🚨 NHL to announce finalists for 2026 awards beginning tomorrow.
April 28 - Ted Lindsay
April 29 - Vezina
April 30 - Lady Byng
May 1 - Jack Adams
May 4 - Masterton
May 5 - Calder
May 6 - Selke
May 7 - Norris
May 8 - Hart
May 11 - Willie O'Ree
New Jersey Devils offseason:
UFAs
Zack MacEwen
Evgenii Dadonov
Brian Halonen
Mike Hardman
Ryan Schmelzer
Jonathan Gruden (group 6)
Nathan Legare (group 6)
Marc McLaughlin (group 6)
Dennis Cholowski
Colton White
RFAs
Arseny Gritsyuk
Paul Cotter
Xavier Parent
Dylan Wendt
Calen Addison
Simon Nemec
Nico Daws
Jakub Malek
Tyler Brennan
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It’s official. One of these 16 teams will be the 2026 #StanleyCup champions.
This postseason will see 6️⃣ teams who did not qualify last year, 7️⃣ with new head coaches & 4️⃣ who finished in the final four positions in their conference 365 days ago.
The #StanleyCup Playoffs begin April 18 (@ESPN, @NHL_On_TNT, @Sportsnet, @TVASports). #NHLStats
Scenarios: #Flames and #NJDevils can be eliminated from playoff contention tonight; #Canes look to win the Metro; #GoAvsGo within touching distance of the Presidents’ Trophy.
Jack Hughes since the Olympics:
• 12g | 20a | 32pts in 18 games
• leading NHL in assists
• leading NHL in points
• playing at a 146pt pace
• Devils are at a 100pt pace (11-7-0 record)
• scored/assisted on 9 game-winning goals
This guy is just a winner.