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.Maple Leafs legend Johnny Bower dead at 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.

Career statistics
Regular season
     Season Team League GP Min GA W L T SO GAA1944–45Prince Albert Black HawksSJHL106302754102.571945–46Cleveland BaronsAHL4124601601817643.901945–46Providence RedsAHL148401005.001946–47Cleveland BaronsAHL4024001242211733.101947–48Cleveland BaronsAHL31188083186612.651948–49Cleveland BaronsAHL372200127239533.431949–50Cleveland BaronsAHL6136602013815853.301950–51Cleveland BaronsAHL7042802134421552.991951–52Cleveland BaronsAHL6841101654419532.411952–53Cleveland BaronsAHL6136801554019262.531953–54New York RangersNHL70420018229311052.601954–55Vancouver CanucksWHL6337801713025872.711954–55New York RangersNHL53001322102.601955–56Providence RedsAHL6137101744514232.811956–57Providence RedsAHL5735011383019842.371956–57New York RangersNHL2120602003.501957–58Cleveland BaronsAHL6438701403723382.171958–59Toronto Maple LeafsNHL3923401061517732.741959–60Toronto Maple LeafsNHL6639601773424852.681960–61Toronto Maple LeafsNHL58348014533151022.501961–62Toronto Maple LeafsNHL59354015131181022.581962–63Toronto Maple LeafsNHL4225201092015712.621963–64Toronto Maple LeafsNHL51300910624161152.111964–65Toronto Maple LeafsNHL342040811313832.381965–66Toronto Maple LeafsNHL351998751810532.251966–67Toronto Maple LeafsNHL27143163129322.641967–68Toronto Maple LeafsNHL432239841418742.251968–69Toronto Maple LeafsNHL207793754322.851969–70Toronto Maple LeafsNHL160501005.00 NHL totals55232016134025019590372.51

Post-season record
     Season Team League GP Min GA W L SO GAA1944–45Prince Albert Black HawksSJHL3180230307.671948–49Cleveland BaronsAHL5329232304.191949–50Cleveland BaronsAHL9548274502.961950–51Cleveland BaronsAHL11703328302.731951–52Cleveland BaronsAHL5300172303.401952–53Cleveland BaronsAHL11745217441.691954–55Vancouver CanucksWHL5300161403.201955–56Providence RedsAHL9540237202.561956–57Providence RedsAHL5300151403.001958–59Toronto Maple LeafsNHL12746385703.141959–60Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10645314602.881960–61Toronto Maple LeafsNHL318080303.001961–62Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10579206302.281962–63Toronto Maple LeafsNHL10600168221.601963–64Toronto Maple LeafsNHL14850308622.121964–65Toronto Maple LeafsNHL5321132302.431965–66Toronto Maple LeafsNHL212080204.001966–67Toronto Maple LeafsNHL418352011.641968–69Toronto Maple LeafsNHL4154110204.29  NHL totals744,378180353452.47

References

Other websites

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

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