Allain Roland Roy (born February 6, 1970) is a
Canadian
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former
ice hockey
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goaltender
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.
Career
Roy won a
silver medal
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at the
1994 Winter Olympics
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. He went on to play professional
roller hockey
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with the
St. Louis Vipers in the
RHI from 1994 to 1997.
Roy works as a player agent in
St. Louis, Missouri
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.
Awards and honors
References
External links
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Roy Sports Group
1970 births
Living people
Canadian ice hockey goaltenders
Harvard Crimson men's ice hockey players
Ice hockey players at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Ice hockey people from New Brunswick
Jokerit players
Olympic ice hockey players for Canada
Olympic medalists in ice hockey
Olympic silver medalists for Canada
People from Campbellton, New Brunswick
Saginaw Wheels players
St. Louis Vipers players
Medalists at the 1994 Winter Olympics
Winnipeg Jets (1979–1996) draft picks
NCAA men's ice hockey national champions
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
Canadian inline hockey players
Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in Finland
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