Sophomore Season (2015-16): All-WCHA Second Team selection … Named a co-winner of the team’s Gitzen-Loutit Memorial Award as the most outstanding defensive player of the season … Appeared in all 37 games … Was fifth on the team with 20 points on seven goals and 13 assists … Ranked third among WCHA defensemen in points with 16 and had a league-high seven goals from the blue line … Ranked in the top-five among WCHA defensemen in power-play points (6), plus/minus (+15), shots (65) and blocks (54) … Had a goal and an assist at Bowling Green (Jan. 29) and vs. Alaska (Feb. 26) … Tallied two assists at Alaska (Nov. 27), vs. Connecticut (Jan. 8), and at Northern Michigan (March 5) … Attended the Los Angeles Kings Development Camp in July.
Freshman Season (2014-15): Made 36 appearances as a rookie blue-liner, notching nine points – all assists – in the process … Ranked third among all NCAA freshmen with a plus-21 rating … Blocked a team-high 88 shots, finishing seventh nationally in that statistical category … Selected by the Los Angeles Kings in the seventh round (194th overall) of the 2015 NHL Entry Draft … Skated in the Kings’ 2015 player development camp.
Prior to Michigan Tech: Played for Indiana in the USHL, winning a Clark Cup in 2014 … Posted two goals and four assists in 12 playoff games after notching 4-5=9 in 24 regular season games with a +11 plus-minus rating … Appeared in 10 games with the Ice in 2012-13, recording 1-2=3 in that short time.
Personal: Son of Rich and Julie Roy of Canton, Mich. … Born Matt Alan Roy in Southfield, Mich., on March 1, 1995 … Has one older brother and one younger sister … Enjoys playing golf and tennis … Father, Rich, played basketball at Madonna University … Majoring in sports and fitness management.
