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Milt Schmidt and Porky Dumart were identified as two players to be called to Canada for compulsory training in the armed forces, potentially breaking up the Bruins' top line. Canadian authorities threatened to disallow any single men between the ages of 21 and 25 from leaving Canada to play ice hockey.[1] However, the two were not called to the forces and played another season for the Bruins.
Regular season
On December 9, 1941, the Chicago Blackhawks-Boston Bruins game would be delayed for over a half hour as United States President Franklin Delano Roosevelt declared that America was at war.[2]
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against Teams that qualified for the playoffs are highlighted in bold.
^"Two Members of Boston's Kraut Line May Not Be Allowed to Play in U.S.". Ottawa Citizen. September 18, 1941. p. 13.
^Duplacey, James (2008). Hockey's Book of Firsts. JG Press. p. 71. ISBN978-1-57215-037-9.
^Standings: NHL Public Relations Department (2008). Dave McCarthy; et al. (eds.). THE NATIONAL HOCKEY LEAGUE Official Guide & Record Book/2009. National Hockey League. p. 148. ISBN978-1-894801-14-0.