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Carey Price : how a First Nations kid became a superstar goaltender /

The son of an NHL draftee and the chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation, Carey Price got his start on skates as a toddler, first on a frozen creek and then on his father's homemade rink. The natural athlete went on to become one of the top amateur players in Canada in 2002, getting drafted fifth o...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Rondina, Catherine (Author)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: Toronto : James Lorimer & Company Ltd., Publishers, [2018]
Series:Recordbooks.
Subjects:
Price, Carey, > 1987- > Juvenile literature.
Hockey goalkeepers > Canada > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Native hockey players > Canada > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Hockey players > Canada > Biography > Juvenile literature.
Hockey players.
Hockey goalkeepers.
JUVENILE NONFICTION > People & Places > Canada > General.
Table of Contents:
  • Prologue
  • A simpler life
  • Skates, school and family ties
  • Up, up and away!
  • Leaving home to follow a dream
  • Steady between the pipes
  • Playing for Canada
  • The NHL takes notice
  • Bonjour Montreal!
  • Playing under pressure
  • Tough times for the blue, white and red
  • Canada's goalie
  • A style all his own
  • Giving back
  • A fan favourite
  • World cup champion
  • Remembering where he comes from
  • Glossary
  • Carey Price's career highlights
  • Acknowledgements
  • Photo credits
  • Index.