When Nicolas Roy puts on a Toronto Maple Leafs jersey, he'll be wearing a number he has never worn in the NHL before. The player will wear No. 55, a number he last used while playing in Junior with the Chicoutimi Saguenéens of the QMJHL. Roy was a guest on Leafs Morning Take [https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wqGMQUNNs6I] with hosts Nick Alberga and Jay Rosehill. When asked about the number's significance, Roy explained that when he played junior hockey as a 14-year-old, he was the youngest player and the last one picked. “I ended up with 55 and was kind of surprised a little bit and didn't really like it at first," Roy said. "But by the time I played two years with it and then got to juniors, I picked it for four years. Then when I got to Vegas, obviously 55 was already picked, so I picked 10 and obviously couldn't get 10 in Toronto, so I went back with 55". Roy's No. 10, which he wore with the Vegas Golden Knights [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/vegas-golden-knights], was retired by the Maple Leafs in 2016 during a ceremony where all honored numbers became retired. The number was honored for George Armstrong and his tenure with Toronto. Since the 2019-20 season, Vegas right-winger Keegan Kolesar has worn No. 55. Roy joined Vegas in the same season after previously playing in the Carolina Hurricanes organization. Maple Leafs Reveal Jersey Numbers For Newly Acquired Players [https://deweb-519a7.b-cdn.net/post-images/9775ecee-ced6-4655-943d-136121c2e4e4.webp] Maple Leafs Reveal Jersey Numbers For Newly Acquired Players Most of the Toronto Maple Leafs' summer additions officially have numbers with their new club. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/maple-leafs-reveal-jersey-numbers-for-newly-acquired-players] While defenseman Mark Giordano wore No. 55 with Toronto from 2022-2024, Roy is the first forward to wear the number since Jason Blake, who played three seasons with the team from 2007-2010. Prior to Roy, Blake was the only Toronto forward to have ever worn No. 55. 'My Favorite Player Growing Up Was Mats Sundin' Nicolas Roy Reacts To Be Traded To Maple Leafs In Mitch Marner Deal [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/my-favorite-player-growing-up-was-mats-sundin-nicolas-roy-reacts-to-be-traded-to-maple-leafs-in-mitch-marner-deal] Nic Roy was on a trip with family and friends when he found out that he was being traded from the Vegas Golden Knights to the Toronto Maple Leafs. [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/my-favorite-player-growing-up-was-mats-sundin-nicolas-roy-reacts-to-be-traded-to-maple-leafs-in-mitch-marner-deal] Former Maple Leaf Mitch Marner Spotted Skating In Golden Knights Gear In Muskoka [https://thehockeynews.com/nhl/toronto-maple-leafs/latest-news/former-maple-leaf-mitch-marner-spotted-skating-in-golden-knights-gear-in-muskoka]
