On
      Tuesday
      October
      17
      in
     
     
      Washington
      D.C.,
      Patrick
      Roy
      of
     
     
      the
      Colorado
      Avalanche
      did
      the
     
     
      inevitable
      by
      picking
      up
      his
      448th
     
     
      NHL
      victory
      in
      a
      4-3
      overtime
      win
     
     
      against
      the
      Washington
      Capitals.
     
    

    
     
      With
      the
      win,
      Roy
      sur-
     
     
      passed
      Hall
      of
      Fame
      and
      Detroit
     
     
      Red
      Wing
      legend
      Terry
      Sawchuk
      to
     
     
      become
      the
      most
      winningest
      goal-
     
     
      tender
      in
      NHL
      history.
      Roy
     
     
      picked
      up
      the
      victory
      in
      his
      847th
     
     
      career
      game
      which
      was
      ahead
      of
     
     
      Sawchuk’s
      pace
      968
      games
      before
     
     
      reaching
      447
      victories.
     
    

    
     
      Also:
      with
      the
      win,
      Roy
     
     
      kept
      his
      personal
      unbeaten
      streak
     
     
      alive
      which
      goes
      back
      to
      last
      sea-
     
     
      son
      and
      kept
      the
      Avalanche
      out
      of
     
     
      the
      loss
      column
      for
      this
      season.
     
    

    
     
      Following
      the
      game,
      Roy
     
     
      was
      hoisted
      on
      the
      shoulders
      of
     
     
      teammates
      Adam
      Foote
      and
      Ray
     
     
      Bourque
      and
      paraded
      around
      the
     
     
      ice
      surface
      of
      the
      MCI
      Center
      to
     
     
      the
      applause
      of
      the
      Washington
     
     
      crowd.
      Even
      Canadian
      Prime
     
     
      Minister
      Jean
      Chretién
      acknowl-
     
     
      edged
      Roy’s
      record-breaking
      night.
     
    

    
     
      “T
      want
      to
      congratulate
      you
     
     
      on
      your
      exceptional
      achievement,”
     
     
      said
      Chretien
      with
      a
      phone
      call
      he
     
     
      made
      to
      Roy
      during
      the
      post
      game
     
     
      media
      conference.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      With
      the
      record
      in
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      books
      there
      has
      been
      much
      specu-
     
     
      lation
      about
      what
      the
      35-year
      old
     
     
      goaltender
      will
      do
      next.
      Roy
      has
     
     
      been
      contemplating
      retirement
      for
     
     
      the
      past
      few
      seasons
      but
      hasn’t
     
     
      given
      a
      straight
      answer
      to
      what
      his
     
    
   
   
    
     
        
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      future
      plans
      are.
      The
      three-time
     
     
      Stanley
      Cup
      champion
      would
      cer-
     
     
      tainly
      like
      to
      add
      another
      ring
      to
      his
     
     
      collection,
      which
      he
      expressed
     
     
      after
      the
      game.
     
    

    
     
      “To
      me,
      the
      thing
      that
      I
     
     
      always
      play
      for
      is
      the
      Stanley
     
     
      Cup,”
      said
      Roy
      after
      the
      game.
     
    

    
     
      With
      his
      team
      playing
      so
     
     
      well
      thus
      far
      they
      are
      a
      definite
     
     
      contender.
      Colorado
      was
      the
      last
     
     
      unbeaten
      team
      in
      the
      league
      going
     
     
      into
      the
      final
      week
      of
      October
      with
     
     
      a
      record
      of
      9-0-2-0.
     
    

    
     
      If
      Roy
      continues
      to
      play
      for
     
     
      the
      next
      few
      seasons
      900
      wins
      is
      an
     
     
      obtainable
      goal
      to
      add
      to
      his
      Hall
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Fashion
     
    
   
   
    
     
      of
      Fame
      career.
      The
      next
      record
     
     
      which
      Roy
      is
      left
      to
      break
      is
      that
      of
     
     
      career
      shutouts.
      He
      currently
      has
     
     
      48
      while
      the
      man
      he
      must
      catch
      has
     
     
      103,
      Terry
      Sawchuk.
     
    

    
     
      After
      celebrating
      a
      great
     
     
      week
      of
      achievement
      individually
     
     
      and
      teamwise,
      Roy
      was
      arrested
      at
     
     
      his
      home
      in
      Littleton,
      Colorado
      on
     
     
      Sunday
      October
      22nd
      after
      a
     
     
      domestic
      dispute
      with
      his
      wife
     
     
      Michele.
     
    
   
   
    
     
      Greenwood
      Village
      police
     
     
      received
      a
      911
      call
      from
      the
      Roy
     
     
      residence
      from
      Michele
      Piuze
     
     
      although
      she
      hung
      up
      quickly
      and
     
     
      did
      not
      speak.
      The
      police
      report
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
      said
      that
      Roy
      admitted
      to
      pulling
      a
     
     
      bedroom
      door
      off
      its
      hinges
      and
     
     
      damaging
      another
      after
      he
      and
      his
     
     
      wife
      got
      into
      an
      argument.
     
    

    
     
      Roy
      was
      charged
      with
      mis-
     
     
      demeanor
      criminal
      mischief
      which
     
     
      occurred
      during
      an
      act
      of
      domestic
     
     
      violence.
      He
      was
      released
      on
      $750
     
     
      bail.
      Roy
      goes
      to
      trial
      in
      November
     
     
      and
      faces
      the
      possibility
      of
      one
     
     
      year
      in
      jail
      with
      a
      $1000
      fine
      or
     
     
      possible
      deportation
      home
      to
     
     
      Canada
      if
      convicted
      because
      he
     
     
      does
      not
      have
      official
      citizenship
      in
     
     
      the
      United
      States.
     
    

    
     
      Roy
      was
      issued
      a
      restrain-
     
     
      ing
      order
      on
      alcohol
      and
      illegal
     
     
      drugs
      use
      which
      is
      mandatory
      in
     
     
      domestic
      dispute
      cases.
      He
      was
     
     
      permitted
      to
      return
      home
      with
      his
     
     
      family
      and
      travel
      with
      the
     
     
      Avalanche
      on
      out-of-state
      games.
     
    

    
     
      In
      a
      small
      press
      conference
     
     
      on
      the
      Monday
      after
      the
      incident
     
    
   
   
    
     
      ‘Roy
      expressed
      his
      feelings
      of
      the
     
    
   
   
    
     
      previous
      evening.
     
    

    
     
      “Obviously,
      this
      is
      creating
     
     
      a
      distraction,
      and
      my
      wish
      is
      that
     
     
      this
      distraction
      will
      be
      over
      soon.
      I
     
     
      am
      thankful
      for
      the
      support
      I
      am
     
     
      getting
      from
      my
      family
      and
      every
     
     
      one
      of
      my
      teammates.”
     
    

    
     
      Teammate
      Ray
      Bourque
     
     
      expressed
      the
      club’s
      position
      on
     
     
      Roy’s
      difficulties.
     
    

    
     
      “We’ve
      always
      __
      stuck
     
     
      together
      and
      we’ll
      stick
      by
      Patrick.
     
     
      We
      know
      he
      is
      a
      quality
      person
      and
     
     
      a
      great
      family
      man.”
     
    
   
   
    
     
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      from
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      Press
     
    
   
   
    
     
       
     
    
   
   
    
     
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