Dave Dryden | |||
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Born |
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada | September 5, 1941||
Died |
October 4, 2022 Oakville, Ontario, Canada | (aged 81)||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 186 lb (84 kg; 13 st 4 lb) | ||
Position | Goaltender | ||
Caught | Left | ||
Played for | |||
Playing career | 1962–1979 |
David Murray Dryden (September 5, 1941 – October 4, 2022) was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender, who created and first used the modern goaltending mask, consisting of fibreglass and a cage.[1] From 1962 to 1980, he played nine seasons in the National Hockey League for the New York Rangers, Chicago Black Hawks, Buffalo Sabres, and Edmonton Oilers, and in the World Hockey Association between 1974 and 1979 with the Chicago Cougars and Edmonton Oilers, as well as for other smaller teams in other minor leagues.