Dave Dryden

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Dave Dryden
Date of birth September 5, 1941
place of birth Hamilton , Ontario , Canada
Nickname Sod
size 1.88 m
Weight 84 kg
position goalkeeper
Catch hand Left
Career stations
1958-1959 Aurora Bears
1959-1961 Toronto St. Michael's Majors
1961–1962 Toronto Marlboros
New York Rangers
Rochester Americans
1962-1965 Galt Terriers
1964-1965 Buffalo bison
1965-1969 Chicago Black Hawks
1966-1967 St. Louis Braves
1969-1970 Dallas Black Hawks
1970-1971 Salt Lake Golden Eagles
1970-1974 Buffalo Sabers
1974-1975 Chicago Cougars
1975-1980 Edmonton Oilers

David Murray Dryden (born September 5, 1941 in Hamilton , Ontario ) is a former Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and coach who played in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers , Chicago Black Hawks , Buffalo Sabers and the Edmonton Oilers .

Career

Dryden began his career in 1958 at the Aurora Bears in the OHA B . The two following seasons he guarded the gate for the Toronto St. Michael's Majors in the OHA. The now 20-year-old played the 1961/62 season for the Toronto Marlboros .

On February 3, 1962, his life was to change fundamentally when he attended the game of the Maple Leafs against the New York Rangers in Toronto . At the time, substitute goalkeepers were not yet common in ice hockey, so the Rangers had a problem when their goalkeeper Gump Worsley injured himself and could not continue playing after the first third. Both teams agreed that the Rangers could use the Dryden among the spectators. Dryden finished the game for New York and received three goals in 40 minutes of play. Since Dryden had achieved the status of professional player through his use in a professional league, it was no longer possible for him to receive a university scholarship.

From 1962 to 1965 Dryden played for the Galt Terriers and Hornets, with a short detour to the AHL with the Buffalo Bisons . During this time he attended the University of Waterloo .

On March 12, 1965, the free agent signed a contract with the Black Hawks; he acted as a back-up for Glenn Hall and came on eleven missions. The following season was spent on the Hawks' farm team , the St. Louis Braves in the CPHL . In the 1967/68 and 1968/69 seasons he came to a total of 57 missions with the Black Hawks, but was still back-up, this time from Denis Dejordy .

In the 1969/70 season Dryden played only two games for the Dallas Black Hawks , after which he refused to continue playing in the minor leagues , whereupon the Black Hawks suspended him. The dispute between the player and the team could not be resolved until the Hawks sold the transfer rights to the Pittsburgh Penguins ; these in turn sold the transfer rights to Dryden to the Buffalo Sabers.

The 1970/71 season he played for the Salt Lake Golden Eagles and the Sabers; from the following season to the end of the 1973/74 season he was regularly in the goal of the Sabers. He took part in the All-Star Game that season.

On March 20, 1971 in the Sabers game against the Montréal Canadiens there was a novelty in the NHL: for the first time in an NHL game two brothers faced each other in goal when Dave came on for the Sabers and his brother Ken for the Canadiens were. Ken won the Stanley Cup with his team that season .

In February 1972 Dave was selected by the New England Whalers in the WHA General Player Draft; these exchanged 1974 the WHA transfer rights with the Chicago Cougars .

For the 1974/75 season he moved to the Cougars in the WHA. These were plagued by financial problems; the owners of the cougars wanted to sell the team. However, when no buyer could be found, the players Pat Stapleton , Ralph Backstrom and Dryden agreed to buy the team. In terms of sport, however, the season was also disappointing and the team missed the play-offs. The three players suffered significant financial losses, and the Chicago Cougars stopped playing at the end of the season. In the following Dispersal Draft , Dryden was selected by the Edmonton Oilers.

In January 1977 Dryden (together with Jack Carlson, Steve Carlson, Dave Keon and John McKenzie) was given to the New England Whalers in exchange for Dan Arndt, cash and a player to be named (Dave Debol in June 1977) . However, since Dryden did not report to the Whalers, they suspended him. For their part, the Whalers traded him (with Brett Callighen) back to the Oilers for Jean-Louis Levasseur in September of that year.

On December 22, 1979, Dryden announced the end of his playing career.

Coaching career

Dryden was also active in the coaching field after his active career. In the 1980/81 season he was the head coach of the Peterborough Petes in the OHL .

From 1983 to 1987 he worked for the Detroit Red Wings as a goalkeeper and assistant coach.

Awards and Achievements

Others

Dave Dryden is considered a pioneer in the development of the goalie mask . He was the first to wear a goalie mask made of fiberglass combined with a mesh guard. Today's modern goalie masks are based on Dryden's development.

Dryden is the CEO of Sleeping Children Around the World . This charitable organization provides beds for children in developing countries.

Web links

Individual evidence

  1. ↑ USA Hockey Magazine: History of the Goalie Mask. Retrieved May 26, 2015 .
  2. ↑ scaw.org: Our Volunteers. (No longer available online.) Archived from the original on May 29, 2015 ; accessed on May 29, 2015 . Info: The archive link was inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. @1@ 2Template: Webachiv / IABot / www.scaw.org
personal data
SURNAME Dryden, Dave
ALTERNATIVE NAMES Dryden, Dave Murray
BRIEF DESCRIPTION Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and coach
DATE OF BIRTH September 5, 1941
PLACE OF BIRTH Hamilton , Ontario