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carey price leave of absence

Montreal Canadiens player Carey Price spent a wholesome winter break with his wife, Angle Price and their three kids in Kelowna, British Columbia.

The Price family visited Big White ski resort for the first time in mid-December, sharing a family photo of their adventures on Angela Price's Instagram page. Now, after hitting the slopes, hockey might be taking a back seat to skiing.

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Carey Price and Angela Price spent a heartwarming family-filled weekend for Canadian Thanksgiving. In addition to their Thanksgiving feast, the Montreal Canadiens power couple served up some of the cutest family moments and even started a brand-new tradition.

"Happy Thanksgiving. [We] started a new tradition of camping for the holiday weekend and ended up having the best Thanksgiving," Angela Price captioned her Instagram post on October 8.

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Carey Price paid a visit to Maxime Lapierre and Guillaume Latendresse's podcast, La Poche Bleu, on January 11, and the Montreal Canadiens goalie opened up regarding his issues with alcohol consumption.

Price shed light on his struggles with alcohol and discussed the time he spent in a treatment centre after entering the NHL player assistance program back in October 2021.

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Carey Price has been gone from the hockey scene for quite some time, but the Montreal Canadiens goaltender is officially back in his rightful spot. The Habs star made his return to the net on Tuesday night against the Minnesota Wild, and Montrealers couldn't be happier.

While fans were glued to the match, many couldn't help but notice Carey took some time to chat with his wife and kids — who just so happened to be sitting in the front row watching dad in action.

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Here's Carey! After a very dramatic week for Montreal Canadiens fans, Carey Price decided to take to the ice for what looks like a short training session with the team. His short yet sweet appearance will certainly lift everyone's spirits and remind everyone to keep calm and Carey on.

In a video, Price is shown doing a few goalie drills without equipment on. While it's strange to see him on the ice out of his goalie gear, his swagger is unmistakable even after spending all this time away from the game.

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About a month after stepping away from the Montreal Canadiens for a leave of absence, and a day after rejoining the team, beloved Habs goalie Carey Price has released a statement about his mental health and substance use struggles.

In an Instagram post shared on Tuesday, Price revealed that he has been in a treatment facility for substance use. He also said he's been in a "very dark place" after years of neglecting his mental health.

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Though they've been teammates for nearly a decade, Montreal Canadiens forward Brendan Gallagher admitted that even he didn't notice how much Carey Price was struggling and wished he "could've done a little bit more for him."

"There are a lot of emotions [...] I've known him for 10 plus years and any time I've been going through something he's been there to help me and I just kinda wish that I was able to do the same thing for him," Gallagher said at a press conference on Thursday.

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Hundreds of well wishes and thousands of "likes" are pouring in on the Montreal Canadiens' social media pages in response to the announcement that Carey Price will be taking a leave of absence from the team.

The Canadiens posted a tribute to Price on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter with a photo of the goalie in uniform, surrounded by loving tweets from people reacting to the news.

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At a press conference on Thursday morning, Montreal Canadiens General Manager Marc Bergevin was in tears as he tried to explain what Carey Price meant to him as a person.

Price has taken a leave of absence from the team to join the NHL's Player Assistance Program. In a statement following the announcement, his wife Angela Price said she hopes her family can demonstrate "the importance of putting your mental health first."

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Carey Price's wife, Angela Price, has released a heartfelt statement on Instagram following the announcement that he would be taking a leave of absence from the team.

Price voluntarily entered the NHL's Player Assistance Program on Thursday.

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