goaltender until José Théodore arrived in 2001 . Since Le Trade , the Canadiens have won only four playoff series and missed the post - season several times ; in contrast , Roy enjoyed great success in Colorado and won two Stanley Cups and two Presidents ' Trophies . " Montreal Gazette " columnist Jack Todd , in reference to other teams that have struggled since making odd personnel decisions , has written numerous times that the Canadiens are under " The Curse of St . Patrick . " In hindsight , the trade was one of the most one - sided deals in NHL history . In 2004 , ESPN called Roy ' s trade to Colorado a steal , and one of the worst moves ever made during the first 25 years of ESPN ' s existence . Canadiens general manager Réjean Houle , who at the time had been GM for only 40 days , was criticized for making the trade instead of resolving the tension between Roy and Tremblay . Colorado Avalanche . The same season he was traded to the Avalanche , Roy helped lead the team to their first Stanley Cup . He played for Colorado until his retirement in 2003 , adding another Cup and capturing a record third Conn Smythe Trophy in 2001 . In the 1996 Western Conference semi - finals between the Colorado Avalanche and the Chicago Blackhawks , Jeremy Roenick was stopped by Roy on a break - away during OT in game 4 , while apparently being tackled by an Avalanche player . The referees did not call for a penalty shot on the play and the Avalanche won in triple overtime on Joe Sakic ' s game winning goal . Earlier in game 3 , Roenick scored on an unchallenged breakaway to tie the score at 3 and send the game to overtime ; the Blackhawks ended up winning the game . After game 4 , Roenick told the media " It should have been a penalty shot , there ' s no doubt about it . I like Patrick ' s quote that he would ' ve stopped me . I ' d just want to know where he was in Game 3 , probably getting his jock out of the rafters in the United Center maybe . " Roy retorted with his now - famous line , Roy and the Avalanche beat the Blackhawks in 6 games and went on to win the Cup . Roy was a huge part of the Avalanche / Detroit Red Wings rivalry . During the Red Wings - Avalanche brawl in 1997 , he fought Wings goalie Mike Vernon . The next season , he fought another Red Wings goalie , Chris Osgood . The Avalanche and Red Wings met in the playoffs four times after 1996 , with both teams winning two series . His final game was played against the Minnesota Wild on April 22 , 2003 , in a game seven overtime loss in the Western Conference quarterfinals of the NHL playoffs . At the May 28 , 2003 press conference to announce his retirement , Roy was asked by a reporter which NHL player he feared the most when playing . Roy replied that there was no one he feared when playing , but that Cam Neely had given him some trouble . International play . Roy was selected as Team Canada ' s starting goalie for the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano , Japan . He refused to give up a start , even though many people thought backup Martin Brodeur deserved to start in the bronze medal game . Roy played all six games , and Canada failed to win a medal . Roy had a 4 - 2 record with one shutout . Post retirement . After retiring from the NHL , Roy joined the Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL as vice president of hockey operations . He is also owner and general manager . On September 29 , 2005 , he was also named head coach of the team . On May 28 , 2006 , the Quebec Remparts won the Memorial Cup ( top Canadian Hockey League tournament ) , beating the Moncton Wildcats 6 - 2 in the finals ( although the Remparts were only the runner - up in the 2006 QMJHL championship , they were able to participate in the Memorial Cup since the QMJHL champions were the host city — see Memorial Cup , 1983 to present ) . Patrick Roy is the 7th coach to win the cup on his rookie year , and the first to do so since Claude Julien with the Hull Olympiques in 1997 . On January 19 , 2007 , Saguenay Police investigated an incident involving Roy and co - owner of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens , Pierre Cardinal . There were reports that Roy threw punches at the co - owner after he intervened in order to disperse a crowd of hockey fans that were blocking the Remparts bus after a game between the two clubs . A complaint for assault had been filed against Roy who may face assault charges in the matter . Montreal newspaper Le Journal de Montréal reported that Roy later apologized to the victim by telephone . In a press conference following a Remparts game on January 21 , 2007 , Roy said that he was " suffering prejudice on the part of the media " and believed that he was not guilty of the incident . He then questioned his future as head coach and co - owner of the team , even considering resigning from his duties . On January 25 , 2007 , Cardinal announced that he removed his complaint against Roy , before Roy made a press conference about his future in the Quebec Remparts , where he announced he will stay coach and co - owner of the team . On March 22 , 2008 , in Chicoutimi , Quebec , Roy was involved in another on - ice incident during Game 2 of a first - round playoff series against the rival Saguenéens . Late in the second period , in which the Saguenéens were leading Quebec 7 - 1 , a brawl started and Remparts goaltender Jonathan Roy , who is also Patrick ' s son , charged towards opposing goaltender Bobby Nadeau . Roy hit Nadeau numerous times despite the other goalie indicating he didn ' t want to fight . After knocking Nadeau down , Roy continued to hit him . Roy fought a second Saguenéens player , then skated off the ice while holding both middle fingers up to the crowd . Coach Roy denied inciting his son to fight even though cameras showed Roy making a gesture towards his son while he was advancing towards Nadeau . After investigation by the league office , Jonathan was suspended for seven games and fined $ 500 while Patrick was suspended for five games and fined $ 4 , 000 . The Quebec Ministry of Public Safety has launched a police investigation into the matter . In late July 2008 , Jonathan was charged with assault in Saguenay courts . On November 21 , 2008 , Roy ' s other son found trouble playing for the Remparts , when centre Frederick Roy cross - checked an opponent in the head after a stoppage in play , Frederick was ultimately suspended 15 games by the QMJHL for that incident , which occurred the night before Patrick Roy ' s jersey retirement ceremony in Montreal . On March 17 , 2009 , Roy ' s NHL record of 551 career regular season wins was broken by Martin Brodeur . In May 2009 , several unnamed sources reported that Roy was offered the head coaching position with the NHL ' s Colorado Avalanche . He turned down the position , but has expressed the possibilities of becoming an NHL level coach in the future . Personal life . Patrick Roy married Michèle Piuze on June 9 , 1990 . They have three children : Jonathan , Frederick and Jana . His sons , Frederick and Jonathan , played for the team that he coaches , the Quebec Remparts . Roy was arrested for domestic violence on Sunday , October 22 , 2000 , and was released on $ 750 bail . Roy and his wife were in an argument , and his wife made a hangup call to 911 . Police found physical damage to the house and took Roy into custody . Roy was later cleared of all charges when the presiding judge dismissed the case , citing it did not meet the standard for criminal mischief in a case of domestic violence . The couple divorced in early 2006 . Since the 1980s , Roy has been a significant contributor to the Ronald McDonald House charity . Roy was known for superstitious quirks . He never skated on the blue lines , often talked to the net posts , and he never talked to reporters on days in which he was scheduled to play . By refusing to touch the lines in the ice between periods , he had to jump them . Legacy . In 1989 , 1990 , and 1992 Roy won the Vezina Trophy as the NHL ' s best goaltender . He won the Jennings Trophy ( fewest goals allowed ) in 1987 , 1988 , 1989 ( all shared with Brian Hayward ) , 1992 , and 2002 . He led the league in shutouts and goals against average twice , was named a First Team All - Star four times , a Second Team All - Star twice , and played in eleven All - Star games . Roy has also won a record three Conn Smythe Trophies as NHL Playoff MVP ( 1986 , 1993 , and 2001 ) . Among the many goaltending NHL records Roy holds are career playoff games played ( 247 ) , career playoff wins ( 151 ) and most combined wins – regular season and playoffs ( 702 ) . The Avalanche retired Roy ' s # 33 jersey on October 28 , 2003 , while the Montreal Canadiens retired Roy ' s # 33 on November 22 , 2008 . This makes Roy the sixth NHL player to have his number retired by two different organizations . At the news conference announcing Roy ' s jersey retirement , Roy stated that it was time for him to move on in regards to what happened in 1995 , and that he hoped the Canadiens would do the same . Roy was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006 , in his first year of eligibility . British Columbia - born baseball player and former American League MVP Justin Morneau wears # 33 in tribute to Roy . Patrick Roy was named one of the Top 10 Most Superstitious Athletes by Men ' s Fitness . < nowiki > * Shared with < / nowiki > Brian Hayward .