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The annual IIHF World Championships begin today in Finland. Seven New Jersey Devils players will represent four different nations in this year’s tourney from Nico Hischier to Jon Gillies. Fans can discuss all of the action from the WCs here in this open post.

Ahead of the 2022 NHL Draft Lottery, it is time to look back five years and evaluate how the New Jersey Devils draft picks in 2017 turned out. Nico Hischier has been great. Read on to find out about the other ten selections.

Earlier today, the New Jersey Devils held the second of two final media sessions for the 2021-22 season. This post is a reaction to what was revealed by Jesper Bratt, Pavel Zacha, and much of what Lindy Ruff said today.

With this atrocious season behind us, Devils fans can finally look forward to offseason events which should hopefully find the missing pieces needed to boost this team to the playoffs.

This post will take a look at how the Utica Comets are shaping up for the 2021-22 AHL season. It will focus on what personnel changes have occurred for both the coaching staff and players as well as take a look at how the roster is shaping up for various prospects.

Six Devils played in Tuesdays final group stage day of the 2021 IIHF Mens World Championship

What Type of Prospects Would Supplement the Devils Prospect Pool? The New Jersey Devils prospect pool has grown in quality and depth over the past few years. In today’s post, we’ll look at what type of prospects could be added to help address areas of weakness in the system. Share this story Photo by Chris Tanouye/Getty Images The New Jersey Devils have a plethora of young players on their NHL roster and a prospect pool that has a fair bit of depth and quality. The 2021 NHL Draft in July wi...

This morning in New Jersey and this late afternoon in Riga, the 2021 IIHF World Championships begin. Six players in the New Jersey Devils organization will represent their nations in this year’s tourney from Nico Hischier to Matt Hellickson. Fans can discuss all of the action from the WCs here in this open post.

Photo by Andy Devlin/NHLI via Getty Images Once again, the New Jersey Devils did not make the Stanley Cup Playoffs in the 2021 season. You probably know that already. However, neither of the Devils’ two most hated rivals also not made it. You can (probably) enjoy one of the greatest tournaments in sports without worrying about having any success rubbed in the face of our favorite team. The passion, the intensity, the action, and the drama of the Stanley Cup Playoffs is rarely matched. Th...

New Jersey Devils Prospect Update: 5/4/21 Share this story Photo by Andre Ringuette/NHLI via Getty Images Welcome to the 30th week of the 2020-21 New Jersey Devils prospect update! It was highlighted by Arseni Gritsyuk becoming a Gagarin Cup Champion when Avangard Omsk won the KHL title. The club rewarded him with a 2 year contract extension. Also, Akira Schmid stopped all but one shot in the opening round of the USHL playoffs as he remains on fire. Over in Europe, Benjamin Baumgartner’s move...