Chip Roy: Trump is 100% right about this
House Freedom Caucus policy chair Rep. Chip Roy, R-Texas, joins ‘Your World’ to urge the Biden Justice Department to drop its … source
Islanders show promise under Patrick Roy, but time not on their side
You'd be optimistic if Patrick Roy's first three games as Islanders coach were the first three of the season. Even though the Islanders lost to the Golden Knights and Canadiens, there's a lot to like about when you look at the advanced numbers. After an eventful game against Dallas, the Isles won in overtime but […]
Patrick Roy avoids the fanfare in Montreal return
MONTREAL — Patrick Roy was still walking down the hallway when camera shutters started clicking. They kept going as he climbed the ramp Thursday afternoon and sat in front of a crowd of reporters. Less than a week after becoming the Islanders' head coach, Roy could have been the president. His reception here in Montreal, […]
Islanders’ Patrick Roy touched by Canadiens’ pregame gesture
MONTREAL — No one told Patrick Roy what would happen during Thursday's national anthem. So when the Canadians interjected a pregame rendition of “O Canada” with a slideshow of photos from Roy's playing days, Roy was as surprised as anyone. After spending the lead-up to Montreal's return insisting on focusing on the Islanders, the cheers […]
What Islanders’ Patrick Roy is saying about Montreal return
MONTREAL — Patrick Roy knows what awaits him at the Bell Center, so the Islanders were on the ice Wednesday to avoid being on the ice Thursday morning. In this city on the banks of the St. Lawrence River, hockey is as much a part of the lifeblood as the French language, and the new […]
Semyon Varlamov had ‘goose bumps’ when Islanders hired Patrick Roy
Semyon Varlamov is the only player on the Islanders' roster to have played for Patrick Roy. Suffice to say he is happy with the team's new head coach selection. “I'm not going to lie, I got goosebumps,” Varlamov said Tuesday before the Isles lost 3-2 to the Golden Knights in Roy's second game off the […]
Islanders’ Patrick Roy embracing analytics in shift from Lane Lambert
Lane Lambert didn't care much for analytics while coaching the Islanders. That part of the organization's philosophy will change with Patrick Roy benched. Roy cited advanced statistics multiple times, especially when identifying areas the Islanders need to improve on, ahead of Sunday's first game against the Islanders, a 3-2 win over Dallas. “To a certain […]
Bo Horvat’s OT winner steals win for Patrick Roy in Islanders debut
Once upon a time, green was the wrong color to wear on St. Patrick's Day. With Patrick Roy's debut off the bench, the Islanders snapped a four-game losing streak in front of their home crowd, defeating the Stars 3-2 in overtime on Bo Horvat's game-winning goal. It was far from a perfect 60 minutes, and […]
Islanders’ Patrick Roy has personal ties to Mike Bossy
Patrick Roy waxed poetic about the Islanders' dynasty in his first press conference as the team's head coach, then revealed his personal connection the next day. Mike Bossy, a Montreal native, was Roy's neighbor when he played for the Canadiens, and one of his daughters babysat for the family. “One day I went to a […]
NHL World In Utter Shock After New York Islanders Hire Patrick Roy As Head Coach
Islanders are doing some spectacular emoji moves here… The New York Islanders haven't gotten off to a great start this season. A few people were making noise about it, but it wasn't really talked about in the sports world…until now, it was the Islanders who shocked the public. Saturday was hell for everyone in the […]