The Utah Mammoth announced today that they have acquired forward Joshua Roy from the Montréal Canadiens in exchange for defenseman Maksymilian Szuber.
About Joshua Roy:
- Roy, 22, skated in three NHL games for the Canadiens in 2025-26.
- The 6-foot, 192-pound forward has posted 6-5-11 and four penalty minutes (PIM) in 38 regular-season games with Montréal over the past three seasons.
- He played most of last season with the Laval Rockets, tallying 23-22-45 and 32 penalty minutes (PIM) in 57 American Hockey League (AHL) games and finishing fourth on the team in scoring.
- Roy has totaled 56-56-112 and 54 PIM in 145 regular-season AHL games and added 6-6-12 and 36 PIM over 19 Calder Cup Playoff appearances. He also represented the North Division at the 2025 AHL All-Star Classic.
- Roy previously spent parts of four QMJHL seasons with the Saint John Sea Dogs (2019-21) and Sherbrooke Phoenix (2021-23), totaling 135-162-297 and a +93 rating in 216 games. He added 21-30-51 and a +14 rating in 28 QMJHL postseason contests.
- He was selected to the QMJHL’s First All-Star Team and named the league’s Personality of the Year in both 2021-22 and 2022-23.
- The St-Georges-de-Beauce, Que. native won two consecutive gold medals with Team Canada at the IIHF World Junior Championships, skating alongside Mammoth goaltender Sebastian Cossa (2022) and forward Dylan Guenther (2023).
- Roy registered 5-6-11 and a +14 rating in seven games in 2023, ranking tied for second on the team in scoring.
- He was originally selected by Montréal in the fifth round (150th overall) of the 2021 NHL Draft.
