Dad built me a pro sized net out of two by fours and chicken wire because that’s what Ken Dryden’s Dad Murray did for him. I dragged that thing around for years.
The Game is the best book ever written about hockey and maybe sports (Ball Four by Jim Bouton maybe…). Ken autographed mine 29 years ago. He loved that it was dog eared and well loved. I still remember the sadness of when he retired. 6 Cups in 8 full seasons. Ridiculous stats.
Say hi to Dad, Ken. You were the best.
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Dad built me a pro sized net out of two by fours and chicken wire because that’s what Ken Dryden’s Dad Murray did for him. I dragged that thing around for years.
The Game is the best book ever written about hockey and maybe sports (Ball Four by Jim Bouton maybe…). Ken autographed mine 29 years ago. He loved that it was dog eared and well loved. I still remember the sadness of when he retired. 6 Cups in 8 full seasons. Ridiculous stats.
Say hi to Dad, Ken. You were the best.
Game Change is a great book as well.
We've lost a legend in so many fields.
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Whaaaaaaaaaaat. This came out of nowhere. As others have said, he was an excellent author as well as player, read his book many moons ago and it was great. Man what a loss.
I have ‘The Game’ on audible. Listening to it brought back memories of when I was a child and so many insights that I could never have understood back then.
I was like 9-10 years old and at the downtown Bay looking at toys on the 6th floor. They played this Habs documentary and I think I sat down for like 2 hours and watched the entire thing. It was mostly about Dryden's rookie playoff run.
I don't suppose if anyone knows the name of that? it was shot like NFL films. Pretty impressive back then.
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He was one of my favourite humans, truest Canadians, and the best example of what a hockey player can be. He also should have been been Prime Minister.
His book on Scotty Bowman might be the best sports book ever written, which is also debatable with the Game.
That being said, he has one of the craziest stats in hockey history. In his career in the regular season.
258 wins, 57 losses, 46 Shutouts.
He lost 11 times more than he shut out the other team.
Unthinkable.
No slouch in the playoffs either.
80 wins, 24 losses, 10 Shutouts.
Up from 11, he lost 14 more times than he shutout the opposition.
Still processing this loss.
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I was a Habs fan as a kid (in contrast to all the Bruins folks around here).
I remember being so disappointed when Saturday rolled around and it was the Leafs. Or when it was the Habs and the announcer said "and in goal, Michel "Bunny" Laroque".
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Hard to imagine a modern NHLer winning multiple Cups and Vezinas, retiring at 31, and then going on to become a practicing attorney, author, university lecturer, and member of parliament. Incredible life.
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RIP Ken Dryden
