Johnny Bower lll, grandson of Johnny Bower, speaks at Wednesday's memorial for the hockey great. (David Donnelly/CBC) But that didn't stop his commitment to the game, Bower III said .

Jokes will be made about Bower's age, which was a running gag for years after he fibbed about it so that he could enlist in the Canadian army at age 15, during World War II. "We'd kid Johnny that ...

TORONTO — Johnny Bower didn’t even want to come to Toronto. Yet the pint-sized goalie with the big heart became a part of Maple Leafs lore. Bower, a beloved two-time Vezina Trophy winner who ...

In his remarkable life, Johnny Bower left an indelible mark on hockey fans, both for what he accomplished on the ice and the person he was off of it. He became a hockey legend by helping the ...

Johnny Bower won three AHL titles with the Cleveland Barons before capturing four Stanley Cups with the Toronto Maple Leafs. (Plain Dealer archives). CLEVELAND, Ohio -- Johnny Bower grew up poor ...

TORONTO (AP) — Fans and a Who’s Who of hockey remembered Johnny Bower as a great goaltender and a better man. NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman and Hall of Famers Yvan Cournoyer, Red Kelly ...

If only Leafs Nation could get the great Johnny Bower, the last man to win a Stanley Cup for the Toronto Maple Leafs, back in net! Johnny Bower was born in 1924 in Prince Albert, Saskatchewan ...

As John Bower III ended his touching and thoughtful remarks at his grandfather Johnny Bower’s celebration of life at the Air Canada Centre, he made a simple request. “Can I get one last ‘Go ...

This March 9, 2012, photo shows Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower smiling beneath his name and photo on the “Esso Great Wall” at the Hockey Hall of Fame in Toronto. Bower, a beloved former ...

To many, Johnny Bower was a hockey legend who led the Toronto Maple Leafs to four championships, but to those in Mississauga, he was much more: a philanthropist, advocate, coach, family man and ...

TORONTO — Johnny Bower, a beloved former Maple Leaf goalie who helped Toronto win its last Stanley Cup in 1967, has died. He was 93. Bower’s family said in a statement Tuesday the Hall of ...

TORONTO (AP) — Johnny Bower didn’t even want to come to Toronto. Yet the pint-sized goalie with the big heart became a part of Maple Leafs lore. Bower, a beloved two-time Vezina Trophy winner ...