45 Facts About Carey Price

Carey Price is arguably considered to be one of the best goaltenders in the world by many colleagues, fans, The Hockey News, and EA Sports; and one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the Montreal Canadiens by several media outlets.

In 2021, Carey Price led the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 28 years, but eventually lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning in five games.

Internationally, Carey Price has represented Canada at various tournaments at junior levels, winning silver medals at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge in 2004 and the IIHF World U18 Championship in 2005.

Carey Price won a gold medal at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden.

In 2014, Carey Price was named to the Canadian Olympic Hockey Team and won a gold medal at the Winter Olympics in Sochi.

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Carey Price's play earned him the tournament's top goaltending award, from the International Ice Hockey Federation directorate.

In 2016, Carey Price went undefeated to win his first World Cup of Hockey championship.

Carey Price was born in Vancouver to Lynda and Jerry Price.

Carey Price's father was a goaltender, drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers in the eighth round, 126th overall, in the 1978 NHL Amateur Draft.

Carey Price has a sister, Kayla, and his second cousin is fellow ice hockey player Shane Doan.

When Carey Price was three, his family moved to the remote town of Anahim Lake in central British Columbia where he was raised.

Carey Price was taught to play goaltender by his father on a frozen creek during the winter months and played organized hockey in Williams Lake over five hours and 320 kilometres away by car on Highway 20.

Carey Price led the Bulldogs on a remarkable run that spring, defeating the Hershey Bears four games to one in the finals as the team won their first Calder Cup.

Carey Price was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team in recognition for his accomplishments in his first year in the NHL.

Carey Price would go on to record another shutout in game seven to eliminate Boston.

Carey Price missed the last four games of the season due to a concussion.

Carey Price's injury sidelined him for the rest of the series and the Canadiens were eliminated in five games.

Carey Price would stay in net for the remainder of the period, allowing two more goals before the intermission.

Carey Price was ruled out for the rest of the series with an unspecified lower-body injury, as the Canadiens fell in six games to the Rangers, the second year in-a-row Carey Price had a premature ending to his playoffs due to injury.

Carey Price became only the second player in franchise history to win 4 awards in one season.

The extent of Carey Price's injury was revealed to be a medial collateral ligament injury .

Carey Price was named to the 2019 National Hockey League All-Star Game, his sixth All-Star nomination, but he chose to defer due to a lower-body injury.

The Canadiens were scheduled to play a qualifying round against the Pittsburgh Penguins, and it was reported that the Penguins had objected to the idea of a best-of-three series on the basis that Carey Price's presence gave the Canadiens an unfair advantage relative to their regular season performance.

Carey Price was widely cited as the most important player in the Canadiens' deep run to the Final.

Carey Price then had a 30 save shutout against the Jets in Game 2 of the second round, and later a 43 save performance against the Golden Knights in Game 3 of the semifinals which the Canadiens won in overtime.

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Ultimately, the Kraken declined the opportunity to select Carey Price, opting instead for younger goaltenders with cheaper contracts.

Carey Price underwent knee surgery in July of 2021, and was initially expected to be ready to begin the season on October 13.

Carey Price indicated that he would seek further answers over the summer.

Carey Price made his international debut for Canada at the 2005 IIHF World U18 Championships in the Czech Republic.

Two years later, in his final year of major junior, Carey Price was named to Team Canada for the 2007 World Junior Championships in Sweden.

Carey Price was named to the Tournament All-Star team along with teammates Jonathan Toews and Kris Letang.

Carey Price led the 2005 IIHF world U18 Championships in save percentage and wins.

Carey Price stopped all 31 shots and shutout Team USA, powering Team Canada into the gold medal game against Sweden.

Carey Price ended the tournament undefeated in five games with a 0.

Carey Price is known for his quick reflexes which are considered to be some of his best attributes as a goaltender.

Carey Price can read the play very well and has very good reaction time.

Carey Price is noted for his calm demeanor on the ice that allows him to remain focused and rarely appears rattled or upset in the net.

Carey Price is considered by the Canadiens' management and coaches to be one of the leaders of the team and is present during meetings with the team's captain and alternate captains.

Carey Price met his wife, Angela, while playing with the Tri-City Americans.

The next day, Carey Price flew to Calgary for Hockey Canada's Olympic orientation camp for the 2014 Winter Olympics.

Carey Price, who is of Ulkatcho First Nation descent through his mother, was named as an honorary co-chair at the 2010 National Aboriginal Hockey Championships that were held in Ottawa, Ontario, in May 2010.

Carey Price is of the Nuxalk and Southern Carrier Aboriginal heritage.

Carey Price is very proud to be of the descent from the line of chiefs and leaders including his mother, Lynda.

Carey Price gave a speech to young people encouraging them to be who they are and proud of their roots.

Carey Price is active in teaching younger athletes valuable lessons regarding hockey.

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