Canadiens goaltender Carey Price didn't know about Polytechnique mass shooting, team says
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Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price didn't know about the 1989 Polytechnique massacre that killed 14 women and wounded several others, according to statements made to Radio-Canada. The statement from Group CH, which owns the Montreal Canadiens, comes two days after the player spoke out against proposed federal gun-control legislation.
Montreal Canadiens goaltender Carey Price didn't know about the 1989 Polytechnique massacre that killed 14 women and wounded several others, according to statements made to Radio-Canada. The statement from France Margaret Bélanger, president of Group CH, which owns the Montreal Canadiens, comes two days after the player spoke out on social media against proposed federal gun-control legislation.
Price's post on Instagram also came on the heels of public backlash from gun-control groups and survivors who accused a national gun rights organization, the Canadian Coalition for Firearm Rights (CCFR), of using the tragedy to sell merchandise on its website with the promo code "POLY."
Bélanger told the broadcaster in a written statement that Price, who has been with the team for the past 17 years, "was not aware of the tragic events of December 6, 1989, or the coalition's recent marketing initiatives."
"That said, when we saw his publication, we brought the reactions to his attention," Bélanger told Radio-Canada.
The Habs executive did not immediately respond to requests for comment from CTV News on Monday.
Since 1989, the shooting is remembered every December.
On Saturday, the star goalie posted on Instagram a photo of himself holding a shotgun. The caption under the photo said, "I love my family, I love my country and I care for my neighbour. I am not a criminal or a threat to society. What @justinpjtrudeau is trying to do is unjust. I support the @ccfr_ccdaf to keep my hunting tools. Thank you for listening to my opinion."
