The Colorado Avalanche have a guy named ‘Roy’ for the first time since Patrick

Mar 5, 2026, 4:02 PM

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The last time the Colorado Avalanche had a guy named Roy playing for them it worked out pretty well. Today, they got a new Roy!

The Avs traded a 2027 first-round pick and a 2026 fifth-rounder on Thursday to the Toronto Maple Leafs for Nicolas Roy, a 6-foot-4 center who has five goals and 20 points in 59 games this season.

Roy, 29, went to Toronto last offseason from the Vegas Golden Knights in the deal that sent Mitch Marner to Vegas. He won the Stanley Cup with the Golden Knights in 2023.

Despite some reports on the internet, Nicolas and former Avs goalie and coach Patrick Roy are not related.

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