Roy began the 2003–04 season with the Sabres' minor league affiliate, the Rochester Americans of the American Hockey League. However, after scoring at point-per-game pace after 26 games with the Americans, he was called up and played the majority of the season in Buffalo, tallying 19 points in his 49-game rookie season. Roy was back with the Americans the next season due to the 2004–05 NHL lockout. He failed to make the Sabres out of training camp when NHL play resumed in 2005–06. However, after scoring 20 points in 8 games with the Americans (including a few 5-point performances),[citation needed] he was called up to the Sabres once again. He finished the season with his first two NHL hat tricks on March 3, 2006, against the Toronto Maple Leafs and March 9 against the Tampa Bay Lightning.[1] Roy then complemented a 46-point second-year season with 15 points in the 2006 Stanley Cup playoffs as the Sabres advanced to the semi-finals against the eventual Stanley Cup champions, the Carolina Hurricanes. In 2006–07, Roy improved to 63 points as the Sabres captured the Presidents' Trophy with the league's best regular season record. Meeting the Ottawa Senators in the Sabres' second consecutive semi-finals appearance, Roy scored the fastest goal to start a playoff game in franchise history nine seconds into game four. He was three seconds off from the league record of six seconds.[citation needed] After the Sabres were eliminated by the Senators, Roy agreed to a 6-year, $24 million deal with the Buffalo Sabres in the off-season, on July 27, 2007.[2] In his first season under the new contract, Roy led the Sabres in points with 81 and was second in goals with 32 and assists with 49. However, with the departures of co-captains Chris Drury and Danny Briere, the Sabres failed to make the playoffs.

* Named to the OHL All-Rookie Team (2000) * Awarded the Emms Family Award as OHL Rookie of the Year (2000) * Named to the CHL All-Rookie Team (2000) * Awarded CHL Plus/Minus Award (2000) * Awarded the Wayne Gretzky 99 Award as OHL playoff MVP (2003) * Named to the Memorial Cup All-Star Team (2003) * Awarded Stafford Smythe Memorial Trophy as Memorial Cup MVP (2003) * Played in the NHL YoungStars Game (2004)

Buffalo Sabres

Center

Left

5 ft 9in

188 lbs

Canadian

Ottawa, Ontario

2001: 2nd Rnd, 32nd by BUF

2003- Present