"I'm a Montreal Canadiens fan number one," said Moar at the beginning of the video chat from her hospital bed at Montreal Neurological Institute-Hospital.
Don't give up Keep fighting,' Carey Price tells me.
Shirley Wischee Moar, a Cree woman who recently found out she has three brain tumours, enjoyed a 10-minute long bedside chat with NHL goalie Carey Price.
"Hi, nice to meet you," said Price at the start of the conversation that touched on their home communities, families, the New York Rangers, New York City, Indigenous politics and the importance of education, among other things. Their exchange was often easy and lighthearted.
"I never really enjoyed going to New York as a player," shared Price. "Too crowded there for me."
During the video chat, Moar also shared that it was difficult to receive her diagnosis.
"I just thought I would come for an appointment It was tough to receive the news," said the 56-year-old.
She thanked Price for the respect he shows Indigenous peoples and praised him for being such a good role model for Indigenous youth.
"I've always tried to keep children at the forefront of everything I do," said Price in response.
"I'm hoping after, if everything goes well, I can go and watch a hockey game," said Moar, teasing that she hopes to see Price back in net.
"Me too," replied Price.
Price also told Shirley he hopes to one day be back in the nets for the team.
Price told Moar to "keep fighting" and complimented her on her "good attitude."
Moar's daughter Jennica says the contact with one of her idols did her mom a world of good.
"Her blood pressure was going up sometimes. I think she was worried about stuff. And when she spoke to Carey Price, everything just went back to normal," said Jennica.