Ken Dryden, former Montreal Canadiens star, is going to be signing copies of “The Game” at the following bookstore:
12/1/13 3:00 PM
Bookends
211 E Ridgewood Ave,
Ridgewood, NJ 07450
Phone:(201) 445-0726
About the Author
Dryden was born in Hamilton, Ontario, the son of David Murray (1911-2004) and Margaret Adelia (née Campbell) Dryden (1912-1985) and brother of Dave Dryden (b1941), also an NHL goaltender. Dryden was raised in Islington, Ontario (then just outside Toronto).
Dryden was drafted fourteenth overall by the Boston Bruins in the 1964 NHL Amateur Draft. Later the same day, Boston traded Dryden to the Montreal Canadiens, along with Alex Campbell, for Paul Reid and Guy Allen, whom the Bruins highly valued. Dryden was informed by his agent that he had been drafted by the Canadiens, and did not find out until the mid-1970s that he had originally been a Bruin.
Rather than play for the Canadiens in 1964, Dryden pursued a Bachelor of Arts degree in History at Cornell University, where he also played hockey until his graduation in 1969. He backstopped the Cornell Big Red to the 1967 National Collegiate Athletic Association championship and to three consecutive ECAC tournament championships under coach Ned Harkness, winning 76 of his 81 varsity starts. At Cornell, he was a member of the Sigma Phi Society and vice-president of the Quill and Dagger society. He also was a member of the Canadian amateur national team at the 1969 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Stockholm.
Dryden took a break from the NHL for the 1973-74 season, articling for a Montreal law firm and earning a degree in Law at McGill University.
Dryden’s #1 which he wore while playing for the Cornell Big Red was retired on February 25, 2010, along with Joe Nieuwendyk’s number, and at the present these are the only two players to have their numbers retired by Cornell’s hockey program.
Book Description
Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top 10 Sports Books of All Time, The Game is a reflective and thought-provoking look at a life in hockey. Intelligent and insightful, former Montreal Canadiens goalie and former President of the Toronto Maple Leafs, Ken Dryden captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. He gives us vivid and affectionate portraits of the characters — Guy Lafleur, Larry Robinson, Guy Lapointe, Serge Savard, and coach Scotty Bowman among them — that made the Canadiens of the 1970s one of the greatest hockey teams in history. But beyond that, Dryden reflects on life on the road, in the spotlight, and on the ice, offering up a rare inside look at the game of hockey and an incredible personal memoir. This commemorative edition marks the 20th anniversary of The Game’s original publication. It includes black and white photography from the Hockey Hall of Fame and a new chapter from the author. Take a journey to the heart and soul of the game with this timeless hockey classic.
You can purchase his book here on Amazon.
