Rest in Peace Ken Dryden

[chimpfood]

https://www.sportsnet.ca/nhl/article/former-canadiens-goalie-ken-dryden-passes-away-at-age-78/

[Snowball]

Wow that's sad. A great man.  If you haven't read The Game, do so.

[stereax]

wow. lighting a candle for him tonight.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

Just saw it on The Guardian.

A truly great man.

RIP.

[Trotsky]

A fine man.  A life well lived.

[BearLover]

I hadn't realized he was color commentator alongside Al Michaels for the miracle on ice, nor that he was president of the Maple Leafs the last two times they reached the conference finals. RIP

[BearLover]

I also did not realize his career save percentage (.922) is tied for the highest in NHL history. Doesn't get enough acknowledgement in the GOAT goalie debate. He retired in his prime, at 31, because he wanted to pursue other things.

[George64]

Hard to believe.  RIP Ken.  

A couple of memories —  Freshman couldn't play on the varsity when Ken was at Cornell.  In a freshman game, where we completely outclassed our opponent, Pop Harkness (Ned's dad and freshman coach, for you youngsters) had Ken skate as a forward - it was very apparent why he was a goal tender!  A too tall and very ungainly skater, but a lightening quick glove hand in goal.

After our 1967 NCAA Championship, Jim Hyla and I, along with two other friends, put together a scrapbook that we presented to Ned at the hockey banquet.  Ken commented to us that we must be engineers, because we included a game by player matrix showing goals and assists.  BTW, I was a math major (close enough), but my three friends were engineers, although all became physicians.  After the banquet, Ken passed around a hockey stick, got autographs of most of his teammates and presented it to us.

I also remember listening to his first game with the Habs on the radio, while driving someplace.  Just don't ask me what I had for lunch yesterday.

[The Rancor]

RIP to the GOAT of 70's goaltending, an absolute legend at Cornell and in the NHL.

All-ECAC First Team   1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69   
AHCA East All-American   1966–67, 1967–68, 1968–69   
ECAC Hockey All-Tournament First Team   1967, 1968, 1969   
NCAA All-Tournament First Team   1967   
NCAA All-Tournament Second Team   1968, 1969
Conn Smythe Trophy winner   1971   
Calder Memorial Trophy winner   1972   
Vezina Trophy winner   1973, 1976, 1977*, 1978*, 1979*   * Shared with Michel Larocque.
Stanley Cup champion   1971, 1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979   
Playing NHL All-Star Games   1972, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978   
Selected to NHL First All-Star Team   1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979.   
Selected to NHL Second All-Star Team   1972   
Inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame   1983   
Number 26 on The Hockey News' list of the 100 Greatest Hockey Players   1998   
His Number 29 retired by the Montreal Canadiens   January 29, 2007   
His number 1 retired by the Cornell   February 25, 2010   
Recipient of the Order of Hockey in Canada

[Ben Rocky '04]

superb book, RIP, Ken

[adamw]

I hadn't realized he was color commentator alongside Al Michaels for the miracle on ice, nor that he was president of the Maple Leafs the last two times they reached the conference finals. RIP

Dryden will always be known for the follow up to Michaels' "Do you believe in miracles? YES!" ... Dryden: "Unbelievable"

He's also prominently heard right before Eruzione's game winner ... "The U.S. team is relying too much on Jim Craig, he's had to make too many big saves" -- BOOM, Eruzione scores.

His book -- not ghost written -- "The Game" is quite simply the best sports book I ever read.

[LGR14]

I hadn't realized he was color commentator alongside Al Michaels for the miracle on ice, nor that he was president of the Maple Leafs the last two times they reached the conference finals. RIP

Dryden will always be known for the follow up to Michaels' "Do you believe in miracles? YES!" ... Dryden: "Unbelievable"

He's also prominently heard right before Eruzione's game winner ... "The U.S. team is relying too much on Jim Craig, he's had to make too many big saves" -- BOOM, Eruzione scores.

His book -- not ghost written -- "The Game" is quite simply the best sports book I ever read.

He also makes an appearance in Miracle when they show the original footage at the beginning of the USSR game.

[Rita]

An extremely accomplished person.  Ken Dryden defines class, grace and a life well-lived.

My thoughts are with all of his family and friends.

[Swampy]

He was Cornell's and hockey's answer to Bill Bradley. But the obituary does not mention how his friendship with Art Kaminsky '68 revolutionized the money side of professional hockey.

Very sad. RIP, Big Kid!

[underskill]

His last book was quite interesting too

https://www.amazon.com/Class-Memoir-Place-Time-Us/dp/0771009232