Winning the press conference counts for nothing.
But Patrick Roy’s first press conference as head coach of the Islanders was an emphatic victory.
The Hall-of-Fame goaltender, who last coached in the NHL in 2016, ran the gamut in talking about what it means for him to coach the Islanders, citing the Dynasty teams that won the franchise four championships.
Read more at https://nypost.com/2024/01/20/sports/patrick-roy-provides-emphatic-win-at-first-islanders-press-conference/
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37 Comments
Great Hire!!
I'm a Flyers fan, but I'm a hockey fan completely, and hiring Patrick Roy is very good for hockey. Best of luck to the Islanders.
Winner
Go Patrick !!!
Ottawa should have picked him up
Love my boy Roy, hell of goalie, and will be a great coach, my idol growing up and I wish him the best of luck, wish my Habs would have hired him, but MSL is going to be fine too
lane lambert was a real nice guy but he just didnt have the personality to be a leader or coach. He turned a awesome defense under barry trotz to a total farce That tells you it was his x and o's and systematic apprach that was also a problem. Roy can motivate anybody he is very detail oriented. This is a GREAT GREAT hire.
I am very moved by his hommage to Jacques Demers.
This is the hire that Toronto needed to make.
Everything Roy said in this presser is exactly what the Leafs are sorely lacking and things that Keefe will never try to bring to the club.
Defence does win championships.
He looks good in blue and orange!
Saint Patrick is gonna shake long island to its core
What a great press conference. As an Islanders fan, that was exactly what I wanted to hear.
Is Roy Mike Keenan 2.0?
Lou was basically the only way that beard was going to be shaved! Patrick did an amazing job with the Remparts and clearly was ready to make the jump back to the NHL.
This guy is a born winner! A warrior!
The island is great, besides the people , food, taxes and traffic 😂
As a Rangers fan I'm kinda pissed. Roy is a terrifying competitor.
Patrick sounds great. Wish he could coach the leafs and kick a few buts.
One of the goats has spoken
i am glad that he s in New York and not Montreal …. he;s NUT a CASE . The clock starts now on his being fired
the players will quickly turn the SCREAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAMER OFF . NHL layers will be not be screaaaaaaamed at by a wacko ….. GREAT PLAYER BUT AS A PERSON HE IS wack job NARCICIST … IF THEY WIN … IT WILL BECAUSE OF HM … IF TGHEY LOSE … IT WILL BE BECAUSE OF THEM …. GETTIG TROUGH ONE YEAR WILL BE AN ACHIEVEMENT …. LOUIE GOT CAPTURED BY THE BODY SNATCHERS … THIS IS INSANE
Patrick Roy is a great coach. I'm glad he is back in the NHL. Islanders will be my second team.
Pathetic Toronto wouldn't hire this guy but the leafs like being mid..core 5 wouldn't sign off I guess they run the show.
Emphatic win? I would not describe that as an emphatic win.
I think that it's great to have Patrick Roy back in the game. He has passion.
I could not be more thrilled to see this guy not just back in the NHL but he gets a second chance.
Roy was my favourite as a kid. So happy he is back in the NHL
The man is a narcissist and it's only a matter of time before this blows up just like he imploded in Colorado. There is no cure for narcissism.
Ottawa lost a very good coach !! Best of luck Mr Roy !!
First game tonight and you win 👍
Habs fan here. NY got the 🐐. Hoping it works out.
Fuck yeah Roy!!!! LETS GO ISLANDERS!!!! 🙏💪🍻🙌
Congrats Patrick. I still remember that Game that had you vs Chris Osgoode as the main ticket. You are Mr. Hockey personified.
Roy is an Islander! LOVE it!!!!
Go Isles! Go Roy!
I loved Patrick Roy growing up as a kid. Being in Vancouver, him and the Avs had our number all the time. He was one of those guys that I could cheer for even when he wasn't on my favourite team. He was just that good and I loved that he didn't mind dropping the gloves. He was a bit nutty and that's probably what made him so good.
Isles fans are so lucky to have Roy as their coach because this men live to win. He was my childhood hero when he was a habs.
Almost clean shaven I was thinking who's this? 😀