Like any other goalie in the ECAC, Harvard freshman Allain Roy has heard the traditional goalie chants from the opposing crowds.

"Roy, Roy," the spectators yell from their seats. "Roy, Roy."

As in Clarke. Or Rogers. Or Orbison.

Problem is, that's not how Roy pronounces his name.

"I notice it, but I just laugh," says Roy, who will start tonight for the Crimson against Vermont, "because it's not my name."

ECAC fans, it's French lesson time. Roy, a native of Campbellton, New Brunswick, would prefer that people check the Harvard media guide's pronunciation guide. The real way to say his name is "WAAH."

"It's a hassle making people pronounce it," Roy says.

Just ask his Harvard teammates. They gave up a long time ago. So they just call him "Elroy," from Jetsons' fame.

But while Roy had difficulties convincing people to pronounce his name correctly, he still led the ECAC in goaltending this season, posting a 2.07 goals-against average in 10 games.

Roy will take that. Or will he?

"Stats have never been a big thing for me," says Roy, who is a member of the ECAC All-Rookie Team and an All-ECAC Honorable Mention selection, "so I really didn't care that much about it."

Mention the kind of season the top-ranked Crimson is having, however, and Roy will start talking about a "dream land."

"I don't think it has sunk in yet," Roy says. "I couldn't ask for anything better. I hope we can go all the way to the NCAA Championships."

And Roy is one reason why the Crimson might be thinking about another trip to the Final Four.

When Harvard defeated Boston University, 9-6, in the Beanpot finals last month, Roy was guarding the net. His third-period performance silenced the Terriers and propelled the Crimson to its first Beanpot title since 1981.