Carey Price: Best of the West

[Habit]

www.sportstricities.com/sportstc/hockey/americans/story/7465923p-7376255c.html

Voted: Most valuable to team, Best goaltenderand Best pro prospect

Most valuable to team

Carey Price, Tri-Cities 55.4%

A key component of the Americans' assent from worst to third in the U.S. Division.

Also

Justin Keller, Kelowna 31.5%
Devan Dubnyk, Kamloops 30.2%
Blake Comeau, Kelowna 24.3%
Brandon Dubinsky, Portland 23.6%
Shaun Heshka, Everett 18.6%
Bryan Bridges, Seattle 17.5%

Past winners

2005-04, Nigel Dawes, Kootenay; 2003, Kiel McLeod, Kelowna; 2002, Dan Hamhuis, Prince George; 2001, Kevin Swanson, Kelowna; 2000, Micki DuPont, Kamloops; 1999, Brett McLean, Kelowna/Brandon.

Best goaltender

Carey Price, Tri-Cities 77.4%

Doesn't have the top numbers in WHL, but has three shutouts and the respect of his peers.

Also

Devan Dubnyk, Kamloops 57.2%
Bryan Bridges, Seattle 35.4%
Leland Irving, Everett 34.3%
Taylor Dakers, Kootenay 27.4%
Dustin Slade, Vancouver 20.6%
Derek Yeomans, Kelowna 17%

Past winners

2005, Jeff Glass, Kootenay; 2004, Kelly Guard, Kelowna; 2003, Billy Thompson, Prince George; 2002, Shane Bendera, Kelowna; 2001, Kevin Swanson, Kelowna; 2000-1999, Jason LaBarbera, Portland/Spokane.

Best pro prospect

Carey Price, Tri-Cities 73.9%

No. 5 overall selection of the Montreal Canadiens in 2005 was an overwhelming favorite.

Also

Peter Mueller, Everett 41.9%
Blake Comeau, Kelowna 38.8%
Gilbert Brule, Vancouver 38.4%
Devan Dubnyk, Kamloops 22.9%
Mark Fistric, Vancouver 17.1%
Logan Stephenson, Tri-Cities 8.6%

Past winners

2005-04, Braydon Coburn, Portland; 2003, Scottie Upshall, Kamloops; 2002, Dan Hamhuis, Prince George; 2001, Jamie Lundmark, Seattle; 2000, Oleg Saprykin, Seattle; 1999, Brenden Morrow, Portland.

[habmeister]

don't forget that he also was #2 in the most over-rated category!!

i saw tri cities play here in vancouver last week, unfortunately price wasn't tested much that game. they played a slow, grinding, hitting, agitating game to try to get the giants to take dumb penalties. brule took more cheap shots than i've ever seen him take in a game. giants top 2 fighters were out with injuries and the tri cities team is very big.

price looked good, he was 3rd star i believe, but not a game that you could really scout him on, not a lot of difficult saves.

[seventeen]

When you look at the lists of past winners, there aren't many memorable names. Another version of the Sports Illustrated cover curse?

[HABsurd]

seventeen said:

When you look at the lists of past winners, there aren't many memorable names. Another version of the Sports Illustrated cover curse?

Not quite the "Best pro prospect" has some impressive names like Saprykin and Morrow etc.

[montreal]

wow Price steps up bigtime and steals a game for his crappy Tri City team. After getting blasted 4-0 last night (I listened to some of the game on the radio) Price shuts the door tonight, letting in only 1 goal in a huge upset win over Everett to tie the series 1-1. Price was named the 1st star of the game. I got to see Everett kick the crap out of Tri City twice this season, so personally I'm in shock that they were able to stay in the game let alone win it.

[kurt]

Can't wait to see this guy up with the big team ..

[habmeister]

price loses game 3 giving up 2 goals on 19 shots. series now 2-1 for Everett who is heavily favoured to defeat price and the tri city americans.

[seventeen]

Two goals on 20 shots again. An underwhelming performance by Mr Price.