Leo Scaglione Jr.
Leo is in his second year with THW. He covers the 3-Time Stanley Cup Champion New Jersey Devils and the Albany Devils of the American Hockey League. You can follow Leo on Twitter, @LeoScaglioneJr.
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Welcome Back: Scott Gomez’s Top 10 Moments with the New Jersey Devils
August 29th, 2014 Former New Jersey Devils center Scott Gomez is back with the team that drafted him 27th overall in the 1998 NHL Entry Draft. Invited back to the Devils on an unsigned tryout basis by General Manager Lou Lamoriello, Gomez is looking to resurrect a career that rapidly went downhill after he bolted from the Devils to the rival New York...
Devils Prospect Scott Wedgewood Ready to Command the Albany Crease
August 27th, 2014 Cory Schneider sits alone atop the depth chart at goaltender for the New Jersey Devils with Keith Kinkaid and Scott Clemmensen battling for the back-up spot behind him. One notch lower will be the likely starting goaltender for the Albany Devils during the 2014-15 season, 22-year old Scott Wedgewood. He will be entering his second full...
Devils Prospect Damon Severson Continues to Rapidly Develop
August 22nd, 2014 Defense wins championships and the New Jersey Devils have featured many prominent names on their blue line. From captain Scott Stevens to a pair of homegrown defensemen in Scott Niedermayer and Ken Daneyko, New Jersey’s defense from the 1990s through early 2000s helped raise a trio of Stanley Cup championship banners. Fast forward to...
After a Full Season in AHL, Stefan Matteau Matured and Motivated
August 18th, 2014 While Reid Boucher, Joe Whitney, Mike Sislo, Cam Janssen, and Tim Sestito got called up by the New Jersey Devils from their AHL affiliate in Albany during the 2013-14 season, one player that remained with the Albany Devils from start to finish was 20 year-old Stefan Matteau. After putting up a goal and two assists in 17 NHL games during...
Reid Boucher Determined and Driven to Make the NHL in 2014-15
August 13th, 2014 Reid Boucher burst onto the NHL scene with an assist and a momentous shootout goal in his NHL debut on December 4, 2013, with the New Jersey Devils. Now, heading into 2014-15, Boucher is determined to start the season with the big club even though the Devils have 14 forwards above him on their depth chart. A Look Back at 2013-14 Reid...
Underrated and Underappreciated, Patrik Elias Still a Devils Star
August 8th, 2014 During the offseason, The Hockey Writers will be doing a ten-part series on the success stories of the 2013-14 New Jersey Devils. Despite missing the postseason for the second consecutive spring, the Devils had a memorable season that they can build upon for the 2014-15 season. The final success story focuses on the underrated and...
