Johnny Bower

**John William "Johnny" Bower** (November 8, 1924 – December 26, 2017), nicknamed "The China Wall",  was a Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender.

Bower died of pneumonia on December 26, 2017 in Toronto at the age of 93.

## Awards

- Hap Holmes Memorial Award (best AHL goaltender, 3 times)
- Vezina Trophy (2 times, at that time awarded for allowing the fewest goals throughout a season).
- NHL First Team All-Star in 1961.
- Les Cunningham Award as the AHL's Most Valuable Player three times consecutively, one of only four players in North American professional hockey history (Bobby Orr, Wayne Gretzky and Paul Polillo being the others) to do so at any level of play.

### Regular season

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1944–45|Prince Albert Black Hawks|SJHL|10|630|27|5|4|1|0|2.57|
|1945–46|Cleveland Barons|AHL|41|2460|160|18|17|6|4|3.90|
|1945–46|Providence Reds|AHL|1|48|4|0|1|0|0|5.00|
|1946–47|Cleveland Barons|AHL|40|2400|124|22|11|7|3|3.10|
|1947–48|Cleveland Barons|AHL|31|1880|83|18|6|6|1|2.65|
|1948–49|Cleveland Barons|AHL|37|2200|127|23|9|5|3|3.43|
|1949–50|Cleveland Barons|AHL|61|3660|201|38|15|8|5|3.30|
|1950–51|Cleveland Barons|AHL|70|4280|213|44|21|5|5|2.99|
|1951–52|Cleveland Barons|AHL|68|4110|165|44|19|5|3|2.41|
|1952–53|Cleveland Barons|AHL|61|3680|155|40|19|2|6|2.53|
|1953–54|New York Rangers|NHL|70|4200|182|29|31|10|5|2.60|
|1954–55|Vancouver Canucks|WHL|63|3780|171|30|25|8|7|2.71|
|1954–55|New York Rangers|NHL|5|300|13|2|2|1|0|2.60|
|1955–56|Providence Reds|AHL|61|3710|174|45|14|2|3|2.81|
|1956–57|Providence Reds|AHL|57|3501|138|30|19|8|4|2.37|
|1956–57|New York Rangers|NHL|2|120|6|0|2|0|0|3.50|
|1957–58|Cleveland Barons|AHL|64|3870|140|37|23|3|8|2.17|
|1958–59|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|39|2340|106|15|17|7|3|2.74|
|1959–60|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|66|3960|177|34|24|8|5|2.68|
|1960–61|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|58|3480|145|33|15|10|2|2.50|
|1961–62|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|59|3540|151|31|18|10|2|2.58|
|1962–63|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|42|2520|109|20|15|7|1|2.62|
|1963–64|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|51|3009|106|24|16|11|5|2.11|
|1964–65|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|34|2040|81|13|13|8|3|2.38|
|1965–66|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|35|1998|75|18|10|5|3|2.25|
|1966–67|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|27|1431|63|12|9|3|2|2.64|
|1967–68|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|43|2239|84|14|18|7|4|2.25|
|1968–69|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|20|779|37|5|4|3|2|2.85|
|1969–70|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|1|60|5|0|1|0|0|5.00|

### Post-season record

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| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
|1944–45|Prince Albert Black Hawks|SJHL|3|180|23|0|3|0|7.67|
|1948–49|Cleveland Barons|AHL|5|329|23|2|3|0|4.19|
|1949–50|Cleveland Barons|AHL|9|548|27|4|5|0|2.96|
|1950–51|Cleveland Barons|AHL|11|703|32|8|3|0|2.73|
|1951–52|Cleveland Barons|AHL|5|300|17|2|3|0|3.40|
|1952–53|Cleveland Barons|AHL|11|745|21|7|4|4|1.69|
|1954–55|Vancouver Canucks|WHL|5|300|16|1|4|0|3.20|
|1955–56|Providence Reds|AHL|9|540|23|7|2|0|2.56|
|1956–57|Providence Reds|AHL|5|300|15|1|4|0|3.00|
|1958–59|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|12|746|38|5|7|0|3.14|
|1959–60|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|10|645|31|4|6|0|2.88|
|1960–61|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|3|180|8|0|3|0|3.00|
|1961–62|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|10|579|20|6|3|0|2.28|
|1962–63|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|10|600|16|8|2|2|1.60|
|1963–64|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|14|850|30|8|6|2|2.12|
|1964–65|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|5|321|13|2|3|0|2.43|
|1965–66|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|2|120|8|0|2|0|4.00|
|1966–67|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|4|183|5|2|0|1|1.64|
|1968–69|Toronto Maple Leafs|NHL|4|154|11|0|2|0|4.29|

## Other websites

- Age never got in Bower's way
- AHL Hall of Fame bio

## Infobox (ice hockey player)

- **embed**: yes
- **position**: Goaltender
- **played for**: New York Rangers
Toronto Maple Leafs
- **catches**: Left
- **height ft**: 5
- **height in**: 9
- **weight lb**: 170
- **career start**: 1945
- **career end**: 1969
- **name**: Johnny Bower
- **halloffame**: 1976


## Infobox (military person)

- **embed**: yes
- **rank**: Gunner (rank), Gunner
- **battles**: World War II
- **serviceyears**: 1940–1943
- **branch**: First Canadian Army
- **unit**: II Canadian Corps
* 2nd Canadian Division


## Infobox (person)

- **image**: Chex Johnny Bower.JPG
- **image size**: 230px
- **birth name**: John William Kiszkan
- **birth place**: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, Canada
- **death place**: Mississauga, Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
- **module**: ----