I wrote an article a little while ago, about LNAH and how they are making the boys in the NHL look bad. I called for them to take off the mittens and get down to business. The game needs enforcers, it is just the way the game is played. If you watch the videos from the league in Quebec you can see that not all the fights seem warranted or necessary at all, and that kind of has an appeal to

Hall of Fame goalie Patrick Roy and his son were suspended a total of 12 games for their parts in a brawl that broke out during a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff game. The league said Tuesday that Roy, who coaches Quebec Remparts, was suspended five games for conduct related to his team's fight with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Saturday. Goalie Jonathon Roy was suspended seven games ...

It's been a few days, and the story is starting to fade, but I figured I'd post a quick summary of what the Denver hockey writers have said about the whole Patrick Roy/Jonathan Roy brawl. The Rocky Mountain News only ran the AP story on the Roys being suspended, and no other commentary that I could find.  It's pretty cut-and-dry: Goalie Jonathon [ sic ] Roy was suspended seven ...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN5VppFGasg Jonathan Roy, son of legendary goalie Patrick Roy, plays his father’s position for the Quebec Remparts of the something-or-other league in Canadia. The video above shows the Remparts’ brawl against the Chicoutimi Sagueneens (ed. note: the where whats now?). And as you can see from Jonathan’s actions at about the 1:25 mark, it [...]

We found this gem over at With Leather and it’s an instant classic. Patrick Roy was known for being a brick wall in goal. His son will be known for having a fist of fury. Roy’s son, playing in some small Quebec League, joins a fracas that only cements the greatness of hockey at any level. Enjoy. http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WN5VppFGasg

Guess after we interviewed Chris Jones and Elliotte Friedman , we must have picked up some Canadian readers, because we’ve had a few emails wondering how come we’re not writing more about Patrick Roy and his son being suspended from junior hockey in Canada following a bizarre brawl. Apparently, it’s the beluga caviar north of the border at this very moment. Two newspapers ...

From Pierre LeBrun at Sportsnet, Fighting used to be ingrained in hockey culture. These days, however, there seems to be more taste for a kinder, cuddlier game. So is it time for fighting to go? I can only shake my head at the attention the Jonathan Roy story has received in this country this week. When did the tree huggers take over this bloody country? When did we all become such ...

Patrick Roy takes a breather in the Canadiens net during a 1990s game. Denis Brodeur, NHLI via Getty Images Patrick Roy's trademark as a player was a fiery competitiveness, but it hasn't always served him well. Roy has found himself in the midst of another firestorm as a result of a brawl that erupted during Saturday's Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff game between his ...

There’s finally a reason to pay attention to hockey this year, but it’s not a good one. On Saturday night, the son of legendary goalie Patrick Roy , Jonathan Roy , brutally assaulted an opposing goalie during a playoff game in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. There is fighting in hockey, but this does not qualify as a regular hockey fight. Even among savages, there ...

Quebec Remparts goalie Jonathan Roy was suspended for seven games, and Remparts coach Patrick Roy -- the great NHL goalie -- was suspended for five games after Saturday's melee between their team and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff. Apparently, the elder Roy was telling his son to fight. There were other suspensions, but really, who cares? Let's get to ...

Quebec Remparts goalie Jonathan Roy was suspended for seven games, and Remparts coach Patrick Roy — Jonathan's father — was suspended for five games following Saturday's melee between their team and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens in a Quebec Major Junior Hockey League playoff. — ESPN.comThe suspension for Jonathan Roy is about what I'd expected, especially given he's the team's backup goaltender and

from the CP via 660 News, The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League has suspended Quebec Remparts coach Patrick Roy for five games for his role in a weekend brawl. The league said today that Roy is being suspended for “prejudicial conduct” related to his team’s scrap with the Chicoutimi Sagueneens on Saturday.... Jonathan Roy was suspended for seven games for barrelling ...

From Derek @ Cloud9 Sports & The Hockey Herald Podcast Like fighting – which is endorsed ubiquitously — line brawls are indeed part of the game, particularly when the intensity is cranked for a playoff series against a bitter rival. Given the frequency with which they kick off, what about this incident lends itself to the scorn of all the disapproving windbags in the mainstream ...

Small White Ball has all the details behind the crazy footage above. I don’t follow the hockey juniors nearly well enough to know what sort of future Patrick Roy’s kid might have, but if I’m Mario Tremblay, it might be time to think about a change of identity and/or working in Eastern Europe.

The son of legendary NHL goalie Patrick Roy could face discipline from the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League for his role in an ugly brawl during a first-round playoff game between the Quebec Remparts and the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. Roy coaches his son Jonathan on the Remparts and denies he encouraged the slugfest near the end of the second period in Saturday night's 10-1 thrashing from the ...

Today's brawl comes from the QMJHL as Quebec and Chicoutimi get it on with Patrick Roy's son, Jonathan, also a goalie, and it would appear, a bit of a badass, as the main attraction. [Chicoutimi's goalie Bobby] Nadeau fell to the ice and curled up to protect himself as Roy kept punching him. Once he was done beating on his opponent, Roy scowled at the crowd as he skated away and flipped the

Hockey fights are rare enough these days thanks to foolish rules designed to prevent them, but when you see a great brawl on the ice, you gotta appreciate it. When you add some backstory to them there fisticuffs involving the greatest goalie of all time, you got a stew going on! In a QMJHL playoff game between bitter rivals Quebec and Chicoutimi, Quebec was losing 7-1 when things got a bit ...

NHL goaltending legend and Quebec junior hockey head coach Patrick Roy sent his kid, Quebec Remparts goalie Jonathan Roy , on a goon mission when their team was getting blown out last night. Jonathan skated the length of the ice to fight the opposing goalie, who wasn’t really looking for action. (more…) Share This

The rivalry between the QMJHL’s Quebec Remparts and Chicoutimi Sagueneens reached a new low on Saturday, and once again, a Roy was front and centre. This time, however, it wasn’t Quebec head coach Patrick Roy, but his son Jonathan who plays goal for the Remparts. With the Remparts trailing 7-1 near the end of the second period of their playoff game on Saturday, players on both ...

from Empty Netters, Meet Jonathan Roy. He’s the son of NHL great Patrick Roy. He plays goaltender for the Quebec Remparts, a junior team that is owned and coached by his father. Well it turns out the Remparts were playing their rivals last night, the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. And as is usually the case with rivals, things got pretty nasty: According to reports, Pappa Roy may have ...