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Education

Carey Price to receive honorary degree at UNBC

May 15, 2024 | 8:01 AM

PRINCE GEORGE — Former Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price will be honoured by UNBC later this month.

The hockey great will be receiving an honorary Doctor of Laws degree during the 2024 Convocation ceremony at UNBC’s Prince George campus on May 31.

Price hails from Anahim Lake in the Cariboo.

“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.”

Price began his hockey career in Williams Lake, leading the community’s Midget AAA team to the 2002-03 provincial championships and represented Team North at the 2002 B.C. Winter Games.

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Price then moved on to play in the Western Hockey League with the Tri-City Americans and eventually the Montreal Canadiens.

As a professional, Price won gold medals at the 2014 Winter Olympics in Sochi, Russia and at the World Cup of Hockey in Toronto in 2016. He received five major NHL Awards, including the Hart Trophy for the league’s Most Valuable Player. He also helped lead Montreal to the Stanley Cup final series in the 2020-21 season.

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.

In addition to growing up in the region, Price’s mother, Chief Lynda Price of the Ulkatcho First Nation, is an alumni.