Ken Dryden was a success at everything he undertook, in and out of hockey.

Dryden, a member of the Hockey Hall of Fame whose goaltending helped the Montreal Canadiens win the Stanley Cup six times in the 1970s and later became an author, TV analyst, hockey executive and a member of Canada’s Parliament, died Friday after a battle with cancer. He was 78.

“From the moment Ken Dryden joined the Montreal Canadiens as a 23-year-old rookie in 1971, he made an immediate and lasting impact on the NHL, the Canadiens franchise and the goaltending position," NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman said. "After playing in only six regular-season games during that first year, Ken proceeded to lead his team to a Stanley Cup while winning the Conn Smythe Trophy as the playoffs' most valuable player. It is almost

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