Although born in Manitoba, Ken Wregget spent his formative years in Greenwood, Nova Scotia, where his passion for hockey began.

From the age of 8 to 14, he honed his goaltending skills in the Greenwood Minor Hockey Association, progressing from Squirt (now Novice) to Bantam. Under the guidance of respected coaches Dave Dill and Al Pickering, his teams dominated provincial and Maritime competition, earning multiple championships.
Before entering high school, Ken’s family was transferred to 4 Wing Cold Lake, where he continued playing competitive hockey. In 1981, he was drafted into the Western Canadian Hockey League and played three seasons with the Lethbridge Broncos.

At 18, Ken was selected 45th overall in the third round of the 1982 NHL Draft by the Toronto Maple Leafs. In his final year of junior, he was called up to play 12 games with the Leafs and served as Team Canada’s starting goaltender at the 1984 World Junior Hockey Championships, posting a 4-2-1 record.

Ken’s NHL debut was unforgettable, a 48-save win against the Hartford Whalers. He spent six seasons in Toronto, three in Philadelphia, and seven with the Pittsburgh Penguins, where he played a key role in the team’s success during the 1990s.

In 1992, Ken and the Penguins swept the Chicago Blackhawks 4–0 to win the Stanley Cup.

He concluded his 17-year NHL career with single seasons in Calgary and Detroit, finishing with over 575 NHL games played.