J’ai l’impression que Carey aurait dû être classé un peu plus haut que cela, mais l’article est génial. Très perspicace, un peu émotif (pour moi, du moins). Il n’est vraiment pas seulement un joueur de hockey emblématique, mais une personne remarquable. J’étais là pour le dernier match la saison dernière, peut-être dans la sixième rangée, juste à côté du filet de Carey, et cet arrêt du moulin à vent sur Chiarot a été un moment tellement amusant et remarquable dans un match où il semblait déjà que rien ne pouvait mal tourner. C’est probablement mon souvenir préféré de Price.
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I feel like this is the first time that Carey has openly talked about his drinking problem which led him to go into the Player Assistance Program.
I forgot to put this in the description up top, but the article is full of anecdotes from former teammates and adversaries, with this one probably being my favourite:
“His rebound control was pinpoint accurate, rarely resulting in a second chance opportunity for his opponent. Once at practice for Team Canada during the 2016 World Cup of Hockey, assistant coach Bill Peters was concerned that he didn’t have enough pucks for the next drill while standing in the corner next to Price’s net. When Price learned of Peters’ predicament while doing the current drill in progress, he steered the next seven or eight shots he faced directly into Peters’ corner of the ice.
“Do you have enough now?” Price asked Peters.
What defined Price, what made him unique, was his ability to make the difficult look simple, the impossible look mundane. It is why every teammate he’s ever had has always marveled at his calm demeanor in net, and why every opponent he’s ever faced seemed intimidated by that same demeanor.”
Price in a nutshell.
Also, I think this is the only article where I’ve seen him talk so openly about his struggles with alcohol and how they led him to seek help with the Player Assistance Program. What he says about alcohol being normalized as a social habit, but at a certain point, just not being fun anymore, not letting you be who you want to be, is so true and painfully relatable. It’s humbling to read what he had to say about carving a new path after abandoning old habits. And his dedication to using his platform to be the best and most authentic role model possible for his Indigenous community is always really moving, to me.