[2] Growing up in Manitoba, Driedger played AAA Bantam and Midget ice hockey for the Winnipeg Monarchs organization.

[3] As a result of his Bantam and Midget play, Driedger was drafted 80th overall by the Tri-City Americans of the Western Hockey League (WHL) in 2009.

[5] In his rookie season with the Americans, Driedger was named to Team West for the 2011 World U-17 Hockey Challenge after he compiled a 1–1 record along with a 3.73 goals against average and a 0.876 save percentage through four games.

[6] Following the 2010–11 season, Driedger was acquired by the Calgary Hitmen in an off-season trade in exchange for a 3rd round pick in the 2012 Bantam Draft.

[9] The Hitmen eventually established a tandem goaltending system with Driedger and Brandon Glover who split the starting position throughout the season.

By April, Driedger doubled the number of games from his previous season with the American and established a 24-12-2-1 record with a 2.80 goals against average and 0.896 save percentage.

[18] Driedger completed his major junior career with 170 regular-season WHL games played and a win-loss-tie record of 94–46–15 including eight shutouts.

He made 16 appearances with Springfield before he was signed to a two-way NHL contract with the Florida Panthers for the remainder of the season on February 24, 2019.

[22] Towards the beginning of the 2019–20 season, on November 30, 2019, Driedger made his first career start against the Nashville Predators, in which he recorded a 27 save, 3–0 shutout win.

He missed numerous games while working out in solo sessions with goalie coach Andrew Allen before rejoining the team on November 2.