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Derek RoyProfessional Canadian ice hockey player
Date of Birth: 04.05.1983
Country:  Canada |
Content:
- Biography of Derek Roy
- Professional Career
- Early NHL Years
- NHL Career
- Later NHL Years and International Career
Biography of Derek Roy
Early life and Junior careerDerek Roy, a professional Canadian ice hockey player, was born on May 4, 1983, in Ottawa, Canada. As a junior player, he showcased his talent by leading the Kitchener Rangers, a youth team in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), with an impressive 87 points in the 1999-2000 season. This outstanding performance earned him the title of OHL Rookie of the Year. The OHL is part of the Canadian Hockey League, where players aged 15 to 20 compete. In the following season, Roy continued to excel, scoring 81 points and netting 42 goals.
Professional Career
Derek Roy currently plays as a center for the Buffalo Sabres in the National Hockey League (NHL). Standing at 175 cm tall and weighing 85 kg, he wears jersey number 9.
Early NHL Years
After being drafted by the Buffalo Sabres in the second round, 32nd overall, in the 2001 NHL Draft, Roy returned to the Kitchener Rangers for one more season, where he achieved his best goals and points record in the OHL with 89 points (43 goals and 46 assists). In the fall of 2002, Derek Roy played with the Buffalo Sabres during their preseason matches. Despite his impressive performance, he returned to the Kitchener Rangers for the 2002-03 season, where he served as the team's captain. He recorded 78 points (28 goals and 50 assists) in his final season in the OHL. During the OHL playoffs, Roy added 32 points in 21 games and received the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as the league's Most Valuable Player, as well as the Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as the Most Valuable Player in the 2003 Memorial Cup tournament.
NHL Career
In the 2003-04 season, Roy began his NHL career with the Rochester Americans, the Buffalo Sabres' affiliate team in the American Hockey League (AHL). After playing 26 games in the AHL, he joined the Sabres, scoring 19 points in 49 games. During the NHL lockout in 2004-05, Derek Roy returned to the Rochester Americans, but only played in 8 games, tallying 20 points, before being recalled by the Buffalo Sabres. He finished the season with two NHL hat-tricks, helping him accumulate a total of 46 regular-season points. In the playoffs, Roy contributed an additional 15 points as the Sabres reached the semi-finals but fell short to the Carolina Hurricanes, the eventual champions.
Later NHL Years and International Career
In the 2006-07 season, Roy recorded 63 points, and his team won the President's Trophy for earning the most points in the NHL regular season. In July 2007, he signed a 6-year contract extension with the Buffalo Sabres worth $24 million. He continued to perform well, notching 81 points in the 2007-08 season and 70 points in the 2008-09 season.
Derek Roy also represented Team Canada in international competitions. He won a silver medal at the World Junior Championships in 2003 and repeated the feat in 2008, finishing second to the Russian national team.
Overall, Derek Roy's career has been marked by impressive performances in both junior and professional hockey, making him a prominent figure in the sport.
