The Boys Are Back Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 22, 2025December 22, 20250 “Guess who just got back today…Them wild-eyed boys that had been away” – Thin Lizzy Sunday night, at Prudential Center, Jack Hughes, Timo Meier and Arseny Gritsyuk made their highly anticipated returns for the New Jersey Devils while hosting the Buffalo Sabres. The trio of returning Devils will unquestionably boost New
Jim Doyle On The Challenges Of Hockey Officiating Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 16, 2025December 16, 20250 Being an NHL On-Ice or Off-Ice Official requires lots of training and patience. It can also be a roller coaster of a journey. You don’t simply wake up one morning and get a call from The NHL to come be one of their officials. No, there’s a lot that goes
Facing The Challenge Head On Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 15, 2025December 15, 20250 Preparation in The NHL is paramount if you’re hoping for a successful outcome. Every team and every player has its own strengths, skills, weaknesses and tendencies. So, even though some teams are more talented than others, a team that is better prepared and executes its plan better has a greater
Quinn Hughes Isn’t Walking Through That Door Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 14, 2025December 14, 20250 Well, that’s one way to shake up an ordinary Friday night. Similar to Friday, January 24th and Friday, January 31st of this year, Friday night, December 12th, is now known for being the night of one of the biggest blockbuster trades in recent NHL history. The Vancouver Canucks traded their Captain
Kate Whitman Annis and The Devils Youth Foundation Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 12, 2025December 12, 20250 It’s all about the kids! As New Jersey’s only “true” Big Four professional sports team, the Devils carry a responsibility to the community that is not shared by other franchises. As such, the Devils Youth Foundation is a key piece of the organization’s community efforts. After all, the foundation’s mission is
Blittner’s Blue Line: An Olympic-Sized Mess Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 9, 2025December 9, 20250 What a mess! Somehow, someway, the one thing NHL players were looking forward to the most has now become a mess of epic proportions. The blame doesn’t lie at The NHL’s feet. No, the blame lies with The IIHF. After all, how do you screw up the size of the ice
Blittner’s Blue Line: Team USA GM Bill Guerin Talks Olympic Decisions Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 6, 2025December 6, 20250 The 2026 Winter Olympics are just two months away and yet, there’s still a lot to do before we get there. Regarding the men’s ice hockey tournament, each team will announce its roster around the start of the new year, which means there are still several decisions left to be
Take Two On The Celebration Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 4, 2025December 4, 20250 Let’s try this again. Monday night, against the Columbus Blue Jackets, New Jersey Devils’ defenseman Brenden Dillon played in his 1,000th career NHL game. But the game and milestone were marred by several fights, an injury suffered by Dillon in the second period and a loss for New Jersey. Wednesday night,
Brenden Dillon Joins 1,000 Game Club, Gets Hurt, In Fight-Filled Spectacle Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 2, 2025December 2, 20250 "There's no more honorable player in this league than Brenden Dillon," Devils Head Coach Sheldon Keefe said after Dillon's 1,000th game. "He plays as hard and honest a game as anybody in The League." Monday night, at Prudential Center, the New Jersey Devils planned to celebrate Dillon’s achievement by hosting the
Devils Celebrate Hockey Fights Cancer Night Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - November 30, 2025November 30, 20250 It’s not often that on-ice rivalries take a backseat in hockey. But Saturday night at Prudential was Hockey Fights Cancer Night for the New Jersey Devils, who hosted their rivals, the Philadelphia Flyers. It is one of The NHL’s most beloved initiatives as it not only brings awareness to a terrible
