In the
1974 WHA Amateur Draft, Price was drafted
first overall by the
Vancouver Blazers. The WHA had trouble holding onto its draft picks, who often went to the more established NHL teams, but the Blazers landed the untested rookie with a contract offer of $1.3 million ($ million today). Price did not meet the Blazers' expectations, with 34 points in the
1974–75 WHA season, and he went to the NHL after being drafted 11th overall by the
New York Islanders in the
1975 NHL Amateur Draft. Price spent most of that season in the minor leagues, as he learned the professional game. Price became an NHL regular in
1976–77, and played three seasons with the Islanders before he was claimed by the
Edmonton Oilers in the
1979 NHL Expansion Draft. Despite the original expectation that he should be a scoring defenceman with Vancouver in his rookie season, Price grew to be a balanced professional, playing 726 total NHL games over 13 seasons, scoring 43 goals and having 218 assists before retiring in 1988. After retiring, Price returned to his hometown of
Nelson, British Columbia. ==Career statistics==