The Montreal Canadiens have had an impressive collection of Hall of Fame goaltenders through the franchise’s history: Georges Vezina, George Hainsworth, Bill Durnan, Jacques Plante, Gump Worsley, Ken Dryden, Patrick Roy. And now they can add one more: Carey Price.

Born August 16, 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Price’s father was drafted as a goaltender by the Philadelphia Flyers and his mother is a First Nations chief. When Carey was three, the family moved to Anahim Lake, a small community so remote that it required a ten-hour round trip for Carey to play in Williams Lake, B.C. In fact, his father later purchased a small plane to shuttle Carey to and from games and practices.

After starring in his local leagues, Carey was just 15 years old when he debuted with the Tri-City Americans in 2002-03 and went on to play parts of five seasons with the Western Hockey League team. At the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, Price was selected in the 1st round, 5th overall, by the Montreal Canadiens. Completing his junior career with Tri-City, he was named Goaltender of the Year by both the Western Hockey League and Canadian Hockey League in 2006-07. That same year, he made his professional debut, joining the American Hockey League’s Hamilton Bulldogs and led the team to the 2007 Calder Cup championship.

The next step for Price was the National Hockey League, and he joined the Montreal Canadiens in 2007-08, providing the Habs with outstanding netminding for 15 seasons. During that time, he participated in seven NHL All-Star Games. His career’s highwater mark was the 2014-15 season. He led the NHL with a 1.96 goals-against average, a .933 save percentage as well as 44 wins in 2014-15, earning the William Jennings Trophy with Corey Crawford for the fewest goals against, the Vezina Trophy as the League’s best goaltender, the Hart Memorial Trophy as the most valuable player to his team and the Ted Lindsay Award as the most outstanding player that season as voted upon by the players. He also added a berth on the First All-Star Team that season. Carey Price was just the second Montreal Canadiens player in history to win four individual awards in one season.

Price’s landmark season was no flash in the pan. He was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy in 2016-17, led Montreal to the Stanley Cup Final in 2021 and received the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2021-22, awarded to the player who best exemplifies the qualities of perseverance, sportsmanship and dedication.

His career totals are impressive. In 712 regular season games, Price posted 361 wins alongside 261 losses and 79 overtime losses. He finished with 49 shutouts and a 2.51 goals-against average as well as a .917 save percentage. His games played and wins made him the Montreal Canadiens all-time goaltending leader. In the playoffs, Price played 92 games, winning 43 with 45 losses. He earned 8 shutouts and compiled a 2.39 goals-against average and a .919 save percentage.

Price also contributed to his country at international tournaments. He was a member of the Silver-medal winning Canada Pacific team at the 2004 World Under-17. That same year, Price and the U-18 Canadian team took the Gold medal at the World Cup, following that with a Silver medal at the 2005 World Championship. He was a member of Team Canada at the 2007 World Junior Championship, winning gold, and was named Best Goaltender, was chosen for the tournament All-Star designation and was the Most Valuable Player. Price was selected for Team Canada at the 2014 Winter Olympics and was named Best Goaltender while backstopping the team to the Olympic Gold medal. As a member of Team Canada at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, the team won the tournament championship.

Among his many awards, Carey Price was the recipient of the Lou Marsh Award (now known as the Northern Star Award) as Canada’s Athlete of the Year in 2015, as well as the Lionel Conacher Award as Canada’s Male Athlete of the Year. In 2016, he won the Indspire Sports Award celebrating Indigenous achievement. Price received an Honorary Law Degree from the University of Northern B.C. in 2024 and that same year, he was inducted into the British Columbia Hockey Hall of Fame. The Hockey Hall of Fame welcomed Carey Price as an Honoured Member in the Player Category in 2026.