Carey Price

Profile Contributed By: HF Staff

History

2004-05:  Price played 63 games, second only to Devan Dubnyk (EDM) and Aaron Sorochan’s 65 appearances, and ranked second in the WHL in minutes played (3712). His 2.34 goals against average, .920 save percentage, 24 wins and eight shutouts all landed him within the top 10 of all goalie categories for the 2004-05 season. price earned CHL Player of the Week and CHL Goalie of the Week honors for the week ending December 19, 2004. He also participated in the 2005 CHL Top Prospects game and led Canada to a silver medal at the U-18 World
Championships.

2005-2006: Price saw his numbers with Tri-City slip in 2005-06; he posted a 2.87 goals against average with a record of 21-25-3-3 in 55 games played. He also posted a .906 save percentage and three shutouts, both lower than his previous season. price was able to get his first taste of playoff action where he played in five games posting a record of 1-4 with a 2.39 goals against average.

2006-2007: In 2006-07 Price finally had the big breakout year that Montreal was looking for. Playing with Tri-City once again price posted a record of 30-13-1 with a GAA of 2.45 and a .917 save percentage. Tri-City once again lost in the first round of the playoffs where price went 2-4 with a 2.93 GAA. 

Price was named the CHL’s Goaltender of the Year and his play the first half of the season earned him the starting goaltender spot for Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Championships. He played all 6 games for Canada on their way to a gold medal. price earned the tournament MVP award behind a 1.14 GAA and an astonishing .961 save percentage. 

After his playoff exit with Tri-City, Price signed with Montreal and joined the Hamilton Bulldogs of the AHL for their playoff run.  price saw action in two regular season games before taking over the helm for the playoffs. Price led the Bulldogs all the way to the Calder Cup Championship behind a record of 15-6 with a 2.06 GAA and a .936 save percentage.