Colorado Avalanche announce legend Patrick Roy as new Head Coach – NHL news
Known in history as one of the best Colorado Avalanche and Montreal Canadiens’ players to have ever graced the sport, Patrick Roy will now be coaching for the team he spent his last seven seasons playing with.
The Colorado Avalanche made the announcement official on Tuesday after realising the need to bring in someone who knows how the game should be played and could potentially lead them to a appearance in the Stanley Cup Finals, as soon as next regular season.
Roy has also been named the vice president of hockey operations for the Avalanche.
While it may not be a promise to get the Colorado Avalanche into the Stanley Cup Finals next time around, Patrick Roy is assuring fans that he will eventually make the team a championship level one.
“Here I am today, back in Denver, ready to embark on a new challenge,” said Roy. “I'm also excited to get involved in player-personnel decisions. It will be our goal to work together to compete for a Stanley Cup. To all Avalanche fans, rest assured I will
bring the same passion to my new role with the team as I did when I was a player.”
According to sources, Roy’s contract is a four-year deal, with an option to extend it an extra season depending on a mutual agreement which can be undergone during the last season on his agreement.
“The Avalanche means a lot to me,” added Roy. “If there's an organization I wanted to work with, it's this one. Those eight years in Denver were fantastic ones, our fans are extremely important to me.”
Roy has a total of four Stanley Cup championships under his belt, of which two were with the Montreal Canadiens and the next two with Colorado. He was picked up by the Montreal Canadiens as the 51st overall back in round three of the 1984 National Hockey
League (NHL) Entry Draft.
The native of Quebec, Canada, went on to play 1,029 regular seasons games, getting 551 wins and 315 losses as one of the best goalies in history and an accumulated save percentage of .910.
In the playoffs, Roy has 247 games, 151 wins, 94 losses and a .918 save percentage.
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