Carey Price is set to receive another tribute from Montreal Canadiens fans as he returns to the Bell Centre on Tuesday night.
The former Canadiens goaltender will be honoured during an on-ice ceremony before Montreal takes on the Minnesota Wild, one day after being inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame as part of its class of 2026 in Toronto.
Price will become the 62nd member of the Canadiens organization to be added to the Bell Centre’s Ring of Honor, which recognizes players, builders and personnel who have been inducted into the Hall of Fame.
He will be the first new addition to the Ring of Honor since former Canadiens captain Shea Weber was recognized in 2024.
A legendary career in Montreal
Price spent all 15 of his NHL seasons with Montreal, establishing himself as one of the most accomplished goaltenders in franchise history.
By the time he played his final NHL game on April 29, 2022, he had recorded 361 regular-season victories, the most by a goaltender in Canadiens history. That puts him 47 wins ahead of Hall of Fame goaltender Jacques Plante.
Price also holds franchise records for games played by a goaltender, with 712, and games started, with 700.
His 19,304 saves and 21,059 shots faced are also the most by a Canadiens goaltender, while his 49 shutouts rank third behind George Hainsworth and Plante.
An award-winning career
One of Price’s best years came during the 2014-15 season, when he posted a 44-16-6 record, a 1.96 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage, along with nine shutouts.
His performance earned him four major individual honours: the Hart Memorial Trophy as the NHL’s most valuable player, the Vezina Trophy as the league’s top goaltender, the Ted Lindsay Award, voted on by NHL players, and the William M. Jennings Trophy, which he shared with Chicago Blackhawks goaltender Corey Crawford.
Price was also named an NHL All-Star seven times and won the Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy in 2022.
On the international stage, he captured gold with Canada at the 2007 World Junior Championship and the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia.
A special night for Canadiens fans
The British Columbia native appeared in 382 games at the Bell Centre during his career, creating lasting memories for a generation of Canadiens supporters. Tuesday’s ceremony gives those fans another opportunity to celebrate Price.
His name will now join the other Canadiens greats and contributors recognized in the Bell Centre’s Ring of Honor.
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