Angela Price Says Carey Price Has Not Been Contacted for Torch Role

Angela Price says carey price has not been contacted to carry the torch for the Montreal Canadiens' pregame ceremony. Before Game 7, that answer shuts down the fan debate around one of the names most often linked to the role.

Angela Price and Carey Price

Angela Price addressed the possibility through her Instagram Stories, where she said she had told Carey Price it would be incredible to see him carry the torch when he was older. She added that she had never thought he might do it right now.

She also said Carey Price had not been contacted to carry the torch, at least not as far as she knew at that time. That leaves him out of the current rotation for the playoff ceremony at the Bell Centre.

Bell Centre torch runners

The Canadiens have held a pregame ceremony before all three of their playoff games at the Bell Centre, with on-ice entertainment and highlight videos leading into the torch entrance. A former Canadiens player carries the torch as he enters the arena, and the choice has become part of the playoff conversation.

Yvan Cournoyer carried the torch in Game 3, Serge Savard did it in Game 4, and Chris Nilan took the role in Game 6. Before that game, fans had speculated that Patrick Roy or Carey Price might be next, which is why Angela Price's update drew attention.

Canadiens, Lightning in Tampa

The series had reached Game 7 after the Canadiens trailed only 7.1% of the time in the series. They were set to play the Lightning on Sunday in Tampa at 6 p.m., with the playoff ceremony talk now settled around who is not in line for the torch rather than who might be.

For fans waiting to see Carey Price attached to that moment, the answer is simple for now: he is not part of the current plan, and the torch is still being passed to other former Canadiens legends.