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Johnny Bower

Position: G
Catches: Left
Height: 5-11    Weight: 189 lbs.
Born: November 8, 1924 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan

Inducted into Hockey Hall of Fame as Player in 1976

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NHL/WHA Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1953-54 29 New York Rangers NHL 70 4200 29 31 10 68 .486 5 182 2.60 0 0 0 0
1954-55 30 New York Rangers NHL 5 300 2 2 1 5 .500 0 13 2.60 0 0 0 0
1956-57 32 New York Rangers NHL 2 120 0 2 0 0 .000 0 6 3.00 0 0 0 0
1958-59 34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 39 2340 15 17 7 37 .474 3 106 2.72 0 0 0 2
1959-60 35 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 66 3960 34 24 8 76 .576 5 177 2.68 0 0 0 4
1960-61 36 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 58 3480 33 15 10 76 .655 2 145 2.50 0 0 0 0
1961-62 37 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 59 3540 31 18 10 72 .610 2 151 2.56 0 1 1 4
1962-63 38 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 42 2520 20 15 7 47 .560 1 109 2.60 0 0 0 2
1963-64 39 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 51 3009 24 16 11 59 .578 5 106 2.11 0 0 0 4
1964-65 40 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 34 2040 13 13 8 34 .500 3 81 2.38 0 0 0 6
1965-66 41 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 35 1998 18 10 5 41 .621 3 75 2.25 0 1 1 0
1966-67 42 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 27 1431 12 9 3 27 .563 2 63 2.64 0 0 0 0
1967-68 43 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 43 2239 14 18 7 35 .449 4 84 2.25 0 1 1 14
1968-69 44 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20 779 5 4 3 13 .542 2 37 2.85 0 0 0 0
1969-70 45 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 1 60 0 1 0 0 .000 0 5 5.00 0 0 0 0
Career 15 Seasons NHL 552 32016 250 195 90 590 .551 37 1340 2.51 0 3 3 36

NHL/WHA Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1958-59 34 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 12 746 5 7 10 .417 0 38 3.06 0 0 0 0
1959-60 35 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 10 645 4 6 8 .400 0 31 2.88 0 0 0 0
1960-61 36 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 3 180 0 3 0 .000 0 8 2.67 0 0 0 2
1961-62 37 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL SC 10 579 6 3 12 .667 0 20 2.07 0 0 0 0
1962-63 38 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL SC 10 600 8 2 16 .800 2 16 1.60 0 1 1 0
1963-64 39 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL SC 14 850 8 6 16 .571 2 30 2.12 0 0 0 0
1964-65 40 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 5 321 2 3 4 .400 0 13 2.43 0 0 0 0
1965-66 41 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 2 120 0 2 0 .000 0 8 4.00 0 0 0 0
1966-67 42 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL SC 4 183 2 0 4 1.000 1 5 1.64 0 0 0 2
1968-69 44 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 4 154 0 2 0 .000 0 11 4.29 0 0 0 0
Career 10 Seasons NHL 4 74 4378 35 34 70 .507 5 180 2.47 0 1 1 4

Other Regular Season

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1944-45 20 Prince Albert Black Hawks SJHL 10 630 5 4 1 11 .550 0 27 2.57
1944-45 20 Prince Albert Black Hawks M-Cup 3 180 0 3 0 0 .000 0 23 7.67
1945-46 21 Cleveland Barons AHL 41 2460 18 17 6 42 .512 4 160 3.90
1945-46 21 Providence Reds AHL 1 48 0 1 0 0 .000 0 4 5.00
1946-47 22 Cleveland Barons AHL 40 2400 22 11 7 51 .638 3 124 3.10
1947-48 23 Cleveland Barons AHL 31 1880 18 6 6 42 .700 1 83 2.65
1948-49 24 Cleveland Barons AHL 37 2200 23 9 5 51 .689 3 127 3.46
1949-50 25 Cleveland Barons AHL 61 3660 38 15 8 84 .689 5 201 3.30
1950-51 26 Cleveland Barons AHL 70 4280 44 21 5 93 .664 5 213 2.99
1951-52 27 Cleveland Barons AHL 68 4110 44 19 5 93 .684 3 165 2.41
1952-53 28 Cleveland Barons AHL 61 3680 40 19 2 82 .672 6 155 2.53
1954-55 30 Vancouver Canucks WHL 63 3780 30 25 8 68 .540 7 171 2.71
1955-56 31 Providence Reds AHL 61 3710 45 14 2 92 .754 3 174 2.81
1956-57 32 Providence Reds AHL 57 3501 30 19 8 68 .596 4 138 2.37
1957-58 33 Cleveland Barons AHL 64 3870 37 23 3 77 .611 8 140 2.17
Career 11 Seasons AHL 592 35799 359 174 57 775 .657 45 1684 2.82
Career 1 Season M-Cup 3 180 0 3 0 0 .000 0 23 7.67
Career 1 Season SJHL 10 630 5 4 1 11 .550 0 27 2.57
Career 1 Season WHL 63 3780 30 25 8 68 .540 7 171 2.71

Other Playoffs

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Goalie Stats Scoring Stats
Season Age Team Lg GP MIN W L T/OT PTS PTS% SO GA GAA SOG SV SV% G A PTS PIM
1944-45 20 Laura Beavers SIHA 1 60 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 3 3.00
1948-49 24 Cleveland Barons AHL 5 329 2 3 0 4 .400 0 23 4.19
1949-50 25 Cleveland Barons AHL 9 548 4 5 0 8 .444 0 27 2.96
1950-51 26 Cleveland Barons AHL 11 703 8 3 0 16 .727 0 32 2.73
1951-52 27 Cleveland Barons AHL 5 300 2 3 0 4 .400 0 17 3.40
1952-53 28 Cleveland Barons AHL 11 745 7 4 0 14 .636 4 21 1.69
1954-55 30 Vancouver Canucks WHL 5 300 1 4 0 2 .200 0 16 3.20
1955-56 31 Providence Reds AHL 9 540 7 2 0 14 .778 0 23 2.56
1956-57 32 Providence Reds AHL 5 300 1 4 0 2 .200 0 15 3.00
Career 7 Seasons AHL 55 3465 31 24 0 62 .564 4 158 2.74
Career 1 Season SIHA 1 60 1 0 0 2 1.000 0 3 3.00
Career 1 Season WHL 5 300 1 4 0 2 .200 0 16 3.20

Appearances on Leader Boards, Awards, and Honors

Glossary

All-Star Games

1961 NHL
1962 NHL
1963 NHL
1964 NHL

Awards

1960-61 NHL Vezina Trophy
1964-65 NHL Vezina Trophy

Honors

1960-61 NHL NHL All-Star Team (1st)

Games Played

1953-54 NHL 70 (2)

Games Played (Goalie)

1953-54 NHL 70 (1)
 1954-55 NHL 5 (10)
1956-57 NHL 2 (10)
1958-59 NHL 39 (6)
1959-60 NHL 66 (3)
1960-61 NHL 58 (3)
1961-62 NHL 59 (4)
1962-63 NHL 42 (6)
1963-64 NHL 51 (6)
1964-65 NHL 34 (7)
1965-66 NHL 35 (5)
1966-67 NHL 27 (8)
1967-68 NHL 43 (9)
Career NHL 552 (44)

Wins (Goalie)

1953-54 NHL 29 (4)
1954-55 NHL 2 (10)
1958-59 NHL 15 (6)
1959-60 NHL 34 (2)
1960-61 NHL 33 (1)
 1961-62 NHL 31 (2)
1962-63 NHL 20 (5)
1963-64 NHL 24 (4)
1964-65 NHL 13 (6)
1965-66 NHL 18 (4)
1966-67 NHL 12 (6)
Career NHL 250 (37)

Losses (Goalie)

1953-54 NHL 31 (2)
1956-57 NHL 2 (10)
1958-59 NHL 17 (5)
1959-60 NHL 24 (2)
1960-61 NHL 15 (5)
1961-62 NHL 18 (5)
1962-63 NHL 15 (5)
1963-64 NHL 16 (6)
1964-65 NHL 13 (7)
1965-66 NHL 10 (9)
1966-67 NHL 9 (9)
1967-68 NHL 18 (5)
Career NHL 195 (61)

Ties/Overtime (Goalie)

1953-54 NHL 10 (3)
1954-55 NHL 1 (10)
1958-59 NHL 7 (6)
1959-60 NHL 8 (4)
1960-61 NHL 10 (2)
1961-62 NHL 10 (3)
1962-63 NHL 7 (5)
1963-64 NHL 11 (2)
1964-65 NHL 8 (2)
1965-66 NHL 5 (5)
1966-67 NHL 3 (10)
1967-68 NHL 7 (9)
Career NHL 90 (24)

Points (Goalie)

1953-54 NHL 68 (4)
1954-55 NHL 5 (10)
1958-59 NHL 37 (6)
1959-60 NHL 76 (2)
1960-61 NHL 76 (1)
 1961-62 NHL 72 (3)
1962-63 NHL 47 (5)
1963-64 NHL 59 (3)
1964-65 NHL 34 (6)
1965-66 NHL 41 (4)
1966-67 NHL 27 (7)
Career NHL 590 (35)

Points Percentage (Goalie)

1953-54 NHL .486 (5)
1958-59 NHL .474 (4)
1959-60 NHL .576 (2)
1960-61 NHL .655 (2)
1961-62 NHL .610 (2)
1962-63 NHL .559 (5)
1963-64 NHL .578 (3)
1964-65 NHL .500 (6)
1965-66 NHL .621 (2)
1966-67 NHL .562 (4)
Career NHL .551 (41)

Shutouts

1953-54 NHL 5 (5)
1958-59 NHL 3 (3)
1959-60 NHL 5 (2)
1960-61 NHL 2 (3)
1961-62 NHL 2 (5)
1962-63 NHL 1 (5)
1963-64 NHL 5 (4)
1964-65 NHL 3 (3)
1965-66 NHL 3 (4)
1966-67 NHL 2 (5)
1967-68 NHL 4 (7)
Career NHL 37 (35)

Goals Against

1953-54 NHL 182 (2)
1956-57 NHL 6 (10)
1958-59 NHL 106 (6)
1959-60 NHL 177 (2)
1960-61 NHL 145 (4)
1961-62 NHL 151 (5)
1962-63 NHL 109 (6)
1963-64 NHL 106 (6)
1964-65 NHL 81 (9)
1965-66 NHL 75 (9)
1966-67 NHL 63 (10)
Career NHL 1340 (59)

Goals Against Average

1953-54 NHL 2.60 (5)
1958-59 NHL 2.72 (2)
1959-60 NHL 2.68 (4)
1960-61 NHL 2.50 (2)
1961-62 NHL 2.56 (2)
1962-63 NHL 2.60 (5)
1963-64 NHL 2.11 (1)
 1964-65 NHL 2.38 (1)
 1965-66 NHL 2.25 (1)
 1966-67 NHL 2.64 (5)
1967-68 NHL 2.25 (2)
Career NHL 2.51 (27)
      

Transactions

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July 20, 1953: Traded to NY Rangers by Cleveland (AHL) with Eldred Kobussen for Emile Francis, Neil Strain and cash, July 20, 1953.

July 31, 1957: Traded to Cleveland (AHL) by NY Rangers for Ed MacQueen and cash, July 31, 1957.

June 3, 1958: Claimed by Toronto from Cleveland (AHL) in Inter-League Draft, June 3, 1958.