Montreal Canadiens goalie Carey Price got a bit of stage fright as he announced his team’s fifth-overall pick during Wednesday night’s first round of the 2023 NHL Draft.
As Price shared the selection of defenseman David Reinbacher, he said the draft pick’s first name of “David” but couldn’t quite bring it home as he forgot the prospect’s last name.
It took a few moments for the Canadiens to realize that Price wasn’t going to remember the draft pick’s last name before someone stepped in to announce the selection.
It’d be Montreal general manager Kent Hughes came in with the save to finish the announcement, but all poor Price could do is stand there awkwardly as the Canadiens contingent celebrated the pick.
Carey Price just forgot the last name of the Canadiens' pick 😂pic.twitter.com/Aiivn4AlBd
— Action Network (@ActionNetworkHQ) June 28, 2023
A bit later in the night, Price joked about the on-camera flub.
Boy that was embarrassing. Sorry David….. Reinbacher. 🤦🏻♂️😅
— Carey Price (@CP0031) June 29, 2023
Y’know, once the cameras start rolling, it’s easy to get a bit overwhelmed by the moment. Maybe Price wasn’t nervous at all and just forgot the name altogether.
All the same, this did make for a pretty funny moment during this year’s NHL Draft. Maybe Montreal will invite Price back next year to redeem himself?
Feature image courtesy of ESPN.