Born: | August 8, 1947 | Draft: | 1964 Bruins 14th Overall |
Hometown: | Hamilton, Ontario | Position: | G |
Known For: | Hall of Fame | Catches: | Left |
National Team: | Canada |
Kenneth Wayne Dryden (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian politician, lawyer, businessman, author, and former National Hockey League (NHL) goaltender. He won six Stanley Cups with the Montreal Canadiens – whom he played his entire eight-year career with. He also won the Vezina Trophy five times.
He is an officer of the Order of Canada and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. Dryden was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011, and served as a cabinet minister from 2004 to 2006. In 2017, Dryden was named one of the ‘100 Greatest NHL Players’ in history. He received the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2020.
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Ken Dryden Statistics
Trade Tracker
Deeper Dive
- Montreal Canadiens’ Ken Dryden: Truly One of a Kind
- Top 5 Goaltenders of the 70s
- Best Goalies: Montreal Canadiens
- 7 Worst Trades in Boston Bruins History
- 10 Coolest Old School Goalie Masks
Achievements
- All-ECAC First Team — 1967, 1968, 1969
- AHCA East All-America — 1967, 1968, 1969
- ECAC All-Tournament First Team — 1967, 1968, 1969
- NCAA All-Tournament First Team — 1967
- NCAA All-Tournament Second Team — 1968, 1969
- NCAA Champion — 1967
- Conn Smythe Trophy — 1971
- Calder Memorial Trophy — 1972
- Vezina Trophy — 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
- NHL All-Star Game — 1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978
- NHL First Team All-Star — 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
- NHL Second Team All-Star — 1972
- Stanley Cup Champion — 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979
- Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame — 1983
- No. 29 Jersey Retired by Montreal Canadiens — 2007
- No. 1 Jersey Retired by Cornell University — 2010