Not that he needed any more trophies, but Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price was awarded the Lou Marsh Trophy, given annually to Canada’s best athlete.
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It’s a fitting title as Price had one of the most dominant seasons in recent memory with the Montreal Canadiens in 2014-15. He started 66 games and posted a dazzling 44-16-6 record with a 1.96 GAA and .933 save percentage. He was handed some serious hardware for his season, earning the Hart Trophy, the William M. Jennings Trophy, the Vezina Trophy and the Ted Linsday Award.
Price became the first goaltender ever to win the award and was the first hockey player to win since Sidney Crosby took home the honor in 2007 and 2009. Bobsledder Kallie Humphries won the award last year.
He had some serious competition for the award, as sprinter Andre De Grasse, basketball star Kia Nurse and Cincinnati Reds slugger Joey Votto were among the many excellent Canadian athletes who were worthy of the honor.
Former hockey winners include Crosby, Maurice Richard (1957), Bobby Orr (1970), Phil Esposito (1972) Bobby Clarke (1975), Guy Lafleur (1977), Wayne Gretzky (1982, 83, 85 and 89) and Mario Lemieux (1993). That’s legendary company.
The award was voted on by a panel of journalists comprised from newspapers, websites and television. The trophy is named after legendary sports journalist Lou Marsh, who spent 43 years working at the Toronto Star.
