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Knowledge Then & Now: Phillipe Roy

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Q,” said Roy. “They won the
opening game of the Ontario hillipe Roy was a standout Memorial Cup in 2012 and have
Baseball Association against Poffensive defenceman who recently developed top-end NHL
Oshawa. played for the Cornwall Colts players. We’re a good match.”
during their first back-to-back

Can you name the four championships in the mid- It’s a bit of a change in roles for
teammates? 1990’s. Roy. “I’ll be focusing on hockey,
Question 2 teaching, development, and
Scout Bill Murphy, along video breakdown. Scouts will
2. Who scored six goals on with the entire management and take care of the draft and future
September 6th, 1955, against the coaching staff, knew from Day prospects,” says Roy, explaining
Cornwall Celtics, propelling his 1 that the St. Leonard, Quebec that US college coaches usually
team into the Eastern Lacrosse native was destined for a career handle those duties.

Association final? in hockey.
Will he be using things he
More than two decades later,
Non Sports Roy’s career is still in hockey. learned during his two seasons in
Sports Trivia Trivia After a successful 4-year US Cornwall? “The coaches I had (in
Cornwall) helped me become the
Question 1 Question 3 college career at Clarkson as a man and coach I am today. From

1. On September 12th, star defenceman, Roy spent parts Mark Evans to Brent Loney to
1955, four Junior Cornwall 3. Who was the infamous of the next 5 seasons playing Al Wagar, I learned from all of
Beavers teammates sparked a James Slavin and what was the semi-pro hockey which included them.”
reason for his demise? stints with the American Hockey
4-run 8th inning come-back Roy connects with his former
at the Athletic grounds in the Turn to page 46 for Answers League and with the ECHL’s teammates when he has the
Johnstown Chiefs (yes, that same chance. “Dave Stathos and I
team from the movie Slapshot!). would meet up when he was
After playing in France for one working in the CCHL in Ottawa.
season, Roy moved back closer I also got see Eric Meloche a
to home and spent 13 seasons lot at the rinks in Ontario and
as an assistant coach with four Quebec.”
US college teams. He worked Roy is looking forward to
for seven seasons as a coach and living in his home province for
scout with Clarkson. the first time in 26 years. “It’s

Roy will make his debut as an opportunity for me and my
an assistant in the QMJHL family to get closer to our parents,
this upcoming season with the grandparents, and long-time
Shawinigan Cataractes. “It’s friends.” said the 43 year old.

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