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Line 1: {{~~short~~Short description\|American ice hockey player (born 1995)}} {{Infobox ice hockey player \| name = Matt Roy \| image = Los Angeles Kings at Seattle Kraken - November 19, 2022 - Matt Roy.jpg ~~\| image =~~ \| caption = Roy with the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in 2022 ~~\| image_caption =~~ \| image_size = 230px \| team = [[~~Los~~Washington ~~Angeles Kings~~Capitals]] \| league = [[National Hockey League\|NHL]] \| prospect_team = <!--[[Ontario Reign]]--> \| prospect_league = [[American Hockey League\|AHL]] \| former_teams = [[Los Angeles Kings]] \| position = [[Defenceman\|Defense]] \| height_ft = 6 Line 24: \| career_end = }} '''Matthew Alan Roy'''<ref name = "michigantechhuskies bio">{{cite web \|title=Matt Roy \|url=https://www.michigantechhuskies.com/sports/mice/2016-17/bios/roy_matt_yjdg?view=bio \|website=michigantechhuskies.com \|accessdate=March 15, 2019}}</ref> (born March 1, 1995) is an American professional [[ice hockey]] [[Defenceman\|defenseman]]~~. He is~~ currently playing for the <!--[[Ontario Reign]] in the [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) as a prospect to the-->[[~~Los~~Washington ~~Angeles Kings~~Capitals]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). He was selected in the seventh round, 194th overall, by the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft]]. ==Playing career== Line 30: ===Collegiate=== Roy began his freshman season at Michigan Tech playing in 36 games during the 2014–15 season. His [[Plus–minus (sports)\|plus-minus]] rating ranked third amongst freshman in the NCAA as the Huskies ranked second in the conference. After his freshman season, Roy was drafted 194th overall by the [[Los Angeles Kings]] in the [[2015 NHL Entry Draft]].<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Matt Roy Selected by Kings in 2015 NHL Draft \|url=https://www.michigantechhuskies.com/sports/mice/2015-16/releases/20150628567ynx \|website=michigantechhuskies.com \|accessdate=March 15, 2019 \|date=June 28, 2015}}</ref> In his sophomore season, Roy played in 37 games and recorded a then-career high 20 points. He finished the season ranked third among WCHA defensemen in points and was selected for the All-WCHA Second Team.<ref name = "michigantechhuskies bio"/> His junior season was also successful offensively, with Roy putting up a career high 23 points and being named to the All-WCHA First Team. He was also the co-winner of the team's MVP award, the Merv Youngs Award.<ref>{{cite journal \|title=Hockey Announces 2016-17 Team Awards \|url=https://www.michigantechhuskies.com/sports/mice/2016-17/releases/20170403nydj6c \|website=michigantechhuskies.com \|accessdate=March 15, 2019 \|date=April 3, 2017}}</ref> ===Professional=== ====Los Angeles Kings==== [[File:Matt Roy Warmup.jpg\|thumb\|Roy during warmups in October 2022.]] After completing his junior season with the [[Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey\|Michigan Tech Huskies]] of the [[Western Collegiate Hockey Association]], Roy was signed to a two-year, entry-level contract with the Kings on March 27, 2017.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-sign-matt-roy-to-2-year-entry-level-contract/c-288140132 \| title = LA Kings sign Matt Roy to entry-level contract \| publisher = [[Los Angeles Kings]] \| date = 2017-03-27 \| accessdate = 2019-02-15}}</ref> He immediately joined the Kings' [[American Hockey League\|AHL]] affiliate, the [[Ontario Reign]], on an amateur try-out for the remainder of the [[2016-17 AHL season\|2016–17]] season.<ref>{{cite web \|title=REIGN ADD DEFENSEMAN MATT ROY \|url=http://www.ontarioreign.com/news/detail/reign-add-defenseman-matt-roy \|website=ontarioreign.com \|accessdate=March 15, 2019 \|date=March 27, 2017}}</ref> After attending the Kings training camp, Roy was reassigned to the Reign for the [[2018–19 AHL season\|2018–19 season]].<ref>{{cite web \|title=LA Kings Make Training Camp Roster Moves \|url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-make-training-camp-roster-moves/c-300313510 \|website=NHL.com \|accessdate=March 15, 2019 \|date=September 22, 2018}}</ref> On February 16, 2019, Roy was called up to the NHL after playing in 44 games with the Reign.<ref>{{cite web \|title=LA Kings Recall Defenseman Matt Roy from Ontario Reign \|url=https://www.nhl.com/kings/news/la-kings-recall-defenseman-matt-roy-from-ontario-reign/c-304868850 \|website=NHL.com \|accessdate=March 15, 2019 \|date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> He made his NHL debut that night in a 4–2 loss to the [[Boston Bruins]].<ref>{{cite news \|last1=Zupke \|first1=Curtis \|title=Matt Roy makes big call but Kings can't answer bell in 4-2 loss to Bruins \|url=https://www.latimes.com/sports/kings/la-sp-kings-bruins-20190216-story.html \|accessdate=March 15, 2019 \|newspaper=Los Angeles Times \|date=February 16, 2019}}</ref> Roy recorded his first career assist on [[Austin Wagner]]'s goal in a 3–1 loss to the [[Nashville Predators]].<ref>{{cite tweet\|user=lakingsinsider\|number=1106399783994818561\|date=March 14, 2019\|title=Austin Wagner keeps on scorin' goals. 10 for the rookie in 50 games. Clifford receives a big hit from Irwin but holds on long enough along the boards to leave it for Wagner. Eventually worked from Lewis back to Wagner; 1-1. Matt Roy secondary assist for his first career point.}}</ref> Roy suffered a [[concussion]] after he was boarded by [[Minnesota Wild]] forward [[Kevin Fiala]] on January 28, 2021. Fiala was suspended 3 games for the hit from behind. On March 21, 2021, Roy signed a three-year, $9.45 million contract extension with the Kings. ====Washington Capitals==== {{MedalTableTop\|name=}}▼ Following six seasons in the NHL with the Kings, on July 1, 2024, Roy was signed as a free agent to a six-year, $34.5 million contract with the [[Washington Capitals]], carrying an average annual value of $5.75 million.<ref>{{cite web\| url = https://www.nhl.com/capitals/news/capitals-sign-matt-roy \| title = Capitals sign Matt Roy \| publisher = [[Washington Capitals]] \| date = July 1, 2024 \| accessdate = July 1, 2024 }}</ref> {{MedalCountry\|{{ih\|USA}}}}▼ {{MedalSport\|[[Ice hockey]]}}▼ {{MedalCompetition\|[[Ice Hockey World Championships\|World Championships]]}}▼ {{MedalBronze\|[[2021 IIHF World Championship\|2021 Latvia]]\|}}▼ {{MedalBottom}}▼ ==Career statistics== Line 278 ⟶ 276: \| 26 \| 22 \| 6 \| 1 \| 2 \| 3 \| 0 \|- bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| [[2023–24 NHL season\|2023–24]] \| Los Angeles Kings \| NHL \| 81 \| 5 \| 20 \| 25 \| 42 \| 5 !\| 0▼ \| 2 \| 2 \| 2 \|- bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! ~~288~~369 ! 1924 ! 6282 ! 81106 ! 76118 ! 718 ▲! 0 ! 1 ! 15 ! 06 ! 2 \|} ▲{{MedalTableTop\|name=}} ▲{{MedalCountry\|{{ih\|USA}}}} ▲{{MedalSport\|[[Ice hockey]]}} ▲{{MedalCompetition\|[[Ice Hockey World Championships\|World Championships]]}} ▲{{MedalBronze\|[[2021 IIHF World Championship\|2021 Latvia]]\|}} ▲{{MedalBottom}} ===International=== Line 314 ⟶ 332: \| [[United States men's national ice hockey team\|United States]] \| [[Ice Hockey World Championships\|WC]] \| {{~~brca~~bronze3}} \| 8 \| 0 Line 366 ⟶ 384: [[Category:Michigan Tech Huskies men's ice hockey players]] [[Category:Ontario Reign (AHL) players]] [[Category:Washington Capitals players]] [[Category:American men's ice hockey defensemen]] [[Category:21st-century American sportsmen]]