Ken Dryden

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Ken Dryden is a legendary Canadian goaltender who backstopped the Montreal Canadiens to multiple Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s before becoming an author, lawyer, and politician.


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Predicate Object
instanceOf author
goaltender
human
ice hockey player
lawyer
politician
sports executive
AllStarSelections multiple NHL All-Star Games
cabinetTermEnd 2006
cabinetTermStart 2004
CalderMemorialTrophySeason 1971–72
catches left
collegeAttended Cornell University
countryOfCitizenship Canada
dateOfBirth 1947-08-08
degreeEarned Bachelor of Arts
electedOffice Member of Parliament
familyName Dryden
fieldOfStudy history
fullName Kenneth Wayne Dryden
genre sports writing
givenName Kenneth
hallOfFameInduction Hockey Hall of Fame
hallOfFameInductionYear 1983
height 6 ft 4 in
heightInCentimetres 193
heldPosition Minister of Social Development
jerseyNumber 29
jerseyRetiredBy Montreal Canadiens
jerseyRetiredNumber 29
languageSpoken English
lawSchoolAttended McGill University Faculty of Law
leadershipRaceYear 2006
league National Hockey League
memberOfPoliticalParty Liberal Party of Canada
nationalTeam Canada
NHLDebutSeason 1970–71
nickname Ken
notableFor backstopping the Montreal Canadiens to multiple Stanley Cup championships in the 1970s
transitioning from NHL star to author, lawyer, and politician
notableWork The Game
occupation author
university lecturer
parliament House of Commons of Canada
participatedIn 1972 Summit Series
placeOfBirth Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
playedFor Cornell Big Red men's ice hockey
Montreal Canadiens
positionPlayed goaltender
profession lawyer
ranFor leadership of the Liberal Party of Canada
representedRiding York Centre
residence Toronto, Ontario, Canada
retirementYear 1979
roleInSummitSeries goaltender for Team Canada
servedInCabinetOf Paul Martin
sibling Dave Dryden
sport ice hockey
spouse Lynda Dryden
StanleyCupWinningSeasons 1970–71
1972–73
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
StanleyCupWins 6
termEndAsMP 2011
termStartAsMP 2004
trophyWon Calder Memorial Trophy
Vezina Trophy
VezinaTrophyWins 5
weightInPounds 207
wonStanleyCupWith Montreal Canadiens
wrote Face-Off at the Summit
Game Change
Home Game
In School
The Game


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