Price to start Canada's World Cup exhibition opener
Carey Price is ready to get back into game action.
The Canadian goalie will start Friday's World Cup of Hockey exhibition opener against Team USA, according to Chris Johnston of Sportsnet.
Carey Price will play his 1st game in 9 months Friday in Columbus. He expects to play full 60. "It'll be nice to get back in that routine"
— Аrpon Basu (@ArponBasu) September 7, 2016
The start will mark Price's first taste of competition since falling to what became a season-ending injury in a game between the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers on Nov. 25.
It will also give observers a small glimpse into whether Price is indeed on track to recovering the fine form that earned him Vezina and NHL MVP honors back in 2014-15.
Price backstopped Canada to a gold medal at the 2014 Olympics in Sochi, posting a brilliant .972 save percentage over five games.
Braden Holtby and Corey Crawford are expected to split time in Canada's second exhibition contest.