Ken Dryden’s The Game is acknowledged as the best book about hockey, and one of the best books about sports ever written. He is the author of the books Home Game, In School, and The Moved and the Shaken. Once, as I was told I should, I kept a “book” on all the players I knew, with notes about wrist shots, slap shots, backhands, quick releases or slow, glove side or stick side, high or low; about forehand dekes or backhand dekes, and before a game, I would memorize and rehearse all that was there. Then came Home Game (with Roy MacGregor), also a major TV-series, in which he explored hockey’s significance and what it means to Canada and Canadians. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup six times during his eight seasons in goal with the team, and he won the Vezina trophy six times. Ken Dryden Bio As the 1971 Stanley Cup Playoffs approached, no team in hockey was more feared than the Boston Bruins. They had the greatest player in the sport, Bobby Orr. The Canadian literary crowd loves it. It’s been many years since I’ve read it but I can still feel the strength in Dryden’s writing style - his storytelling. Get full version of this audiobook for free(30 day free trial) https://www.amazon.com/dp/B00AR8TWX6/?tag=cheapsearch0b-20 Best Biographies & … Shop with confidence. Montador died on a February night in … And if the game no longer needs the place, it needs the attitude. Like “Once I didn’t. $19.95. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup six times during his eight seasons in goal with the team, and he won the Vezina trophy six times. And when my eyes watch the puck, I see things I don’t know I’m seeing. That’s what I experienced again with ‘Game Change’. Widely acknowledged as the best hockey book ever written and lauded by Sports Illustrated as one of the Top 10 Sports Books of All Time, The Game is a reflective and thought-provoking look at a life in hockey. I was disappointed. When my brother and I were kids, we spent a lot of time playing ball hockey in the driveway, taking shots at one another with a fluorescent orange “sting” ball that really did sting when it was frozen from the cold and hitting you in the face. Then came Home Game (with Roy MacGregor), also a major TV-series, in which he explored hockey's significance and what it means to Canada and Canadians. He is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame, the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, and the International Scholar-Athlete Hall of Fame. He is the author of the books Home Game, In School, and The Moved and the Shaken. Ken Dryden is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and is widely recognized as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. Then came Home Game (with Roy MacGregor), also a major TV-series, in which he explored hockey’s significance and what it means to Canada and Canadians. 13 quotes from Ken Dryden: 'I feel nothing, I hear nothing, my eyes watch the puck, my body moves—like a goalie moves, like I move; I don’t tell it to move or how to move or where, I don’t know it’s moving, I don’t feel it move—yet it moves. Episode 2 - "The Playing Fields of Scarborough" 1989 CBC series featuring Ken Dryden. Ken Dryden February 15, 2021. I think Ken Dryden’s ‘The Game’ is one of the all-time great sports books. Pp. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup six times during his eight seasons in goal with the team, and he won the Vezina trophy six times. He is the author of the books Home Game, In School, and The Moved and the Shaken. Ken Dryden, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, is recognized as one of the greatest goalies ever to play the game. Ken Dryden is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and is widely recognized as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. Ken Dryden is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and is widely recognized as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. The Game: 30th Anniversary Edition, by Ken Dryden. Ken Dryden, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, is recognized as one of the greatest goalies ever to play the game. Published in 1983, the book is a non-fiction account of the 1978-79 Montreal Canadiens, detailing the life of a professional hockey player. In his eight seasons, the Canadiens won the Stanley Cup six times. A graduate of Cornell University and, in law, McGill University, he is the author of three other books, Home Game, The Moved and the Shaken and In School. Many times, I've heard it called "the best hockey book ever written," and that's the quote (unattributed) on the cover of my 1999 edition. Trade Paper. — steve simmons (@simmonssteve) October 25, 2017. The Game: Amazon.de: Dryden, Ken, Simmons, Bill: Fremdsprachige Bücher Select Your Cookie Preferences We use cookies and similar tools to enhance your shopping experience, to provide our services, understand how customers use our services so we can make improvements, and display ads, including interest-based ads. He is the author of four best-selling books, The Game, Home Game, The Moved and the Shaken, and In School. More than that, he is one of hockey's most intelligent and insightful commentators. The book describes the pressures of being a goaltender in the NHL, and gives readers a behind-the-scenes look at a team that would eventually win the 1979 Stanley Cup. So, last week, I thought I'd read it. Gregg Forwerck / NHLI / Getty . 0 likes. Dryden made his NHL debut on March 20, 1971, in a home game against his brother Dave Dryden, a fellow backup goaltender for Buffalo Sabres, when Canadiens starter Rogie Vachon suffered an injury, which still stands, as of 2021, as the only time a pair of brothers faced against each other as goaltenders. The Game is a book written by former ice hockey goaltender Ken Dryden. The Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup six times during his eight seasons in goal with the team, and he won the Vezina trophy six times. Ken Dryden's portrayal of him in Game Change made me wish I had known him. Find great deals on eBay for ken dryden the game. ― Ken Dryden, The Game. In his most powerful and important book yet, Game Change, Ken Dryden tells the riveting story of one player's life, examines the intersection between science and sport, and expertly documents the progression of the game of hockey - where it began, how it got to where it is, where it can go from here, and, just as exciting to play and watch, how it can get there. On Ken Dryden’s “The Game” Posted on January 17, 2014 by Thomas Brett. More than that, he is one of hockey's most intelligent and insightful commentators. (2013, Chicago: Triumph Books. Ken … Ken Dryden's The Game is acknowledged as the best book about hockey, and one of the best books about sports ever written. Ken Dryden is a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame and is widely recognized as one of the greatest goaltenders of all time. 320. The Game | Dryden, Ken | ISBN: 9780771576737 | Kostenloser Versand für alle Bücher mit Versand und Verkauf duch Amazon. During Dryden’s eight seasons in goal, the Montreal Canadiens won the Stanley Cup six times, and Dryden won the Conn Smythe Trophy, Calder Cup and Vezina trophy six times. In The Game, Dryden captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. Ken Dryden's book, "The Game," is considered one of the greatest ever in sports. Ken Dryden’s The Game is acknowledged as the best book about hockey, and one of the best books about sports ever written. March 14, 1971 marked the first time a complete unknown by the name of Ken Dryden skated to the Montreal Canadiens’ crease to play a game. In The Game, Dryden captures the essence of the sport and what it means to all hockey fans. Ken Dryden played goal for the Montreal Canadiens during the 1970s. He is the author of the books Home Game, In School, and The Moved and the Shaken. 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