Team Canada recently lost to the Americans in the final of the IIHF World Junior Championship and we didn't know who would start the final game in net until Carter Hart's made a statement in the semifinals. Hart entered the tournament as the #1 goaltender but his shaky performances gave a chance to Connor Ingram to prove his worth, but nothing extraordinary came out of it.
The goaltender who was sent back home, Michael McNiven, has recently been compared to a young Carey Price by Don Cherry:
“I watched Owen Sound beat the Battalion and again I saw that Michael McNiven, who is unbelievable,” Cherry said last week.
“I had Carey Price in the [annual CHL] prospect game and I thought he was terrific. This guy [McNiven] is as good as Price right now.”
McNiven. undrafted, signed a professional contract with the Montreal Canadiens shortly after the 2015 draft. He's currently boasting a 19-7-0 record with a .924% save percentage with the Owen Sound Attack in the OHL.
