Carey Price Sends a Message to Latvian Goaltender Linards Feldbergs After Win Against Canada
Friday night at the World Junior Hockey Championship, Canada fell in a shootout to Latvia, thanks in large part to the brilliance of Linards Feldbergs. The opposing goaltender was sensational in his team's surprise victory, earning praise from none other than Carey Price!
Imagine the young player's reaction upon seeing this.
The legendary goaltender of the Montreal Canadiens shared a heartfelt message directed at the young player.
A message from Carey Price for Linards Feldbergs
Check out the post in question:
«Feldbergs, wow. Well done kid.
On to the next one boys.»
Carey Price
Wow, kudos to Carey!
It's incredibly rare to see something like this, especially since Price almost never posts on social media, but he did so for young Linards Feldbergs., and it's well deserved for the Latvian goaltender!
Feldbergs even commented on his stellar performance after the game:
«I'm still in shock. I think I need like an hour to process this, everything that happened on the ice. I was just looking at the crowd and at my team. The Canadian fans were just in shock.»
- Goaltender Linards Feldbergs on Latvia's shootout win vs. Canada
Carey Price, 37 years old, is considered by many to be one of the top three goaltenders in Montreal Canadiens history.
Over 712 career games, he has maintained a goals-against average of 2.51 and a save percentage of 0.917.
As for his record, he has 361 wins, 261 losses, and 79 overtime losses. (49 shutouts)
A thoughtful gesture on his part.
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