CdnWingsFanEh 2 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Apparently Lidstrom was a private in the Swedish army! http://www.freep.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article...HN3dDADzHlZ8%3D Interesting read. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Must Kill 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 damn i learn something new everyday Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Zion 93 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I told you he was a trained killer. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
auxlepli 17 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 I meant to post this story yesterday but forgot. In any case I had to LOL when I read safety patrol. I was captain of my safety patrol in grade school. Of course it was like the Wild captains, rotated, certainly not like a Wings captain. lol Another great Albom article. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bender 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 Wow. Great post. There will never - ever - be another Steve Yzerman, and it's not as if I need any more reason to line up behind Lidstrom, but that just another fascinating piece to the puzzle. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
eva unit zero 271 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 It's not as fascinating as you might think. Military service in Sweden is mandatory. More impressive than Nick being a private: Dr. Ruth was a sniper. Despite her diminutive height of 4 feet 7 inches, she was trained as a sniper. [1] Westheimer was seriously wounded in action by an exploding shell during the 1948 Arab-Israeli War, and it was several months before she was able to walk again. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Bender 0 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 It's not as fascinating as you might think. Military service in Sweden is mandatory. More impressive than Nick being a private: Dr. Ruth was a sniper. I meant the part about him being basically taking care of himself (more or less) out on his own in order to play hockey before he entered the service. Like I said, I had plenty of faith in him as our captain before, but I think that story just gives us a little more insight about how he came to be the solid foundation of the Red Wings that he is today. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Detroit # 1 Fan 2,204 Report post Posted April 13, 2007 If we told him agme 2 was for Sweden , Think He'd hit Phaneuf ? Seriously , Wow , Nick in the army , sorta hard to imagine. He seems like such a peaceful dude Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
