Kevin Roy

For the Canadian Olympic weightlifter, see Kevin Roy (weightlifter).

Kevin Roy
Born (1993-05-20) May 20, 1993 (age 31)
Greenfield Park, Quebec, Canada
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 170 lb (77 kg; 12 st 2 lb)
Position Forward
Shoots Left
ICEHL team
Former teams		 Graz99ers
Anaheim Ducks
Brynas IF
HIFK
HC TWK Innsbruck
NHL draft 97th overall, 2012
Anaheim Ducks
Playing career 2016–present

Kevin Roy (born May 20, 1993) is a Canadian professional ice hockey forward who is currently playing with Graz99ers of the ICE Hockey League (ICEHL). Roy was selected by the Anaheim Ducks in the 4th round (97th overall) of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft. He played with the NCAA Men's Division I Northeastern Huskies in the Hockey East conference from 2012 to 2016.

Playing career

As a youth, Roy played in the 2005 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with a minor ice hockey team from Saint-Laurent.[1]

Roy attended Northeastern University, where he skated with the Northeastern Huskies men's ice hockey team since the 2012–13 season. In his freshman season Roy was honoured when he was named to the 2012–13 Hockey East All-Rookie Team. The following season he was named to the 2013–14 Hockey East Second All-Star Team, and in his junior year he was named to the 2014–15 Hockey East First All-Star Team. He scored a hat trick in his first-ever Beanpot Tournament game as a freshman in 2013. Roy's brother, Derick Roy, also played at Northeastern as a goaltender.[2]

On April 8, 2016, the Anaheim Ducks announced Roy signed his first professional contract on a two-year entry-level contract with the team.[3]

During the 2017–18 season, Roy was recalled from AHL affiliate, the San Diego Gulls, and made his NHL debut with the Ducks against the Vancouver Canucks on November 9, 2017,[4] He scored his first NHL goal against the Boston Bruins on November 15, 2017.[5]

On July 4, 2019, having left the Ducks as a free agent, Roy signed a one-year, two-way contract with the Florida Panthers.[6] Roy began the 2019–20 season assigned to the Panthers AHL affiliate, the Springfield Thunderbirds, registering 14 points through 23 games before he was traded by the Panthers to the Pittsburgh Penguins in exchange for Ryan Haggerty on December 18, 2019.[7] He played out the remainder of his contract to the Penguins in the AHL with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins, scoring 10 goals and 21 points in 35 regular season games, before the season was cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

As a free agent from the Penguins, approaching the delayed 2020–21 season, Roy accepted a professional tryout invitation to attend the Tucson Roadrunners AHL training camp, on January 19, 2021.[8] In the shortened season, Roy led the Roadrunners in scoring with 11 goals and 30 points in 35 regular season games.

On September 17, 2021, having left the Roadrunners as a free agent, Roy continued his career in the AHL in agreeing to a one-year deal with the Laval Rocket, the primary affiliate to the Montreal Canadiens.[9]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2009–10 Deerfield Academy USHS 27 12 16 28 6 — — — — —
2010–11 Deerfield Academy USHS 18 19 15 34 8 — — — — —
2011–12 Lincoln Stars USHL 59 54 50 104 50 8 7 3 10 4
2012–13 Northeastern University HE 29 17 17 34 24 — — — — —
2013–14 Northeastern University HE 37 19 27 46 30 — — — — —
2014–15 Northeastern University HE 35 19 25 44 28 — — — — —
2015–16 Northeastern University HE 29 10 16 26 10 — — — — —
2015–16 San Diego Gulls AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2016–17 San Diego Gulls AHL 67 16 30 46 16 10 2 3 5 0
2017–18 San Diego Gulls AHL 45 14 23 37 14 — — — — —
2017–18 Anaheim Ducks NHL 25 6 1 7 6 — — — — —
2018–19 San Diego Gulls AHL 11 1 4 5 6 8 2 1 3 0
2018–19 Anaheim Ducks NHL 3 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
2019–20 Springfield Thunderbirds AHL 23 4 10 14 19 — — — — —
2019–20 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 35 10 11 21 4 — — — — —
2020–21 Tucson Roadrunners AHL 35 11 19 30 16 1 0 0 0 0
2021–22 Laval Rocket AHL 62 13 20 33 18 2 0 0 0 2
2022–23 Brynäs IF SHL 6 1 0 1 2 — — — — —
2022–23 HIFK Liiga 19 1 5 6 4 1 0 0 0 0
2023–24 HC TWK Innsbruck ICEHL 47 25 33 58 14 2 0 2 2 0
NHL totals 28 6 1 7 6 — — — — —

Awards and honours

Award Year
USHL
Player of the Year 2011–12 [10]
College
Hockey East All-Rookie Team 2012–13 [11]
Hockey East Second-Team All-Star 2013–14 [12]
Hockey East First-Team All-Star 2014–15 [13]
NCAA (East) Second All-American Team 2014–15 [14]

References

  1. ^ "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Archived from the original (PDF) on March 6, 2019. Retrieved February 16, 2019.
  2. ^ "Kevin Roy earns Hockey East First Team All-Star status". Northeastern University. March 19, 2015. Retrieved March 19, 2015.
  3. ^ "Ducks Sign LW Kevin Roy to a Two-Year Entry-Level Contract". Anaheim Ducks. April 8, 2016. Retrieved April 8, 2016.
  4. ^ "Silfverberg's goals lead Ducks past Canucks". tsn.ca. November 10, 2017. Retrieved May 17, 2018.
  5. ^ "Recap: Roy's First Career Goal Helps Ducks to 4-2 Victory Over Boston". NHL.com. November 16, 2017. Retrieved November 16, 2017.
  6. ^ "Panthers sign UFA forward Kevin Roy to one-year contract". litteboxcats.com. July 4, 2019. Retrieved July 5, 2019.
  7. ^ "Penguins acquire Kevin Roy from Panthers in exchange for Ryan Haggerty". Pittsburgh Penguins. December 18, 2019. Retrieved December 18, 2019.
  8. ^ "2021 Tucson Roadrunners training camp roster" (PDF). Tucson Roadrunners. January 21, 2021. Retrieved January 21, 2021.
  9. ^ "Rocket agree to terms with Roy". American Hockey League. September 17, 2021. Retrieved September 17, 2021.
  10. ^ "Kevin Roy is USHL player of the year". Lincoln Journal Star. April 1, 2012. Retrieved April 1, 2012.
  11. ^ "Kevin Roy – 2014–15 Men's Ice Hockey". Northeastern University. March 15, 2015. Retrieved March 15, 2015.
  12. ^ "HE announces All-Star Teams". Hockey East. April 1, 2014. Archived from the original on March 21, 2014. Retrieved April 1, 2014.
  13. ^ "Conference Honors, 2014–15". collegehockeyinc.com. April 2, 2015. Archived from the original on March 18, 2015. Retrieved April 2, 2015.
  14. ^ "Five schools net a pair of All-American selections". USCHO.com. April 11, 2015. Retrieved April 11, 2015.