Jack Bownass
| Jack Bownass | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 | |||
| Born |
July 27, 1930 Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Died |
February 10, 2010 (aged 79) Winnipeg, Manitoba, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Defense | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
Montreal Canadiens New York Rangers | ||
| Playing career | 1950–1971 | ||
John Jack Bownass (July 27, 1930 – February 10, 2010) was a professional ice hockey player who played 80 games in the National Hockey League. He played with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba.
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established a second Canada men's national ice hockey team in 1967, to increase the available pool of players at the 1968 Winter Olympics, and Father David Bauer recruited Bownass to coach the second team which was based in Ottawa.[1]
Awards and achievements[]
- MJHL Second All-Star Team (1949)
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1950)
- IHL Second All-Star Team (1951)
- QHL First All-Star Team (1958)
- MJHL First All-Star Team Coach (1966)
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1966)
- "Honoured Member" of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
References[]
- ^ Oliver, Greg (2017). Father Bauer and the Great Experiment: The Genesis of Canadian Olympic Hockey. Toronto, Ontario: ECW Press. pp. 191–195. ISBN 978-1-77041-249-1.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- Jack Bownass's biography at Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame
- Jack Bownass' obituary
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