Sportsman of the Week Ending 4/20/2014

The NHL second season is upon us, time for superstars on superstar teams to step forward.  And step forward Montreal Canadiens' goalie Carey Price has.  Starting the playoffs on the road, Price was average at best in the first round opener against the Tampa Bay Lightning, but won a 5-4 OT game.  Then he want all stonewall, with two games and only three goals allowed total, sending his team to three wins in five days, and a commanding lead in their first round matchup.  Price is now tabbed for the second time in two months, an unprecedented repeat.  Will he match his gold medal performance with a Stanley Cup? So far so good!

Sportsman of the Week Ending 2/23/2014

Week two of the Olympics, and in one of the most visible team sports in the Sochi Games, one individual stood out.  You can't win a hockey game if you can't score.  And in the knockout round of hockey during week 2, Team Canada goalie Carey Price took that to heart.  He allowed but one goal to Latvia's Lauris Darzins, then proceeded to shut out the number 2 seed United States, and number 1 seed Sweden over 160 minutes scoreless by the end.  Overally, Price stopped 70 out of 71 shots for a 0.33 GAA.  Against the most elite competition hockey has to offer.  Two of the games were slight one goal wins, so it wasn't that his perfect services were not needed.  Congratulations to Carey Price for being the Longhorndave Sportsman of the Week!