John Jack Bownass (July 27, 1930 – February 10, 2010) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played 80 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens and New York Rangers from 1958 to 1961. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1950 to 1971, was spent in the minor leagues. He was born and died in Winnipeg, Manitoba.[citation needed]
| 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 | ||
| National team |
 Canada | ||
| Playing career | 1950–1971 | ||
The Canadian Amateur Hockey Association established a second Canadian national 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]
Career statistics edit
Regular season and playoffs edit
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1946–47 | Winnipeg Rangers | MJHL | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1947–48 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1948–49 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 29 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 16 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1949–50 | Winnipeg Black Hawks | MJHL | 36 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 76 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 12 | ||
| 1950–51 | Sarnia Sailors | IHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1950–51 | Detroit Hettche | IHL | 43 | 6 | 7 | 13 | 101 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | ||
| 1951–52 | Shawinigan Falls Cataractes | QSHL | 49 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 84 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1952–53 | Chicoutimi Sagueneens | QSHL | 38 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 59 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1953–54 | Sherbrooke Saints | QSHL | 71 | 9 | 17 | 26 | 111 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | ||
| 1954–55 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 56 | 5 | 27 | 32 | 88 | 14 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | ||
| 1955–56 | Seattle Americans | WHL | 65 | 10 | 22 | 32 | 131 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1956–57 | Trois-Rivières Lions | QSHL | 62 | 7 | 16 | 23 | 75 | 4 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 4 | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Canadiens | NHL | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1957–58 | Montreal Royals | QSHL | 61 | 3 | 31 | 34 | 120 | 7 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 21 | ||
| 1958–59 | New York Rangers | NHL | 35 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1958–59 | Buffalo Bisons | AHL | 21 | 3 | 9 | 12 | 26 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | New York Rangers | NHL | 37 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 34 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1959–60 | Springfield Indians | AHL | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1960–61 | Kitchener Beavers | EPHL | 70 | 1 | 36 | 37 | 110 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 12 | ||
| 1961–62 | New York Rangers | NHL | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1961–62 | Kingston Beavers | EPHL | 62 | 6 | 40 | 46 | 119 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 1962–63 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 67 | 4 | 24 | 28 | 55 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 1963–64 | Los Angeles Blades | WHL | 53 | 2 | 19 | 21 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1963–64 | Baltimore Clippers | AHL | 15 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 27 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1966–67 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1967–68 | Hull Nationals | QUE Sr | 24 | 0 | 13 | 13 | 21 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1968–69 | Ottawa Nationals | OHA Sr | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1969–70 | Canadian National Team | Intl | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Jacksonville Rockets | EHL | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1970–71 | Omaha Knights | CHL | — | — | — | — | — | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| QSHL totals | 337 | 26 | 98 | 124 | 537 | 30 | 2 | 12 | 14 | 37 | ||||
| NHL totals | 80 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International edit
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Canada | WC | 7 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 12 | |
| 1969 | Canada | WC | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 16 | |||
Awards and achievements edit
- MJHL Second All-Star Team (1949)[citation needed]
- MJHL First All-Star Team (1950)[citation needed]
- IHL Second All-Star Team (1951)[citation needed]
- QSHL First All-Star Team (1958)[citation needed]
- MJHL First All-Star Team Coach (1966)[citation needed]
- Turnbull Cup MJHL Championship (1966)[citation needed]
- Honoured Member of the Manitoba Hockey Hall of Fame[citation needed]
References edit
- ^ 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 edit
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or 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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