Person in history
Derek Roy
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
Life at a glance
- Born
- 1983 · May 4
- Age this year
- 43No death recorded in our data
- Born
- 43rd anniversary of their birth this year
Their story
Who they were
Personal life Roy is a native of Rockland , Ontario . He used to sponsor the minor hockey team in Clarence Creek , the "Clarence Castors"; he would supply the players with sticks. [ 1 ] Roy is bilingual, and can speak English and French. ^ Marsillo, Alexia (January 25, 2018). "From Rockland to the Olympics" . Retrieved May 20, 2018 – via PressReader.
Derek Roy, Canadian ice hockey player
Path and career
Career statistics Regular season and playoffs Regular season Playoffs Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1999–00 Kitchener Rangers OHL 66 34 53 87 44 5 4 1 5 6 2000–01 Kitchener Rangers OHL 65 42 39 81 114 — — — — — 2001–02 Kitchener Rangers OHL 62 43 46 89 92 4 1 2 3 2 2002–03 Kitchener Rangers OHL 49 28 50 78 73 21 9 23 32 14 2003–04 Rochester Americans AHL 26 10 16 26 20 16 6 8 14 18 2003–04 Buffalo Sabres NHL 49 9 10 19 12 — — — — — 2004–05 Rochester Americans AHL 67 16 45 61 60 9 6 5 11 6…
Why this date
Derek Roy appears on our May 4 calendar for 1983 as a birth entry.
The world when they were born
Other entries we record for 1983.
- September 12Boricua Popular Army
- January 18International Olympic Committee
- June 18Mona Mahmudnizhad
- September 15Israel
- September 17Vanessa Williams
Born the same day
Brad Maddox
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Brianne Jenner, Canadian women's ice hockey player
Read their story →Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985)
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Read their story →George Hill (basketball)
George Hill, American basketball player
Read their story →Contemporaries — born the same year
- 1983Gilles MüllerMay 9
- 1983Lars EckertNovember 24
- 1983Domhnall GleesonMay 12
- 1983Antti Niemi (ice hockey)August 29
- 1983Anthony ReckerAugust 29
- 1983Paulo ColaiacovoJanuary 27
- 1983Jennifer LandonAugust 29
- 1983Michael Turner (footballer, born 1983)November 9
Sources
Cite this page
“Derek Roy”, What's On This Date, https://whatsonthisdate.com/app/people/derek-roy, accessed October 26, 2026.
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Questions about Derek Roy
When was Derek Roy born?
May 4 1983.
How old would Derek Roy be today?
43 this year, based on the birth year we hold. We have no death record for them in our data, which is not proof either way.
Who else was born on May 4?
Brad Maddox, Brianne Jenner, Fernandinho (footballer, born May 1985) and others — the list is on this page and on the date page.
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