First Nations goaltender inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame

Carey Price, a member of Ulkatcho First Nation in British Columbia, was one of the six inductees this year into the Toronto-based hall of fame.

By Sam Laskaris Writer Carey Price admits he was a bit uncomfortable this past Saturday. Plenty of superlatives were being directed his way that day as part of the annual Hockey Hall of Fame induction ceremonies. Price, a member of Ulkatcho First Nation in British Columbia, is one of the six inductees this year into the Toronto-based hall of fame. Price, who spent all 15 of his National Hockey League seasons as a goaltender with the Montreal Canadiens, was officially inducted into the hall on Monday night. But on Saturday he received his hall of fame ring at a ceremony at the hall. And he also met throngs of media members to discuss his career that day. “I never really craved attention outside the crease,” Price said of why he…

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