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
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.
ceremony crowd game penalties ready seemed trying
The ceremony before the game, it seemed like the crowd was ready for the game, electrifying. We were trying to give them as much as we can. I thought we got better as the game went on..killed some big penalties there.
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.
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.
against gave opened
That was huge, especially against this team. That opened things up for us, and gave us some momentum.
came cause damage game home knew line
I don't think we wanted to go back home for a Game 7. We knew they could cause some damage if it went to a Game 7. I thought we put it all out on the line and came out strong.
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.