Ken Dryden

Ken was drafted by Boston in the sixties but he decided to pursue his law degree at Cornell.

Dryden make his NHL debut against the Pens on Mar 17, 1971.

Played in just six games during the 1971 season but he was the starter in the playoffs vs Boston.

The Bruins had set a NHL record for scoring 399 goals during the regular season.

Dryden lost the first game and was down 5-1 in the second game when the comeback started.

Montreal with brilliant goaltending from Dryden won the second game 7-5.

Montreal went on to knock out the favored Bruins and to eventually beat Chicago for the Cup.

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.

Ken was one of the tallest goalies of his time at 6' 4".

Won or shared the Vezina Trophy 5 times as a Canadien.

Dryden was named to the NHL all-star team 5 times in his career.

Played just 8 seasons in the NHL.

Dryden retires following the 1979 Stanley Cup finals against the Rangers.

Finished his career with 258 wins vs 57 losses and 74 ties and a GAA of 2.24.

Ken never lost more than 10 games in a regular season during his career.

Won 6 Stanley Cups in his 8 NHL Seasons.

Named to the NHL Hall of Fame in June 1983.

Has practiced as a lawyer since leaving The Game and has written two books on the subject.

Ranked 25th best player of All-Time by the Hockey News (4th best goalie, behind only Sawchuk, Plante & Hall)