e-branch
Login
My List - 0
Help
Home
My Account/Renew Loans
Community Info
KidSearch
New Catalogue!
Search
Advanced
By Format
By Number
My Searches
Can't Find it?
Find Magazine Articles & more
Problems?
Search:
Title Starts with...
Title Keyword(s)
Author/Performer/Name (Last,First)
Author/Performer/Name Keyword(s)
Subject Starts with...
Subject Keyword(s)
Series Starts with...
Series Keyword(s)
Anyword/Anywhere
List Name Keyword(s)
Refine Search
> You're searching:
Halifax Public Libraries
Item Information
Copy / Holding Information
More Content
More by this author
Robson, Dan, 1983-
Subjects
Bower, Johnny, 1924-2017.
Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team)
Hockey goalkeepers -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography.
Browse Catalog
by author:
Robson, Dan, 1983-
by title:
Bower : a legendary ...
by call number:
796.962092 B786r
Search the Web
Robson, Dan, 1983-
Bower, Johnny, 1924-2017.
Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team)
Hockey goalkeepers -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography.
MARC Display
Bower
: a legendary life / Dan Robson.
by
Robson, Dan, 1983-
HarperCollins Publishers Ltd, 2018.
Call #:
796.962092 B786r
Subjects
Bower
,
Johnny
,
1924-2017
.
Toronto Maple Leafs (Hockey team)
Hockey goalkeepers -- Canada -- Biography.
Hockey players -- Canada -- Biography.
ISBN:
9781443457262 (hc.)
Edition:
1st ed.
Description:
335 p. : ill. (some col.) ; 24 cm.
Bibliography:
Includes bibliographical references.
Summary:
"
Johnny
Bower
came to be known as one of the greatest Toronto Maple Leafs of all time, but started from humble beginnings. He taught himself how to play hockey on the frozen rivers of Prince Albert, Saskatchewan, using a tree branch his father had sharpened into a stick and Eaton's catalogues as goalie pads. He'd spend hours in the frigid air, learning to catch the puck in mittened hands, never dreaming that he would one day share the same ice as his Saturday-night idols. But share it he did, playing in the minors for more than a decade, before joining the Maple Leafs for the team's storied three consecutive Stanley Cup victories in the early sixties. He was known as a tough, ageless player who wanted nothing more than to be in the crease night after night. He spent eleven seasons with the Leafs, playing well into his forties. After his retirement,
Bower
's legend only grew--he became one of the most beloved Leafs alumni, an icon for his performance on the ice and his generous heart off of it. In
Bower
, Dan Robson shares the never-before-told stories of
Johnny
's life and career, drawing on interviews with those who knew and loved him best."--From publisher.
Genre:
Biographies.
Holds:
0
Copy/Holding information
Location
Collection
Call No.
Item type
Status
Central Library
Adult Biography
796.962092 B786r
Adult books
Checked in
Add Copy to MyList
Sackville Public Library
Adult Biography
796.962092 B786r
Adult books
Damaged
Add Copy to MyList
Horizon Information Portal 3.24_8902M
© 2001-2013
SirsiDynix
All rights reserved.