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Canada Johnny Bower

a.k.a. "Johnny Kizkan"
#1 Toronto Maple Leafs / NHL - 69/70
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Date of Birth
Nov 08, 1924
Position
G
Age
Height
5'9" / 175 cm
Place of Birth
Prince Albert, SK, CAN
Weight
170 lbs / 77 kg
Nation
Canada
Catches
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Youth Team
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Contract
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Highlights
3-time AHL Calder Cup Champion 3
5-time AHL First All-Star Team 5
3-time AHL Most Valuable Player (Les Cunningham Award) 3
1-time AHL Second All-Star Team 1
2-time NHL Best Goalie (Vezina Trophy) 2
1-time NHL First All-Star Team 1
4-time NHL Stanley Cup Champion 4

Dead 2017-12-27.

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1944-45 Prince Albert Black Hawks SJHL 10 - 2.57 - - - - - - |
Laura Beavers SIHA 0 - - - - - - - - | Playoffs 1 - 3.00 - - - - - -
1945-46 Providence Reds AHL 1 - 5.00 - - - - - - |
Cleveland Barons AHL 41 - 3.90 - - - - - - |
1946-47 Cleveland Barons AHL 40 - 3.10 - - - - - - |
1947-48 Cleveland Barons AHL 31 - 2.65 - - - - - - |
1948-49 Cleveland Barons AHL 37 - 3.46 - - - - - - | Playoffs 5 - 4.19 - - - - - -
1949-50 Cleveland Barons AHL 61 - 3.30 - - - - - - | Playoffs 9 - 2.96 - - - - - -
1950-51 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 - 2.99 - - - - - - | Playoffs 11 - 2.73 - - - - - -
1951-52 Cleveland Barons AHL 68 - 2.41 - - - - - - | Playoffs 5 - 3.40 - - - - - -
1952-53 Cleveland Barons AHL 61 - 2.53 - - - - - - | Playoffs 11 - 1.69 - - - - - -
1953-54 New York Rangers NHL 70 - 2.54 - 178 - 5 29-31-10 4 200 |
1954-55 New York Rangers NHL 5 - 2.60 - 13 - 0 2-2-1 300 |
Vancouver Canucks WHL-Sr. 63 - - - - - - - - |
1955-56 Providence Reds AHL 61 - 2.81 - - - - - - | Playoffs 9 - 2.56 - - - - - -
1956-57 New York Rangers NHL 2 - 3.01 .882 6 45 0 0-2-0 120 |
Providence Reds AHL 57 - 2.37 - - - - - - | Playoffs 5 - 3.00 - - - - - -
1957-58 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 - 2.17 - - - - - - |
1958-59 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39 - 2.72 .914 106 1 128 3 15-17-7 2 339 | Playoffs 12 - 3.05 .897 38 330 0 5-7-0 746
1959-60 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66 - 2.69 .919 177 2 007 5 34-24-8 3 954 | Playoffs 10 - 2.88 .916 31 338 0 4-6-0 645
1960-61 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 58 - 2.50 .922 145 1 725 2 33-15-10 3 480 | Playoffs 3 - 2.67 .884 8 61 0 0-3-0 180
1961-62 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 - 2.56 .917 151 1 675 2 31-18-10 3 540 | Playoffs 10 - 2.07 .925 20 245 0 6-3-0 579
1962-63 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 42 - 2.60 .912 109 1 130 1 20-15-7 2 520 | Playoffs 10 - 1.60 .949 16 299 2 8-2-0 600
1963-64 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 51 - 2.11 .932 106 1 451 5 24-15-11 3 008 | Playoffs 14 - 2.12 .935 30 431 2 8-6-0 850
1964-65 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 - 2.38 .924 81 986 3 14-13-7 2 039 | Playoffs 5 - 2.43 .913 13 137 0 2-3-0 321
1965-66 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 - 2.26 .930 75 997 3 18-10-5 1 995 | Playoffs 2 - 4.03 .893 8 67 0 0-2-0 119
1966-67 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 27 - 2.65 .925 63 776 2 11-8-3 1 427 | Playoffs 4 - 1.63 .957 5 110 1 2-0-0 184
1967-68 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43 - 2.26 .934 84 1 191 4 13-17-8 2 230 |
1968-69 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 - 2.86 .909 37 369 2 6-4-3 777 | Playoffs 4 - 4.33 .888 11 87 0 0-2-0 152
1969-70 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 - 5.00 .868 5 33 0 0-1-0 60 |
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI   POST GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
1944-45 Prince Albert Black Hawks M-Cup 3 - 7.67 - - - - - - |
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI | Years GP GD GAA SV% GA SV SO WLT TOI
AHL 11 592 - - - - - - - - | 7 55 - - - - - - - -
M-Cup 1 3 - 7.67 - - - - - - | 0
NHL 15 552 - 2.51 .922 1 336 13 513 37 250-192-90 31 989 | 10 74 - 2.47 .921 180 2 105 5 35-34-0 4 376
SIHA 1 0 - - - - - - - - | 1 1 - 3.00 - - - - - -
SJHL 1 10 - 2.57 - - - - - - | 0
WHL-Sr. 1 63 - - - - - - - - | 0
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Player Connections
Player Period Teams
Allan Stanley (D) 1953-1968 12 New York Rangers, Toronto Maple Leafs
Bob Pulford (F) 1958-1970 12 Toronto Maple Leafs
Tim Horton (D) 1958-1970 12 Toronto Maple Leafs
George Armstrong (F) 1958-1970 12 Toronto Maple Leafs
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Number 1 retired by Toronto Maple Leafs

Cult/Star player for New York Rangers

Cult/Star player for Toronto Maple Leafs

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