Frank ‘Frankie’ Roy
Year Inducted: 2003
Birthday: July 7,1957
City/Town: Berlin, NH
As with many youngsters of the day, Frankie Roy began skating in a back yard skating rink made available to him by a neighbor. It was not long before he began playing ice hockey. He played a year for the Berlin Recreational League, and for the Guardian Angel School hockey team which was part of a parochial elementary school hockey league in Berlin. Then, under the watchful eye of Hall of Fame Coach Huskie Poirier, he honed his skills in the Berlin Youth Hockey Program. Being a talented player, Roy played for the Berlin Junior Maroons of the New England Junior League (NEJL) in 1974 and 1975. In 1975 he was top scorer, New England MVP, and led the Berlin Junior Maroons to the NEJL New England Championship, winning that tournament. Frank entered the University of New Hampshire in 1975 and led all UNH freshmen in scoring in 1976. In his senior season, UNH won its first ECAC championship in its history. He was voted UNH’s unsung hero that year. In 1979 Frank was selected to participate in the Olympic Festival in Colorado Springs where the 1980 Olympic Gold Hockey team was chosen. In that same year he signed a player contract with the New York Rangers and played for the Richmond Rifles of the ECHL from 1980 to 1981. He was tied for eighth on the all-time scoring list at UNH and was inducted into the UNH Hall of Fame in 1993.
