Dryden among three named to Order of Hockey in Canada

Ken Dryden, a six-time Stanley Cup champion with the Montreal Canadiens, was one of three people named to the Order of Hockey in Canada on Tuesday.

Former NHL forward Sheldon Kennedy and concussion expert Dr. Charles Tator also were recognized for their contributions to hockey in Canada. They will be honored by Hockey Canada on June 15-16 in Niagara Falls, Ontario.
Dryden was the goalie for the Canadiens when they won the Stanley Cup six times from 1971-79. He was voted winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy as most valuable player in the playoffs in 1971 and the Calder Trophy as the top rookie in the NHL in 1972. He also won the Vezina Trophy, then given to the goalies on the team that allowed the fewest goals during the regular season, five times. Dryden was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in 1983 and named to the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017.

Kennedy's impact on hockey reached far beyond his playing career. He played 310 NHL games with the Detroit Red Wings, Calgary Flames and Boston Bruins from 1989-90 through 1996-97, finishing with 107 points (49 goals, 58 assists). Kennedy's off-ice efforts include co-founding the Respect Group, which has trained more than 1 million Canadians to recognize and prevent bullying, abuse, harassment and discrimination in sports, schools and the workplace. Kennedy also raised $1.2 million in support of sexual abuse victims by rollerblading across Canada in 1998, and has been honored with the Hockey Canada Order of Merit (2018) and the Order of Canada (2014).
Tator, a professor in the department of surgery at the University of Toronto, is an expert on concussion and spinal injuries in sports. He is a long-time advocate for safety in minor hockey in Canada and has made significant efforts to combat concussions and reduce spinal cord injuries in hockey. He was inducted into Canada's Sports Hall of Fame and invested as an Officer of the Order of Canada in 2017.
The Order of Hockey in Canada began in 2012 to celebrate individuals for their outstanding contributions or service to the growth and development of hockey in Canada.