Carey Price

Goaltender Carey Price was drafted fifth overall by the Montreal Canadiens in 2005 and began his professional career in the American Hockey League playing for the Hamilton Bulldogs for the 2006-2007 season. He led his team to win the Calder Cup and during the first game of the tournament, shut out all 46 shots. He was voted the playoff MVP to become, at age 19, the youngest player to ever receive the Jack A. Butterfield trophy. The same year, he played for Canada in the International Ice Hockey Federation World Junior Championships, where he was named the tournament's top goaltender and tournament MVP after Canada took the gold medal.

Fast Facts

1. Birth date: August 19, 1987
2. Birth place: Vancouver, British Columbia
3. Height: 6'3"
4. Jersey number: 31
5. Voted NHL rookie of the month for March 2008
6. Father Jerry Price was also an NHL goalie

NHL Rookie Season

Price joined the Montreal Canadiens as their backup goalie for the 2007-2008 season. He played his first NHL game on October 7, 2007 and let in only 2 of 28 shots to earn his team the win. He won the Canadiens' Molson Cup for the month of October 2007 for being the player with the most first-star selections.

Shortly before the NHL trade deadline in February of 2008, the Canadiens traded their starting goaltender Christobal Huet, placing Price in the starting role. The Canadiens went on to place first in the Eastern Conference and Price finished the regular season as the top rookie goaltender in wins, shutouts and save percentage. During the first round of the 2008 Stanley Cup Playoffs, Price became the first rookie goaltender to record a playoff shutout since 1986.

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