Eric and his girl friend Cathy are both college hockey fans. Eric inherited his interest in the game from Barre when he was a little boy who began to attend UNH hockey. The gentleman in this picture is Canadian Ken Dryden, a grauate of Cornell Univesity, Cathy's alma mater. This particular evening Cornell celebrated his career in the early 1970's as an outstanding goalie, (lost only 5 games in three years), by retiring his hockey number, 1, and permanently displaying his shirt in the rink.Eric has heard of Ken for years, but was too young to see him play. However, he has read some of Dryden's books, (he played pro hockey for 10 years, is a lawyer, and a member of Parliment in Canada). He and Cathy were pleased to meet him and have their picture taken with him. He also autographed Eric's book. At the end of the evening, Cathy and Eric went to an ice cream shop in Ithica, and arrived at the door as Ken Dryden and his friends were entering. They were invited to his table and spent an hour conversing on college hockey, former players, and the "Miracle on Ice", when the US won the gold medal at the Olympics.
Cathy and Eric will never forget this hockey evening!
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