Dan Rice
Dan Rice is in his 6th year of reporting for THW & has covered NJ Devils home games for 12+ years at various websites. His career began working for legendary broadcaster/writer Stan Fischler from 2002-04 & an internship at the ECHL. He also has written for the NWHL (nwhl.zone) for the past two years.
Author's Posts
Vatanen Confident Devils Will Rebound From Opening Night Flop
October 5th, 2019 It certainly wasn’t the ideal opening to the season, but New Jersey Devils defenseman Sami Vatanen isn’t about to push the panic button just yet. And rightfully so. It’s just one game. But the Devils were cruising along with a 4-0 lead in the second period against the Winnipeg Jets who looked like they had played a game the night...
Riveters Reboot Nearly Complete After Signing Dosdall and Leary
September 24th, 2019 For a good portion of this off-season, the Metropolitan Riveters had the least amount of players signed as the other four NWHL teams kept announcing signings of players in bunches. Fast forward to today and now the Rivs now have 19 players on their roster for the upcoming season, currently the second-most behind the defending Isobel Cup...
New-Look Devils May Be a Force to Be Reckoned With
September 23rd, 2019 Jesper Boqvist had every right to be excited about his performance against the New York Islanders in a preseason game in which he potted two goals. That performance may have catapulted the highly touted prospect onto the New Jersey Devils opening night roster. But after the game the 20-year-old from Stockholm, Sweden was having none of...
Riveters and Whitecaps Add Experience and Depth
September 18th, 2019 Over the past week, NWHL teams have begun to hit the ice for their training camps ahead of the league’s fifth season and during that time the last two Isobel Cup champions have added a total of seven players to their rosters. The Metropolitan Riveters recently came to terms with three defenders, one of which has NWHL experience. The...
Devils Defense A Work In Progress, But on the Rise
September 17th, 2019 Last season was undoubtedly a nightmare for the New Jersey Devils across the board. Offense, goaltending, and defense need to be better for them to have a successful season. Adding players like Jack Hughes and Nikita Gusev should help clear up the scoring problems and in goal, Mackenzie Blackwood is expected to take the next step in his...
Devils Links to Lamoriello Era Dwindling
September 10th, 2019 It’s been four years and two months since Lou Lamoriello left the New Jersey Devils to accept the General Manager position with the Toronto Maple Leafs (July 2015). His successor, Ray Shero, wasn’t exactly left with a stockpile of talent but now with the 2019-20 NHL season on the horizon, there are only 13 players left within the...
