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Dave Dryden
Dave Dryden
	Dryden with the St. Michaels Majors, c. 1961
Born	September 5, 1941; Hamilton, Ontario, Canada
Died	October 4, 2022 (aged 81); Oakville, Ontario, Canada
Height	6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight	186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb)
Position	Goaltender
Caught	Left
Played for	New York Rangers; Chicago Black Hawks; Buffalo Sabres; Chicago Cougars; Edmonton Oilers;
Playing career	1962–1979

David Murray Dryden (September 5, 1941 – October 4, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who created and first used the modern goaltending mask, consisting of fibreglass and a cage.^[1] From 1962 to 1980, he played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, and Edmonton Oilers, and in the World Hockey Association between 1974 and 1979 with the Chicago Cougars and Edmonton Oilers, as well as for other smaller teams in other minor leagues.

Early life

Dryden was born in Hamilton, Ontario,^[2] on September 5, 1941.^[3]^[4] His father, Murray, worked as a brick salesman and became a philanthropist; his mother, Margaret (Campbell), was a kindergarten teacher.^[5] He was the older brother of Ken Dryden. Dryden began his junior career with the Aurora Bears in 1958,^[6] before playing two seasons for the St. Michael's Majors of the Ontario Hockey Association (OHA). He then joined the Toronto Marlboros in 1961.^[6]^[7]

Professional career

Dryden played in the National Hockey League (NHL) and World Hockey Association (WHA) from 1962 to 1979, playing for the New York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Chicago Black Hawks, Chicago Cougars, and Edmonton Oilers. He made his NHL debut on February 3, 1962, with the Rangers, serving as an emergency backup for Gump Worsley.^[8] On March 20, 1971, in a game between his Sabres and the Montreal Canadiens, Dryden faced his brother Ken, the first time in the history of the NHL that brothers opposed each other as goalies.^[9]^[10] The brothers met again five more times.

Dryden's best years came in the WHA while playing for the Oilers. Of all the Oilers' goaltenders during their membership in the WHA, he played the most games (197) and earned the most wins (94). He was the goalie against whom Wayne Gretzky scored his first professional goal – during Gretzky's short stint with the Indianapolis Racers, before quickly becoming Dryden's teammate with the Oilers.^[11] Dryden won the Ben Hatskin Trophy as the WHA's top goaltender and the Gordie Howe Trophy as league MVP in 1979.^[3] Two years prior, Dryden designed the first mask-cage combination goalie mask; maskmaker Greg Harrison transferred his design drawings into a final product which Dryden^[12] wore for the Oilers. The mask is on display at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto.^[13] The mask-cage combination goalie mask is now the norm in modern hockey.^[4]

Personal life

Dryden was married to Sandra for 59 years until his death. Together, they had two children. He was the brother of Ken Dryden. He was the chairperson of Sleeping Children Around the World charity (founded by his father) which provides bed kits to children in developing countries.^[4]^[14]

Dryden died on October 4, 2022, at the age of 81, from complications following surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.^[14]^[15]^[16] Sleeping Children Around the World and the National Hockey League announced that they would be launching a donation initiative in his name to provide bed kits to children in developing countries.^[17]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

			Regular season									Playoffs
Season	Team	League	GP	W	L	T	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%	GP	W	L	MIN	GA	SO	GAA	SV%
1958–59	Aurora Bears	MetJHL	48	—	—	—	2880	170	3	3.54	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1959–60	St. Michael's Majors	OHA	12	5	6	1	720	39	1	3.25	—	1	0	0	20	2	0	6.00	—
1960–61	St. Michael's Majors	OHA	18	—	—	—	1080	66	1	3.67	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Toronto Marlboros	MetJHL	32	17	8	6	1880	99	3	3.16	—	12	7	5	720	49	0	4.08	—
1961–62	New York Rangers	NHL	1	0	1	0	40	3	0	4.50	.885	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1961–62	Rochester Americans	AHL	1	0	0	0	20	2	0	6.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1962–63	Galt Hornets	OHA Sr	40	—	—	—	2400	174	2	4.35	—	4	—	—	240	27	0	6.75	—
1963–64	Galt Hornets	OHA Sr	39	—	—	—	2340	141	0	3.62	—	11	6	5	660	36	1	3.27	—
1964–65	Galt Hornets	OHA Sr	35	—	—	—	2040	106	1	3.12	—	1	0	1	60	6	0	6.00	—
1964–65	Buffalo Bisons	AHL	4	4	0	0	240	6	1	1.50	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1965–66	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	11	3	4	1	453	23	0	3.05	.921	1	0	0	13	0	0	0.00	1.000
1966–67	St. Louis Braves	CPHL	48	17	17	14	2880	158	2	3.29	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1967–68	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	27	9	9	2	1268	69	1	3.26	.900	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1968–69	Chicago Black Hawks	NHL	30	12	11	2	1475	79	3	3.21	.904	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1969–70	Dallas Black Hawks	CHL	2	0	2	0	120	6	0	3.00	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	10	3	3	0	409	23	1	3.37	.900	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1970–71	Salt Lake Golden Eagles	WHL	8	1	6	0	364	34	0	5.60	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1971–72	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	20	3	9	5	1026	68	0	3.98	.887	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1972–73	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	37	14	13	7	2018	89	3	2.65	.908	2	0	2	120	9	0	4.50	.873
1973–74	Buffalo Sabres	NHL	53	23	20	8	2987	148	1	2.97	.894	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1974–75	Chicago Cougars	WHA	45	18	26	1	2728	176	1	3.87	.895	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1975–76	Edmonton Oilers	WHA	62	22	34	5	3567	235	1	3.95	.878	3	0	3	180	15	0	5.00	—
1976–77	Edmonton Oilers	WHA	24	10	13	0	1416	77	1	3.26	.889	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
1977–78	Edmonton Oilers	WHA	48	21	23	2	2578	150	2	3.49	.879	2	0	1	91	6	0	3.96	—
1978–79	Edmonton Oilers	WHA	63	41	17	2	3531	170	3	2.89	.890	13	6	7	687	42	0	3.67	—
1979–80	Edmonton Oilers	NHL	14	2	7	3	744	53	0	4.27	.848	—	—	—	—	—	—	—	—
WHA totals			242	112	113	10	13,820	808	8	3.51	.886	18	6	11	958	63	0	3.95	—
NHL totals			203	69	77	28	10,420	555	9	3.20	.897	3	0	2	133	9	0	4.06	.885
Sources:^[3]^[6]^[7]

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