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Bio

Ken Dryden (1947-2025) Professional hockey player, memoirist. Ken Dryden was born in Hamilton, Ontario, and died in Toronto, Ontario. He received a bachelor’s degree in history from Cornell University.

Full Name

Kenneth Wayne Dryden

Locations

Tompkins

Author's Timeline


1947

Birth

Kenneth Wayne Dryden was born in Hamilton, Ontario, on August 8, 1947.

1969

Other Life Event

Tompkins County: Mr. Dryden received a bachelor’s degree in history from Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, in 1969.

1973

Literary Work

Face-off At The Summit
Little, Brown
0316193607 / 978-0316193603
Nonfiction written with Mark Mulvoy.

1983

Literary Work

The Game: A Reflective and Thought Provoking Look at a Life in Hockey
Macmillan Company of Canada
0771597207 / 978-0771597206
Memoir.

1989

Literary Work

Home Game: Hockey and Life in Canada
McClelland & Stewart
0771028717 / 978-0771028717
Nonfiction written with Roy MacGregor.

1993

Literary Work

The Moved and the Shaken: The Story of One Man's Life
Viking
0670821705 / 978-0670821709
Nonfiction.

1995

Literary Work

In School: Our Kids, Our Teachers, Our Classrooms
McClelland & Stewart
0771028695 / 978-0771028694
Nonfiction written with Roy MacGregor.

2013

Literary Work

The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition
Triumph Books
978-1-60078-961-8
Memoir.

2017

Literary Work

Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey
Signal
0771027478 / 978-0771027475
Nonfiction.

2019

Literary Work

Scotty: A Hockey Life Like No Other
McClelland & Stewart
0771027508 / 978-0771027505
Nonfiction.

2022

Literary Work

The Series: What I Remember, What It Felt Like, What It Feels Like Now
McClelland & Stewart
0771001134 / 978-0771001130
Nonfiction.

2023

Literary Work

The Class: A Memoir of a Place, a Time, and Us
McClelland & Stewart
0771009232 / 978-0771009235
Memoir.

2025

Death

Ken Dryden died in Toronto, Ontario, on September 5, 2025.

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