EDS: UNBC President Dr. Geoff
Payne is available for media interviews today. Carey Price is not available to speak with
media.
On May 31, UNBC will provide a media package including
video from Carey Price's address to
Convocation as well as other photo and video clips from the day. To
request access, please email communications@unbc.ca
PRINCE
GEORGE, BC, May 15, 2024
/CNW/ - Carey Price, a world-renowned goaltender, role model
for Indigenous youth, and philanthropist, will receive an honorary
Doctor of Laws degree from the University of Northern British Columbia during the 2024
Convocation ceremony at the Prince
George campus on May 31.
Price has an impressive list of achievements both on and off the
ice. From a childhood spent in his home community of Anahim Lake through to his career as an
award-winning goaltender for the National Hockey League's Montreal
Canadiens and beyond, Price has inspired countless Canadians,
fostered empowering community connections and become known for his
tireless charitable efforts throughout northern B.C. and across the
country.
"In sharing my journey and experiences with young people
in Anahim Lake and across the country, I want to shine a light
on all the possibilities and pathways open to them," says Price,
who is of Ulkatcho/Southern Dakelh and Nuxalk First Nations
heritage. "Receiving this honorary Doctor of Laws degree from UNBC
is an example of the unexpected opportunities that arise and
fulfilling ways that community service gives back to you."
Starting his junior hockey career in Williams Lake, the young netminder led the
community's Midget AAA team to the 2002-03 provincial championships
and represented Team North at the 2002
B.C. Winter Games.
Price found success in the Western Hockey League, American
Hockey League and internationally, garnering a number of awards and
honours including a gold medal at the 2007 International Ice Hockey
Federation World Junior Championship and the 2006-07 Canadian
Hockey League's Goaltender of the Year Award.
At the age of 18, Price was selected fifth overall by the
Canadiens in the 2005 NHL Entry Draft, where he would go on to play
for 15 seasons. As a Montreal Canadien, he established new
franchise records for most games played and most wins by a
goalie.
As a professional, Price won gold medals at the 2014 Winter
Olympics in Sochi, Russia and at
the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto,
Ontario in 2016. He was the recipient of five major NHL
Awards, including the Hart Memorial Trophy for the league's Most
Valuable Player. While a Stanley Cup eluded Price, he did help
guide the team in a playoff run to the final series against the
Tampa Bay Lightning in 2020-21.
In 2015, Price won the Northern Star Award as Canada's top athlete and in 2016 he was named
an Indspire Award recipient, recognizing Indigenous professionals
who demonstrate outstanding career achievements. This coming July,
Price will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame.
When the Canadiens presented Price with the Jean Beliveau Trophy
for the 2013-14 season in recognition of his charity work and
community involvement, he acknowledged his wife Angela's
contributions and leadership in their joint efforts to leverage and
support positive change.
Price continues to actively make a difference in the lives of
others, providing support to youth and youth sports programs in the
region surrounding his home community through the Carey and Angela
Price Foundation. He is a caring and engaging role model for
Indigenous youth, encouraging them to be leaders and change
agents.
In addition to growing up in the region, Price has a personal
connection to the UNBC — his mother, Chief Lynda Price of the Ulkatcho First Nation, is an
alumni. She graduated with a Bachelor of Arts degree in First
Nations Studies with a minor in Political Science in
2011.
Price will receive the honorary degree during the morning
ceremony celebrating the Class of 2024 at Convocation on
May 31.
SOURCE University of Northern British
Columbia