Page 56 - Patrick Roy News Today

If you missed the news of the day, maybe even of the week: Patrick Roy has been hired by the New York Islanders. No one expected such a hiring on this Saturday afternoon/evening. A few hours after the announcement of his arrival in New York, he spoke to the media. Here’s what I took away […]

Logan O'Connor scored his first career hat trick, while Ross Colton and Miles Wood combined for five assists as the Avalanche knocked off the Flyers.

Roope Hintz scored twice in a three-goal second period and Scott Wedgewood made 29 saves against his former teammates to lead the Dallas Stars to a 6-2 victory over the New Jersey Devils on Saturday night.

At the outset, it’s appropriate to congratulate Lou Lamoriello on hiring Patrick Roy. Not many general managers would have “dared” to hire a winner, certainly, but sometimes, a guy controversial for his ardor and emotions, in particular. A risky, even frightening acquisition, but it could pay off so well… Good for Lamoriello. A lot of […]

In an absolutely shocking move, the New York Islanders announced Saturday afternoon that they hired Patrick Roy as their head coach after firing Lane Lambert.

For the first time since 1995, Patrick Roy is on the payroll of an NHL team other than the Colorado Avalanche. People remember what they were doing in December 1995, when Roy left the Canadiens for Colorado. Everyone… except those of us who were still in the womb. Anyhow… All that to say, he’s now […]

The New York Islanders are moving on from Lane Lambert. Lambert, an assistant coach on the Washington Capitals' 2018 Stanley Cup champion team, was fired by general manager Lou Lamoriello on Saturday after posting a 61-46-20 record in parts of two seasons as Islanders head coach. Losers of eight of their last 10, the Isles…

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The entire hockey world was taken by surprise yesterday when the New York Islanders announced that they had fired head coach Lane Lambert and hired Patrick Roy. No one was expecting this huge news. It was truly a bombshell in the hockey world, shocking fans across the National Hockey League. There had been no rumors […]

New NY Islanders head coach Patrick Roy has "zero interest" in management