Quebec Remparts goalie Jonathan Roy, son of former NHL great Patrick Roy, at a news conference in Quebec City, Monday. THE CANADIAN PRESS/Clement Allard
When it comes to the Roy family, apparently the apple doesn't fall all that far from the tree.
A piece of friendly advice to the Roy clan? Time to put in a call to the doc and seek a little anger management, provided the caller can stay on the phone long enough prior to dropping an f-bomb and hanging up.
Jonathan Roy, the offspring of mercurial Hall of Fame goaltender Patrick Roy, lost his mind over the weekend, upset with the shellacking his Quebec Remparts were taking in Game 2 of their playoff series, decided to take out his anger on Chicoutimi Sagueneens goaltender Bobby Nadeau.
With any luck, the QMJHL will ignore that name on the back of his jersey and throw Roy out for the remainder of the season to teach him a little lesson in common sense.
Temper tantrums seem to be habit-forming with both father and son. And given the 3.96 goals against average and .866 save percentage the younger Roy put up this season, it seems that is about the only thing he has in common with Pops.
Tossing knuckles is considered "part of the game", so to speak, , but it was obvious Nadeau wanted nothing to do with Roy. Yet in an act of misplaced bravado, Roy proceeded to land punch after punch, even as Nadeau cowered on the ice. And, proving a lack of class knows no boundaries, Roy gave the middle-finger salute to Chicoutimi fans as he skated off the ice.
Seems that son had to prove just how tough he was to daddy who, not coincidentally, happens to coach the Remparts.
If you remember, the elder Roy didn't come away with unanimous decisions in highly-publicized bouts with Chris Osgood and Mike Vernon.
Granted, it's no secret that Chicoutimi and Quebec don't exactly like one another, a point further amplified last season when Patrick Roy decided to engage in a tussle with Sagueneen co-owner Pierre Cardinal.
Rivalries are one thing. Being a complete imbecile is quite another and should be grounds for an extended vacation.
And that, no matter what his last name happens to be, is something Jonathan Roy is about to find out.