Patrick Roy

Patrick Jacques Roy (French pronunciation: ​[ʁwa]; born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender and the current head coach and vice president of hockey operations for the Colorado Avalanche of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is regarded as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time.

Nicknamed "Saint Patrick," Roy split his playing career in the NHL between the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he played for ten years, and the Avalanche, with whom he played for eight years. Roy won four Stanley Cups during his career, two with each franchise. Roy was born in Quebec City, but grew up in Cap-Rouge, Quebec.

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 win the Conn Smythe Trophy (the award given to the most valuable player in the Stanley Cup playoffs) three times, the only one to do so in different decades, and the only one to do so for two different teams. Roy's number 33 jersey is retired by both the Canadiens and Avalanche.

Patrick Roy (disambiguation)

Patrick Roy (born 1965) is a former French-Canadian hockey goaltender.

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Patrick Roy (politician)

Patrick Roy (August 30, 1957 – May 3, 2011) was a French politician, a member of the National Assembly. He represented the 19th constituency of the Nord département, and was a member of the French Socialist Party (PSF). He was also the mayor of Denain.

He was known for the colorful clothes he wore at the National Assembly and his love of heavy metal music, a musical style he defended on various occasions during the debates concerning the Hadopi law or the controversy about the Hellfest festival. On 5 June 2010, he joined the French metal band Mass Hysteria on stage during the Metallurgicales festival in Denain.

In November 2010, Roy revealed that he was suffering from a digestive cancer. In February 2011 he announced that he will come back to the National Assembly on March 15 and he did it, thanking the other congresswomen and congressmen for their support.

Patrick Roy died in Valenciennes on 3 May 2011 from pancreatic cancer. He was 53.

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Patrick Roy (TV presenter)

Patrick Boyard, known as Patrick Roy (April 17, 1952 – February 18, 1993), was a French radio and television presenter.

Life and career

Radio career and television beginnings

In 1976, Patrick Roy graduated from the École Française d'Attachés de Presse. From 1977 to 1992, he hosted the radio programs Vanille Fraise, Passé-Présent, Destination bonheur and Bienvenue à bord on RMC.

In the meantime, he appeared in 1982 in the television program Les Fugues à Fugain hosted by Michel Fugain on TF1 and on Cadence 3 on FR3 with Guy Lux.

Career on TF1

He joined TF1 in 1987. He replaced intermittently Éric Galliano on Les Grandes Oreilles and the hosted L'Affaire est dans le sac from October 1987 to June 1988. He became very popular hosting on the same channel Le Juste Prix from July 1988 to November 1992 and Une famille en or (French version of Family Feud) from July 1990 to October 1992.

From 1990 to 1992, he co-hosted with Philippe Risoli and Christian Morin the variety program Succès fous, in which a number of famous bands and singers appeared as guests. During summer 1991, he co-hosted Intervilles (French version of It's a Knockout) with Philippe Risoli and Guy Lux.