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ROY’S HIRING TRIGGERS TWITTER AVALANCHE
Energized.
If any single word sums up the overall reaction to Thursday’s move by the Colorado Avalanche to hire former Stanley Cup winner Patrick Roy as its new head coach, ‘energized’ most aptly fits the bill.
Roy, who will also serve as vice-president of hockey operations, may well provide the organization with a rarity indeed – a coach that helps to sell tickets.
Was all of the reaction on social media to the Avs’ addition of Roy positive? Of course not. Twitter can be a bubbling cesspool of negativity around even the most innocuous events, so any high-profile example will have widely varying opinions.
But guess what? The fan base was ravenously devouring this news and many – not all, but many – were loving the appointment.
Here’s just a sampling of what was said on Twitter – fans and media alike – following the announcement from the Avalanche.
COACH ROY: The #Avalanche has reached an agreement in principle w/ Patrick Roy to become the franchise’s Head Coach/VP of Hockey Operations.
— Colorado Avalanche (@Avalanche) May 23, 2013
Patrick Roy is going to be reporting to Greg Sherman with all the respect and deference of Macho Man Randy Savage reporting to Elizabeth.
— Down Goes Brown (@DownGoesBrown) May 23, 2013
Patrick Roy won the Memorial Cup as coach of the Quebec Remparts in his rookie season in 2006. He has gained plenty of experience in QMJHL
— Tony Ambrogio (@SNTonyAmbrogio) May 23, 2013
Phenomenal Adam Foote interview on 104.3 FM The Fan. Doesn’t sound like he will be asst. coach, but great insight on Avs/Roy
— adater (@adater) May 23, 2013
Foote would consider some kind of player development role, but full-time asst. not in the offing. Wants to coach his kid
— adater (@adater) May 23, 2013
If you’re looking for Avs GM Greg Sherman, he’ll be at team headquarters staring out a window.
— Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) May 23, 2013
My problem with the Avalanche’s moves: their managerial hierarchy now resembles a game of Snakes & Ladders instead of a pyramid. Not good.
— Adam Proteau (@Proteautype) May 23, 2013
Awaiting imminent announcement from La Presse, Le Journal de Montréal about opening of their new Denver bureaus #patrickroy
— Dave Stubbs (@Dave_Stubbs) May 23, 2013
Well, the new division the #NHLJets find themselves in should be even more interesting with Patrick Roy in it as head coach of #Avs
— Ken Wiebe (@WiebeSunSports) May 23, 2013
Thank you to Patrick Roy for bringing me to an A class organization in the @quebec_remparts , best wishes to him in Colorado #avs
— Dillon Donnelly (@D_Donnelly2) May 23, 2013
Wanna wish all the best to Patrick Roy with the Colorado Avalanche!! He taught me so much and it will be hard to replace such a legend!!
— Ryan Culkin (@Hulkinator) May 24, 2013
Sherman on Roy hiring: “I’m so excited to propose trades that will now be shot down by two layers of management.” #Avs
— Fake Avs Management (@AvsMgmt) May 23, 2013
Roy is back in Denver!! #Avs fans should be excited! Colorado needed that change a lot!
— Anna Batugina (@annabatugina) May 23, 2013
Make no mistake… Sakic and Roy will have invested interest in getting a championship back to #Denver That is worth a lot. #Avs
— James Gomez (@JGoTheFan) May 23, 2013
I don’t know if Roy is going to turn the franchise around, but at least there’s something legitimate to look forward to in #Avs world
— Derek Kessinger (@derekindenver) May 23, 2013
#SuperJoe does it again! #Roy is the new coach of the #Avs!
— Patrick Barry (@23_TheDuke) May 23, 2013
Welcome to Colorado #PatrickRoy ! Front office made of winners, it’s time to bring back our #AVS !
— Jim (@nowherejim) May 23, 2013
Always a fan of Patrick Roy. Hope he does well in Colorado. Couldn’t think of a better pair in him and Joe Sakic to run the #Avs
— Chris Meaney (@chrismeaney) May 23, 2013
Welcome back to Colorado Roy. I’m actually excited for an #Avs season for once. #CoachRoy #StanleyCup #Avsdidsomegood
— Nico Goda (@GodaNico) May 24, 2013
#avs #avalanche #glorydays twitter.com/Ykhali99/statu…
— Smitty (@Ykhali99) May 23, 2013
My favorite player ever, is now my team’s head coach. Im so happy that Patrick Roy is back with the #Avs, now hopefully he does a great job!
— Laura Anderson (@laura2133) May 23, 2013
Stuck with my team through all the bs and watched every loss and years of terrible coaching..So amazing to see big changes happening! #avs
— Louie (@LouieMarrocco) May 23, 2013
IMO, the young roster in Colorado is going to respond to a guy they watched build a legacy while they fell in love with the game. #Roy #Avs
— Matthew Craig (@MCraiger58) May 23, 2013
Great hire for the #avs with Roy. Lots of buzz around this team and they still hold the #1 pick. The sleeping giant will soon be woken…
— Brandon Svitak (@BrandonSvitak) May 23, 2013
I’m really stoked about this Roy / Sakic combo. I’m hoping it reignites my passion for this team. #avs
— Chris Cheline (@ChrisCheline) May 23, 2013
This next NHL season is going to be interesting!Welcome to the #Avs, Patrick Roy!Sakic + Roy = the glory days. @avalanche
— Dustin Dean Santjer (@dsantjer) May 23, 2013
Will #PatrickRoy be able to listen to his players with so many rings plugging his ears? #Avs #Nhl #Colorado
— Adam Dunn (@AtomDunn) May 23, 2013
Diabolical move by the #Avs though putting Sakic and Roy in management and coaching knowing full well we can never truly hate them.
— Chris (@cos_tweets) May 23, 2013
The boys are back in town! #Avs twitter.com/JDSmith19/stat…
— Joe Smith (@JDSmith19) May 23, 2013
no i dont really like the #avs hiring of Roy BUT it sure as hell is nice to see Sakic and Roy together having a say in Denver #bringsmeback
— Nathan Kanter (@NathanKanter11) May 23, 2013
Wow seriously considering becoming an #Avs fan now that Patrick Roy is their new head coach #BiggestBeautyAround #Legend
— Cole Pereira (@pereira867) May 23, 2013
anyone who thinks Roy isnt a good hire, just wait to see how much he fires up the team and how much they will love to play for him #Avs
— Kyle Richetelle (@krich1177) May 23, 2013
Patrick Roy, check. Stanley Cup, check. #NHL #AVS #becauseitsthecup
— Sami Penttinen (@samipent) May 23, 2013
Thank God, Roy is the new head coach. Hopefully he can pull us out of this mess we all call the Avalanche #Roy #Avs #challengeexcepted
— Emily Price (@EmilyPrice21) May 23, 2013
There hasn’t been this much excitement in Colorado while the postseason is still happening in a LONG time. #Avs #PatrickRoy #SethJones #NHL
— Ashley Chase (@AshleyChaseTV) May 23, 2013
Oh boy does it get any better than having Patrick Roy back involved in the show?! Nope! #Avs
— Nik Lynam (@Nik_Lynam) May 23, 2013
Colorado following the #Oilers successful ‘old boys club’ model. #Avs
— Lee Snowden (@SnowdenNHL) May 23, 2013
Bring back Adam Foote as an assistant coach and bring in Forsberg to tutor Landeskog. #bandisback #avs
— Jeremy Lambert(@jeremylambert88) May 23, 2013
Mon idole revient dans la #LNH! So exited #patrickroy #AVS
— Jean-Francois Vo (@vedger) May 23, 2013
Not sure what i cannot wait for the most. Paris Hilton’s new album or Patric Roy coaching the #Avs this year.
— NoBS Thirsty® (@NoBSThirsty) May 23, 2013
Honestly so pumped about this…this offseason has been great so far for the #Avs, Sacco out, Sakic promoted, Roy hired
— Eddie Fischermann (@efischermann) May 23, 2013
I wish I could go back to the ’90s, just like my sports teams. #Rockies #Broncos #Avs
— #SackorDennis(@Supahfly328) May 23, 2013
JS Giguere is a happy guy today. Patrick Roy was his idol growing up. #jiggy #avs #NHLDucks
— michael (@skepticfan713) May 23, 2013
So excited about the Avs getting Roy! Really looking forward to next year #Avs
— Paul Vitella (@PaulVitella10) May 23, 2013
Maybe the Canucks will hire Dan Cloutier as our next head coach… #Canucks #PatrickRoy #Avs
— Adam Heatlie (@adamheatlie) May 23, 2013
Its a little crazy how excited I am about this #dreamman #roy #avs
— candice a martens (@chikachikago33) May 23, 2013