Dryden talks about the future of hockey at reading

Ken Dryden won six Stanley Cups for the Montreal Canadiens, played for Team Canada in the 1972 Summit Series, was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and the Canadian Sports Hall of Fame, and served as an MP in Ottawa.

On top of all that, he’s authored five books, including his latest, Game Change: The Life and Death of Steve Montador, and the Future of Hockey.

Dryden will be at Port Colborne’s Roselawn Centre for the Arts for the Canadian Authors Series tonight and will talk about the book which chronicles NHLer Steve Montador — he was diagnosed with CTE ( chronic traumatic encephalopathy) after his death in 2015 — the evolution of hockey, and a prescriptive to counter its greatest risk in the future: head injuries.

CTE is a degenerative brain disease found in athletes, military veterans and others with a history of repetitive brain trauma, and its symptoms may include behavioural problems, mood problems and problems with thinking.

Montador played 571 games in the NHL for the Calgary Flames, Florida Panthers, Anaheim Ducks, Boston Bruins, Buffalo Sabres and Chicago Blackhawks before finishing his career in 2014 in the Kontinental Hockey League.

Tonight’s event starts at 7 p. m. with a reception and a live band, followed by Dryden’s talk at 8 p. m., a question and answer period and a book signing afterwards.

Tickets are $ 30 and can be purchased at Port Colborne Public Library, 310 King St., or by calling 905- 788- 5345 to reserve.

There will be copies of Dryden’s book for purchase for $ 22. Roselawn Centre is at 296 Fielden Ave. For more information on the series and tickets, visit www. thecanadianauthorsseries. ca or www. facebook. com/ The Canadian Authors Series.