What is André Roy?
{{Infobox ice hockey player | position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing]] | shoots = Left | height_ft = 6 | height_in = 4 | weight_lb = 225 | played_for = [[Boston Bruins]]<br>[[Ottawa Senators]]<br>[[Tampa Bay Lightning]]<br>[[Pittsburgh Penguins]]<br>[[Calgary Flames]] | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1975|2|8|mf=y}} | birth_place = [[Port Chester, New York|Port Chester]], [[New York (state)|New York]], U.S. | career_start = 1995 | career_end = 2009 | draft = 151st overall | draft_year = 1994 | draft_team = [[Boston Bruins]] | image = Andre Roy.JPG | image_size = 230px }} '''André Roy''' (born February 8, 1975) is an [[United States|American]]-born [[Canadians|Canadian]] former professional [[ice hockey]] player who played in the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). ==Family== Roy was born [[Mamaroneck, New York|Mamaroneck]], near [[Port Chester, New York|Port Chester]], [[New York (state)|New York]].<ref name=nhl /> His mother, Heidi Golombeck, is from [[Germany]]. She moved to New York in 1969. There she met André's father, Gilles Roy. They got [[marriage|married]] a few weeks later. They left New York to go to Mamaroneck, near Port Chester, New York. They had three children: Marc, Kevin and André. When André was only two months old, the family moved to [[Sainte-Julienne, Quebec|Sainte-Julienne]], [[Quebec]]. This [[village]] is in the region of [[Lanaudière]].<ref name=Gelina107>Gélinas, Luc (2008). ''La LNH un rêve possible'', p.107. Hurtubise HMH, Montréal.</ref> ==Hockey== André started to play hockey at the age of five. He started playing hockey in Novice A category but he was much better than the other players of his team. During his third season, he became an [[Atom CC]] player. Roy did not [[weight|weigh]] as much as the other players, but he was one of the tallest. [[Martin Saint-Louis]], another professional hockey player, said that when André was young, he was one of the best players in Lanaudière.<ref name=Gelina107/> During the winter, Roy stayed at the [[ice rink]] as much as possible. Duri