Almost three years after his death, Pierre Lacroix will be inducted into the Hall of Fame on Monday evening with the class of 2023 in the “Builders” category.
To witness this beautiful moment, Patrick Roy traveled to Toronto to see his good friend inducted into the list of hockey legends.
“I’m so happy for him and so proud that his talent is being recognized. I was lucky because I had him as both an agent and general manager,” Roy said in an interview with Renaud Lavoie.
Initially the goaltending agent, Lacroix became the Nordiques’ general manager in 1994, a year before the team moved to Colorado.
He acquired Roy on December 6, 1995, a transaction that would significantly help the Avalanche win the Stanley Cup twice.
“As an agent he was a guy with extremely strong values and as a GM he did an exceptional job with the Avalanche. “His dream was to win the Stanley Cup and I’m sure he would have loved to be here during his lifetime,” Roy continued.
See the interview above. Roy also comments on the introduction of Pierre Turgeon and Mike Vernon.