Devils’ Food For Thought Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - September 29, 2025September 29, 20250 It’s that time. The NHL pre-season is entering its homestretch and teams are beginning to finalize their Opening Night rosters. For the New Jersey Devils, Sunday afternoon represented a chance to get a good, long look at most of their healthy players as they played a split-squad doubleheader; half the team
Devils Development Camp: Getting To Know Mason Moe Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - July 3, 2025July 3, 20250 It’s that time of year again. Some NHL prospects have heard their names called at the Entry Draft or they’ve signed with teams as undrafted free agents or have agreed to tryouts. Other prospects have completed their seasons and are hoping to impress the parent club in other ways. Either
Special Feature: Bobby Holik Talks Israeli, International And Youth Hockey Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - June 30, 2025June 30, 20250 With all the new emphasis on International Hockey, we thought it would be best to chat with a former celebrated NHLer who has been as involved with the international and youth game as anyone. His name is Bobby Holik and during his playing days, Holik won two Stanley Cups with the
The Return of Dougie Hamilton Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - April 17, 2025April 17, 20250 “He's baaaack!” Wednesday night, as the New Jersey Devils said goodbye to the regular season and prepared for the postseason, they welcomed a familiar face back into the fold. Dougie Hamilton, who had been out with a lower-body injury since being injured against the Dallas Stars on March 4th, returned to
The Stretch Run Starts Now Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - February 23, 2025February 23, 20250 Welcome Back! Now that The NHL's Four Nations Face-Off Tournament is over, the regular season can resume and it did so in a big way Saturday, featuring 14 games (28 teams in action). One of those games saw the New Jersey Devils host the Dallas Stars at Prudential Center. The result
Devils’ Weekend Of Disappointment Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - January 20, 2025January 20, 20250 Is there a Doctor in the house? Sunday afternoon, the New Jersey Devils hosted the Ottawa Senators in the second half of a home back-to-back that included a 3-1 loss to the visiting Philadelphia Flyers Saturday afternoon. On Sunday, with a number of their players dealing with a bug – sources
The Battle Between Franchise Centers Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 22, 2024December 22, 20240 Centers, they’re among the most important people on a hockey team. Sure, it’s important to have stout goaltenders, a steady defense and the ability to roll four lines, but centers are usually the drivers of their lines and it helps when each of your pivots is strong at what they
The Battle Of The Backups Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 9, 2024December 9, 20240 Whoever said you need a stud starting goaltender to succeed? Ok, maybe that’s taking things a bit too far, but at least we’ve grabbed your attention. Obviously, over the course of a long season, it’s important to have a strong starting netminder. However, it’s also equally important to have a
HEADLINE: Luke Hughes Vs. Adam Larsson Hockeyology by Matthew Blittner - December 7, 2024December 11, 20240 It’s time to compare two former fourth-overall draft picks. These two players were drafted 10 years apart, play the same position, are similar in height and were selected by the same franchise. We’re of course talking about defensemen Adam Larsson and Luke Hughes. The New Jersey Devils drafted Larsson fourth
Devils East Meet Devils West Uncategorized by Matthew Blittner - November 11, 2024November 11, 20240 Talk about weird and awkward. Professional athletes spend so much time together that they literally become as close, or closer than family. So, when a player or players go to a different team, whether it's their choice or the team’s, it can be strange when they eventually play against their
