Canadiens great Carey Price elected to Hockey Hall of Fame

Carey Price and Patrice Bergeron battled it out as rivals for Original Six franchises.

The former NHL stars with strong ties to Quebec also helped Canada succeed on the international stage.

Now the duo will enter the Hockey Hall of Fame together.

Price and Bergeron were among the class of 2026 announced Monday alongside Pekka Rinne, Keith Tkachuk and Cindy Curley in the player category.

Brian Burke, meanwhile, will go in as a builder at November's induction ceremony.

Price starred with the Montreal Canadiens for 15 seasons, while Bergeron suited up across 19 campaigns for the Boston Bruins.

The No. 5 pick at the 2005 NHL draft, Price won the Hart Trophy as league MVP and the Vezina Trophy as its top goaltender in 2015.

The 38-year-old from Anahim Lake, B.C., finished with a 361-261-79 record, .917 save percentage, 2.51 goals-against average and 49 shutouts across 712 regular-season games in a career that was, at times, hampered by injury.

Price had even better big-moment numbers before a knee issue forced him to stop playing beyond the 2021-22 campaign.

He owned a .919 save percentage, 2.39 GAA and eight shutouts in 92 playoff contests, with his final post-season act perhaps the most impressive — willing the underdog Canadiens on an improbable push to the 2021 Stanley Cup.

A six-time Selke Trophy winner as the NHL's top defensive forward, selected 45th overall at the 2003 draft, Bergeron hoisted hockey's holy grail with the Bruins in 2011.

The 40-year-old former centre from L'Ancienne-Lorette, Que., registered 427 goals and 613 assists for 1,040 points in 1,294 regular-season games.

He added 128 points (50 goals, 78 assists) in 170 playoff contests, including Boston's run to the 2019 final, before retiring in 2023.

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