Mezue ahịrịokwu na-esonụ: Roy e dere na nke atọ gburugburu, 51st n'ozuzu, na
1984 NHL Entry Draft site na Montreal Canadiens, otu ọ na-enweghị mmasị, ịbụ onye na-akwado ndị iro Quebec Nordiques. Nne nne ya bụ Anna Peacock bụ nnukwu onye na-akwado ndị Canadiens, mana ọ nwụrụ tupu ọ hụ nwa nwa ya ka a na-akpọ ya. Roy gara n'ihu na-egwu maka Granby Bisons nke Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) tupu ndị Canadiens akpọọ ya. N'agbanyeghi echiche na ọ gaghị egwu egwu maka ndị otu ahụ, na February 23, 1985, o mere NHL mbụ ya mgbe ọ dochiri onye na-eche ndị Canadiens, Doug Soetaert, na oge nke atọ nke egwuregwu ahụ. Roy gbara bọọlụ nkeji iri abụọ ma nweta mmeri mbụ ya na NHL n'enyeghị goolu. Mgbe egwuregwu ahụ gasịrị, e zigara ya na Sherbrooke Canadiens nke AHL. N'agbanyeghị na ọ malitere dị ka onye nkwado, Roy dochiri Greg Moffett mgbe o nwere nsogbu akụrụngwa n'oge egwuregwu. O meriri mmeri, bụrụ onye na-eche nche na-amalite maka egwuregwu egwuregwu ma duru ndị otu ahụ gaa n'asọmpi Calder Cup na mmeri iri na egwuregwu iri na atọ.