Rest in Peace Ken Dryden

[ugarte]

all that and a rare undefeated season

[The Rancor]

all that and a rare undefeated season

Who could ever forget?

[George64]

ESPN story on Ken.  So much more than just a hockey player.

[Jeff Hopkins '82]

all that and a rare undefeated season

You knew somebody would say it, didn't you?

[Old Red]

all that and a rare undefeated season

You knew somebody would say it, didn't you?

Reading his obituary I realized that I have no memory of Ken Dryden's face, replaced by his 1970s white goalie mask.

To me his only real loss, and the world's as well, was in the 2006 Liberal Party leadership convention, which would have placed him in line to be PM.  

His priorities reflect his values, I hope acquired or enforced in his time at Cornell:

"Learning is at the core of our future—for a person, a society, an economy, a country," Dryden said. "Learning is our only real security, our only real opportunity, and this program, years in the hoping, was the first big step towards truly lifelong learning."

In my heart I know I shouldn't post this for the reccord:  in 1967 Ken Dryden did not lose a game, although he tied BU in the Boston Arena Christmas tournament.  

Unfortunataly Dave Quarrie played a game against Yale, which he lost:

With BU and Cornell now tied atop the ECAC standing with no more games between the two neither could afford to slip much if they wanted to win the ECAC championship. The Big Red headed home for their next game against Yale and welcomed back David Quarrie in net for his first game since being injured. Though his ankle had not been badly hurt it was the otherworldly play of Dryden that kept Quarrie out of the net. In Quarrie's return to action he didn't play poorly but he wasn't able to overcome his team's defensive lapses, bad penalties and inability to score when they had their opportunities. Even worse was a second period goal that was waved off by the referee that could have given Cornell the game. It was, however, two power play goals by Yale in the third period put the Bulldogs ahead but with less than five minutes remaining Sophomore Ted Coviello tied the game at 3–3. Despite outshooting Yale 112 to 49 in the contest Cornell was unable to earn a fourth goal and it was Yale's Jack Morrison who scored the game winner at 6:09 of extra time.[10]

In 1970 Cornell backstopped by Brian Cropper went 29-0.

[Trotsky]

Dryden wrote a line that I have never forgotten about the waning seconds of a Cornell game in the ECACs at the Garden.  Paraphrased: "I was able to experience something which almost never happens to an athlete because of the pace and attention of the game.  I was able to experience victory as it was happening."

This is something I try to keep in my mind in general.  Steal moments in the now; appreciate life and be present.

[BMac]

I remember him talking about this in the Game, about one of his Stanley cup wins. They were up enough in the final game to be able to actually enjoy it. Really special.

[George64]

Ken Dryden

[David Harding]

Ithaca Journal report on the Varsity-Frosh game November 5, 1965.  Red Cub Puck Potential Evident

And the Big Red has a whale of a Frosh goalie.

[The Rancor]

NHL dot com Ken Dryden tribute.

[Swampy]

Ithaca Journal report on the Varsity-Frosh game November 5, 1965.  Red Cub Puck Potential Evident

And the Big Red has a whale of a Frosh goalie.

Earl Tufford?

[upprdeck]

most people forget how good he was winning 6 cups in 8 yrs and retiring much like Jum Brown so early.

[jkahn]

Interesting tribute to Ken Dryden from a Penn State perspective:

statecollege.com/articles/columns/rip-ken-dryden-penn-state-hockey-thanks-you/

[The Rancor]

Interesting tribute to Ken Dryden from a Penn State perspective:

statecollege.com/articles/columns/rip-ken-dryden-penn-state-hockey-thanks-you/

What a nice remembrance. Thank you for sharing.

[David Harding]

Interesting tribute to Ken Dryden from a Penn State perspective:

statecollege.com/articles/columns/rip-ken-dryden-penn-state-hockey-thanks-you/

Amazing perseverance!  Thank you for the link.