Milestones

• His jersey number 30 has been retired by the Granby Bisons
• His jersey number 33 has been retired by the Colorado Avalanche and the Montreal Canadiens
• In 1998, he was ranked number 22 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players
• The Colorado Sports Hall of Fame 2004
• Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Hall of Fame 2004
• Hockey Hall of Fame inductee 2006
• Was ranked #5 in The Hockey News' The Top 60 Since 1967 – the best players of the post-expansion era

Records

• Most NHL playoff games played by a goaltender (247) (third-most playoff games of all players)
• Most NHL playoff wins by a goaltender (151)
• First NHL goaltender to play 1,000 NHL games (finished with 1,029 games, later passed by Martin Brodeur)
• First NHL goaltender to win 500 games
• Most Conn Smythe Trophy wins – 3

Awards

As a player

• Calder Cup – 1985
• Stanley Cup – 1986, 1993 (Montreal); 1996, 2001 (Colorado)
• Conn Smythe Trophy – 1986, 1993, 2001
• William M. Jennings Trophy – 1987*, 1988*, 1989*, 1992, 2002
• Vezina Trophy – 1989, 1990, 1992
• NHL All-Star Game – 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1997, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003
• NHL first All-Star team – 1989, 1990, 1992, 2002
• NHL second All-Star team – 1988, 1991
• NHL All-Rookie Team – 1986
• Trico Goaltending Award – 1989, 1990
• The Colorado Avalanche retired Roy's number 33 jersey on October 28, 2003
• The Montreal Canadiens retired Roy's number 33 jersey on November 22, 2008

* Shared with Brian Hayward

As a coach

• Memorial Cup – with Quebec Remparts in 2006 and 2023
• Jack Adams Award – 2014
• Maurice Filion Trophy – 2021-2022
• Gilles Courteau Trophy - with Quebec Remparts in 2023