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Object ID |
2013.55.75 |
Object Name |
Video Recording |
Title |
Johnny Bower Interview |
Scope & Content |
Johnny Bower interview, c. 2013. Digitized MP4 with a viewing time of 00:40:29. (Johnny is interviewed about his recollections of other ice hockey players). 00:24Maurice 'Rocket' Richard: great hockey player, great competitor, dangerous around the net, had more trouble with him scoring goals than any other player, quiet person off the ice; fire in his eyes; played his hockey hard, great competitor, great guy to have on your team 02:28After 8 years in the minors talks about his first NHL game against Montreal: Richard scored a hat trick, he tried to break my concentration, they all did but as a goalie you can't pull up, this was the pre-mask era, "You've got one head and you want to keep it" 04:52Gordie Howe: strong player, enemies on the ice and friends off it, he was quick and strong 06:49He kept a book about the scorers, Richard was accurate with his shot, had a good centre man with Beliveau who was a playmaker 08:05Was Richard the guy you had the most respect for as a goalie: had the most trouble with him 08:58Gordie Howe as a competitor: scary but he would never try to shoot a puck around his head, had great respect for him and the players, as a goalie he would try to protect the players from hitting a post and getting hurt; talks about Punch Imlach, "You have to listen to your coach whether you like him or not" 12:53Jean Beliveau: admires him as a player and as a person, great guy off the ice, great centre man, great captain, always polite 16:20Bobby Orr: top notch defenceman, could skate and carry the puck, had a good accurate shot 19:30On the Toronto fans: they were the best, if you work hard the fan will be with you, "I believe in hard work in practise and in the game" 20:11Jacques Plante: great goaltender, have to rate him high 21:08Terry Sawchuk: was the worst goal tender in practise 14:20After retirement he worked as a practice goalie and a goalie coach, then did 3 years scouting in the Juniors Sound bites on players: 25:56Maurice 'Rocket' Richard: dynamite, the one player I hate to see come at me 26:03Jean Beliveau: great man, not only a great hockey player but a great man off the ice, a gentleman and one of the best centre men in the league 26:14Gordie Howe: a great hockey player, tough guy, a competitor who hated to lose 26:41Bobby Orr: admired him as a player and a gentleman, great offensive hockey player 27:19Jacques Plante: hoped he enjoyed my pads (referring to Plante getting his goalie pads), a tremendous record 28:05Were there goalies you modelled yourself after: remembers listening to Foster Hewitt when growing up, liked the Boston goalie whose nickname was "Mr. Zero", I wanted that name 28:38Favourite memories: wonderful ones, especially at the Maple Leaf Gardens, "a childhood dream come true", on winning the Stanley Cup "I wanted it bad as a child" 29:34As a player who was the greatest you saw: the Rocket, he was a gentleman to me 32:00Gordie Howe: talks about playing against him as a junior and their friendship off the ice, he was big and strong and wanted to win all the time, never give up attitude, kept in shape, an all round athlete, his style:55 of play was tough when he had to be, played his own game 36:55Punch Imlach: Punch was a very strict and demanding coach and I liked that, I liked hard work; had to be good to make it since there were only 6 teams at that time, that was the reason he spent so long in the minors, hard to break in, he never gave up, I didn't want anybody to score against me, Punch got a good defense in front of him, admired Punch, needed the hard work in practise |
Year Range from |
1945 |
Year Range to |
1969 |
People |
Bower, Johnny Richard, Maurice Imlach, Punch Howe, Gordie Orr, Bobby Beliveau, Jean Worlsley, Gump Hull, Dennis |
Search Terms |
Ice hockey NHL National Hockey League New York Rangers Toronto Maple Leafs Johnny Bower Interview |