New Jersey Devils & Related Hockey Links for 12/25/24
Christmas came early this week! Here are your links for today:
Devils Links
The Devils dropped off an utterly delightful Christmas gift on Monday as they delivered yet another smothering effort, this time against the Rangers. Devils took this one 5-0. [Devils NHL]
Just incredible stuff:
OH MY GOD.
The #NJDevils just played the video of Rangers fans cheering when Jack Hughes got drafted.Jack bursted out into laughter when they showed him on the jumbotron. pic.twitter.com/a3bwQogl5j
— Daniel Amoia (@daniel_amoia) December 23, 2024
“I’m really lucky to be a Devil and we have great fans. I love how much they have my back. I look up in the stands and see a million 86 jerseys, I think this fanbase loves me and I love playing here.”
– #NJDevils Jack Hughes
— Daniel Amoia (@daniel_amoia) December 23, 2024
This has been a fun stretch:
They’ve done it:
112 is the fewest shots on goal allowed by a team over a 7-game span in NHL history*.
*(Shots on goal have been recorded at the game level since 1959) https://t.co/L3P89UkRpo
— CJ Turtoro (@CJTDevil) December 24, 2024
Luke is having a great sophomore season:
Hughes is the fastest defenceman in the NHL and his pairing with Brett Pesce has been arguably the top two-way unit in the league this season. Not bad for a sophomore. #NJDevils https://t.co/i5htFaAdiG pic.twitter.com/1hig5hAdoO
— JFresh (@JFreshHockey) December 24, 2024
Hockey Links
The 2025 IIHF World Junior Championship gets underway on Thursday. Here’s the schedule if you’re interested in watching: [NHL.com]
What’s going on in Vancouver with J.T. Miller and Elias Pettersson? [The Hockey News]
“Patrik Laine said on Monday that he requested a trade from the Columbus Blue Jackets last season because others in the organization weren’t as committed to winning as he was and it felt like the club was in an endless cycle of losing.” [The Athletic ($)]
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