LB28 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) New York Islanders President of Hockey Operations and General Manager Lou Lamoriello announced today that Lane Lambert has been relieved of his coaching responsibilities. Patrick Roy has been named Head Coach of the New York Islanders. Last season, Roy served as the Head Coach of the Quebec Remparts and won the Memorial Cup Championship and the QMJHL Championship. He had two stints as Head Coach of the Remparts, 2005-06 through 2012-13 and 2018-19 through 2022-23. He also won the Memorial Cup in his first season as Head Coach of Quebec (2005-06). Over the course of 13 seasons with the Remparts, Roy accumulated a Head Coaching record of 524-255-66. Roy was the Head Coach of the Colorado Avalanche for three seasons (2013-14, 2014-15, 2015-16). He finished with a record of 130-92-24 and won the Jack Adams Award in 2013-14 as NHL Coach of the Year. The Quebec, PQ native began his NHL playing career in 1985-86, when he backstopped the Montreal Canadiens to a Stanley Cup Championship, also winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP. Roy was the youngest player in NHL history to ever win the Conn Smythe Trophy. He would also help the Canadiens win the Stanley Cup in 1993 and was once again awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy. In 1995, Roy was traded from Montreal to Colorado and in that same season, he would win his third Stanley Cup. Roy would go on to win a fourth Stanley Cup with the Avalanche in 2001 and was awarded his third Conn Smythe Trophy, an NHL record. Roy retired from the NHL in 2003 with a career regular season record of 551-315-131 and a career playoff record of 151-94. Roy’s 151 playoff wins record is first all-time and his 551 regular season wins record is third all-time. Roy was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 2006 and his jersey number 33 is retired by both Montreal and Colorado. Roy played in eleven All-Star games and won three Vezina Trophies (awarded annually to the NHL's goaltender who is "adjudged to be the best at this position") and five William Jennings Trophies (awarded annually to the goalie(s) on a team with the fewest goals against). Edited January 20 by LucBourdon28 2 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ronning4center Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Good to have the personality in the league...but boy oh boy does he have a temper. Wonder how the players feel about this. Edited January 20 by ronning4center Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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PistolPete13 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 No wonder Lane Lambert is such a miserable looking dude. He could likely see this coming. The primadonnas on the NYI are in for a rude awakening, when Paddy Roy lowers the boom Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB28 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 2 minutes ago, ronning4center said: Good to have the personality in the league...but boy oh boy does he have a temper. Wonder how the players feel about this. Legend of the game and hopefully he's learned from the past Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gwarrior Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Wow. I didn't see that one coming. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Now that's a surprise, be interesting to see how the Isles do going forward 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 This could have something to do with it, all things considered it's impressive that they're still in the mix for the playoffs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Jess Posted January 20 Popular Post Share Posted January 20 Can't wait for when Torts and Roy face off. 4 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dizzle Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 3 minutes ago, -AJ- said: Can't wait for when Torts and Roy face off. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
LB28 Posted January 20 Author Share Posted January 20 7 minutes ago, Coconuts said: This could have something to do with it, all things considered it's impressive that they're still in the mix for the playoffs Islanders get a coaching bump and make a run in the playoffs. Bo Horvat faces his former team in the Stanley Cup Finals! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrJockitch Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I don’t see Patrick Roy and Bo Horvat being a great mix. Lou is getting soft in old age. He never would have tolerated Roy the player. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
D.B Cooper Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 NHL is in dire need of some personality. They just got a shit load of it. This is great news IMO. Roy is an animal, but also a pretty great hockey mind Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 4 minutes ago, LucBourdon28 said: Islanders get a coaching bump and make a run in the playoffs. Bo Horvat faces his former team in the Stanley Cup Finals! They could be a playoff team, both the 6-8 spots in each conference are very much up for grabs Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Snoop Hogg Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 A coaching change was not unexpected, but I’m shocked they went with Roy. Surprised Horvat wasn’t lobbying for Boudreau, so he can pad his stats again. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Miss Korea Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Is this a good change for New York? I'm honestly not sure. It's a good thing, right? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
AlwaysACanuckFan Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 49 minutes ago, ronning4center said: Good to have the personality in the league...but boy oh boy does he have a temper. Wonder how the players feel about this. Perhaps this will be Horvat after being benched for plus/minus -3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coconuts Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 21 minutes ago, Snoop Hogg said: A coaching change was not unexpected, but I’m shocked they went with Roy. Surprised Horvat wasn’t lobbying for Boudreau, so he can pad his stats again. Dunno, Horvat has been solid for the Isles this season, if Roy helps them win and make the playoffs I doubt he'll care 1 1 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoHeart Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Goalies can’t head coach. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HKSR Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 52 minutes ago, ronning4center said: Good to have the personality in the league...but boy oh boy does he have a temper. Wonder how the players feel about this. Won't be a country club environment... I can tell you that for free! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Combover Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 (edited) Never liked accused wife beater Roy to bad he’s coaching in the nhl . hope he fails . Edited January 20 by Combover 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jester13 Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 Bo looking like a common denominator at the moment Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Whaleroad Train Posted January 20 Share Posted January 20 I'm not sure whether this is a genius move by the Islanders, or a self inflicted wound. Time will tell. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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