Ken Dryden
Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, PC OC, (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian retired NHL goaltender. Born in Hamilton, Ontario,[1] on August 8, 1947, Dryden was originally drafted by the Boston Bruins in 1964. Rather than play in Boston, Dryden decided to pursue a Bachelor of Arts degree at Cornell University, where he also played hockey until his graduation in 1969.
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| Born | August 8, 1947 | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Alma mater | Cornell University (BA) McGill University (LLB) | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Political party | Liberal | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Spouse(s) | Lynda Dryden | ||||||||||||||||||||
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| Member of the Canadian Parliament for York Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||
| In office 2004–2011 | |||||||||||||||||||||
| Preceded by | Art Eggleton | ||||||||||||||||||||
| Succeeded by | Mark Adler | ||||||||||||||||||||
At Cornell, Dryden led his team to the 1967 NCAA championship and three consecutive ECAC tournament championships. Ken Dryden made his NHL debut in 1970 for the Montreal Canadians, and became the backbone of six Stanley Cup winning teams in the 1970s. Dryden played from 1970 to 1979 (excluding the 1973-74 season when he retired to pursue the requirements for his law degree) and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. After retiring from hockey Dryden became an author and business man. His 1983 book The Game was a commercial and critical success being nominated for a Governor General's Award, the book was about the pressures of being a goalie in the NHL. He then became president of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club in 1997.
Dryden was the member of the Canadian Parliament for York Centre from 2004 to 2011.
References
- ↑ Cole, Stephen (2006). The Canadian Hockey Atlas. Doubleday Canada. ISBN 978-0-385-66093-8.
Other websites
- Ken Dryden's biography at Legends of Hockey
- Ken Dryden's career stats at The Internet Hockey Database
- Liberal Leadership Homepage
- Ken Dryden on IMDb
- Draft Dryden for Leader
- How'd They Vote?: Ken Dryden's voting history and quotes Archived 2006-02-15 at the Wayback Machine
- Political Biography from the Library of Parliament Archived 2005-09-11 at the Wayback Machine