Godspeed Ken Dryden

[Standing Room Smoking Cigs]

He was an everyman, athlete, author politician and a Cornell grad who saw, played, witnessed life. 

[Sabres Fan in NS]

1 minute ago, Standing Room Smoking Cigs said:

He was an everyman, athlete, author politician and a Cornell grad who saw, played, witnessed life. 

You forgot Lawyer.  That should not taint his legacy much.

His and T Espo's greatest moments have to be the Summit Series in 1972.

[Pimlach]

RIP Ken Dryden.  

This seems like a good time for some Ken Dryden Fun Facts, and there are a few good ones involving the Sabres:

• Ken won a Stanley Cup and the Conn Symthe MVP Trophy in 1971 and he did not reach rookie status as he played only 6 NHL games that season. He is the only player to do that. 
• On March 20, 1971, Buffalo at Montreal, so of course Punch Imlach had to start Ken's brother Dave Dryden.  Montreal did not started Ken Dryden, despite Punch's cajoling to Al McNeil their coach.  After the anthem Punch pulled Dave Dryden and went with Joe Daley in goal.   The matchup was not to be.  Then the  Montreal starter Rogie Vachon went down injured, Ken came in the game.   Punch immediately put Dave in net and this the only time in NHL history that a pair of brothers faced against each other as goaltenders.   
• They finished the game with a handshake https://external-preview.redd.it/SmL4RQcRVHDmV-Qghj7IJQ5_xEGDGwfHYhOx2hxiauI.gif?width=448&format=mp4&s=fc256cc2a677af11ff375369de90ed685b220f8e
• The next season Ken Dryden edged out Rick Martin for Rookie of the year Calder Trophy 
• Ken won 6 Cups and bunches of Vezina's
• He was multi talented guy - lawyer, HoF goalie, politician, writer, teacher, and NHL exec.  

Edited Saturday at 03:27 PM by Pimlach

[Standing Room Smoking Cigs]

2 hours ago, Sabres Fan in NS said:

You forgot Lawyer.  That should not taint his legacy much.

His and T Espo's greatest moments have to be the Summit Series in 1972.

Last of the stand up goalie before butterfly hit the 80's

[Brawndo]

Was also the color commentator for Al Michaels for the Miracle on Ice in 1980

[LabattBlue]

😞

[Taro T]

4 hours ago, Pimlach said:

RIP Ken Dryden.  

This seems like a good time for some Ken Dryden Fun Facts, and there are a few good ones involving the Sabres:

• Ken won a Stanley Cup and the Conn Symthe MVP Trophy in 1971 and he did not reach rookie status as he played only 6 NHL games that season. He is the only player to do that. 
• On March 20, 1971, Buffalo at Montreal, so of course Punch Imlach had to start Ken's brother Dave Dryden.  Montreal did not started Ken Dryden, despite Punch's cajoling to Al McNeil their coach.  After the anthem Punch pulled Dave Dryden and went with Joe Daley in goal.   The matchup was not to be.  Then the  Montreal starter Rogie Vachon went down injured, Ken came in the game.   Punch immediately put Dave in net and this the only time in NHL history that a pair of brothers faced against each other as goaltenders.   
• They finished the game with a handshake https://external-preview.redd.it/SmL4RQcRVHDmV-Qghj7IJQ5_xEGDGwfHYhOx2hxiauI.gif?width=448&format=mp4&s=fc256cc2a677af11ff375369de90ed685b220f8e
• The next season Ken Dryden edged out Rick Martin for Rookie of the year Calder Trophy 
• Ken won 6 Cups and bunches of Vezina's
• He was multi talented guy - lawyer, HoF goalie, politician, writer, teacher, and NHL exec.  

There's at least one other "connection" to the Sabres.  The 3rd of his "Game" books "Game Change" was centered around the life and death of former Sabre Steve Montador.

All 3 books (The Game and Home Game were the other 2) are all excellent tomes.  The 2nd one was turned into a 6 part miniseries for either CBC or CTV (forget which one it aired on).  That also was very good.

He was a very talented man.  This is a truly sad day.  RIP 29.

[xzy89c1]

he hated Bettman and the NHL for ignoring the CTE crisis with ex players. His book mentioned above is a must read. all his books are. His scotty bowman book is fantastic. 

He also suffered from tall mans disease lol. his back would get sore from being a stand up goalie and he was 6'4".  his famous picture leaning over his stick were to give his back a break. It is what drove him to retirement eventually. if he was born ten years later he would have been butterfly goalie.

Met him once in Amherst. nice guy. very quiet. he listened more than talked if that makes sense.