Carey Price is well-known for the "butterfly hybrid", a mix of "stand-up" and "butterfly style" goaltending techniques. He is also known for his quick reflexes which are considered to be some of his best attributes as a goaltender. He can read the play very well and has a very good reaction time.
Carey Price is a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender for the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). He is one of the greatest goaltenders in the history of the Montreal Canadiens. He is also among the top-rated and highest-earning goalies in the Ice hockey world.
Beginning his junior career with the Tri-City Americans in the Western Hockey League in 2002. In April 2007, Price Joined the Hamilton Bulldogs of the American Hockey League (AHL) and he led the Bulldogs to the Calder Cup championship, winning the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the tournament MVP.
In late 2007, Price Joined the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). In 2015, he won the Ted Lindsay, Jennings, Vezina, and Hart trophies, becoming the first goaltender in NHL history to win all four individual awards in the same season. In 2021, Price led the Canadiens to their first Stanley Cup Finals in 28 years but lost to the Tampa Bay Lightning.
Internationally, Price has represented Canada at various tournaments at junior levels, winning silver medals at the World U-17 Hockey Challenge in 2004 and the IIHF World U18 Championship in 2005. He won a gold medal at the 2007 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships in Sweden.
Carey Price was born on 16th August 1987 in Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada. His birth name is Carey Price. He holds Canadian nationality and belongs to the Ulkatchot'en ethnic group, a subgroup of the Carrier (Dakelh). He is of the Nuxalk and Southern Carrier Aboriginal heritage. His birth sign is Leo. He is a follower of Christianity.
Carey was born into a sports background family. His father Jerry Price was also an Ice hockey player who played as a goaltender for four seasons of professional hockey in various leagues. His mother Lynda Price is the chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation, a Dakelh First Nations government in the Canadian province of British Columbia.
Carey grew up in Anahim Lake, B.C. which is a predominately aboriginal community, along with his sister, Kayla Price. As a child, his father taught him to play goaltender. Having to make the ten-hour round trip three days a week, Carey's father bought a plane to fly him to practice and games.
Carey Price has been married to a beautiful woman named Angela Price. It was Angela's friend who introduce them through a blind date in the early 2000s. Actually, Angela's friend was dating Carey's roommate at the time. At that time, Price was playing with the Washington-based Junior hockey team Tri-City Americans and was in search of a girlfriend.
The blind date became an important part of their life as within the first date they began to like each other and quickly exchange their numbers. After meeting several times, they began dating and even started living together. After more than eight years of their love journey, Price finally proposed to Angela. They were married on August 24, 2013, in Benton City, Washington, near Angela's hometown of Kennewick.
Now, the couples are the proud parents of their three children. Their first child: a daughter named Liv was born in 2016. In December 2018, Angela gave birth to their second child, a girl named Millie. In June 2020, Angela announced they were expecting their third child in the fall. In October 2020, Angela gave birth to their third child, a boy named Lincoln.
As of January 2022, the net worth of Carey Price is estimated to be the US $45 million. He has made US$97,519,512 (US$106,892,821 in today's dollars), ranking #19 in NHL / hockey career earnings. He earns about $500 thousand through endorsement deals from CCM, Nike, and UA. That’s only 3% of his total earnings.
Price has signed a 8 year / $84,000,000 contract with the Montreal Canadiens, including a $70,000,000 signing bonus, $84,000,000 guaranteed, and an annual average salary of $10,500,000. In 2021-22, Price will earn a base salary of $2,000,000 and a signing bonus of $11,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $10,500,000.
With these massive earnings, Carey Price is living a luxurious lifestyle with his wife. He owns a multi-million mansion in Kelowna, British Columbia. His car collection includes an F-150 ($36,650), and a black Mercedes.
Carey Price is 6 ft 3 inches tall and his body weight is 98 Kg. He has an Athletic build body. As an Ice Hockey player, he regularly does workout and gym exercises to keep him fit and active. He has a Messy Taper hairstyle that is black in color. His eyes color are Dark Brown.
He always does heavy exercise which includes weight lifting, push-ups, Single-leg squats, Dumbbell bench step-ups, and others. He arrives every morning at the Montreal Canadiens training center for warm-ups and training. He has a brand new sleeve tattoo, which pays tribute to his Ulkatcho First Nation heritage and his family.