BottleOfSmoke 5,965 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 In honor of Veterans Day, are there any well known NHLers who were also vets? And a big thank you to any LGW vets and lurkers! 3 Euro_Twins, Hockeymom1960 and MabusIncarnate reacted to this Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
haroldsnepsts 4,826 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Henrik Zetterberg. http://redwings.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=691018 And I seem to remember a discussion a while back where they said all Finnish players too, because of the mandatory military service. Not sure about North American players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
BottleOfSmoke 5,965 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 http://www.thehockeynews.com/articles/29259-THNcom-Top-10-Hockey-war-veterans.html?app=noRedirect Here's an article from 2009, but no current/more recent players. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Johnny Bower....not sure why he wasn't in that list....just turned 90 the other day as well. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
GMRwings1983 8,794 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Conn Smythe served in both World Wars. Syl Apps enlisted in WWII when he was one of the best players in the league. He missed a few seasons. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
toby91_ca 620 Report post Posted November 11, 2014 Conn Smythe would be in a different category though (owner, not player) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites