Ken Dryden

Kenneth Wayne "Ken" Dryden, (born August 8, 1947) is a former NHL goaltender whose playing career won a place for him in the Hockey Hall of Fame. Dryden is married with two children and one grandchild.
==Biography==
===Hockey Career===
Dryden was born in Hamilton, Ontario, brother of Dave Dryden, also an NHL goaltender. Dryden was raised in Islington-City Centre West (then just outside Toronto) and drafted fourteenth overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft. Rather than play in Boston, Dryden pursued a degree at Cornell University, where he also played hockey until his graduation in 1969.
At Cornell, Dryden led his team, the Cornell Big Red, to the 1967 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship and three consecutive ECAC tournament championships. He also was a member of the Canadian amateur national team at the 1969 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Stockholm.
As Dryden refused to report to the Bruins in 1964, they traded him to the Montreal Canadiens for Guy Allen and Paul Reid, two players who would never even make the NHL. Dryden made his NHL debut in mid-season 1971 for the Canadiens, and became the backbone of six Stanley Cup winning teams in 1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, and 1979. During that first playoff season, Dryden won the Conn Smythe Trophy (1971), as the playoffs' most valuable player. The following year Dryden won the Calder Trophy, 1972, as the Rookie of the year because the previous year he did not play enough regular season games to become eligible. He remains the only NHL player to ever win the Conn Smythe Trophy before winning the rookie of the year award. In the autumn of 1972 Dryden played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet national ice hockey team.
Dryden played from 1971 to 1979, except for the 1973–74 season, when he was unhappy about the contract that the Canadiens offered him, which he considered less than his market worth, given that he had won the Stanley Cup and Vezina Trophy. He skipped training camp and held out that season, incurring the wrath of Canadiens General Manager Sam Pollock whose previous stars had usually signed for the amount that he had offered. Dryden used that year to fulfill the requirements for his law degree at McGill and article for a law firm. He retired following the 1978-79 season before he reached the age of 32.
Compared to most other goaltending greats, Dryden's NHL career was extremely short: only seven full seasons. Therefore, statistically he did not amass record totals in most categories. As he played all his years with a dynasty and retired before he could pass his prime, his statistical percentages are unparalleled. His regular season totals include a .790 winning percentage, a 2.24 goals against average, and, most incredibly, losing only 57 games while recording 46 shutouts in 397 total games. No other modern goaltender has ever been even remotely close to earning nearly as many shutouts as recording losing games. He won the Vezina Trophy five times for allowing the fewest goals and in the same years was selected as a First Team All-Star. Despite the comparative brevity of his career, in 1998, he was ranked number 25 on the List of 100 greatest hockey players by The Hockey News.
Dryden was so tall, at 6 foot 4 inches (193 cm), (and even taller on skates) that he was often seen during stoppages in play in what became his trademark pose: resting with his blocker propped up by his goalie stick which was angled to its maximum possible height. One of his nicknames was the "four-story goalie".
Ken Dryden was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983. His jersey number, 29, was retired by the Montreal Canadiens on January 29, 2007.
===Executive===
Minority owner Larry Tanenbaum hired Dryden to become the president of the Toronto Maple Leafs hockey club in 1997. Pat Quinn became head coach in 1998, and the two men reportedly had a frosty relationship. A few months after joining the Leafs, Quinn took on the General Manager position, reportedly to preempt Dryden from hiring his preferred GM which was former Habs teammate Bob Gainey. 
On August 29, 2003, with the hiring of John Ferguson, Jr. as GM, there was a major management shakeup. Majority owner Steve Stavro was bought out by the Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan and he stepped down as chairman in favour of Larry Tanenbaum. Quinn continued as head coach but was relieved of GM duties. Dryden's position was abolished, in favour of having both the Leafs and Toronto Raptors managers reporting directly to MLSE President and CEO Richard Peddie. Dryden was shuffled to the less important role of vice-chairman and given a spot on MLSE's board of directors, which was described by commentators as "sitting outside the loop" as he did not report directly to Leafs ownership. He stayed on until 2004 when he resigned to enter politics. 
==Career Statistics==
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
Season 	Team 	League 		GP 	W 	L 	T 	MIN 	GA 	SO	GAA 	SV%
1963-64 	Humber Valley Packers	THL 		0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0 	0
1964–65 	Etobicoke Indians 	MetJHL 		55 	-- 	--	--	-- 	-- 	--	-- 	--
1965–66 	Cornell Big Red 	ECAC 		-- 	-- 	--	--	-- 	-- 	--	-- 	--
1966–67 	Cornell Big Red 	ECAC 		27 	26 	0 	1 	1646 	77 	4 	1.46	--
1967–68 	Cornell Big Red 	ECAC 		29 	25 	2 	0 	1620 	23 	6 	1.52	--
1968–69 	Cornell Big Red 	ECAC 		27 	25 	2 	0 	1578 	147	3 	1.79	--
1968–69 	Canada 	WEC-A 		2 	1 	1 	--	120 	4 	1 	2.00	--
1969–70 	Canada 	Nat-Tm 		? 	-- 	--	--	-- 	-- 	--	-- 	--
1970–71 	Montreal Voyageurs 	AHL 		33 	16 	7 	8 	-- 	- 	3 	2.68	--
1970–71 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		6 	6 	0 	0 	327 	9 	--	1.65	.957
1971–72 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		64 	39 	8 	15	3800 	142	8 	2.24	--
1972–73 	Canada 	Summit-72 		4 	2 	2 	0 	-- 	-- 	0 	4.75	--
1972–73 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		54 	33 	7 	13	3165 	119	6 	2.26	--
1974–75 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		41 	22 	10	8 	2363 	129	4 	3.28	.906
1975–76 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		62 	42 	10	8 	3580 	121	8 	2.03	.927
1976–77 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		56 	41 	6 	8 	3275 	117	10	2.14	-
1977–78 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		52 	37 	7 	7 	3071 	105	5 	2.05	-
1978–79 	Montreal Canadiens 	NHL 		47 	30 	10	7 	2814 	108	5 	2.30	--
NHL totals	NHL totals 	NHL totals		397	258	57	74	25,251	954	46	2.24	--
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
==Gallery==
D.Smith goal-7Nov1971.gif|Dallas Smith scores, November 7, 1971.
26Mar1972-Bucyk_Dryden.jpg|Guy Lapointe, John Bucyk, J.C. Tremblay, Ken Dryden, March 26, 1972.
McKenzie_winner-26Mar1972.gif|John McKenzie's game winner, March 26, 1972.
5May1972-Orr_trophy_winners.jpg|1972 award winners Tony Esposito, Jean Ratelle, Bobby Orr, Ken Dryden.
==Notes==
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