A standout defenseman for the Green and Gold in the late 1990s, Phil Roy returned to the Clarkson Hockey program as a Golden Knight assistant coach in 2011-12 after three years in Hockey East with Merrimack (2008-11).
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PHIL ROY • ASSISTANT COACH
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ne of the first significant moves made by Clarkson Head Hockey Coach Casey Jones in his initial year running the Green and Gold program was his hiring of former Golden Knight standout defenseman Phil Roy as his top assistant. “I am very excited to have Phil join our staff,” stated Jones upon Roy's arrival. “He is an alum who has great passion for Clarkson University, the Hockey program, and the Potsdam Community. He is an up-and-coming coach who has great energy and work ethic. His experience and the fact that he played defense made it a perfect fit.” Roy played a key role in Clarkson's success last year as the Knights skated to their most wins (16) in four years, and a home-ice berth in the ECAC playoffs in 2012. Defensively, Clarkson improved significantly allowing the fewest goals per game in four years (2.59 in league play). For the previous three years Roy served as an assistant at Merrimack College. During his time at Merrimack, where he was part of the 2010 Hockey East co-Coaching Staff of the Year, Roy was very active in recruiting efforts that helped turn around the Warriors program. He also worked primarily with the defense and the power play unit, which was among the best in the country the past two seasons. Merrimack defeated every other team in Hockey East in 2009-10 for the first time in the program's history and made its first ever Division I NCAA appearance in 2011. Roy, who is bilingual, came to Merrimack after spending the 2007-08 season as the head coach for the Neumann College Knights. Roy guided the Division III Knights to a 17-9 record and a fourth place finish in the ECAC West Division. Roy debuted in the coaching world as an assistant at Hobart College prior to the 2005-06 season. During his tenure there, the Statesmen set the school record for most wins in a season and appeared in the Division III Frozen Four for the first time ever. Phil ROY at a GLANCE He was a member of the 2006 coaching staff that received Coach of the Year honors from the ECAC West organization. College Degree: A productive, offensive-minded defenseman, Roy played a B.A., Clarkson University, 2000 key role in Clarkson’s success during the late 1990s. He re(Technical Communications) corded 77 career points through 144 games from 1996-2000. The Knights won two ECAC Hockey Regular Season titles Coaching Experience: (1996-97 and 1998-99), claimed a conference tournament Clarkson Assistant Coach: 2011-12 championship (1999) and made three consecutive NCAA Merrimack Assistant Coach: 2008-11 Tournament appearances (1997, 1998, 1999) with Roy in the Neumann Head Coach: 2007-08 Green and Gold lineup. Hobart Assistant Coach: 2005-07 After graduating from Clarkson in May of 2000 with an undergraduate degree in technical communications, Roy spent Professional Hockey Experience: five years playing professional hockey in North America and Five years (2000-05) in North America and Europe - MusEurope. He served as an assistant captain and assistant coach kegon (UHL), Johnstown (ECHL), Augusta (ECHL), St. John for the Diables Noirs de Tours in the France Elite League, (AHL), Cleveland (AHL), Tours (France), Basingstoke (UK) where he led the league in scoring by a defenseman. He was also an assistant coach and a captain in the United Kingdom Collegiate Career Highlights: Elite League with the Basingstoke Bison. Prior to his EuroFour years with the Golden Knights (1996-00) pean career, Roy played for the Johnstown Chiefs and AuScored 77 points (24-53) in 134 games gusta Lynx of the East Coast Hockey League and for the St. Was a part of two ECAC RS titles (1996-97 and 1998-99), John Flames and Cleveland Barons of the American Hockey won a conference tournament championship (1999) and made League. He was named team Rookie of the Year by the Musthree consecutive NCAA Tournament appearances (1997, kegon Fury and was selected to the UHL All-Rookie Team in 1998, 1999) 2000-01. A St. Leonard, Quebec native, Roy and his wife Sonia with Family: their daughter Makaelie, and son, Maddox make their home in Wife: Sonia, Children: Makaelie, Maddox. the Potsdam area.
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