Stockton's Roy named Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week

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PRINCETON, N.J. – Olivier Roy of the Stockton Thunder is the Reebok Hockey ECHL Goaltender of the Week for Nov. 14-20. 

The 20-year-old was 2-0-0 with a goals against average of 1.50 and a save percentage of .959 in two victories over Ontario last week as the Thunder impoved to 7-4-3 on the season.

Roy made 40 saves in a 3-2 win against the Reign on Friday to earn his first ECHL win and followed that up with 30 saves in a 3-1 victory on Saturday.

A native of Causapscal, Quebec, Roy is 2-3-3 with one shutout, a 2.32 goals-against average and a save percentage of .925 in eight appearances with the Thunder this season.

Selected in the fifth round (133rd overall) by the Edmonton Oilers in the 2009 NHL Entry Draft, Roy represented Canada at the 2011 World Junior Hockey Championships. He appeared in 200 games in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League with Cape Breton and Acadie-Bathurst going 123-57-8 with 14 shutouts, a 2.77 goals-against average and a save percentage of .906. Roy was named to the Canadian Hockey League All-Rookie Team and received the QMJHL Rookie of the Year award in 2007-08. He made his professional debut with Springfield of the AHL in 2009-10 posting a 1-1-0 record in three appearances with a 2.57 goals-against average and a .913 save percentage.

Runners Up: Kyle Jones, Colorado (2-0-0, 1.50 GAA, .930 save pct.), Pat Nagle, Florida (1-0-0, 0.65 GAA, .980 save pct.) and Joe Fallon, Las Vegas (2-0-0, 2.32 GAA, .950 save pct.)

Also Nominated: Allen York (Chicago), Brian Stewart (Elmira), Riley Gill (Kalamazoo), Darcy Kuemper (Ontario), Joe Palmer (Reading), Philipp Grubauer (South Carolina) Carter Hutton (Toledo) and Andrew Engelage (Utah).

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