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Edmonton Journal
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Edmonton Journal
Carey Price offers advice to young Canadiens dealing with spotlight
Article content 'I would say to young players, I have a lot of experience going through the highs and lows of playing in an intense hockey market,' Price said. 'I think my biggest advice would be to enjoy those highs and lows because you're going to learn from both of them. You're going to grow from the times that are tough — because I certainly did — and then you have to learn to humble yourself in the times of success. My advice would be to enjoy both those moments and learn from them both.' The high point of Price's career with the Canadiens came in 2014-15, when he won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Vézina Trophy as the top goalie after posting a 44-16-6 record, along with nine shutouts, a 1.96 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. He also carried the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup final in 2021 while playing on an badly injured knee that ended his career after playing only five games in the 2021-22 season.
Vancouver Sun
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Vancouver Sun
Carey Price offers advice to young Canadiens dealing with spotlight
Carey Price experienced all the highs and lows that can come with playing for the Canadiens during his 15 seasons as a goalie in Montreal's hockey-mad market. On Sunday, when Price was honoured as the Sports Personality of the Year at the Cummings Centre Sports Celebrity Dinner, he was asked what's the best advice he has for young players now with the Canadiens when it comes to dealing with the pressure and very bright spotlight in Montreal. 'I would say to young players, I have a lot of experience going through the highs and lows of playing in an intense hockey market,' Price said. 'I think my biggest advice would be to enjoy those highs and lows because you're going to learn from both of them. You're going to grow from the times that are tough — because I certainly did — and then you have to learn to humble yourself in the times of success. My advice would be to enjoy both those moments and learn from them both.' Start your day with a roundup of B.C.-focused news and opinion. By signing up you consent to receive the above newsletter from Postmedia Network Inc. A welcome email is on its way. If you don't see it, please check your junk folder. The next issue of Sunrise will soon be in your inbox. Please try again Interested in more newsletters? Browse here. The high point of Price's career with the Canadiens came in 2014-15, when he won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Vézina Trophy as the top goalie after posting a 44-16-6 record, along with nine shutouts, a 1.96 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. He also carried the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup final in 2021 while playing on an badly injured knee that ended his career after playing only five games in the 2021-22 season. There's a very good chance Price will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame later this year in his first year of eligibility. One of the low points in Price's career came in 2010 when he lost his starting job to Jaroslav Halak, who led the Canadiens to the Eastern Conference final before losing to the Philadelphia Flyers. Halak posted a 9-9-0 record during that playoff run, along with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. 'Honestly, I learned quite a bit about being a professional and a lot about myself,' Price said about that time during a one-on-one Q&A session Sunday with former Gazette and Sports Illustrated columnist Michael Farber. 'I hadn't really taken a back seat to another guy before in my entire life to that point. 'Watching somebody out there doing what I wanted to be doing and being successful doing it,' Price added. 'There was two ways I could have went about it. I could have either sat on the sideline and pouted or I could have put my work boots on and just try to be ready for when I went in there. I think that spring taught me that I had the fortitude to keep pressing forward when things weren't going my way. I think if you were to talk to any of the teammates that I had been playing with at that particular time they would have told you that's what I did. I just wanted to do what I could to be prepared for when the time came to go in.' Another low point for Price came after the Canadiens were eliminated in the first round of the 2013 playoffs by the Ottawa Senators, with him posting a 3.26 goals-against average and a .894 save percentage. 'When you're winning here, there's no better place to play,' Price said at the time. 'But when you're not playing well here, it's definitely tough. That's one thing I miss, just being anonymous. … It's impossible. I don't even go to the grocery store any more. I hardly do anything any more. I'm like a hobbit in a hole.' At the start of the 2020-21 season, Price entered the NHL/NHLPA player assistance program to deal with alcohol problems. Price now seems to be adjusting very well to his post-hockey life at his home in Kelowna, B.C., with his wife, Angela, and their three young children — Liv, Millie and Lincoln. 'Going through transitions in life it has been a big transition — there's no doubt about it,' Price said. 'You go through your whole life being a hockey player — that's just what you are, it's what you do. And then one day it's not there so you have to reinvent yourself, fill your time. But I've been blessed to have a wonderful wife and three beautiful kids at home that I've been able to focus my time on. 'I get asked a lot if you want to get back into hockey, do you want to coach? And yeah, that sounds intriguing,' Price added. 'But at this time in my life, this stage, it's important to me to be at home with my kids and be a part of this young life of theirs. Everybody's going to make transitions in their life and this part of my life right now is all about my kids.'
Ottawa Citizen
27-05-2025
- Sport
- Ottawa Citizen
Carey Price offers advice to young Canadiens dealing with spotlight
Carey Price experienced all the highs and lows that can come with playing for the Canadiens during his 15 seasons as a goalie in Montreal's hockey-mad market. Article content Article content On Sunday, when Price was honoured as the Sports Personality of the Year at the Cummings Centre Sports Celebrity Dinner, he was asked what's the best advice he has for young players now with the Canadiens when it comes to dealing with the pressure and very bright spotlight in Montreal. Article content Article content 'I would say to young players, I have a lot of experience going through the highs and lows of playing in an intense hockey market,' Price said. 'I think my biggest advice would be to enjoy those highs and lows because you're going to learn from both of them. You're going to grow from the times that are tough — because I certainly did — and then you have to learn to humble yourself in the times of success. My advice would be to enjoy both those moments and learn from them both.' Article content Article content The high point of Price's career with the Canadiens came in 2014-15, when he won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Vézina Trophy as the top goalie after posting a 44-16-6 record, along with nine shutouts, a 1.96 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. He also carried the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup final in 2021 while playing on an badly injured knee that ended his career after playing only five games in the 2021-22 season. Article content Article content Article content There's a very good chance Price will be inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame later this year in his first year of eligibility. Article content One of the low points in Price's career came in 2010 when he lost his starting job to Jaroslav Halak, who led the Canadiens to the Eastern Conference final before losing to the Philadelphia Flyers. Halak posted a 9-9-0 record during that playoff run, along with a 2.55 goals-against average and a .923 save percentage. Article content 'Honestly, I learned quite a bit about being a professional and a lot about myself,' Price said about that time during a one-on-one Q&A session Sunday with former Gazette and Sports Illustrated columnist Michael Farber. 'I hadn't really taken a back seat to another guy before in my entire life to that point. Article content 'Watching somebody out there doing what I wanted to be doing and being successful doing it,' Price added. 'There was two ways I could have went about it. I could have either sat on the sideline and pouted or I could have put my work boots on and just try to be ready for when I went in there. I think that spring taught me that I had the fortitude to keep pressing forward when things weren't going my way. I think if you were to talk to any of the teammates that I had been playing with at that particular time they would have told you that's what I did. I just wanted to do what I could to be prepared for when the time came to go in.'
Hamilton Spectator
12-05-2025
- Sport
- Hamilton Spectator
Rantanen nets goal and two assists as Stars ground Jets 5-2 to grab 2-1 series lead
DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, including one on the tiebreaking goal by Alexander Petrovic that was finally confirmed after a lengthy review as the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday to take 2-1 lead in the second-round Western Conference series. Officials reviewed Petrovic's goal for well over five minutes and while determining there was a kicking motion, the goal was good after the puck went off goalie Connor Hellebuyck's stick and into the net with 16:09 left. That all came off the rebound of the initial shot by Rantanen, who 49 seconds after play resumed scored his ninth goal of the playoffs — all coming in the last six games. Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in Dallas. Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Wyatt Johnston added a late goal. Sam Steel and Mikael Granlund each had two assists. Rantanen , who has 18 points this post-season, had the primary assist on a power-play goal by Hintz only 2:27 in for a 1-0 lead. When Dallas scored again late in the first period for a 2-1 lead, Rantanen was on the ice for defenceman Thomas Harley's goal, but the assists went to Granlund and Steel. That ended Rantanen's NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in at 13 in a row for the Stars since Game 5 of their first-round series against Colorado. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 23 shots. Hellebuyck, the odds-on favourite to win his third Vézina Trophy as the league's best goalie, and also among three finalists for the Hart Trophy that goes to the MVP of the NHL regular season, dropped to 0-4 in road games this post-season after giving up five goals on 26 shots. Nino Niederreiter got Winnipeg even at 2-2 midway through the second period on his shot from the bottom of the right circle after Josh Morrissey made a nifty move to get around Stars centre Colin Blackwell before making the pass for the goal. The Stars had gone ahead 2-1 late in the first after Niederreiter tripped Granlund, who slid with the puck along the boards behind the net and got his knees to swipe it to Harley in the slot. Kyle Connor scored the first Winnipeg goal when he recovered a shot wide left of the net, then scored on a wraparound goal that got under Oettinger's extended glove. ___ AP NHL playoffs: and
Winnipeg Free Press
11-05-2025
- Sport
- Winnipeg Free Press
Rantanen nets goal and two assists as Stars ground Jets 5-2 to grab 2-1 series lead
DALLAS (AP) — Mikko Rantanen had a goal and two assists, including one on the tiebreaking goal by Alexander Petrovic that was finally confirmed after a lengthy review as the Dallas Stars beat the Winnipeg Jets 5-2 on Sunday to take 2-1 lead in the second-round Western Conference series. Officials reviewed Petrovic's goal for well over five minutes and while determining there was a kicking motion, the goal was good after the puck went off goalie Connor Hellebuyck's stick and into the net with 16:09 left. That all came off the rebound of the initial shot by Rantanen, who 49 seconds after play resumed scored his ninth goal of the playoffs — all coming in the last six games. Game 4 in the best-of-seven series is Tuesday night in Dallas. Roope Hintz had a goal and an assist for the Stars, and Wyatt Johnston added a late goal. Sam Steel and Mikael Granlund each had two assists. Rantanen, who has 18 points this post-season, had the primary assist on a power-play goal by Hintz only 2:27 in for a 1-0 lead. When Dallas scored again late in the first period for a 2-1 lead, Rantanen was on the ice for defenceman Thomas Harley's goal, but the assists went to Granlund and Steel. That ended Rantanen's NHL playoffs-record streak of consecutive goals involved in at 13 in a row for the Stars since Game 5 of their first-round series against Colorado. Stars goalie Jake Oettinger stopped 23 shots. Hellebuyck, the odds-on favourite to win his third Vézina Trophy as the league's best goalie, and also among three finalists for the Hart Trophy that goes to the MVP of the NHL regular season, dropped to 0-4 in road games this post-season after giving up five goals on 26 shots. Winnipeg Jets Game Days On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop. Nino Niederreiter got Winnipeg even at 2-2 midway through the second period on his shot from the bottom of the right circle after Josh Morrissey made a nifty move to get around Stars centre Colin Blackwell before making the pass for the goal. The Stars had gone ahead 2-1 late in the first after Niederreiter tripped Granlund, who slid with the puck along the boards behind the net and got his knees to swipe it to Harley in the slot. Kyle Connor scored the first Winnipeg goal when he recovered a shot wide left of the net, then scored on a wraparound goal that got under Oettinger's extended glove. ___ AP NHL playoffs: and
