Johnny Mowers

Johnny Mowers
Date of birth	October 29, 1916
place of birth	Niagara Falls , Ontario , Canada
date of death	December 7, 1995
size	175 cm
Weight	84 kg
position	goalkeeper
Catch hand	Left
Career stations
1935-1939	Niagara Falls Cataracts
1939-1940	Detroit Pontiacs Omaha Knights
1940-1943	Detroit Red Wings
1943-1944	Toronto RCAF
1945-1946	Wembley Lions
1946-1947	Detroit Red Wings
1947-1948	Indianapolis Capitals

John Thomas "Johnny" Mowers (born October 29, 1916 in Niagara Falls , Ontario ; † December 7, 1995 ) was a Canadian ice hockey goalkeeper and coach who played for the Detroit Red Wings in the National Hockey League from 1940 and 1947 .

Career

During his junior years, Mowers played for the Niagara Falls Cataracts in the OHA . He remained even after the rise of the senior camp at this team until 1939, 22 years ago by the scouts of the Detroit Red Wings was discovered.

But before moving to the NHL, he first played for the Detroit Pontiacs in the Michigan-Ontario Hockey Association and the Omaha Knights in the American Hockey Association . After Tiny Thompson ended his career in the Red Wings goal, Mowers got his chance and took it. In the following three years, he only missed a single game. With the Red Wings he reached the final series of the Stanley Cup in both 1941 and 1942 . In the first year the Red Wings were clearly defeated, in the second only barely.

Even during the regular 1942/43 season, he played outstandingly and was awarded the Vezina Trophy . In the playoffs, the wings reached the final again. After two home wins against the Boston Bruins , he did not concede a goal in either game at the Bruins and thus secured the Stanley Cup victory for his team.

After this success he interrupted his career and moved to the Second World War . During this time he gained his first experience as a coach in England at Wembley Lions .

When he returned to the Red Wings for the 1946/47 season, Harry Lumley had taken over the place as a regular goalkeeper. He came to only seven missions in the season and was active from the following season in the American Hockey League at the Indianapolis Capitals as a player-coach. Back problems caused him to end his career.

NHL statistics

	Seasons	Games	Victory cut	Conceded goal	Shutouts
Regular season	4th	152	0.428	2.56	15th
Playoffs	4th	32	0.594	2.55	2

Sporting successes

• Stanley Cup : 1943

Personal awards

• NHL First All-Star Team : 1978
• Vezina Trophy : 1943

Web links

• Johnny Mowers at hockeydb.com (English)
• Johnny Mowers at hockeygoalies.org
• Johnny Mowers at legendsofhockey.net (English)