Born October 5, 1965 in Québec City, Québec - Patrick Roy, was Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goalie who was on 4 Stanley Cup FInals winning teams, and earned 3-time Vezina Trophy winner. He wore Number 33 between the pipes and denied many geat shots from finding net. This legend has a great story and you can find it by purusing the history told by the top posts on the web.
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Today in Hockey History - May 28
On this date, two Hall of Famers called it a career, and we saw numerous Stanley Cup Final victories and a huge swing and miss in the draft. — thehockeywriters.com
The Hockey Writers website shares nuggets like:
1992 - In Game 2 of the Stanley Cup Final. Mario Lemieux scored a pair of goals in the Pittsburgh Penguins’ 3-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks.
2003 - Patrick Roy announced his retirement after 19 seasons in the league with the Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche.
May 29 NHL History
1993: Wayne Gretzky carries the Los Angeles Kings into the Stanley Cup Final with one of the greatest performances of his career. — www.nhl.com
The NHL.com shares these gems of May 29 hockey history:
1993- Gretzky's record-setting performance carries the Los Angeles Kings into the Stanley Cup Final for the first time.
1996 Joe Sakic scores two goals for the Avalanche in the Cup Finals.
2001: Patrick Roy became the first goalie in NHL history to start 100 consecutive playoff games.
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