Canadian ice hockey player and politician (born 1947)
Ice hockey player
The Honourable Ken Dryden PC OC
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983
Dryden in October 2023
Born
(1947-08-08) August 8, 1947 (age 76) Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height
6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight
205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position
Goaltender
Caught
Left
Played for
Montreal Canadiens
National team
Canada
NHL draft
14th overall, 1964 Boston Bruins
Playing career
1970–1979
Minister of Social Development
In office July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006
Prime Minister
Paul Martin
Preceded by
Liza Frulla
Succeeded by
Diane Finley
Member of Parliament for York Centre
In office June 28, 2004 – May 1, 2011
Preceded by
Art Eggleton
Succeeded by
Mark Adler
Personal details
Political party
Liberal
Spouse
Lynda Dryden
Alma mater
Cornell University (BA) McGill University (LLB)
Kenneth Wayne DrydenPC OC (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, politician, lawyer, businessman, and author. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada[1] and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 and Minister of Social Development from 2004 to 2006. In 2017, the league counted him in history's 100 Greatest NHL Players.[2][3] He received the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2020.[4]
^"Appointments to the Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^"100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^NHL (2017-03-22), Ken Dryden won Conn Smythe before he won Calder, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2017-04-25
^"Class of 2020 unveiled for Order of Hockey in Canada". Hockey Canada. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.
Kenneth Wayne Dryden PC OC (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, politician, lawyer, businessman, and author....
The KenDryden Award is an annual award given out at the conclusion of the ECAC Hockey regular season to the best goaltender in the conference as voted...
1978–1979: KenDryden, Michel Larocque 1977–1978: KenDryden, Michel Larocque 1976–1977: KenDryden, Michel Larocque 1975–1976: KenDryden, Michel Larocque...
for the Canadiens, scoring nine goals in the seven-game final series. KenDryden debuted for the Canadiens, while this was Jean Beliveau's last Finals...
were five spoiled ballots. Movement: KenDryden is eliminated as he has the lowest vote total of any candidate. Dryden has moved his personal support to...
Murray Dryden, CM (October 14, 1911 – February 1, 2004) was a Canadian philanthropist. He was also the father of Hockey Hall of Famer and politician Ken Dryden...
Avalanche in 2001); his wins also fall into three different decades. KenDryden, the 1971 Smythe winner, is the only NHL player to win this trophy before...
time since 1968. After the game Jacques Lemaire, Yvan Cournoyer, and KenDryden retired, while head coach Scotty Bowman left the Canadiens to join the...
ISBN 0-670-88037-X. Dryden, Ken; Mulvoy, Mark (1973). Face-Off at the Summit. Boston, MA: Little, Brown & Co. ISBN 0-316-19360-7. Dryden, Ken (1975). Хоккей...
Bernie Parent 2 1975–76 Ken Dryden Montreal Canadiens 2 1976–77 KenDryden Montreal Canadiens 3 Michel Larocque 1 1977–78 KenDryden Montreal Canadiens 4 Michel...
24 Gilles Lupien 26 Pierre Bouchard 27 Rick Chartraw Goaltenders 29 KenDryden 1 Michel Bunny Larocque Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice...
history. The next generation of stars included Guy Lafleur, Yvan Cournoyer, KenDryden, Pete Mahovlich, Jacques Lemaire, Pierre Larouche, Steve Shutt, Bob Gainey...
but were upset by the Montreal Canadiens and their rookie goaltender KenDryden, at one time Bruins' property, in the first round of the 1971 playoffs...
(Campbell), was a kindergarten teacher. He was the older brother of KenDryden. Dryden began his junior career with the Aurora Bears in 1958, before playing...
Robinson 24 Don Awrey† 26 Pierre Bouchard 27 Rick Chartraw Goaltenders 29 KenDryden 1 Michel Larocque † left off cup, but qualified to be on it. Jacques Courtois...
19 Larry Robinson 23 Bob Murdoch 26 Pierre Bouchard Goaltenders 29 KenDryden 1 Michel Plasse Jacques Courtois (President), Jean Beliveau (Vice President...
19 Larry Robinson 26 Pierre Bouchard 27 Rick Chartraw Goaltenders 29 KenDryden 1 Michel Larocque Jacques Courtois (President), Sam Pollock (Vice President/General...
exempting games played in the playoffs. This has led to aberrations such as KenDryden winning the Calder in 1972, despite leading the Montreal Canadiens to...
League (NHL) career in 1974 with the Canadiens. That was the season that KenDryden, one of the top goalies in that era, sat out to complete his law degree...
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