# Jack Bownass

John Jack Bownass (July 27, 1930 – February 10, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 80 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers from 1958 to 1961. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1971, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established a second Canadian national team in 1967, to increase the available pool of players at the 1968 Winter Olympics, and Father David Bauer recruited Bownass to coach the second team which was based in Ottawa.

## Career statistics
### Regular season and playoffs

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs |
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1946–47 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1947–48 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1948–49 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1949–50 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 |
| 1950–51 | Sarnia Sailors | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1950–51 | Detroit Hettche | IHL | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| 1951–52 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1952–53 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1953–54 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 71 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 |
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 56 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 |
| 1955–56 | Seattle Americans | WHL | 65 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1956–57 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QSHL | 62 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 |
| 1957–58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1957–58 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 61 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 |
| 1958–59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1960–61 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 70 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 |
| 1961–62 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1961–62 | Kingston Beavers | EPHL | 62 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 119 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 |
| 1962–63 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 67 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| 1963–64 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 53 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1963–64 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1966–67 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1967–68 | Hull Nationals | QUE Sr | 24 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1968–69 | Ottawa Nationals | OHA Sr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1969–70 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Jacksonville Rockets | EHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — |
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| QSHL totals | QSHL totals | QSHL totals | 337 | 26 | 98 | 124 | 537 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 37 |
| NHL totals | NHL totals | NHL totals | 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — |

### International

| Year | Team | Event | | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM |
| 1967 | Canada | WC | | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 |
| 1969 | Canada | WC | | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | Senior totals | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 |

## Awards and achievements

* MJHL Second All-Star Team (1949)
* MJHL First All-Star Team (1950)
* IHL Second All-Star Team (1951)
* QSHL First All-Star Team (1958)
* MJHL First All-Star Team Coach (1966)
* Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1966)
* Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame