A treasured picture with Johnny Bower and Mike Palmateer
Hockey fans and collectors filed into the William Lea room Sunday to attend the Toronto Card Show. At one point, the lineup to get an autograph from Mike Palmateer and/or Johnny Bower spilled out the west door. Here we see a fan who looks to be a rose between two old hockey thorns (at least to the opposing teams). Does anyone know if Johnny Bower ever guessed when he first settled between the pipes in 1943 that he would live on to become an autograph-signing sensation to legions of fans. Bower, 91, was known as the Great Wall of China for his capacity to block the puck.
