Carey Price and Shea Weber will soon be forever enshrined in B.C. hockey history.
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Price, a first-round pick of the Montreal Canadiens in 2005, has played parts of 15 seasons in the NHL. After backstopping Canada to gold in 2014, the Anahim Lake product won the NHL含羞草研究社檚 Hart Trophy in 2015, awarded annually to the league含羞草研究社檚 MVP. His mother is Chief of the Ulkatcho First Nation.
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Weber, a two-time Olympic gold medal winner with Canada in 2010 and 2014, played his minor hockey in Sicamous before suiting up for the WHL含羞草研究社檚 Kelowna Rockets. The defenceman was drafted by the Nashville Predators in 2003 and went on to play 16 seasons in the NHL, including in 2020-2021 when he helped the Canadiens reach the Stanley Cup Finals.
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Price and Weber headline a class that includes Kowal, a Vernon-raised official who worked in the NHL from 1998 to 2018, and Bradley, a Delta-born executive who含羞草研究社檚 worked as scout, advisor and assistant general manager in the Bruins含羞草研究社� organization since 1994.
The 2010 Fort St. John Flyers will be inducted into the BC Hockey Hall of Fame after going undefeated en route to winning the Allan Cup, one of North America含羞草研究社檚 oldest club-team competitions.
Established in 1994, the provincial museum has more than 300 cabinets that showcase B.C.含羞草研究社檚 hockey history. It is located inside the South Okanagan Events Centre in Penticton.
