One of the greatest hockey players ever passes away

[kickserv]

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Hockey Hall of Famer Johnny Bower dies at 93

https://www.ctvnews.ca/sports/hockey-hall-of-famer-johnny-bower-dies-at-93-1.3735913


I met him a ton of times, he used to play at the club I worked at (when I was a teenager). He would sit down and talk to you and you'd never know he was one of the greatest hockey players ever, such a nice man.

And he played goal without a mask, holy hell:scared

You would never hear anybody say a bad word about this man, he was loved by everybody.

A sad sad day for Leaf Nation

 

[kickserv]

Johnny was the first one to master "the poke check"..........

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[Old School]

watched a couple videos of him playing..

bad dude between the pipes..

 

[kickserv]

watched a couple videos of him playing..

bad dude between the pipes..

And no mask:scared

 

[kickserv]

Johnny getting his number retired.........

https://twitter.com/TheFlintor/status/945830233797640193


He was one of the nicest human beings you could ever meet, and hands down the most loved Toronto Maple Leaf ever.


RIP Johnny

 

[kickserv]

Johnny at a Leaf game, he'd go to almost every home game, he was 93 years old and walking up and down the stands signing autographs, the man was a legend.

 

[kickserv]

He lied about his age so he could fight in WWIIx43:

Mad respect.



http://www.sportsnet.ca/hockey/nhl/former-maple-leafs-goaltender-johnny-bower-dies/

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[MadJack]

They named ice skates after him? :0003

RIP Johnny.

 

[Pfrad]

He invented the "Poke Check" Too