Question 1

True or false: Patrick Roy holds the NHL record for most career wins by a goaltender.

Accepted Answer

False. Martin Brodeur holds the record with 691 wins; Roy is second with 551 regular-season wins.

Question 2

True or false: Patrick Roy never played a single regular-season game for a team outside Canada or the United States.

Accepted Answer

True. He played only for the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche, both in North America, his entire NHL career.

Question 3

True or false: Roy's son, Jonathan Roy, also became a professional ice hockey goalie.

Accepted Answer

False. His son Jonathan Roy played goalie in the QMJHL and briefly in the ECHL, but never reached the NHL.

Question 4

True or false: Roy was the first NHL goalie to wear a mask with a painted design.

Accepted Answer

False. Gerry Cheevers famously wore a painted mask first; Roy popularized it but wasn't the pioneer.

Question 5

True or false: Patrick Roy was traded from the Canadiens to the Avalanche after a blowout loss and a public feud with his coach.

Accepted Answer

True. In 1995, after allowing 9 goals vs. Detroit, Roy told management he'd played his last game for Montreal, leading to the trade.

Question 6

True or false: Roy is the only goalie in NHL history to win the Stanley Cup with two different teams as a starting netminder.

Accepted Answer

True. He won with Montreal in 1986 and 1993, and with Colorado in 1996 and 2001, a feat no other starting goalie has matched.

Question 7

True or false: Patrick Roy won the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoff MVP three times in his career.

Accepted Answer

True. Roy won the Conn Smythe in 1986, 1993, and 2001, a record for most by any player in NHL history.

Question 8

True or false: Roy once scored a goal in an NHL playoff game.

Accepted Answer

False. No NHL goalie has ever scored a playoff goal; Roy had assists but never a goal in the postseason.

Patrick Roy Trivia Questions