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Two First Nations players will participate in first NHL game broadcast in Cree language

The telecast of the Montreal Canadiens and the Carolina Hurricanes game on March 24 will make history.

Sportsnet and the Aboriginal Peoples Television Network are partnering together to broadcast a National Hockey League game in a First Nations language for the first time. (First Nations denotes Aboriginal peoples in Canada who are not Inuit or Métis, and the Cree Nation is one of the largest.)

There are eight First Nations players currently in the league according to Native Hockey’s website (including the Capitals’ TJ Oshie, who is from the Ojibwe Nation) and two of them will likely be playing in the matchup. Montreal Canadiens’ goaltender Carey Price, from Anahim Lake, is the son of Lynda Price, the former chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation.

The Carolina Hurricanes are the only NHL team with a Cree player: Micheal Ferland. The 26-year-old forward from Swan River, Manitoba will be playing in an NHL game broadcast in his Nation’s language for the first time. He is currently out with an upper-body injury but has returned to practice and could be back in the lineup on Friday.

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Viral video shows Carey Price making fan’s dream come true after mother passes away

After so much professional success and kindness, Carey Price has become an idol to many young Montreal Canadiens fans and recently he authored a very emotional moment with a fan who recently lost his mother to cancer.

In a video originally posted to Facebook, a young fan named Anderson breaks down in tears while meeting Carey Price. Anderson’s mother promised him that she would do everything she could so he could meet Price someday but died before she could make it happen.

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By Cara Bahniuk and Ian Oland 3 weeks ago

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Carey Price makes tiny fan’s day after failing to get him puck during game

While playing in Chicago, Carey Price really wanted to give a young fan a gift for his support.

At the end of the second period, Price attempted to toss the kid a game-used puck, but was foiled by the netting behind the goal. Price then enlisted the help of an official, but that didn’t work out either.

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By Cara Bahniuk 3 months ago

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Alex Ovechkin scores twice against Canadiens, ties Mario Lemieux in career power-play goals

The enduring highlight from the Capitals’ 5-4 overtime win over the Montreal Canadiens will be Carey Price’s last-second stick save on Alex Ovechkin. The stop was so good, the Great 8 clapped and high-fived the former Hart Trophy winner in a show of good sportsmanship.

But that imagery blurs what otherwise was a dominant performance by Ovechkin. The Russian machine scored twice on Price and led the Capitals in shots on goals (5). At five-on-five, Ovechkin was on the ice for 22 shot attempts for and 13 against, a 62.9 shot-attempt percentage.

Ovechkin now has 20 goals in 25 career games against Carey Price – one of the best goaltenders of his generation.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Good sportsmanship: Alex Ovechkin high-fives Carey Price after being robbed of hat trick

With three seconds left and the game tied 4-4, Alex Ovechkin had an opportunity to ice the Habs in dramatic fashion. After receiving a perfect pass from Tom Wilson, Ovechkin attempted a one-timer from his office.

A flailing Carey Price made an incredible, diving save.

But it was what happened afterward that was even more incredible. In a show of good sportsmanship, Ovechkin clapped for Price and gave the former Hart Trophy winner a high five.

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By Ian Oland 4 months ago

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Braden Holtby finishes second in Vezina Trophy voting behind Sergei Bobrovsky

LAS VEGAS — For the second year in a row, Washington Capitals goalie Braden Holtby was a finalist for the Vezina Trophy after winning it last season. This year he registered a league-leading 42 wins a mere 13 losses. He saved 92.5 percent of shots he faced and allowed an average of just 2.07 goals per game, placing second in the league.

Nevertheless, Sergei Bobrovsky of the Columbus Blue Jackets was even better, winning the award. He posted a 41-17 record and led the league in both save percentage (.931) and goals-against average (2.06). It is Bobrovsky’s second Vezina win.

“Pricey, Holts, congrats on great year,” Bobrovsky said in his victory speech.

The Montreal Canadiens’ Carey Price finished third.

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By Chris Gordon 2 years ago

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In loss to Montreal, Capitals made life “too easy” for Carey Price and the Canadiens

Saturday night’s game between the Montreal Canadiens and Washington Capitals was billed as a sparkling goaltending matchup, featuring Vezina Trophy winner Carey Price for the Habs and Vezina Trophy winner Braden Holtby for the Caps. Unfortunately for Washington, Price sat idle in his net for large stretches of the game. The Capitals managed just 21 shots on goal in 60 minutes of play, losing 2-1 in regulation.

“We were close enough to get a point, but not good enough to win a hockey game,” head coach Barry Trotz told reporters after the game. The loss ended Washington’s six-game winning streak. The Capitals had scored at least three goals in each of those wins.

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By Chris Gordon 2 years ago

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Carey Price can’t stop punching Kyle Palmieri

16:19 into the first period of the Habs-Devils game, New Jersey center Adam Henrique scored after bowling over Carey Price in the crease. Surely, Price thought, the officials would disallow the goal upon replay for goalie interference.

Instead, on-ice officials maintained that the goal was good. Price would later take matters into his own hands.

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By Ian Oland 2 years ago

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Humble Braden Holtby says Carey Price ‘the smart choice’ to start for Team Canada at World Cup

Washington Capitals goaltender Braden Holtby won the Vezina Trophy last season after tying Martin Brodeur’s all-time single season wins record. Along with that accolade, the Holtbeast was named to Canada’s World Cup of Hockey roster, which will mark his first Team Canada experience.

On Thursday, Holtby spoke with reporters about the upcoming World Cup and where he thinks he fits on Team Canada’s depth chart. If you think he feels entitled after his huge year, think again.

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By Ian Oland 3 years ago

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Alex Ovechkin Nominated for Sixth Ted Lindsay Award As NHL’s “Most Outstanding Player”

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Late last month, Alex Ovechkin was nominated for the Hart Memorial Trophy has the NHL’s “most valuable” player as voted on by members of the Professional Hockey Writers’ Association.

Now, Ovechkin has been recognized as a finalist for the version selected by his peers. Along with Carey Price and Jamie Benn, Ovi is one of three players who could take home the Ted Lindsay Award as the league’s “most outstanding player” at the NHL’s postseason awards show in Las Vegas. This is Ovechkin’s sixth Lindsay Award nomination after winning the award three years in a row from 2008-2010. Only Wayne Gretzky, with five wins, and Mario Lemieux, with four, have won more the award more times since it was established in 1971.

Below, here’s the press release from the Capitals.

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By Chris Gordon 4 years ago

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