Tomkins grew up idolizing Patrick Roy and Carey Price so to win his first NHL game in Montreal means a lot to him.
MONTREAL — When was a young boy growing up in the Edmonton area, Patrick Roy was finishing up his Hall of Fame playing career with the . In his final three seasons of professional hockey, Roy won a Conn Smythe Trophy, a Jennings Trophy and finished top-five in Vezina Trophy voting all three years, from age 35 to 37. Advertisement At the time, Tomkins was not a goaltender in minor hockey.
In the Lightning dressing room after the game, loud applause could be heard from outside as the entire team celebrated this unique first NHL win. Lightning coach Jon Cooper presented Tomkins with the game puck, and teammates Tomkins said he grew up watching on television couldn’t have been happier for him. Advertisement “That was really cool,” Tomkins said. “They made the night really special right from the start, and to do it here in Montreal is so cool.
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