Hockey is less than three months away! And now you can make your hockey plans for the Devils’ 2025-26 regular-season thanks to the schedule release today! Here are some noteworthy items from the schedule and key dates to circle on your calendar.

The National Hockey League’s New Jersey Devils open their 43rd season on Thursday, Oct. 9, at Carolina, with a 7:00 p.m. puck drop. The 2025-26 season will open with a three-game road trip, which also includes visiting Tampa Bay on Saturday, Oct. 11, and Columbus on Monday, Oct. 13. The

The New Jersey Devils’ home opener for the 2025-26 regular season will be against the back-to-back defending Stanley Cup champion Florida Panthers on Oct. 16 at Prudential Center at 7 p.m. The remainder of the schedule will be released today at 1 p.m. ET.

The Buffalo Sabres have announced the upcoming schedule for the Prospects Challenge to be held at HarborCenter in Buffalo. The annual tournament will feature the Sabres, New Jersey Devils, Pittsburgh Penguins, Boston Bruins and Columbus Blue Jackets. Each team will play in three games from Sept. 11 to Sept. 15.

The Utica Comets General Manager, Dan MacKinnon, announced today that the team has signed defenseman Ryan Wheeler to an AHL contract for the 2025-26 season. Wheeler, 27, spent most of last season with the Adirondack Thunder, but made his AHL debut in Utica. He played in 62 games for the

In Belfast, Northern Ireland, the name Keefe is closely associated with ice hockey. But unlike in New Jersey or around the NHL, the first person who comes to mind isn’t Sheldon—it’s his younger brother, Adam. A legend in Belfast, Adam Keefe was honored over the weekend of June 7 as

The Utica Comets General Manager, Dan MacKinnon, announced today that the team has signed goaltender Jeremy Brodeur along with defensemen Dmitry Osipov, Austin Strand, and Jackson van de Leest to AHL contracts for the 2024-25 season. Brodeur, Osipov and Strand signed AHL one-way contracts, and van de Leest signed an

Hello from a bright and sunny summer day! We’ve officially entered the quieter stretch of the NHL calendar, but that doesn’t mean there’s nothing to talk about. Over the past few weeks, a lot has been happening behind the scenes, and now feels like the perfect time to reflect and