The agreement will see Roy earn $750,000 at the NHL level in 2022-23, and contains a signing bonus of $92,500. He will earn $10,500 if he plays at the Junior level. The contract will pay Roy $775,000 in the NHL for the 2023-24 and 2024-25 seasons, in addition to signing bonuses of $92,500 (2023-24) and $85,000 (2024-25). Roy is set to make $80,000 per season at the AHL level.
Roy, 18, ranks second in QMJHL scoring with 92 points (36 goals, 56 assists) in 50 games for the Sherbrooke Phoenix this season.
The 6'00'' and 186 lbs left-winger is in his third season in the QMJHL, having amassed 171 points (74 goals, 97 assists) in 145 contests since 2019 with the Phoenix and the Saint-John Sea Dogs, who selected him first overall in the 2019 QMJHL Draft.
Roy was selected in the fifth round (150th overall) by the Canadiens in the 2021 NHL Draft.
