Source Feed: The Globe and Mail
Author: Tom Hawthorn
Publication Date: September 9, 2025 - 21:22
Scholar-athlete Ken Dryden was a role model far beyond the NHL
September 9, 2025
Ken Dryden would plant the toe of his goalie stick in the ice, resting his leather-clad right blocker hand and left catching hand atop the taped knob as a rest for his chin. He was a sentry temporarily at ease, looking no more bothered than a streetsweeper waiting for traffic to pass.
For some, the pose evoked Rodin’s The Thinker, as though the goalie needed a respite from the frantic action. In the 1970s, it was not uncommon to see a kids’ road hockey game in which both goalies struck the stance.
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