Ken Dryden

The Honourable
Ken Dryden
PC OC
The Honourable; Ken Dryden; PC OC
Hockey Hall of Fame, 1983
	Dryden in October 2023
Born	August 8, 1947 (age 77); Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 4 in (193 cm)
Weight	205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	Montreal Canadiens
National team	Canada
NHL draft	14th overall, 1964; Boston Bruins
Playing career	1970–1979
Minister of Social Development
	In office; July 20, 2004 – February 5, 2006
Prime Minister	Paul Martin
Preceded by	Liza Frulla
Succeeded by	Diane Finley
Member of Parliament; for York Centre
	In office; June 28, 2004 – May 1, 2011
Preceded by	Art Eggleton
Succeeded by	Mark Adler
Personal details
Political party	Liberal
Spouse	Lynda Dryden
Alma mater	Cornell University (BA); McGill University (LLB)

Kenneth Wayne Dryden PC OC (born August 8, 1947) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender, politician, lawyer, businessman, and author. He is an Officer of the Order of Canada^[1] and a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame. He was a Liberal Member of Parliament from 2004 to 2011 and Minister of Social Development from 2004 to 2006. In 2017, the league counted him in history's 100 Greatest NHL Players.^[2]^[3] He received the Order of Hockey in Canada in 2020.^[4]

^ "Appointments to the Order of Canada". Governor General of Canada. Retrieved December 31, 2012.
^ "100 Greatest NHL Players". NHL.com. January 27, 2017. Retrieved January 27, 2017.
^ NHL (2017-03-22), Ken Dryden won Conn Smythe before he won Calder, archived from the original on 2021-12-12, retrieved 2017-04-25
^ "Class of 2020 unveiled for Order of Hockey in Canada". Hockey Canada. 2020-02-11. Retrieved 2020-02-11.