Johnny Bower, born John William Kiszkan on 8 November 1924 and nicknamed the China Wall, was a Ukrainian Canadian goaltender who died on 26 December 2017. After a long career in the minor leagues, where he led his teams to three Calder Cup championships, he made his National Hockey League debut with the New York Rangers at the age of 29. He is best known for his years with the Toronto Maple Leafs, with whom he won four Stanley Cups, including three in a row from 1962 to 1964. He was inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame and was named one of the 100 Greatest NHL Players in 2017. His song Honky the Christmas Goose reached number 29 on the CHUM chart in 1965.
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a Ukrainian-Canadian ice hockey goaltender
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who won four Stanley Cups during his career with the Toronto Maple Leafs
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