The New Jersey Devils announced today that the team has re-signed forward Marc McLaughlin to a one-year, two-way contract. The contract details for 2026-27 are as follows: $850,000 at the NHL level and $350,000 at the American Hockey League (AHL) level. The announcement was made by General Manager Sunny Mehta and Devils’ Assistant General Manager/Utica Comets General Manager Braden Birch.
McLaughlin, 26, played in seven games with New Jersey in 2025-26, after being sidelined for the majority of the season due to an upper-body injury. McLaughlin returned to play on Feb. 15, 2026, with New Jersey’s AHL affiliate in Utica, where he logged a season-high three points (1g-2a). He played in 23 games with the Comets and tallied 14 points (6g-8a).
McLaughlin was acquired by New Jersey on March 7, 2025, in a trade with the Boston Bruins in exchange for defenseman Daniil Misyul. He finished the 2024-25 season playing in 16 games with Utica (6 assists, 11 penalty minutes, and +5 rating), while also appearing in two games with New Jersey. He logged his New Jersey debut and recorded his first Devils point, an assist, on April 15 against his former club in Boston.
Before the trade, he split the 2024-25 season in the NHL/AHL between Boston (12 games played, 2g) and Providence (34gp, 5g-9a). In parts of four NHL seasons, all with Boston, he played 26 games and scored six goals with 10 penalty minutes.
The 6’0”, 200lbs. center has skated in 208 career AHL games with Utica and Providence and recorded 78 points (32g-46a) with 102 penalty minutes. He also played in eight Calder Cup playoff contests, all with Providence, and scored one goal.
Born on July 26, 1999, in North Billerica, MA, the Bruins signed McLaughlin as an undrafted free agent on March 15, 2022. McLaughlin played four years at Boston College (Hockey East) from 2018-19 to 2021-22. He totaled 76 career points (40g-36a) in 130 contests and served as captain in his junior and senior years.
