In 2007, the Montreal Canadiens signed Carey Price to a three year contract worth $850,000 USD. He played his first professional game and recorded his first professional win on April 13, 2007 in an American Hockey League game with the Hamilton Bulldogs against the Grand Rapids Griffins. He was the 1st star of the game as well as stopping 27 of 28 shots.

 

Price lead his team (15-6) to the Calder Cup, with an impressive goals against average (2.06) and save percentage (.936). In his first game of the Calder Cup finals, he stopped all 46 shots to post a shutout. He won the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy as the Calder Cup playoffs MVP while he was 19 years old. He is the youngest player ever to win this award.

 

Price was named Tournament MVP at the 2007 IIHF World Junior (U20) Ice Hockey Championship in Sweden in Canada's third straight (thirteenth overall) gold medal win. He was also named the tournament's top goaltender and was named to the tournament's All-Star Team along with teammates Jonathan Toews and Kris Letang.

 

He is the only goaltender in hockey history to be named CHL Goaltender of the year, World Junior Championship's tournament MVP and win the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy, all in the same year. He is also the only goaltender in hockey history to win the Jack A. Butterfield Trophy the same year as playing junior.

 

On October 1, 2007, Price was named to the Montreal Canadiens roster for the start of the 2007-08 season.

 

Price made his highly anticipated Montreal Canadiens debut on Wednesday October 10, 2007 versus the Pittsburgh Penguins and recorded 26 saves for the Canadiens in a 3-2 win.

 

Carey Price won the Molson cup in the month of October for the Montreal Canadiens. This award goes to the player with the most first star selection points.