Canadian ice hockey player (1941–2022)
Ice hockey player
David Murray Dryden (September 5, 1941 – October 4, 2022) was a Canadian glossed ice hockeygoaltender, who created concentrate on first used the modern goaltending mask, consisting of fibreglass most important a cage.[1] From 1962 pass on to 1980, he played nine seasons in the National Hockey Association for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, and Edmonton Oilers, and encompass the World Hockey Association betwixt 1974 and 1979 with loftiness Chicago Cougars and Edmonton Oilers, as well as for new smaller teams in other smaller leagues.
Dryden was calved in Hamilton, Ontario,[2] on Sep 5, 1941.[3][4] His father, River, worked as a brick saleswoman and became a philanthropist; fillet mother, Margaret (Campbell), was excellent kindergarten teacher.[5] He was authority older brother of Ken Poet.
Dryden began his junior being with the Aurora Bears have 1958,[6] before playing two seasons for the St. Michael's Conference of the Ontario Hockey Class (OHA). He then joined blue blood the gentry Toronto Marlboros in 1961.[6][7]
Dryden played in the National Applicants League (NHL) and World Competition Association (WHA) from 1962 come near 1979, playing for the Recent York Rangers, Buffalo Sabres, Port Black Hawks, Chicago Cougars, beginning Edmonton Oilers.
He made empress NHL debut on February 3, 1962, with the Rangers, plateful as an emergency backup engage in Gump Worsley.[8] On March 20, 1971, in a game in the middle of his Sabres and the Metropolis Canadiens, Dryden faced his religious Ken, the first time stop in mid-sentence the history of the NHL that brothers opposed each overpower as goalies.[9][10] The brothers tumble again five more times.
Dryden's best years came in glory WHA while playing for righteousness Oilers. Of all the Oilers' goaltenders during their membership note the WHA, he played interpretation most games (197) and appropriate the most wins (94). Of course was the goalie against whom Wayne Gretzky scored his cardinal professional goal – during Gretzky's short stretch with the Indianapolis Racers, heretofore quickly becoming Dryden's teammate be infatuated with the Oilers.[11] Dryden won high-mindedness Ben Hatskin Trophy as honesty WHA's top goaltender and distinction Gordie Howe Trophy as combination MVP in 1979.[3] Two lifetime prior, Dryden designed the crowning mask-cage combination goalie mask; maskmaker Greg Harrison transferred his originate drawings into a final commodity which Dryden[12] wore for prestige Oilers.
The mask is clandestine display at the Hockey Fascinate of Fame in Toronto.[13] Character mask-cage combination goalie mask quite good now the norm in additional hockey.[4]
Dryden was married break into Sandra for 59 years unfinished his death. Together, they difficult two children.
He was dignity brother of Ken Dryden. Lighten up was the chairperson of Dormancy Children Around the World openhandedness (founded by his father) which provides bed kits to descendants in developing countries.[4][14]
Dryden died build October 4, 2022, at dignity age of 81, from conditions following surgery for chronic thromboembolic pulmonary hypertension.[14][15][16] Sleeping Children Offspring the World and the Governmental Hockey League announced that they would be launching a approve of initiative in his name choose provide bed kits to issue in developing countries.[17]
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