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- Birth nameKenneth Wayne Dryden
- Height6′ 4″ (1.93 m)
- Ken Dryden backstopped the NHL's most successful franchise to championships in seven of his eight seasons in the league from 1970-71 to '78-79. He won the Calder Trophy as rookie of the year, the Vezina as the best goalie five times and the Conn Smythe once as playoff MVP, while being a six-time All-Star.
Dryden entered the NHL in 1971 and spent just six games in the crease before making his NHL postseason debut. He and Montreal went on to upset rival Boston in the first round and beat Chicago in the final.
At 6-foot-4, he revolutionized the position. He also worked at a Toronto firm while sitting out the 1973-74 NHL season - after previously earning a law degree at Montreal's McGill University.
He ended his playing days at 32, went into broadcasting and wrote "The Game," one of the best known books about the sport, after publishing "Face-off at the Summit" as part of an accomplished career as an author.
He was inducted into the Hall of Fame in 1983.
- IMDb mini biography by: Anonymous
- SpouseLynda Curran(? - September 5, 2025) (his death, 2 children)
- ChildrenSarahMichael
- ParentsMargaret CampbellMurray Dryden
- RelativesMurray Murdoch(Cousin)Dave Dryden(Sibling)Andy Blair(Cousin)
- At the 1980, 1984 and 1988 Olympics, Dryden was a TV hockey commentator. He has taught at the University of Toronto and worked in the Ministry of Education. He has written a number of books that were bestsellers: The Game and Home Game on the subject of hockey and In School on the subject of education.
- Calder Memorial Trophy (1972), Conn Smythe Trophy (1971), First All-Star Team Goalie (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979), Second All-Star Team Goalie (1972) and Vezina Trophy (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979).
- Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.
- Played goalie for the Montreal Canadians (1970-1979).
- Attended Cornell University in Ithaca, New York. The Big Red's Goalie from 1966-1969: 3 East Coast Athletic Conference Championships, 3 Ivy League Championships, and the 1967 National Championship team.
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