Editing Patrick Roy (section)

===NHL coaching career===
[[File:Patrick Roy 2024.jpg|thumb|Roy behind the bench as the head coach of the [[New York Islanders]] during a game in 2024]]
On May 23, 2013, Roy was named head coach and vice-president of hockey operations of the [[Colorado Avalanche]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.thescore.com/home/articles/895928-avs-name-patrick-roy-new-head-coach |archive-url=https://archive.today/20130615203657/http://www.thescore.com/home/articles/895928-avs-name-patrick-roy-new-head-coach |url-status=dead |archive-date=2013-06-15 |title=Avs name Patrick Roy new head coach |publisher=thescore.com |date=2013-05-23 |access-date=2013-05-23 }}</ref> [[The Sports Network|TSN]]'s [[Bob McKenzie (broadcaster)|Bob McKenzie]] reported that Roy would have the final say in all hockey matters. Then Avalanche general manager [[Greg Sherman]] retained his post, but was considered the general manager "in name only."{{citation needed|date=January 2017}}<!-- WP:RS needed; removed link to WP:SPS (Twitter, FB, WP)--> At the time, Roy was the only coach in the NHL who had the title or powers of general manager. Before the season started, his former Avs teammate, [[Joe Sakic]], was hired as executive vice president of hockey operations. Although the title nominally put him above Roy on the organization chart, Roy and Sakic shared most of the duties normally held by a general manager in the NHL–a practice that continued after Sakic was formally granted the title of general manager in 2014.

Roy's first regular season game with the Colorado Avalanche as coach was the home opener on October 2, 2013, a 6–1 win over the [[Anaheim Ducks]], where Roy got into a shouting match with Ducks head coach [[Bruce Boudreau]] and nearly broke the partition separating the two teams' benches.<ref>{{cite web|author=Tyler Brooke |url=http://bleacherreport.com/articles/1796544-patrick-roy-video-watch-avalanche-coach-go-after-bruce-boudreau-in-debut |title=Patrick Roy Video: Watch Avalanche Coach Go After Bruce Boudreau in Debut |publisher=[[Bleacher Report]] |date=2013-10-03 |access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref> Roy won his first six games as a rookie coach, coincidentally tying Mario Tremblay, his former coach with whom he had a feuding relationship, for the most consecutive wins at the beginning of an NHL coaching career.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Brehm |first=Mike |date=2013-10-17 |title=Patrick Roy goes for record and other thoughts on a busy NHL night |url=http://ftw.usatoday.com/2013/10/patrick-roy-goes-for-record-and-other-nhl-thoughts/ |access-date=2013-10-22 |website=For The Win|publisher=[[USA Today]]}}</ref>

In the [[2013–14 NHL season|2013–14 season]], Colorado racked up 112 points, won the [[Central Division (NHL)|Central Division]] title, tied a franchise record with 52 wins, posted the NHL's best road record (26–11–4) and had zero regulation losses when leading after two periods (35–0–3). For his team's success, Roy won the [[Jack Adams Award]] for the NHL's top coach, winning the honour over the [[Detroit Red Wings]]' [[Mike Babcock]] and the [[Tampa Bay Lightning]]'s [[Jon Cooper (ice hockey)|Jon Cooper]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Roy Named a Finalist for the Jack Adams Award|url=http://www.sportsmedia101.com/coloradoavalanche/2014/05/06/patrick-roy-named-a-finalist-for-the-jack-adams-award/|publisher=Sportsmedia101.com|access-date=2016-06-30|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20160306133659/http://www.sportsmedia101.com/coloradoavalanche/2014/05/06/patrick-roy-named-a-finalist-for-the-jack-adams-award/|archive-date=2016-03-06|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|title=Patrick Roy wins Jack Adams Award|url=http://www.nhl.com/ice/news.htm?id=723700&navid=nhl:topheads/|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=2016-06-30}}</ref>

During the [[2014 Stanley Cup playoffs]], Roy became known for aggressively pulling goaltender [[Semyon Varlamov]] to set up a 6-on-5, empty-net scenario, sometimes with as much as three minutes remaining in the game. However, the heavily favoured second seeded Avalanche ultimately lost in the first round to the seventh seeded Minnesota Wild at home in game seven.

The following [[2014–15 NHL season|season]], the Avalanche regressed significantly, finishing last (seventh) in their division for only the third time in the history of the organization.

On August 11, 2016, Roy, citing a lack of input in personnel decisions, stepped down as the head coach and vice-president of hockey operations for the Avalanche, and was subsequently replaced by [[Jared Bednar]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nhl.com/news/patrick-roy-resigns-as-avalanche-coach/c-281317648|title=Patrick Roy resigns from Avalanche|publisher=[[National Hockey League]]|date=2016-08-11|accessdate=2016-08-11}}</ref>

On January 20, 2024, the [[New York Islanders]] fired [[Lane Lambert]] as head coach and named Roy as his successor.<ref>{{cite web |title=Islanders Name Roy Head Coach |url=https://www.nhl.com/islanders/news/islanders-name-roy-head-coach |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 21, 2024 |date=January 20, 2024}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |last1=Clark |first1=Ryan S. |title=Islanders fire Lane Lambert, hire Patrick Roy as coach |url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/story/_/id/39350719/islanders-fire-lane-lambert-hire-patrick-roy-coach |website=ESPN.com |access-date=January 21, 2024 |date=January 20, 2024}}</ref> He made his Islanders debut on January 21, and earned his first win as Islanders head coach with a 3–2 overtime victory over the [[Dallas Stars]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Rosner |first1=Stefen |title=Islanders win Roy's debut as coach, defeat Stars in OT |url=https://www.nhl.com/news/dallas-stars-new-york-islanders-game-recap-january-21 |website=NHL.com |access-date=January 22, 2024 |date=January 21, 2024}}</ref>