Condolences poured in from across the country Saturday as Canadians woke up to the news of Canadiens legend Ken Dryden’s death.

A Hall of Fame goaltender, MP and Officer of the Order of Canada, Dryden died Friday at 78. The Canadiens announced the news shortly after midnight Saturday.

“Ken Dryden was the reason I became a goalie, although I never mastered his ability to lean on his stick let alone keep the puck out of the net,” Prime Minister Mark Carney said in an X post. “Few Canadians have given more, or stood taller for our country,” he wrote.

Mayor Valérie Plante said Dryden’s contributions on and off the ice for Montreal “will never be forgotten.”

“RIP Ken Dryden: great athlete, hardworking Parliamentarian and proud Canadian,” said a tweet from federal opposition leader Pierre Po

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