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Ken Dryden

Canadian ice hockey goaltender and politician
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Facts

29 properties
Instance of
human
Sex or gender
male[32]
Date of birth
August 8, 1947
Date of death
September 5, 2025
Place of birth
Hamilton
Place of death
Toronto
Country of citizenship
Canada[11]
Occupation
ice hockey player, politician, writer, lawyer, minister, executive director, jurist, entrepreneur, field hockey player[12][13][14][15]
Field of work
politics, law, entrepreneurship, sport[16][17][18][19]
Position held
member of the House of Commons of Canada (2004–2006), member of the House of Commons of Canada (2006–2008), member of the House of Commons of Canada (2008–2011)[20]
Educated at
McGill Faculty of Law, Cornell University, Etobicoke Collegiate Institute[21][22][23]
Member of political party
Liberal Party of Canada[34]
Award received
Officer of the Order of Canada, Calder Memorial Trophy (1972), Conn Smythe Trophy (1971), Vezina Trophy (1973, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979), Quebec Sports Hall of Fame, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame, Ontario Sports Hall of Fame, Hockey Hall of Fame[24][25][26][27][28][29][30][31]
Father
Murray Dryden[10]
Work location
Ottawa[45]
Languages spoken, written or signed
English[46]
Candidacy in election
2004 Canadian federal election, 2006 Canadian federal election, 2008 Canadian federal election, 2011 Canadian federal election
Drafted by
Boston Bruins (1964)[40]
Family name
Dryden[41]
Given name
Ken, Kenneth, Wayne[42][43][44]
Height
193 cm[47]
League or competition
National Hockey League[35]
Mass
94 kg[48]
Member of sports team
Montreal Canadiens[33]
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Position played on team / speciality
goaltender[36]
Residence
Toronto[38]
Shooting handedness
left-handed shot[37]
Social media followers
2,962 (2021), 2,975 (2018)
Sport
ice hockey[39]
🏷️ Also known as
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🔖 Identifiers · 55
ISNI
0000000109763889
VIAF cluster ID
57993795
Library of Congress Authorities ID
n83151378
GND ID
135943345
Image (Wikimedia Commons)
Ken Dryden, 28-oct-2023 image 02.jpg ↗
BAnQ authority ID
0000018733
Babelio author ID
269977
Bibliothèque nationale de France ID
17980888s
CONOR.SI ID
6765667
Canada's Sports Hall of Fame athlete ID
357
Canadian Encyclopedia article ID
dryden-kenneth-ken-wayne
Canadiana Name Authority ID
ncf10048528
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CiNii Research ID
1981149384735457946
DBC author ID
870979136701967
Databazeknih.cz author ID
138148
Elite Prospects player ID
22104
Elite Prospects staff ID
10656
FAST ID
116271
Fandom article ID
icehockey:Ken_Dryden
Film.ru person ID
ken-dryden
Freebase ID
/m/01p5m7
Goodreads author ID
280917 (2020)
Great Russian Encyclopedia Online ID (2017)
2630762
HAND ID
0530-9932-0D43-5564-1518
Hockey-Reference.com player ID
d/drydeke01
HockeyDB player ID
1447
IMDb ID
nm1105047
IdRef ID
18170692X
J9U entity ID
987007446786705171
JRC Names ID
232554
Kinobox person ID
928077
Libraries Australia ID
35046314
Library of Parliament of Canada person ID
16970
NACSIS-CAT author ID
DA16614996
NHL.com player ID
8446490
NL CR AUT ID
xx0118988
NNDB people ID
959/000166461
NUKAT ID
n2008149130
National Library of Latvia ID
000260789
National Library of Poland MMS ID
9813606429805606
National Library of Russia ID
770251516
Nationale Thesaurus voor Auteursnamen ID
298106299
Obálky knih ID
xx0118988
Ontario Sports Hall of Fame ID (archived)
13
Open Library ID
OL330361A
OpenSanctions ID
Ken Dryden
Order of Canada recipient ID
146-11315
Quebec Sports Hall of Fame ID (archived)
1406
RILM ID
161174
TV Maze person ID
196061
Trading Card Database name ID
14443
WikiTree person ID
Dryden-1914
WorldCat Entities ID
E39PBJwddggRdJwkdXm9t4v8md
X (Twitter) username
KenDryden (2009–present)
Yale LUX ID
person/f66f9aab-6523-4fd8-9a2b-d2c94006c73a

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🔗 Connections
Occupation 8
writer, politician, lawyer, minister, entrepreneur, jurist, executive director, ice hockey player
Award received 5
Calder Memorial Trophy, Vezina Trophy, Hockey Hall of Fame, Conn Smythe Trophy, Canada's Sports Hall of Fame
Candidacy in election 4
2011 Canadian federal election, 2006 Canadian federal election, 2008 Canadian federal election, 2004 Canadian federal election
Field of work 4
politics, sport, law, entrepreneurship
Given name 3
Ken, Wayne, Kenneth
Position held 3
member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada, member of the House of Commons of Canada
Country of citizenship 1
Canada
Drafted by 1
Boston Bruins
Educated at 1
Cornell University
Instance of 1
human
Languages spoken, written or signed 1
English
Member of political party 1
Liberal Party of Canada
Member of sports team 1
Montreal Canadiens
OpenSanctions ID 1
Ken Dryden
Place of birth 1
Hamilton
Place of death 1
Toronto
Position played on team / speciality 1
goaltender
Residence 1
Toronto
Sex or gender 1
male
Sport 1
ice hockey
Work location 1
Ottawa
← Cast member 1
Miracle
← Characters 1
Miracle
← OpenSanctions ID 1
Ken Dryden
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Summary

Ken Dryden was born on August 8, 1947[1], in Hamilton[2]. He died on September 5, 2025[3], in Toronto[4]. He worked as an ice hockey player[5], politician[6], writer[7], lawyer[8], and minister[9].

FAQs

Where was Ken Dryden born?

Ken Dryden's place of birth was Hamilton[2].

Where did Ken Dryden die?

Ken Dryden passed away in Toronto[4].

Who were Ken Dryden's parents?

Ken Dryden's father was Murray Dryden[10].

What did Ken Dryden do for work?

Ken Dryden worked as an ice hockey player[5], politician[6], writer[7], lawyer[8], and minister[9].

Where did Ken Dryden go to school?

Ken Dryden was educated at McGill Faculty of Law[21], Cornell University[22], and Etobicoke Collegiate Institute[23].

What awards did Ken Dryden receive?

Honors received include Officer of the Order of Canada[24], Calder Memorial Trophy[25], Conn Smythe Trophy[26], and Vezina Trophy[27].

Related Entities

Canada entrepreneur entrepreneurship Hamilton law lawyer politics sport Toronto

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  1. [2] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  2. [4] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  3. [32] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  5. [11] ↑ . The New York Times. Retrieved . nytimes.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  6. [20] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  7. [33] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  8. [21] ↑ . wikidata.org.
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  11. [16] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
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  14. [19] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  15. [34] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  16. [5] ↑ . NHL.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  17. [6] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  18. [7] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  19. [8] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  20. [9] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  21. [12] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  22. [13] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  23. [14] ↑ . Czech National Authority Database. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  24. [15] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  25. [35] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  26. [24] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  27. [25] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  28. [26] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  29. [27] ↑ . nhl.com. nhl.com. Provenance: wikidata.org.
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  33. [31] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  34. [36] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  35. [37] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  36. [38] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  37. [1] ↑ . Integrated Authority File. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  38. [3] ↑ . lapresse.ca. Retrieved . lapresse.ca. Provenance: wikidata.org.
  39. [39] ↑ . NHL.com. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  40. [40] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  41. [41] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  42. [42] ↑ . Library of Parliament. Retrieved . wikidata.org.
  43. [43] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  44. [44] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  45. [45] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  46. [46] ↑ . CONOR.SI. wikidata.org.
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  48. [48] ↑ . wikidata.org.

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