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Canadiens Fans Give Carey Price a Hero’s Welcome as Goalie Enters Ring of Honour
Fans gave Carey Price a nearly 4-minute ovation as Montreal honored the former goaltender with a ring of honour spot after his Hall induction.
On Tuesday, the Canadiens added Carey Price to their ring of honour at the Bell Centre, following his induction into the Hockey Hall on Monday. Fans cheered for nearly four minutes with 'Ca-rey! Ca-rey!' chants.
Price spent his entire 15-year NHL career in Montreal, becoming the franchise's all-time leader with 361 wins across 712 regular-season games. He finished with a.917 save percentage, 49 shutouts, and a 2.51 goals-against average.
The goaltender backstopped Canada to Olympic gold in 2014, then won the Hart Trophy and Vezina Trophy in 2015 with a.933 save percentage across 66 games. He stood beside five individual trophies while attempting to address the crowd.
"When you end your career, there's a picture of riding off into the sunset, and I didn't feel like it happened, but I felt the love regardless," Price said. He expressed gratitude for the recognition at the Bell Centre.
His journey began in the remote community of Anahim Lake, where his father flew him 320 kilometres to play hockey three times weekly. A degenerative right knee injury cut his career short, with his final appearance on April 29, 2022.