September 21 , 2005

Phil Roy

GENEVA, N.Y.—Hobart College Head Hockey Coach Mark Taylor recently announced Phil Roy, pronounced wah, will join the hockey staff as the assistant coach for the 2005-06 season.

“Phil’s experience of training NHL caliber player along with his expertise in strength training will have an immediate impact on this team,” Taylor said. “His success at the collegiate and professional level will allow him to impart his wealth of experience and knowledge on the defensive core of our team.

“From a recruiting standpoint, his ties in Canada and his ability to speak French as a first language will allow us to target Quebec as a recruiting center.”

Prior to joining the Statesmen, Roy enjoyed a five-year career in the elite professional hockey leagues in North America and Europe. After the completion of the 2005 season, he hung up his skates to pursue a coaching career. Roy gained valuable coaching experience over his final two seasons as a player-coach in the United Kingdom and French Elite leagues.

As a player-coach for the 2004 Basingstoke Bison of the United Kingdom Elite League, Roy handled the daily logistics of the team, which included coordinating team trips along with organizing and running the daily practices. In addition to those duties, he worked extensively with the marketing and management teams, including operating a hockey school.

In 2005, Roy continued his development as a player-coach for the IIHF Diables Noirs de Tours. His responsibilities included breaking down video and implementing the off-ice strength and conditioning program. On the ice, Roy led the league in points by a defensemen.

A 2000 graduate of Clarkson University, Roy played an integral role in the Golden Knights’ three NCAA tournament appearances and two ECAC tournament championship teams. As an offensive-minded defenseman, Roy recorded 77 career points, on 24 goals and 53 assists, in 144 games.

A native of St. Leonard, Quebec, Roy graduated from Clarkson with a bachelor’s degree in technical communications.