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Ken Dryden (born August 8, 1947 in Hamilton, Ontario) is a Canadian politician, businessman, author and retired NHL goalie. He is currently Minister of Social Development in Paul Martin's Liberal government.
Dryden was drafted fourteenth overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft. Rather than play in Boston, Dryden pursued a Bachelor of ArtsA Bachelor of Arts B. or A. is an undergraduate academic degree awarded for a course or program in the arts and/or sciences. Duration The BA generally lasts three years in the United Kingdom (except Scotland) and Australia or four years in North America, degree at Cornell UniversityCornell University located in Ithaca, New York, USA, is a major research university and a member of the Ivy League. Cornell was founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell, a businessman and a pioneer in the telegraph industry, and Andrew Dickson White, a respected s, where he also played hockey until his graduation in 1969For other uses, see Number 1969. For the movie, see 1969 (movie). Events January January 1 Australian media baron Rupert Murdoch purchases the largest selling British Sunday newspaper The News Of The World January 5 The Derry Riots leave over 100 people i.
At Cornell, Dryden led his team to the 1967Events January January 4 British motorboat racer Donald Campbell dies while attempting a water speed record in Coniston Lake. January 4 Algerian revolutionary Mohammed Khider is shot in Madrid. January 6 Vietnam War: USMC and ARVN troops launch " Operatio NCAA championship and three consecutive ECACThe Eastern College Athletic Conference a consortium of over 300 colleges in the eastern United States, includes one of the six conferences that compete in NCAA Division I ice hockey. The Division I hockey conference has 12 members, all of which participa tournament championships. He is generally regarded as the greatest college hockey goaltender of all time.
Having been traded by the Bruins to the Montreal CanadiensThe Montreal Canadiens (officially le Club de Hockey Canadien and known as le Bleu-Blanc-Rouge le Tricolore les Glorieux la Sainte Flanelle les Habs le Canadien the Flying Frenchmen are a National Hockey League team based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada. for Guy Allen and Paul Reid, two players who would never even make the NHL, Dryden made his NHL debut in 1970Events January events January 1 Construction begins on Arcosanti, by Paolo Soleri, in Mayer, Arizona, located 65, miles north of Phoenix, Arizona. January 1 Unix epoch at 00:00:00 UTC. January 12 Biafra capitulates, ending the Nigerian civil war. January for the Canadiens and became the backbone of six Stanley Cup winning teams in the 1970s. Considered to be one of the greatest hockey players of all time, Dryden played from 1970 to 1979 (excluding the 1973-74 NHL season , when he retired to pursue the requirements for his law degree) and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983.