Jonathan Roy is trading in his blocker for a microphone this summer as the controversial former junior hockey player embarks on a career in music.

The son of former Montreal Canadiens and Colorado Avalanche great Patrick Roy has released a debut album, What I’ve Become, and he will be touring Quebec this summer, including an appearance at the Montreal stop on this summer's Virgin Festival, where he will open for New Kids on the Block.

According to a press release, the album showcases "not only Jonathan Roy’s musical talent, but his songwriting gift as well.

"Crafting pop, folk and rock with poignant lyrics, and breaking the mold with this first release, Jonathan Roy’s What I’ve Become defies all expectations the minute he starts to sing."

With sensitive song titles such as Everybody's Been Hurt, Confined and Got to Live Without You, Roy’s stage persona is in stark contrast to the one he earned while playing for his father’s Quebec Remparts of the QMJHL.

In March 2008, Roy skated across the rink and began fighting opposing goalie Bobby Nadeau of the Chicoutimi Saguenéens.

But in an interview with the Globe and Mail, Roy claims the album is not an attempt to change his image.

"Not at all," he explained. "These songs are things that happened in my life. What I've Become is about my uncle passing away from cancer."

The song All Because of Me is about the aftermath of the fight.

Nadeau had no interest in fighting Roy at the time and as a result, Roy was suspended for seven games and this summer he will return to criminal court to face charges.

Roy is also talking to Celine Dion’s husband, René Angélil, to help his music move beyond Quebec.

"(Angélil) is a great friend of my father's," Roy told the Globe and Mail. "He's the one that helps us out. Me and my father, we don't know what we're doing. This is new for us. We've only been in hockey, so we need somebody to make sure we're going in the right direction."