During the afternoon, current members of the Devils joined the prospects for lunch, imparting wisdom and answered questions from the prospects. Palmieri, Schneider, Greene and Ben Lovejoy sat with the young NHL hopefuls' and bonded over their meals.
Following lunch, the veterans and prospects all joined together to listen to former NHLer Kevin Stevens. Stevens shared his battle with addiction, an intervention and his story of loss and survival on his journey to sobriety. The message was clear to all in the room and his speech served as a lesson to the young minds. Stevens message pushed the Devils to continue to make the best decisions in life, especially as they navigate the world of the NHL.
By 4:30 p.m. the skates were traded in for casual footwear as the Devils prospects boarded a bus to Citi Field where the club bonded over a New York Mets game. The Devils' players, coaches and staff were all treated to a luxury box-experience, where the hometown team defeated the Philadelphia Phillies on Thursday night.