Stéphane Roy (ice hockey, born 1967)

Stéphane Roy (born June 29, 1967) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League (NHL) with the Minnesota North Stars.

This article is about the ice hockey player born in 1967. For the ice hockey player born in 1976, see Stéphane Roy (ice hockey, born 1976).
Stéphane Roy
Born (1967-06-29) June 29, 1967
Quebec City, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Centre
Shot Left
Played for Minnesota North Stars
National team  Canada
NHL Draft 51st overall, 1985
Minnesota North Stars
Playing career 1986–2002

Biography

Roy was born in Quebec City, Quebec, and raised in Cap-Rouge, Quebec. He is the younger brother of Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy.[1] As a youth, he played in the 1978, 1979 and 1980 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournaments with a minor ice hockey team from Quebec City, and was a teammate to his brother Patrick in the 1978 event.[2]

Roy was drafted by the Minnesota North Stars in 1985, in the third round (51st overall). He played with the North Stars in the 1987–88 season, scoring one goal in twelve games and accumulating zero penalty minutes. He also spent several stints with the Canadian National Team during the first half of his career, making the team five times in a seven-year span (1986–93).

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References
  1. Stéphane Roy b. 1967
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved 2019-01-14.
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