Ken Dryden
Goalie Ken Dryden’s NHL career started better than anyone could have hoped, as he was called up by the Montreal Canadiens for only six regular season games before a play-off run that ended with a Stanley Cup and a recognition for Dryden as the play-off MVP. He only played for seven more seasons, winning the Vezina Trophy for the top goaltender in five of them, before retiring at age 32 and pursuing a diverse career as a lawyer, writer, sports executive, and politician.