Derek Roy
Derek Roy
Derek Leonard Royis a Canadian professional ice hockey centre who is currently playing for Avangard Omsk of the Kontinental Hockey League. Roy has previously played with SC Bern with whom he won the NLA title in 2016. Roy has played in the National Hockey Leaguewith the Buffalo Sabres, Dallas Stars, Vancouver Canucks, St. Louis Blues, Nashville Predators and the Edmonton Oilers. He was originally drafted in the second round, 32nd overall, by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry...
ProfessionHockey Player
Date of Birth4 May 1983
bunch eager guy guys replace step tough
It's tough to replace a guy like Miroslav Satan, but we have a bunch of young guys eager to step up.
battling boston fighting games key playoff stay toronto trying
We're battling for first place with Ottawa, so all those games are going to be huge. Then Toronto and Boston are fighting for playoff spots, and Montreal's trying to stay in. Those are all going to be huge, key games for us. Those are all four-point games.
game great huge win
We know we have great goaltending and great defense, so when we get in a shootout like that and we can win a game like that it's huge for our team.
feels needed team win
It feels great, but the team needed this win. It was a big win for us.
against gave opened
That was huge, especially against this team. That opened things up for us, and gave us some momentum.
against physical slow style team
That's the style you have to play against that team out here. You have to slow them down, play hard, physical hockey. That is what we did for a period.
came follow leader whatever
They would just follow whatever I did. They had no say in anything. Grier was an eight-year vet, and I was a rookie. Basically, it came out like I was the leader of the pack. And it just rolled.
bounce days great lose stays whenever
It was a great way to bounce back. Whenever you lose like that, and then play two days later, it stays in your mind. So we wanted to get out there and get a win.
came ceremony fans ready tried
The fans were going back and forth. They came out strong, especially with the ceremony before the game. The fans were ready and we tried to give them as much as we can.
beginning help hopefully nice plugging scoring team trying year
It's nice to help the team now. At the beginning of the year I wasn't scoring much. Hopefully I can keep plugging away and keep trying to score.
bit found good sound team tonight
It was a bit nerve-racking. I think we're a sound team and we play good defensively, but tonight there were bounces going all over the place. We just found a way to win.
bring crowd desperate emotion emotions fight game good hungry maple playoff rivalry spot toronto trying
There's always emotion when you play the Toronto Maple Leafs. It's a big rivalry and they bring their crowd with them and it's a good game every time. I know they're desperate and trying to fight for a playoff spot so they're going to be hungry and we should be ready.
ryan saves seems time
It seems like every time Ryan makes big saves we respond.
battling hunt keeping meet next ottawa starting time
We're just back in the hunt again. We're just starting right back where we were, so it's just keeping battling back. When we meet Ottawa next time we're going to be more ready.