Arrested During Stanley Cup Playoffs

Yesterday I referred to a Slovakian report about a former NHL prospect who was arrested for murder.

Way back in the 1943 Stanley Cup playoffs an NHL player was arrested by the FBI.

Detroit's tough guy defenseman Jimmy Orlando was arrested and charged with draft evasion. He was accused of falsifying documents that stated he was employed in an essential war job and therefore free from military service.

Orlando was found guilty of the charges. He was able to avoid jail time by enlisting in the Canadian army.

Orlando did survive the war, but he never returned to the NHL. He continued to play senior hockey mostly in the Montreal and Valleyfield, Quebec regions.

You can read the full Jimmy Orlando biography here.