Joshua Roy

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Joshua Roy
Born (2003-08-06) August 6, 2003 (age 20)
Saint-Georges, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 187 lb (85 kg; 13 st 5 lb)
Position Right wing
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Montreal Canadiens
Laval Rocket  (AHL)
NHL draft 150th overall, 2021
Montreal Canadiens
Playing career 2022–present

Joshua Roy (born August 6, 2003) is a Canadian professional ice hockey winger for the Laval Rocket of the American Hockey League (AHL) while under contract to the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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A highly touted prospect upon entering the QMJHL with the Saint John Sea Dogs, early struggles led to a decline in his reputation, and he was ultimately selected by the Canadiens in the fifth round (150th overall) in the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. Following a trade to the Sherbrooke Phoenix, Roy would see a substantial increase in his production, winning the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the league's top scorer for the 2021–22 season.

Internationally, Roy was part of the Canadian national junior team that won gold medals at both the 2022 and 2023 World Junior Championships.

Playing career

QMJHL

After a highly successful 2018–19 minor hockey season with the Lévis Chevaliers of the Quebec Midget Triple-A Hockey League, in which he led the league in scoring with 38 goals and 50 assists in 42 games, Roy was selected first overall in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League's 2019 amateur draft by the Saint John Sea Dogs. [1] Self-described as "not a physical guy really, more a skilled guy. Won't be making a lot of checks," Roy was compared to Jonathan Huberdeau by Sea Dogs management. [2] Conversely, The Hockey News faulted Roy's performance, writing that "despite posting 11 points in 11 playoff games, Roy left a lot to be desired and wasn't as competitive shift-to-shift as you'd like to see." [3] Making his debut in the 2019–20 season, Roy appeared in 60 games prior to the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic curtailing the remainder of the competitive calendar. He had 16 goals and 28 assists. [4]

At the beginning of the 2020–21 season, the NHL Central Scouting Bureau rated Roy as a B-grade prospect, making him a candidate for selection in the second or third rounds of the 2021 NHL Entry Draft. [5] Roy played 15 games with the Sea Dogs, registering 9 goals and 8 assists, prior to a shutdown of the team because of pandemic outbreaks in New Brunswick that would ultimately last for almost four months. [6] [7] Roy struggled with the effects of the lockdown. [8] He ultimately requested a trade, and in advance of the 2021 trade deadline he was dealt to the Sherbrooke Phoenix. [6] [9] He appeared in 16 games with the Phoenix in the remainder of the season, posting nine goals and 5 assists, second on the team in that frame. [4] Despite the late change, NHL scouting assessments of Roy were negatively affected by his first two QMJHL seasons, and he was ultimately taken in the fifth round of the 2021 draft by the Montreal Canadiens. [8] Canadiens scouting director Trevor Timmins said that the team felt "he's going to be a late bloomer." [10]

In the 2021 off-season, the Phoenix and Canadiens development staff developed a program to address concerns about Roy's training and conditioning. [8] He enjoyed a breakout 2021–22 season, posting 51 goals and 68 assists for a league-best 119 points in 66 games. He won the Jean Béliveau Trophy as the QMJHL's top scorer and was named to the First All-Star Team. [11] [12] The league also awarded him the Paul Dumont Trophy as personality of the year, citing his status as "an important ambassador for the QMJHL" and "his positive impact in media circles." [13] As well, he was a finalist for both the Frank J. Selke Memorial Trophy, awarded to the most sportsmanlike player, and the Michel Brière Memorial Trophy, awarded to the QMJHL's most valuable player. [14] [15] In the 2022 QMJHL playoffs, the Phoenix reached the semi-finals, before being ousted by the Charlottetown Islanders. [16]

In the midst of his successful QMJHL season, Roy signed a three-year entry level contract with the Canadiens on March 30, 2022. [17] Following the QMJHL playoffs, he was eligible to be called up to play for the Canadiens' AHL affiliate Laval Rocket in the Calder Cup playoffs. He appeared in one game in the Eastern Conference Finals. [18]

Returning to the Phoenix for the 2022–23 season, Roy soon received advice from Canadiens player development director Adam Nicholas that emphasized how to "build NHL habits to be a good NHL player." This included greater emphasis on physical play and entering "high danger" areas for generating offense. [19] He appeared in only 55 regular season games for the Phoenix that season, as a result of participating in the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, registering 46 goals and 53 assists and tied for seventh in league scoring. [20] He received his second Dumont Trophy and second First All-Star Team designation, and was a finalist for the Brière Trophy for a second time. [21] [22] [23] Roy and the Phoenix reached the playoff semi-finals for the second consecutive season, but were defeated by the Halifax Mooseheads. [24]

Professional

After what was generally judged a successful time in the Canadiens' prospect camp, including leading the team in scoring at a rookie tournament in Buffalo, [25] [26] Roy was assigned to the Laval Rocket training camp. [27] Making his regular season debut with the Rocket on October 13, 2023, Roy had a goal and an assist in a 7–3 loss to the Abbotsford Canucks. [28] He repeated this performance in the team's second game against the Canucks, attracting immediate positive commentary. [29] On October 20, he scored his first AHL hat trick against the Rochester Americans, also managing two assists in the game. [30] Roy was named AHL Rookie of the Month for October 2023, having recorded five goals and seven assists in seven games. [31] He went on to record 12 goals and 18 assists in his first 34 AHL games, before being called up to make his NHL debut with the Canadiens on January 13, following an injury to Josh Anderson. [32] Roy scored his first NHL goal in his third NHL game on January 17, a 3–2 victory over the New Jersey Devils. [33] After six games, he returned to the AHL, having had a goal and an assist in that span. [34] He was recalled again on February 10 following an injury to Rafaël Harvey-Pinard. [35]

International play

Medal record
Ice hockey
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
World Junior Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2022 Canada
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2023 Canada

Early in his junior career, Roy was part of Team Canada Red at the 2019 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, managing two goals and two assists in five games. [4]

Following his disappointing first two seasons in the QMJHL, Roy was not invited to the preliminary summer selection camps for the Canadian junior team in advance of the 2022 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. After showing his early improvements with the Phoenix, he was a late addition to the fall selection camps, and one of the final players cut from the camp prior to the announcement of the roster. [8] However, the 2022 World Junior Championship was aborted as a result of the Omicron variant spread, and when the event was rescheduled for the summer of 2022, Roy was added to the team. [36] He recorded three goals and five assists in seven games, winning a gold medal with Team Canada. He was used on a "shut down line" during the tournament, and said he "was very happy with how I played." [37]

Roy rejoined Team Canada for the 2023 IIHF World Junior Championship, initially assigned to play with fellow QMJHL players Nathan Gaucher and Zach Dean on a line that proved very successful in pre-tournament play. [38] However, after the team opened the tournament with a loss to Czechia, the forward lines were reorganized, with Roy joining Logan Stankoven and Connor Bedard. The Bedard/Stankoven/Roy line became the backbone of the team through the rest of the tournament, and the three were named Team Canada's three best players following the semi-final victory over Team USA in which they scored four of Canada's six goals. [39] [40] In the tournament final, Canada faced a rematch with Czechia, prevailing to win a second consecutive gold medal. Roy had the primary assist on Dylan Guenther's golden goal in overtime. [41]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
2019–20 Saint John Sea Dogs QMJHL 601628446—————
2020–21 Saint John Sea DogsQMJHL1598172—————
2020–21 Sherbrooke Phoenix QMJHL2013518231342
2021–22 Sherbrooke PhoenixQMJHL6651681192211815230
2021–22 Laval Rocket AHL —————10000
2022–23 Sherbrooke PhoenixQMJHL5546539914141212242
2023–24 Laval RocketAHL4113193212—————
2023–24 Montreal Canadiens NHL 234590—————
QMJHL totals21613516229746282130514
AHL totals411319321210000
NHL totals234590—————

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
2019 Canada Red U17 5th52246
2022 Canada WJC Gold medal icon.svg73582
2023 CanadaWJCGold medal icon.svg756110
Junior totals191013238

Awards and honours

AwardYearRef
QMJHL
Jean Béliveau Trophy 2022 [11]
Paul Dumont Trophy 2022, 2023 [13] [21]
First All-Star Team2022, 2023 [12] [22]

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