Johnny Bower
John William Bower "The China Wall"
Born: November 8, 1924
Prince Albert, SK Canada
Position: G
Height: 5'11"
Weight: 189
Shoot/Catch: Left
Career: 1945-1957
Major league statistics
Johnny Bower compiled a career record of 389 wins, 199 losses and 65 ties with a goals against average of 2.82 in his career with the Cleveland Barons, Providence Reds and Vancouver Canucks. He began playing during the 1945 season and last took the ice during the 1957 campaign.
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Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | GTG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-46 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 41 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1945-46 | AHL | Providence Reds | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1946-47 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1947-48 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 30 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1948-49 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1949-50 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 61 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1950-51 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 70 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 68 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1952-53 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 63 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1955-56 | AHL | Providence Reds | 61 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1956-57 | AHL | Providence Reds | 57 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 1957-58 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 64 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 654 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1945-46 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 41 | 2460 | 18 | 17 | 6 | 0 | 4 | 164 | 4.00 | |||
| 1945-46 | AHL | Providence Reds | 1 | 48 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 5.00 | ||||
| 1946-47 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 40 | 2400 | 22 | 11 | 7 | 3 | 124 | 3.10 | ||||
| 1947-48 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 31 | 1880 | 18 | 6 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 83 | 2.65 | |||
| 1948-49 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 37 | 2200 | 23 | 9 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 127 | 3.46 | |||
| 1949-50 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 61 | 3660 | 38 | 15 | 8 | 0 | 5 | 201 | 3.30 | |||
| 1950-51 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 70 | 4280 | 44 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 213 | 2.99 | ||||
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 68 | 4110 | 44 | 19 | 5 | 1 | 3 | 165 | 2.41 | |||
| 1952-53 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 61 | 3680 | 40 | 19 | 2 | 2 | 6 | 155 | 2.53 | |||
| 1954-55 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 63 | 3780 | 30 | 25 | 8 | 7 | 171 | 2.71 | ||||
| 1955-56 | AHL | Providence Reds | 61 | 3710 | 45 | 14 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 174 | 2.81 | |||
| 1956-57 | AHL | Providence Reds | 57 | 3501 | 30 | 19 | 8 | 1 | 4 | 138 | 2.37 | |||
| 1957-58 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 64 | 3870 | 37 | 23 | 3 | 0 | 8 | 140 | 2.17 | |||
| Totals | 655 | 39579 | 389 | 199 | 65 | 7 | 52 | 1859 | 2.82 | 1859 | 0 | .000 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | GWG | SOG | SG% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1949-50 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1950-51 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1952-53 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1954-55 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1955-56 | AHL | Providence Reds | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 1956-57 | AHL | Providence Reds | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Totals | 60 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltending:
| Year | Lg | Team | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1948-49 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 5 | 329 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 4.19 | 0 | ||
| 1949-50 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 9 | 548 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 27 | 2.96 | 0 | ||
| 1950-51 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 11 | 703 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 32 | 2.73 | 0 | ||
| 1951-52 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 5 | 300 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 3.40 | 0 | ||
| 1952-53 | AHL | Cleveland Barons | 11 | 745 | 7 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 21 | 1.69 | 0 | ||
| 1954-55 | WHL | Vancouver Canucks | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | ||
| 1955-56 | AHL | Providence Reds | 9 | 540 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 23 | 2.56 | 0 | ||
| 1956-57 | AHL | Providence Reds | 5 | 300 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 15 | 3.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 60 | 3765 | 32 | 28 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 174 | 2.77 | 174 | 0 | .000 |
