Carey Price wins 2015 Lou Marsh Award for Canada's top athlete

After collecting a whopping four trophies following the 2014-15 NHL season, Carey Price can add yet another award to his incredible year.

The star goalie for the Montreal Canadiens has been named the winner of the 2015 Lou Marsh Award, the first hockey player to win the award since Sidney Crosby back in 2009. Price now holds the destinction of being the first hockey goaltender to win the prestigious award.

Price enjoyed the best season of his career in 2014-15, winning the Hart Memorial Trophy as the league's MVP, the Vezina Trophy as the league's top goaltender, the Ted Lindsay Award as the league's MVP – as voted by the NHLPA – and the William M. Jennings Trophy for fewest goals allowed.

Price earned a 44-16-6 record in 66 games played in 2014-15, the 44 wins marking the most by a goaltender in franchise history. He also managed to post an incredible .933 save percentage with a 1.96 GAA.

Price went on to lead the Canadiens with an incredible start to the 2015-16 season, earning a 10-2 record with a .934 save percentage and a 2.06 GAA before injuring his knee. The Habs enjoyed a nine-game winning streak to kick off the 2015-16 season.

The Lou Marsh Award is an annual trophy given out to Canada's top athlete of the year. A panel of representatives from the country's top television networks, web sites and newspapers voted on 11 finalists, which included sprinter Andre De Grasse, soccer player Kadeisha Buchanan, basketball star Kia Nurse, as well as track and field stars Derek Drouin and Shawn Barber.

Price now joins the likes of Wayne Gretzky (four-time winner), Sidney Crosby (two-time winner) Guy Lafleur, Bobby Clarke, Bobby Orr, Phil Esposito and Maurice Richard as the only NHL players to receive the award.