The Retirement Thread

[Mark H.]

On 2024-04-12 at 11:37 AM, kelownabomberfan said:

wow goalie at age 50.  I bet he was going through a lot of Advil lol...

His knees should be able to forecast all types of weather.

[SpeedFlex27]

On 2024-04-12 at 10:37 AM, kelownabomberfan said:

wow goalie at age 50.  I bet he was going through a lot of Advil lol...

Johnny Bower may have been in his 50's when he played for the Leafs & won their last Stanley Cup in 1967. 

[rebusrankin]

Sawchuck was something like 38 and he was the young dude in that duo.

[kelownabomberfan]

Goalies everywhere still owe a debt of gratitude to the innovator...Jacques Strap...

 

[Goalie]

As a former goaltender in hockey, still play from time to time but the knees don’t cooperate as much but as a former goaltender, terry sawchuck was a local hero for sure. Believe he died young tho but dude lived in the area i grew up in and the old incinarena was renamed to honor him. Terry grew up on Melbourne avenue in East Kildonan. I grew up about 10 streets away. Legend 

it’s still crazy to me that he died because him and a friend got into a bit of a brawl and yup. Weeks later he passed away. Also crazy that he’s buried in Michigan 

Edited August 3, 2024 by Goalie

[SpeedFlex27]

13 hours ago, rebusrankin said:

Sawchuck was something like 38 and he was the young dude in that duo.

Kids...

[SpeedFlex27]

On 2024-08-02 at 1:36 PM, rebusrankin said:

Sawchuck was something like 38 and he was the young dude in that duo.

Nobody really knew when Bower was born. It was crazy.

[GCn20]

On 2024-08-05 at 1:41 AM, SpeedFlex27 said:

Nobody really knew when Bower was born. It was crazy.

I heard it was chiseled on a stone tablet that he kept in his yard....but unfortunately it was all in Roman numerals.