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May 13, 2006 - 300Bucks.ca Donates $500 to Mississauga Fundraiser with JOHNNY BOWER!Back
 300Bucks.ca would like to thank the organizers of this weekend's fundraiser for all of their help. 300Bucks.ca donated $500.00 to the cause, and Mr. Johnny Bower raised even more by posing for photos and signing autographs. I was the first to tell him how crazy he was to stop pucks with his face, and NO MASK. Mr. Bower is a great guy with plenty of life left in him. We had a great time with the local media, 1050 Chum, M&M Meet Shops, Pizza Pizza, Shoppers Drugmart and the Mississauga Fire Department. We look forward to seeing you at the next fundraiser! Please feel free to review some of Johnny Bower's great feats in the NHL. We have condensed the finer points for you below.
Johnny William "The China Wall" Bower
BIOGRAPHY
BORN: Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, November 8, 1924.
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HEIGHT: 5'9-5'11".
WEIGHT: 170-189 lbs.
UNIFORM #: 1
CATCHES: Left
Entry in "Inside Sports: Hockey": Didn't make his mark on a full-time basis until he was 34, when he became the work-horse goalie as Maple Leafs won four Stanley Cups in the 1960s. Had 37 career shutouts.
TRANSACTIONS:
Traded (by Cleveland Barons (AHL)) (with Eldred Kobussen) to New York Rangers for Emile Francis, Neil Strain and cash, July 20, 1953.
Traded (by Rangers) to Cleveland Barons (AHL) for Ed MacQueen and cash, July 31, 1957.
Claimed (from Cleveland AHL) by Toronto Maple Leafs in Inter-League Draft, June 3, 1958.
ACCOLADES:
Named to National Hockey League All-Star First Team, 1961.
Played in National Hockey League All-Star Game, October 7, 1961.
Winner, Vezina Trophy (shared with Terry Sawchuk), 1965.
Elected to Hockey Hall of Fame, 1976.
 Had his Toronto uniform #1 (shared with Turk Broda) paid tribute to with a commemorative banner (the Leafs do not retire numbers), 1995.
DID YOU KNOW?
In 1969, Johnny became the oldest goaltender to appear in a Stanley Cup playoff game, at 44 years, 4 months, and 28 days.
On March 19, 1970, Johnny announced his official retirement - four months after his forty-fifth birthday. When asked, in light of his retirement, if he might reveal his true age, he replied "If you don't know by now, you never will".
John had to wear his right leg pad loose, and his left leg pad tight. He also didn't like anyone else touching his equipment. |
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