Johnny Bower
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| Born: | November 8, | Draft: | Undrafted |
| Hometown: | Prince Albert, Saskatchewan | Position: | G |
| Known For: | Hall of Fame | Catches: | Left |
| National Team: | N/A |
John William Bower (born John William Kiszkan; November 8, – December 26, ), nicknamed &#;The China Wall&#;, was a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who won four Stanley Cups during his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. He also won two Vezina Trophies and was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame in In he was named one of the &#; Greatest NHL Players&#; in history.
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- NHL First Team All-Star —
- NHL All-Star Game —
- Vezina Trophy — ,
- Stanley Cup Champion — , , ,
- Inducted Into Hockey Hall of Fame —
- No. 1 Jersey Retired by Cleveland Monsters (for time with Cleveland Barons)
- No. 1 Jersey Retired by Maple Leafs
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Johnny Bower, the winningest goaltender in American Hockey League history and a charter member of the AHL Hall of Fame, passed away on Tuesday.
He was
&#;Johnny Bower was a Hall of Fame goaltender and a Hall of Fame gentleman who defined excellence and perseverance and never forgot his roots in the American Hockey League,&#; said AHL President and Chief Executive Officer David Andrews.
&#;We join the entire hockey world in mourning his passing and celebrating his legacy, and we offer our deepest condolences to his wife Nancy and his entire family.&#;
Born in Saskatchewan, Johnny Bower reached legendary status in the AHL before finally getting a chance to star in the National Hockey League.
He made his pro debut with the AHL&#;s Cleveland Barons in and went on to win four Calder Cups and three league MVP awards. He led the AHL in wins five times and was named to six postseason AHL All-Star Teams, including five first-team selections. He also won the Harry “Hap” Holmes Award (then given to the goaltender with the lowest goals-against average in the league) on three occasions.
After the season, Bower was selected by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the inter-league draft and w
Johnny Bower became the poster boy for perseverance during his storied professional career, reaching legendary status in the AHL before finally getting a chance to star in the National Hockey League.
Born Nov. 8, , Bower grew up in rural Saskatchewan, the only boy in a family of nine children. A friend gave him his first pair of skates, his dad shaved hockey sticks out of crooked tree branches, and he made goalie pads from an old mattress and pucks out of horse manure. But he still became one of the greatest goaltenders in hockey history.
Bower served four years in the Canadian Army during World War II, lying about his age and enlisting at He soon began his professional hockey career, making his debut with the Cleveland Barons on opening night of the season.
Bower would share the goaltending duties in Cleveland during his first four seasons, in joining Roger Bessette to form one of the most formidable duos in AHL history. With Bower and Bessette manning the crease, Cleveland reeled off a game unbeaten streak to end the regular season, then cruised to a Calder Cup championship, although Bower did not appear in the postseason.
In , Bower became the Barons’ number-one goalte
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