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Ken Dryden, who was in the call to the “Milagro On Ice” after a career as a player of the Hall of Fame, died at the age of 78 years after fighting cancer.
Dryden won six Stanley glasses in a short eight -year -old race, all with the Montreal Canadiens. He is the leader of all NHL times in an average of targets adjusted against (2.03) and percentage of goals (73).
He won the time trophy, given the best goalkeeper in the league, five times. It was included in the Hockey Hall of Fame in its first year of eligibility.
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Ken Dryden is shown before a NHL game between the Montreal Canadiens and the Boston Bruins on October 16, 2014 in Bell Center in Montreal. (Francois Lacasse/Nhli through Getty Images)
“Ken Dryden was an exceptional athlete, but he was also an exceptional man,” said the owner of the Canadiens, Geoff Molson. “Behind the mask was bigger than life. We regret today not only the loss of the cornerstone of one of the biggest hockey dynasties, but also a family man, a reflexive citizen and a gentleman who deeply impacted our lives and communities in generations.
“Ken embodied the best of everything that are the Montreal Canadiens.”
“From the moment Ken Dryden joined the Montreal Canadiens as a 23 -year -old rookie in 1971, he had an immediate and lasting impact on the NHL, the Canadiens franchise and the goal position,” added the NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman. “Ken’s love for his country was evident both on and off the ice.”
The NHL retired goalkeeper Ken Dryden, meets ABC sports commentator, to Michaels, during the Sweden men’s hockey game, United States at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games in Lake Pacid, New York. (Steve Fenn/Getty Images)
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Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney posted on social networks, was “deeply sad” when he heard about Dryden’s death, calling him a “public servant and inspiration.”
“Few Canadians have given more, or have remained higher for our country,” said Carney. “Ken Dryden was Big Canada. And it was the best Canada. Rest in peace.”
Induced in the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983, Dryden was 258-57-74 with a savings percentage of .922, 2.24 goals compared and 46 bleached and was 80-32 in the playoffs.
Dryden entered the NHL in 1971 and spent only six games in the fold before making his post -season NHL debut. He and Montreal bother the rival Boston in the first round and beat Chicago in the final.
He also worked at a Toronto law firm while sitting in the NHL 1973-74 season, after obtaining a law title at the McGill University of Montreal.
Less than a year after his retirement in 1979, Dryden joined Al Michaels at the 1980 Winter Olympic Games, where he agreed for the discomfort of the United States against the Soviet Union.
The goalkeeper of the Montreal Canadiens, Ken Dryden, saves the kick at Rod Gilbert of the New York Rangers (7) at the Madison Square Garden in New York. (Bruce Bennett Studios through Getty Images Studios/Getty Images)
Dryden’s voice can be heard shortly after the infamous “Do you think in Michaels miracles? Yes”, simply saying: “Incredible.”
