Player Profile

Johnny Bower

Johnny Bower
Last Leaf To Win The Vezina Trophy 1964-65

Career

  • Club Name: Toronto Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs 0 Matches Played

Overview

Johnny Bower won the Vezina along with Terry Sawchuck in 1964-65

From Wikipedia:

John William Bower (born John William Kiszkan;[1] November 8, 1924 – December 26, 2017),[2] nicknamed "The China Wall", was a Canadian Hockey Hall of Fame goaltender who won four Stanley Cups during his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs. In 2017 he was named one of the "100 Greatest NHL Players" in history.

Awards and honours

Bower's star on Canada's Walk of Fame.
Three-time Hap Holmes Memorial Award: 1952, 1957, 1958
Two-time Vezina Trophy winner in 1960–61, 1964–65
Four-time Stanley Cup winner: 1961–62, 1962–63, 1963–64, 1966–67
Selected to NHL First All-Star Team in 1961
Played in 1961 NHL All-Star Game
Three-time Les Cunningham Award winner: 1956, 1957, 1958
Three-time Calder Cup winner: 1948, 1951, 1953
The Hockey News' list of the Top 100 NHL Players of All Time: #87
Hockey Hall of Fame inductee (class of 1976)
AHL Hall of Fame inductee (class of 2006)
Star on Canada's Walk of Fame
Number 1 retired by the Cleveland Monsters (for his career with the Cleveland Barons)
Number 1 retired by the Toronto Maple Leafs (alongside Turk Broda)
In January 2017, Bower was part of the first group of players to be named one of the '100 Greatest NHL Players' in history.