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Carey Price enters the Hockey Hall of Fame: the winningest goalie in Canadiens history
On Monday, November 9, 2026, in Toronto, Carey Price officially becomes a hockey immortal. The winningest goaltender in Montreal Canadiens history is inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility, alongside Patrice Bergeron, Cindy Curley, Pekka Rinne and Keith Tkachuk, while Brian Burke enters in the builders category.
A 2014-15 season for the ages
The 2014-15 season remains the peak of his career: 44 wins, 16 losses and 6 overtime losses, nine shutouts, a 1.96 goals-against average and a .933 save percentage. He swept four trophies: the Hart, for the most valuable player in the NHL, the Vezina, for the best goaltender, the Ted Lindsay, voted by the players, and the Jennings, shared with Corey Crawford of the Chicago Blackhawks. Only one title eluded him, the most coveted of all: the Stanley Cup.
361 wins and a fistful of Canadiens records
Price finished his NHL career with a record of 361-261-79, a 2.51 goals-against average, a .917 save percentage and 49 shutouts. His 712 games, 700 starts and 19,304 saves are Canadiens records. He passed Jacques Plante on March 12, 2019, with his 315th win, and finished 47 wins ahead of the late legend. In the playoffs, he went 43-45 with a 2.39 average and eight shutouts. The spring of 2021 remains his finest team run: he carried the Canadiens to the Stanley Cup Final, lost in five games to the Tampa Bay Lightning. With Canada, he won Olympic gold in Sochi in 2014 (5-0, 0.59, .972) and the World Cup of Hockey in 2016 (5-0).
From Anahim Lake to the Bell Centre
A native of Anahim Lake, British Columbia, Price has always proudly claimed his First Nations roots, and he made sure his Indigenous heritage is featured on his Hall of Fame plaque. Drafted fifth overall by the Canadiens in 2005, he first won gold at the 2007 World Junior Championship, named the tournament's most valuable player, then the Calder Cup with the Hamilton Bulldogs, where he was the playoff MVP. His last game came on April 29, 2022, against the Florida Panthers. A worn-out knee then forced him to stop, after a 2021-22 season limited to five games that earned him the Masterton Trophy, for perseverance. In September 2025, he was traded to the San Jose Sharks in a pure salary-cap move, for prospect Gannon Laroque, without ever playing a game there.
A standing ovation in Toronto, a tribute on Tuesday in Montreal
Over the celebration weekend, Maple Leafs fans gave him a standing ovation at Scotiabank Arena. On Tuesday night, Price and his family will be on the Bell Centre ice — the Canadiens host the Minnesota Wild — for a club tribute and the addition of his name to the Ring of Honor. His portrait will also join the legends in the team dressing room. "I don't think being in the Hall of Fame has hit me yet," he said this summer. For Montreal, it is the end of a long wait: the goaltender who carried the franchise for fifteen years finally takes his place among the greatest.