On Sunday morning, the NHL announced that New York Islanders head coach Patrick Roy was named to the league’s Quarter-Century Team.
During his playing career, Roy was renowned for his competitiveness and won four Stanley Cups—two as a netminder for the Montreal Canadiens and two as a netminder for the Colorado Avalanche. Roy also has the individual hardware to boot: three Vezina trophies for best goalie, five William M. Jennings trophies for best goalie tandem, and three Conn Smythe trophies for playoff MVP.
At the time of his retirement in 2003, Roy finished with a .910 SV%, 2.54 GAA, and a record of 551-315-131 in 1,029 regular-season games. Roy’s 551 regular-season wins rank third today, but his whopping 151 playoff wins still stand alone as an NHL record.
Now the Islanders’ head coach since January of 2024, Roy has a 55-47-17 record in 119 games.
Former Islanders goalie Roberto Luongo was also named to the Quarter-Century Team. Luongo, drafted 4th overall by New York in 1997, played only one season on the Island before being traded to the Florida Panthers. Over his career, Luongo held a 489-392-33-91 record in 1044 games, along with a .919 SV% and 2.52 GAA. Though he never won a Stanley Cup, Luongo was also a two-time Vezina trophy finalist and won one William M. Jennings trophy.
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Kai Russell wrote this story.