MONTREAL — Politicians and hockey stars are mourning the loss of hockey legend and former federal politician Ken Dryden, who passed away Friday at age 78 after a battle with cancer.

Dryden, 78, was a Hall of Fame goaltender who won six Stanley Cups backstopping the Montreal Canadiens as well as minding the cage during Canada's generation-defining victory at the 1972 Summit Series against the Soviet Union.

Dryden, a lawyer and author, was also the Liberal MP for the Toronto riding of York Centre between 2004 and 2011, serving in then prime minister Paul Martin's cabinet as social development minister.

Here are what some of athletes and politicians are saying about Dryden's passing.

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"Ken Dryden was the reason I became a goalie, although I never mastered his ability to lean on his st

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