![Colorado Avalanche Goalie Patrick Roy, 1996 Nhl Stanley Cup Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated Colorado Avalanche Goalie Patrick Roy, 1996 Nhl Stanley Cup Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated](https://images.fineartamerica.com/images/artworkimages/mediumlarge/2/colorado-avalanche-goalie-patrick-roy-1996-nhl-stanley-cup-june-17-1996-sports-illustrated-cover.jpg)
Colorado Avalanche Goalie Patrick Roy, 1996 Nhl Stanley Cup Sports Illustrated Cover by Sports Illustrated
![x - Colorado Avalanche on X: "THROWBACK THURSDAY: Joe Sakic & Patrick Roy celebrate the #Avs' first Stanley Cup in 1996. #TBT http://t.co/PCHeAdgXar" / X x - Colorado Avalanche on X: "THROWBACK THURSDAY: Joe Sakic & Patrick Roy celebrate the #Avs' first Stanley Cup in 1996. #TBT http://t.co/PCHeAdgXar" / X](https://pbs.twimg.com/media/BQC6UZCCUAAEAh0.jpg:large)
x - Colorado Avalanche on X: "THROWBACK THURSDAY: Joe Sakic & Patrick Roy celebrate the #Avs' first Stanley Cup in 1996. #TBT http://t.co/PCHeAdgXar" / X
![FILE - Goaltender Patrick Roy hoists the Stanley Cup, in this June 9, 1993, file photo, after the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings to win the Cup in five games. FILE - Goaltender Patrick Roy hoists the Stanley Cup, in this June 9, 1993, file photo, after the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings to win the Cup in five games.](https://c8.alamy.com/comp/2NN5CA1/file-goaltender-patrick-roy-hoists-the-stanley-cup-in-this-june-9-1993-file-photo-after-the-montreal-canadiens-beat-the-los-angeles-kings-to-win-the-cup-in-five-games-the-montreal-canadiens-have-won-the-stanley-cup-a-record-24-times-but-not-since-1993-the-tampa-bay-lightnings-inaugural-season-game-1-of-the-stanley-cup-finals-between-montreal-and-tampa-bay-is-scheduled-for-monday-june-28-2021-in-tampa-ap-photothe-canadian-press-ryan-remiorz-file-2NN5CA1.jpg)
FILE - Goaltender Patrick Roy hoists the Stanley Cup, in this June 9, 1993, file photo, after the Montreal Canadiens beat the Los Angeles Kings to win the Cup in five games.
![Unlike previous goalies who the Panthers faced in the 1996 playoffs, Patrick Roy refused to hide in the net or run to the bench when the fans threw rats on the ice Unlike previous goalies who the Panthers faced in the 1996 playoffs, Patrick Roy refused to hide in the net or run to the bench when the fans threw rats on the ice](https://i.redd.it/c7702czqb33b1.jpg)