2015 NHL Draft
ROUND 1 | ROUND 2 | ROUND 3 | ROUND 4 | ROUND 5 | ROUND 6 | ROUND 7
SHARE
Share with your Friends


Devils send Merrill, Matteau to AHL

Wednesday, 09.25.2013 / 12:21 PM

By NHL.com Staff -  / Training Camp 2013 blog

Share with your Friends


Training Camp 2013 blog
Devils send Merrill, Matteau to AHL

The New Jersey Devils trimmed eight players from their training-camp roster, including defensemen Jon Merrill and Eric Gelinas, and forward Stefan Matteau. They will start the season in the American Hockey League with the Albany Devils.

The Devils also sent goalie Scott Wedgewood, defenseman Brandon Burlon, and forwards Rod Pelley, Tim Sestito and Mike Sislo to Albany. Defenseman Damon Severson was returned to his junior team, the Kelowna Rockets of the Western Hockey League.

New Jersey now has 28 players left in training camp -- three goalies, eight defensemen and 17 forwards.

Merrill and Gelinas should be part of the Devils' defense in the future. Gelinas, who has played the past two seasons in Albany, was the Devils' second-round pick (No. 54) in 2009. Merrill, who is entering his first full professional season after playing three seasons at the University of Michigan, was their second-round pick (No. 38) in 2010.

They were pushing in training camp, but there wasn't any room for them considering the Devils already have Andy Greene, Bryce Salvador, Anton Volchenkov, Adam Larsson, Mark Fayne, Marek Zidlicky and Peter Harrold. Alexander Urbom also is on the training-camp roster.

Matteau, who is 19 years old, was the Devils' first-round pick (No. 29) in 2012. He had three points in 17 games last season before being returned to his junior team.

NHL.TV™

NHL GameCenter LIVE™ is now NHL.TV™.
Watch out-of-market games and replays with an all new redesigned media player, mobile and connected device apps.

LEARN MORE

NHL Mobile App

Introducing the new official NHL App, available for iPhone, iPad and Android smartphones and tablets. A host of new features and improved functionality are available across all platforms, including a redesigned league-wide scoreboard, expanded news coverage, searchable video highlights, individual team experiences* and more. The new NHL App on your tablet also introduces new offerings such as 60fps video, Multitasking** and Picture-in-Picture.

*Available only for smartphones
** Available only for suported iPads
NHL.TV™ › SHOP.NHL.COM › NHL AUCTIONS › FOLLOW ON: FACEBOOK TWITTER