Greatest Goalie of the '70s

In a little piece on Sportscenter, Barry Melrose talked about how Ken Dryden was the best goaltender in the NHL during the 1970's - plenty of really nice highlights. Also a mention by Barry - "came out of Cornell..."

Does anyone on the forum have a tape of 60's (or 70's) Cornell highlights?



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I remember once, earlier in the season, someone posted a link to a site that had a lot of Ken Dryden photos and video highlights - am I remembering this right? Anyone know what that site was?

Avash '05 wrote:

I remember once, earlier in the season, someone posted a link to a site that had a lot of Ken Dryden photos and video highlights - am I remembering this right? Anyone know what that site was?

Here 'tis: [www.legendsofhockey.net]

Melrose said: "Came of out Cornell (pause) out of nowhere, nobody knew who he was..." Voiceover a nice clip of him making an otherworldly double save for the Habs.

Greg wrote:

Melrose said: "Came out of Cornell (pause) out of nowhere, nobody knew who he was..."

I wish I could remember his name, but on the eve of the 1971 Bruins-Canadiens first-round series one Boston sportswriter wrote a column headlined "Montreal's ace-in-the-hole"...about Ken Dryden. He "knew who he was..."

Geez, I wish ESPN Classic could show a tape, kinescope, or whatever they used in 1971 of one of those games.



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Comedia del arte?

[Q]Al wrote:

I wish I could remember his name, but on the eve of the 1971 Bruins-Canadiens first-round series one Boston sportswriter wrote a column headlined "Montreal's ace-in-the-hole"...about Ken Dryden. He "knew who he was..."[/Q]But of course Boston has always taken it's college hockey seriously, and God knows he upset alot of plans from those in Boston.

Al:

I'm guessing that was Globe writer Fran Rosa, who covered the Bruins around that time. I think he also did stories on the Beanpot back in the day.

Mark wrote:

Al:

I'm guessing that was Globe writer Fran Rosa, who covered the Bruins around that time. I think he also did stories on the Beanpot back in the day.

Thanks, Mark. Could well be. I don't remember the writer "gloating" over his prescience when the series was over, although he sure coulda.

Dryden, of course, was "known" to Boston-area hockey types because of his unbeaten--though once-tied--record against Beanpot teams and his three ECAC championship wins at the Gahden. But I don't think anyone expected him to do to Orr and Esposito what he had done with regularity to Bassi and Wakabayashi.

Al DeFlorio wrote:

Dryden, of course, was "known" to Boston-area hockey types because of his unbeaten--though once-tied--record against Beanpot teams and his three ECAC championship wins at the Gahden. But I don't think anyone expected him to do to Orr and Esposito what he had done with regularity to Bassi and Wakabayashi.

Well, that and the fact that he was originally drafted by the Bruins before being traded to Montreal for Gerry Cheevers, which wouldn't be the last time that the Habs fleeced the B's in a trade for a goalie (see Hacket, Jeff). But I'm not bitter or anything...

Nor was Dryden a surprise to the Canadiens. Sam Pollock (their GM) had told Bob Wolff (the old Ranger broadcaster) in 1969 that he expected Dryden to be starting for them in two years.

Richard Stott wrote:

Nor was Dryden a surprise to the Canadiens. Sam Pollock (their GM) had told Bob Wolff (the old Ranger broadcaster) in 1969 that he expected Dryden to be starting for them in two years.

I can't find the quote right now, but it seems to me when the Canadiens called Dryden up from the Voyageurs late in the 70-71 season, the Voyageurs' coach, Al McNeill, told Pollock he had just made the move that would win the Cup for Montreal.