In 1991–92, the Canadiens won the Adams Division again, with Roy having a very successful individual year, winning the William M. In 19, he won the Vezina Trophy for best goaltender in the NHL and was voted for the NHL first All-Star team. Jennings Trophy in 1987, 1988, and 1989, as the Canadiens regularly allowed the fewest goals against. Roy, together with Brian Hayward, won the William M. 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. As a 20-year-old, he became the youngest Conn Smythe winner ever and was chosen for the NHL All-Rookie Team. He played 47 games during the regular season and won the starting job for the Stanley Cup playoffs, where he emerged as a star, leading his team to an unexpected Stanley Cup title and winning the Conn Smythe Trophy for the Most Valuable Player in the playoffs. In the following season, Roy started playing regularly for the Canadiens and took over the starting goaltender's job when incumbent Steve Penney was injured in January. He earned a win, became the starting goaltender for the playoffs and led the team to a Calder Cup championship with ten wins in 13 games. Despite starting as a backup, Roy replaced Greg Moffett after he had equipment troubles during a game. After the game, he was reassigned to the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the AHL. Roy played for 20 minutes and earned his first NHL win without allowing a goal. Despite the thoughts that he was not going to play for the team, on February 23, 1985, he made his NHL debut when he replaced the Canadiens' starting goaltender, Doug Soetaert, in the game's third period. Roy kept playing for the Granby Bisons of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) before being called up by the Canadiens. His grandmother Anna Peacock was a big Canadiens fan, but died before seeing her grandson being drafted. Roy was drafted in the third round, 51st overall, in the 1984 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens, a team he disliked, being a fan of the rival Quebec Nordiques. He then began his professional career with the Sherbrooke Canadiens of the American Hockey League (AHL). After playing for the local Sainte-Foy Gouverneurs, he played for the Granby Bisons of the QMJHL(Quebec Major Junior Hockey League). He played in the 19 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments on a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City, which included his brother in 1978. Roy became interested in being an ice hockey goalie when he was seven years old. His parents are Barbara (Miller) and Michel Roy, and he has a younger brother, Stéphane. Roy was born in Quebec City but grew up in Cap-Rouge, Quebec. He is currently serving as the general manager and head coach of the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). Roy is widely credited with popularizing the butterfly style of goaltending, which has since become the dominant style of goaltending around the world. Roy's number 33 jersey is retired by both the Canadiens and Avalanche. 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 three different decades (1980s, 1990s, and 2000s), and the only one to do so for two teams. On November 13, 2006, Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. In 2004, Roy was selected as the greatest goaltender in NHL history by a panel of 41 writers, coupled with a simultaneous fan poll. Roy won four Stanley Cups during his career, two with each franchise. Nicknamed "Saint Patrick", Roy split his playing career in the National Hockey League (NHL) between the Montreal Canadiens, with whom he played for 11 years, and the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he played for eight years. In 2017, Roy was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in history. Patrick Jacques Roy ( French pronunciation: born October 5, 1965) is a Canadian professional ice hockey coach and former goaltender and executive, who serves as the head coach for the Quebec Remparts of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL).
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