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Bower : a legendary life / Dan Robson.
Record details
- ISBN: 9781443457262 (hardcover)
- Physical Description: 335 pages : illustrations (some colour) ; 24 cm
- Edition: First edition.
- Publisher: Toronto : HarperCollins Publishers, [2018]
- Copyright: ©2018
Content descriptions
| Bibliography, etc. Note: | Includes bibliographical references. |
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| Subject: | Bower, Johnny, 1924-2017. Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team) Hockey goalkeepers > Canada > Biography. |
| Genre: | Biographies. |
Available copies
- 1 of 1 copy available at Tsuga Consortium.
Holds
- 0 current holds with 1 total copy.
| Location | Call Number / Copy Notes | Barcode | Shelving Location | Status | Due Date |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Stroud Branch | 796.962092 Bower-R | 31681010124022 | NONFIC | Available | - |
- Baker & Taylor
Johnny Bower came to be known as one of the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of all time, but he started from humble beginnings. Dan Robson shares the stories of Johnny's life and career, from the frozen rivers of Saskatchewan to the years spent playing in the minors for more than a decade, before joining the Maple Leafs for the team's three consecutive Stanley Cup victories in the early sixties. He spent eleven seasons with the Leafs, playing well into his forties. Bower's legend grew as a beloved Leafs alumni, an icon for his performance on the ice, and his generous heart off of it. -- - HARPERCOLL
Johnny Bower came to be known as one of the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of all time, but he started from humble beginnings. He taught himself to play hockey on the frozen rivers of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, using a tree branch his father had sharpened into a stick and a cut-up old mattress for goalie pads. He’d spend hours in the frigid air, learning to catch the puck in mittened hands, never dreaming he would one day share the same ice as his Saturday-night idols. But share it he did, dominating the Leafs net for four Stanley Cup victories in the 1960s. He spent eleven seasons with the Leafs, playing well into his forties, although many believed he was older.
In Bower, bestselling author Dan Robson shares the never-before-told stories of Johnny’s life and career, drawing on extensive interviews with his wife, Nancy, and his immediate family, close teammates such as Leaf greats George Armstrong and Bobby Baun, and the friends who knew him and loved him best.
