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Ken Wregget

Ken Wregget, Canadian ice hockey player

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Born
March 25, 1964
Age in 2026
62
Zodiac sign
Aries
Birth year
1964

About Ken Wregget

Kenneth Lee Wregget is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender. Wregget played for three seasons with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and won the WHL Top Goaltender Award in 1984. The 1986–87 season was his first full year in the NHL with Wregget taking over the starting duties for the Maple Leafs with another youngster, Allan Bester, completing the tandem. Wregget was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a pair of first round draft picks in the 1989 NHL entry draft, and he joined incumbent Ron Hextall in the Philadelphia crease. He won the Stanley Cup in 1992 while with the Pittsburgh Penguins, serving as backup to Tom Barrasso.

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Ken Wregget timeline

  1. Wregget played for three seasons with the Lethbridge Broncos of the Western Hockey League (WHL) and won the WHL Top Goaltender Award in 1984.
  2. The 1986–87 season was his first full year in the NHL with Wregget taking over the starting duties for the Maple Leafs with another youngster, Allan Bester, completing the tandem.
  3. Wregget was traded to the Philadelphia Flyers in exchange for a pair of first round draft picks in the 1989 NHL entry draft, and he joined incumbent Ron Hextall in the Philadelphia crease.
  4. He won the Stanley Cup in 1992 while with the Pittsburgh Penguins, serving as backup to Tom Barrasso.

The world when Ken Wregget was born

Ken Wregget was born in 1964. The year snapshot below places that birthday in its cultural and historical setting: the music and films people were following, the headlines shaping public life, and the everyday prices families encountered.

Culture in 1964

  • #1 song"I Want to Hold Your Hand" – The Beatles
  • Top movieMy Fair Lady
  • Top TV showBonanza
  • Best-selling bookThe Spy Who Came in from the Cold – John le Carré

Headlines and milestones

  • Major sports momentCassius Clay (Muhammad Ali) defeats Sonny Liston
  • Top headlineCivil Rights Act signed into law
  • Technology milestoneIBM System/360 mainframe computer launched
  • Defining fadBeatlemania
  • Notable inventionBASIC programming language
  • World population3.27 billion

United States snapshot

  • U.S. leaderLyndon B. Johnson
  • Sports championSt. Louis Cardinals (World Series)
  • Also wonBoston Celtics (NBA)
  • U.S. population191.9M

1964 versus 2026

These figures put everyday life in Ken Wregget's birth year beside the site's latest United States snapshot.

Measure19642026
Gas$0.30$3.45/gal
Average home$13,350$435,000
Average income$8,600$67,500
Minimum wage$1.25$7.25/hr (federal)
Movie ticket$0.86$11.95
Postage stamp$0.05$0.73
Population191.9M341 million

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