Posts About "Nick Lappin"
Nick Lappin: Developing Devil
December 18th, 2017 After spending more than half of last season (43 games) with the New Jersey Devils you couldn’t blame Nick Lappin if he was supremely disappointed when he was one of the final roster cuts before the NHL season started and began the 2017-18 season in the AHL with the Binghamton Devils. Instead of going to the minors and sulking, Lappin...
Albany Devils February Review
February 27th, 2017 In February the Albany Devils experienced the ebbs and flows of the grind of an American Hockey League season. Every time the team looked like it was going to step up and become the class of the North Division, they would encounter a hiccup or two. Through it all the club is essentially where it has been, second place, for the majority...
Q & A with the Capitals' Nate Schmidt
January 30th, 2017 If you’ve ever had the chance to speak to defenseman Nate Schmidt of the Washington Capitals or watched him do an interview, you’d surely remember it. The 25-year-old from St. Cloud, Minnesota makes you instantly feel like he’s known you for years with his easy-going, laid-back personality. That personality is probably a reason why...
Repeat Pieri Award for Albany's Kowalsky?
January 3rd, 2017 Earning the Louis A.R. Pieri Memorial Award as the top head coach in the American Hockey League is quite the accomplishment. Winning it twice is a special feat. Take the award home in consecutive seasons and you're in rare company. Since the award was established in 1967-68, three coaches have earned the award twice: Bob McCammon...
New Jersey's November Review
November 30th, 2016 Since the year 2000, 78 percent of teams in a playoff position at American Thanksgiving have qualified for the Stanley Cup playoffs. That news bodes well for the New Jersey Devils, who were holding down a playoff spot as a Wild Card team on Turkey Day. It's somewhat remarkable given long stretches without Taylor Hall and Michael...
Bennett & Lappin Give Devils Depth
November 25th, 2016 The New Jersey Devils are still a work in progress, and with their top gun Taylor Hall sidelined for at least two more weeks after knee surgery, they need contributions on the scoresheet from everyone until he comes back. In their most recent win, a wild 5-4 shootout win over the Toronto Maple Leafs, it was Beau Bennett who finally...
Q & A with Devante Smith-Pelly
November 3rd, 2016 Devante Smith-Pelly may have set the bar unreasonably high with the white-hot start to his career with the New Jersey Devils (more on that below) after being acquired last on trade deadline day last season, but he is proving to be a valuable player with the team. DSP seems to be a solid fit with the young core of players that the...
Albany Devils Hope Kids Are All Right
October 13th, 2016 Following the 1993-94 season, the AHL Albany River Rats lost five of their top eight scorers. The next season, rookie forward Steve Sullivan lead the club in scoring with 81 points. Current Albany Devils assistant coach and then-rookie forward Sergei Brylin was fifth on the squad with 54 points. During the Calder Cup playoffs, rookie...
Q & A with New Jersey Devils Prospect Nick Lappin
July 15th, 2016 An opportunity has arisen for New Jersey Devils prospect Nick Lappin, and so far he has taken full advantage of it without showing signs of slowing down. Over the past 14 months, there has been tremendous turnover within the organization — from the front office all the way down to the team’s minor-league affiliate, the Albany Devils....
