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Ken was drafted by
Boston
in the sixties but he decided to pursue his law
degree at Cornell.
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Dryden make his NHL debut against the Pens on
Mar 17, 1971
.
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Played in just six games during the 1971 season but he was the
starter in the playoffs vs
Boston
.
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The Bruins had set a NHL record for scoring 399 goals during the
regular season.
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Dryden lost the first game and was down 5-1 in the second game when
the comeback started.
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Montreal
with brilliant goaltending from Dryden won the
second game 7-5.
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Montreal
went on to knock out the favored Bruins and to
eventually beat
Chicago
for the Cup.
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Dryden won the
Conn
Symthe trophy
for the MVP of the 1971 playoffs.
·
Ken won the 1972 Calder Trophy for outstanding rookie.
·
Sat out the 1973-74 season and worked with an Law firm in an effort
to obtain a fair contract from the Habs.
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Ken was one of the tallest goalies of his time at 6' 4".
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Won or shared the Vezina Trophy 5 times as a Canadien.
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Dryden was named to the NHL all-star team 5 times in his
career.
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Played just 8 seasons in the NHL.
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Dryden retires following the 1979 Stanley Cup finals against the
Rangers.
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Finished his career with 258 wins vs 57 losses and 74 ties
and a GAA of 2.24.
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Ken never lost more than 10 games in a regular season during his
career.
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Won 6
Stanley
Cups in
his 8 NHL Seasons.
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Named to the NHL Hall of Fame in June 1983.
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Has practiced as a lawyer since leaving The Game and has
written two books on the subject.
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Ranked 25th best player of All-Time by the Hockey News
(4th best goalie, behind
only Sawchuk, Plante & Hall)