TORONTO — Some things never change. Fifty-five years ago, while Johnny Bower was setting an American Hockey League record for consecutive shutouts, the Hall of Fame goalie was motivated by many ...

Manager Frank Boucher had secured a first-rate – eventually Hall of Famer – goalie in Johnny Bower. Bower's defense was reasonably good and he boasted a future Calder Trophy-winner in Camille ...

At the turn of the twentieth century, hockey players had minimal safety ... Goalie pads were big and leather during Johnny Bower’s era and stayed that way until the early 1980s.