RIP Ken Dryden

[Draconator]

https://www.nhl.com/news/ken-dryden-remembered-for-6-stanley-cup-wins-with-montreal-canadiens-and-off-ice-exploits

[Sweats]

Little story about ole Kenny Dryden.....

 

The Leafs would sometimes have their training camp in Kitchener-Waterloo (southern Ontario) every once in awhile and for awhile there Ken Dryden was their GM and it just so happened that at the one training camp in KW, i took my 3 year old son and i brought along a Ken Dryden rookie hockey card with me.

 

I know the Aud (auditorium) well and i knew where the GM's were sitting for the training camp........i went up to see Ken to see if he would sign my card and he flat out says, "no"........i was flattened. Ken was my hero growing up and i was in disbelief that he wouldn't sign it.

 

My sister who was there and who had seen how depressed i was over it, took the card from me and went back to see Ken.......within 2 minutes my sister was back with the signed card and Ken's phone number.

 

She ripped the phone number up, making sure that Ken watched her from where we were seated and made sure that Ken was watching as she handed me the card..........he then proceeded to have security kick us out.

 

Thanks Ken.

[Steve O]

49 minutes ago, Sweats said:

Little story about ole Kenny Dryden.....

 

The Leafs would sometimes have their training camp in Kitchener-Waterloo (southern Ontario) every once in awhile and for awhile there Ken Dryden was their GM and it just so happened that at the one training camp in KW, i took my 3 year old son and i brought along a Ken Dryden rookie hockey card with me.

 

I know the Aud (auditorium) well and i knew where the GM's were sitting for the training camp........i went up to see Ken to see if he would sign my card and he flat out says, "no"........i was flattened. Ken was my hero growing up and i was in disbelief that he wouldn't sign it.

 

My sister who was there and who had seen how depressed i was over it, took the card from me and went back to see Ken.......within 2 minutes my sister was back with the signed card and Ken's phone number.

 

She ripped the phone number up, making sure that Ken watched her from where we were seated and made sure that Ken was watching as she handed me the card..........he then proceeded to have security kick us out.

 

Thanks Ken.

Kind of sucks when our childhood heroes turn out to be jerks. 

[Augie]

20 minutes ago, Steve O said:

Kind of sucks when our childhood heroes turn out to be jerks. 

 

There’s a reason I’ll wear team gear, but not jerseys.