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Montreal Canadiens: How 5 Current Habs Players Fared at The WJC

By Ryan Praught

VICTORIA , BC - DECEMBER 21: Nick Suzuki #17 of Team Canada celebrates a goal with teammates Jaret Anderson-Dolan #11 and Evan Bouchard #2 as Adam Ruika #21 of Team Slovakia skates to the bench at the IIHF World Junior Championships at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on December 21, 2018 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images)
VICTORIA , BC - DECEMBER 21: Nick Suzuki #17 of Team Canada celebrates a goal with teammates Jaret Anderson-Dolan #11 and Evan Bouchard #2 as Adam Ruika #21 of Team Slovakia skates to the bench at the IIHF World Junior Championships at the Save-on-Foods Memorial Centre on December 21, 2018 in Victoria, British Columbia, Canada. (Photo by Kevin Light/Getty Images) /
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Leksand, SWEDEN: Team Canada’s goalie Carey Price saves the last shot from Team USA’s Peter Mueller (88) in the penalty shootout during the semifinal match USA vs Canada at the World U20 hockey championship 03 January 2007 in Leksand, Sweden. Canada won 2-3 and meets Sweden or Russia in final 05 January 2007. AFP PHOTO/SCANPIX/ANDERS WIKLUND (Photo credit should read ANDERS WIKLUND/AFP via Getty Images)
Leksand, SWEDEN: Team Canada’s goalie Carey Price saves the last shot from Team USA’s Peter Mueller (88) in the penalty shootout during the semifinal match USA vs Canada at the World U20 hockey championship 03 January 2007 in Leksand, Sweden. Canada won 2-3 and meets Sweden or Russia in final 05 January 2007. AFP PHOTO/SCANPIX/ANDERS WIKLUND (Photo credit should read ANDERS WIKLUND/AFP via Getty Images) /

Carey Price

Carey Price’s future in the NHL may be a question mark, but as of today, he is still a Montreal Canadien. And we cannot make this list and not include his performance at the 2007 World Junior Championship. Price, the Canadiens 5th overall pick in the 2005 draft starred in net for Canada, backstopping them to the gold medal, and picking up MVP honours in the process. It was one of the many times in his illustrious career that Price dominated the competition on the international stage.

Price also took home the best goaltender of the tournament honours, finishing the competition with a .961 sv%, a 1.14 GAA and two shutouts. He was also 6-0. When given the opportunity to play with the best talent the country has to offer, Price always rose to the occasion. This isn’t to say he didn’t do this in the NHL as well, of course he did,  but he was never able to get the support he needed to win a cup in Montreal. But for Team Canada, when there was more than enough support, good luck.

The World Juniors in 2007 was just the beginning for Price. He dominated at this tournament, and he did so again at the 2014 Olympics, and then again at the 2016 World Cup of Hockey. A tournament he posted a 1.40 GAA and .957 sv% after missing almost the entire 2015-16 season due to injury. It really is a shame that the NHL hasn’t returned to the Olympics since 2014, because Price surely would’ve had a chance to add more hardware to his collection.

Funny enough, well Price was deemed the MVP of the tournament, the most memorable moment from that tournament actually came from a different Team Canada player. This was the year Jonathan Toews showed everyone his prowess in the shootout, scoring three times to help propel his team to the Gold Medal game. Price also stood tall, but Toews certainly stole the show that night.

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