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Carey Price, Shea Weber headline BC Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024

B次元官网网址業 was just a young boy from Sicamous playing minor hockey dreaming of playing in the NHLB次元官网网址: Weber
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Shea Weber, right, and Jim Hughson share a laugh after the former Montreal Canadiens defenceman was announced as among the inductees into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame class of 2024. (Logan Lockhart/Western B次元官网网址)

Carey Price and Shea Weber will soon be forever enshrined in B.C. hockey history.

The duo who helped lead Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Sochi Olympics will be joined by NHL referee Tom Kowal, Boston Bruins senior advisor Scott Bradley and the 2010 Fort St. John Flyers as this yearB次元官网网址檚 inductees into BC Hockey Hall of Fame.

B次元官网网址淭his class represents a number of different areas of the province and itB次元官网网址檚 quite exciting, because it shows you what a diverse province it is and what a passion for the game there is all around,B次元官网网址 said Jim Hughson, Hockey Night in CanadaB次元官网网址檚 former lead play-by-play commentator and the current chair of the Penticton-based provincial museum, which will host the induction ceremony on July 19.

Price, a first-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2005, has played parts of 15 seasons in the NHL. After backstopping Canada to gold in 2014, the Anahim Lake product won the NHLB次元官网网址檚 Hart Trophy in 2015, awarded annually to the leagueB次元官网网址檚 MVP. His mother is Chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation.

The 36-year-old, who in 2018 passed Patrick Roy for second on the all-time wins list among all Montreal netminders, was a teammate of WeberB次元官网网址檚 with the Canadiens from 2016 to 2021.

B次元官网网址淥bviously, IB次元官网网址檓 incredibly honoured to be inducted into the Hall of Fame, especially with a teammate of mine, that means a lot to me,B次元官网网址 Price said. B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 proud to be from B.C.B次元官网网址

Weber, a two-time Olympic gold medal winner with Canada in 2010 and 2014, played his minor hockey in Sicamous before suiting up for the WHLB次元官网网址檚 Kelowna Rockets. The defenceman was drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2003 and went on to play 16 seasons in the NHL, including in 2020-2021 when he helped the Canadiens reach the Stanley Cup Finals.

B次元官网网址淚tB次元官网网址檚 really a big honour being a B.C. boy in a small town of Sicamous,B次元官网网址 Weber said, during a Hall of Fame announcement on Feb. 29, in Penticton. B次元官网网址淚 was lucky to play my whole minor hockey and junior hockey career in B.C. and to get this call definitely means a lot.

B次元官网网址淚B次元官网网址檓 humbled to be hereB次元官网网址t goes by quickly. I was just a young boy from Sicamous playing minor hockey dreaming of playing in the NHL.B次元官网网址

Price and Weber headline a class that includes Kowal, a Vernon-raised official who worked in the NHL from 1998 to 2018, and Bradley, a Delta-born executive whoB次元官网网址檚 worked as scout, advisor and assistant general manager in the BruinsB次元官网网址 organization since 1994.

The 2010 Fort St. John Flyers will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame after going undefeated en route to winning the Allan Cup, one of North AmericaB次元官网网址檚 oldest club-team competitions.

Established in 1994, the provincial museum has more than 300 cabinets that showcase B.C.B次元官网网址檚 hockey history. It is located inside the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.

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Logan Lockhart

About the Author: Logan Lockhart

I joined Black Press Media in 2021 after graduating from a pair of Toronto post-secondary institutions and working as a sports reporter for several different outlets.
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