Conroy Reaches Unlikely Milestone
The following article featuring former Clarkson standout Craig Conroy appeared in the October 28 issue of the Toronto Globe and Mail.
BY ERIC DUHATSCHEK
CALGARY— Craig Conroy’s first day on the job as a professional hockey player was a memorable one – but for all the wrong reasons.
There was Conroy, on the ice at the old Montreal Forum, attending his first training camp with the Canadiens, and performing a rudimentary shooting drill. Fuelled in equal parts by his trademark qualities – excitement and enthusiasm – Conroy launched a rising slap shot at net – and accidentally plunked goaltender Patrick Roy smack in the face.
Roy was the Habs franchise back in 1994-95, as temperamental as ever, and didn’t like a raw rookie using his noggin for target practice, even inadvertently.
Complete article can be accessed via the Globe and Mail Web site by clicking here.
