Jimmy Roy Explained

Jimmy Roy
Birth Date:September 22, 1975
Birth Place:Sioux Lookout, Ontario, Canada
Height Ft:5
Height In:10
Weight Lb:185
Position:Left wing
Shoots:Left
Draft:254th overall
Draft Year:1994
Draft Team:Dallas Stars
Career Start:1997
Career End:2011

Jimmy Roy (born September 22, 1975 in Sioux Lookout, Ontario) is a former Canadian ice hockey player for the Manitoba Moose of the International Hockey League and American Hockey League from 1997 to 2006. Later in his career he played for Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga from 2006 to 2011. He became director of player development for the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League in 2011.

Playing career

Roy was drafted 254th overall by the Dallas Stars in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft but never played in the National Hockey League. After spending two years at Michigan Technological University he signed with the Manitoba Moose in 1997. Roy spent nine seasons with the Manitoba Moose, the first four in the International Hockey League and the rest in the American Hockey League after the Moose became members of the league when the IHL folded. He held several team records including games played and most goals, and his number was retired by the team in February 2020.[1] For the 2006–07 season Roy signed with the Iserlohn Roosters of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

In Iserlohn he developed to a key player, known for his leadership qualities on and off the ice. He also helped the club to sign some former Moose players like Ryan Ready and Pat Kavanagh. Roy extended his contract after his first season in Germany for two years. On Christmas Day 2008 the Roosters announced again that Roy had signed for two more years. As a Rooster he usually played on a line with Ryan Ready. In the 2007–08 season their center was Pat Kavanagh, the next season Bob Wren was their linemate. In 2011, he retired as a player to take the position of director of player development in the Winnipeg Jets organization.

Career statistics

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGPGAPtsPIMGPGAPtsPIM
1993–94Thunder Bay FlyersUSHL46213354101
1994–95Michigan TechWCHA385111662
1995–96Michigan TechWCHA4217173484
1997–98Manitoba MooseIHL618101813330006
1998–99Manitoba MooseIHL7810162618550116
1999–00Manitoba MooseIHL7412921187100016
2000–01Manitoba MooseIHL771813311501211222
2001–02Manitoba MooseAHL73162238167720228
2002–03Manitoba MooseAHL5051015951444827
2003–04Manitoba MooseAHL78131629186
2004–05Manitoba MooseAHL50107171871321334
2005–06Manitoba MooseAHL62981714440009
2006–07Iserlohn RoostersDEL4881422118
2007–08Iserlohn RoostersDEL51151732155733618
2008–09Iserlohn RoostersDEL5017153280
2009–10Iserlohn RoostersDEL4310132384
2010–11Iserlohn RoostersDEL4417133080
IHL totals2904848966552112350
AHL totals313536311677938851398
DEL totals2366772139517733618

Awards

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Manitoba Moose to retire Jimmy Roy’s sweater Friday . Global News . February 6, 2020.