Derek Roy

Derek Roy (born May 4, 1983) is a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who currently plays for the Buffalo Sabres of the National Hockey League (NHL).
==Playing career==
===Junior career===
Roy led the Kitchener Rangers of the OHL with 87 points during the 1999–00 season, and won the OHL Rookie of the Year trophy. The next season, he scored 42 goals and 81 points. He was drafted 32nd overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. The next season, Roy set OHL career highs in goals and points and continued to be the Rangers' leading scorer.
In the Fall of 2002, Roy played for the Sabres during their preseason 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 capturing the 2003 Memorial Cup. Roy won the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup MVP.
===Buffalo Sabres===
Roy began the 2003–04 season with the Sabres' minor league affiliate, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. However, after scoring at point-per-game pace after 26 games with the Americans, he was called up and played the majority of the season in Buffalo, tallying 19 points in his 49-game rookie season.
Roy was back with the Americans the next season due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. He failed to make the Sabres out of training camp when NHL play resumed in 2005–06. However, after scoring 20 points in 8 games with the Americans (including a few 5-point performances), he was called up to the Sabres once again. 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. Roy then complemented a 46-point second-year season with 15 points in the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Sabres advanced to the semi-finals against 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 league's best regular season record. Meeting the Ottawa Senators in the Sabres' second consecutive semi-finals appearance, Roy scored the fastest goal to start a playoff game in franchise history nine seconds into game four. He was three seconds off from the league record of six seconds. After the Sabres were eliminated by the Senators, Roy agreed to a 6-year, $24 million deal with the Buffalo Sabres in the off-season, on July 27, 2007.
In his first season under the new contract, Roy led the Sabres in points with 81 and was second in goals with 32 and assists with 49. However, with the departures of co-captains Chris Drury and Danny Briere, the Sabres failed to make the playoffs.
==International play==
In Roy's last year of major junior, he was selected to play for Team Canada in the 2003 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. He brought home a silver medal and received player of the game honours with a crystal puck.
He made his next international appearance at the World Championships with Team Canada. In the quarter-finals, he scored a hat trick against Norway in an 8-2 win. Roy earned another silver medal with Canada as they were defeated in overtime of the gold medal game by Russia.
==Awards==
*Named to the OHL All-Rookie Team (2000)
*Awarded the Emms Family Award as OHL Rookie of the Year (2000)
*Named to the CHL All-Rookie Team (2000)
*Awarded CHL Plus/Minus Award (2000)
*Awarded the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as OHL playoff MVP (2003)
*Named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team (2003)
*Awarded Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup MVP (2003)
*Played in the NHL YoungStars Game (2004)
==Career statistics==
  	  	  	 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	 	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Season 	Team 	League 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM 	 	GP 	G 	A 	Pts 	PIM
1999–00 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 	 	66 	34 	53 	87 	44 	 	5 	4 	1 	5 	6
2000–01 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 	 	65 	42 	39 	81 	114 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2001–02 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 	 	62 	43 	46 	89 	92 	 	4 	1 	2 	3 	2
2002–03 	Kitchener Rangers 	OHL 	 	49 	28 	50 	78 	73 	 	21 	9 	23 	32 	14
2003–04 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	26 	10 	16 	26 	20 	 	16 	6 	8 	14 	18
2003–04 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	49 	9 	10 	19 	12 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2004–05 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	67 	16 	45 	61 	60 	 	9 	6 	5 	11 	6
2005–06 	Rochester Americans	AHL 	 	8 	7 	13 	20 	10 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2005–06 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	70 	18 	28 	46 	57 	 	18 	5 	10 	15 	16
2006–07 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	75 	21 	42 	63 	60 	 	16 	2 	5 	7 	14
2007–08 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	78 	32 	49 	81 	46 	 	-- 	-- 	-- 	-- 	--
2008–09 	Buffalo Sabres 	NHL 	 	82 	28 	42 	70 	38 	 	 	 	 	 	
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals	 	354 	108 	171 	279 	213 	 	34 	7 	15 	22 	30
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International statistics===
Year 	Event 	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
2003 	WJC 	6 	1	2	3 	4
2008 	WC 	9 	5	5	10 	6
Senior Int'l total	Senior Int'l total	9 	5	5	10 	6
*2008 statistics (Accessed July 22, 2008)
==External links==
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Category:Born in 1983
Category:Buffalo Sabres players
Category:Rochester Americans players
Category:Canadian ice hockey players
Category:Kitchener Rangers alumni
Category:Memorial Cup winners
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