Kraut line

The Kraut line were a trio of Boston Bruins players who played on the same NHL forward line: center Milt Schmidt, left wing Woody Dumart, and right wing Bobby Bauer.

The trio played almost 1,900 NHL games with the Bruins, but put their careers on hold during World War II to serve in the Royal Canadian Air Force.

In the midst of World War II, the line enlisted with the Royal Canadian Air Force as a trio in 1942.

[4] On February 10, 1942, their last game before reporting for duty, the line accounted for half of the 22 points in goals and assists that the Bruins accumulated on the way to an 8–1 victory over Montreal at the Boston Garden.

[5][6] Not long after enlisting, the trio played for the Ottawa RCAF Flyers, helping them to win the 1942 Allen Cup.