First Practice of 2026 | NOTEBOOK

The Devils are practicing for the first time in 2026 at the RWJBarnabas Health Hockey House inside Prudential Center.

Stay tuned to the notebook for the latest info, updates, interviews, videos and more from the practice session!

Practice Details

The Devils are on the ice for their Friday afternoon practice session. Defenseman Luke Hughes was held off the ice. It was a day off for him, "he's fine," per head coach Sheldon Keefe.

Judging from the lines, it appears that Juho Lammikko will be back in the lineup with Paul Cotter coming out.

"One, I've been wanting to get Lammikko back in. I liked his game previously," head coach Sheldon Keefe said. "Last time we scratched him and came back in I liked what he brought to the group. That's part of it.

"Cotter specifically, he's done good things. He's had good games. The consistency hasn't been there. That line at times has really good shifts and at times the momentum is going the other way. Sometimes it's in the same shift. ... I just wanted to change the dynamic of that line a little bit."

Hughes S A! Hughes S A!

Devils forward Jack Hughes was named to Team USA's 2026 Winter Olympic roster. He was a guest on the Today Show to talk about the honor.

Jack becomes the Devils' sixth player representative at the upcoming Games. Already named to their preliminary rosters, the Devils will also be represented by Nico Hischier, Timo Meier, and Jonas Siegenthaler with Switzerland, Ondrej Palat will represent Czechia, and Simon Nemec has been named to the Slovak roster.

Full story here.

Hughes wasn't the only Devils player added to Olympic rosters today. Team Sweden announced that forward Jesper Bratt and goaltender Jacob Markstrom will also represent their country in Italy.

More here.

He Said It (Olympics Edition):

Bratt on making Team Sweden roster: "I'm super excited and very proud and excited for a fun tournament. It's a tournament you dream of playing your whole life. Every scenario when you were younger being in an outdoor rink or playing street hockey it was playing for Sweden at the Olympics. A really special moment."

He Said It 2 (Olympics Edition):

Markstrom on possibly his last Olympic chance: "This may be my last chance. Next time (in 2030) I'll be 40."

He Said It 3 (Olympics Edition):

Jack Hughes on if “Free Bird” will return from the Four Nations: “The fans liked it a lot last year. Don’t know, that’s not what I’m going to be doing there, picking the music. That could be in the mix.”

Jack Hughes Solar System

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