{"id":388315,"date":"2026-01-03T12:05:21","date_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:05:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/388315\/"},"modified":"2026-01-03T12:05:21","modified_gmt":"2026-01-03T12:05:21","slug":"devils-december-revelation-olympic-rosters-revealed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/388315\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils December Revelation; Olympic Rosters Revealed"},"content":{"rendered":"

Multiple New Jersey Devils<\/a> were named to their respective countries rosters on Friday for the 2026 Winter Olympics, and upwards of seven players are heading to Milan. Ondrej Palat was previously named as one of the first six players on Czechia\u2019s roster, and although they haven\u2019t officially revealed their team, the assumption is Simon Nemec will be there as well.<\/p>\n

You could assume the Devils will have eight players at the Olympics. More on the selections below.<\/p>\n

Also in New Jersey, what we learned about the Devils last month.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Pittsburgh\u2019s got more deals in them, Toronto\u2019s captain is heating up, and so is a young Hab.<\/p>\n

Let\u2019s do that hockey.<\/p>\n

Devils Trade Rumors & News<\/p>\n

New Jersey Hockey Now: On Friday, USA and Sweden revealed their rosters for the 2026 Winter Olympics.<\/p>\n

For Team USA, Jack Hughes<\/a> is heading to Milan to represent the red, white, and blue.<\/p>\n

For Sweden, Jesper Bratt<\/a> & Jacob Markstrom<\/a> will wear the Tre Kronor.<\/p>\n

Devils Rink Report: We had another great episode yesterday, with special guest Pasha Eshghi of Spittin\u2019 Chiclets and Game Notes. We chatted Dougie Hamilton<\/a> vetoing multiple deals, Sheldon Keefe\u2019s security, Tom Fitzgerald\u2019s as well, and much more \ud83d\udc47\ud83c\udffc<\/p>\n<\/p>\n

Be sure to like and subscribe to\u00a0Devils Rink Report<\/a>, and turn on those notifications for when we go LIVE every Friday on YouTube!<\/p>\n

PLUS! Subscribe to the\u00a0New Jersey Hockey Now Newsletter<\/a>\u00a0for all of our work straight to your inbox!<\/p>\n

The Athletic ($): From Shayna Goldman, here\u2019s what we learned<\/a> about the Devils in December.<\/p>\n

NHL Trade Talk, News, & National Hockey Now<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: The Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a> have been wheelin\u2019 & dealin\u2019. GM Kyle Dubas is seemingly collecting the young, unwanted talent in other organizations, and trying to give them a new home. Dan Kingerski say\u2019s there\u2019s more to come.<\/p>\n

San Jose Hockey Now: Alex Wennberg was named as a teammate to Bratt on Sweden at the 2026 Winter Olympics. Earlier this year, I wrote he\u2019d make for a strong 3C option for the Devils. However, it sounds like he wants to remain with the San Jose Sharks<\/a>. (+)<\/p>\n

Colorado Hockey Now:\u00a0Despite how well he\u2019s played, perhaps this is why Team Canada left him off the roster. Devils fans know this feeling all too well. The Colorado Avalanche<\/a> placed Mackenzie Blackwood back on IR, after an unsuspecting injury.<\/p>\n

Montreal Hockey Now: Juraj Slafkovsky has seen a boost in his production this season. Here\u2019s how the Montreal Canadiens<\/a> forwarded has increased his scoring.<\/p>\n

Toronto Hockey Now: This could be good news for Team USA. Is Auston Matthews all the way back? The Toronto Maple Leafs<\/a> captain is heating up.<\/p>\n

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\t\tJames is the New Jersey Devils beat reporter for New Jersey Hockey Now on Sportsnaut and the PHWAs New … More about James Nichols<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Multiple New Jersey Devils were named to their respective countries rosters on Friday for the 2026 Winter Olympics,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":388316,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[3189,201,3723,5,1272,3170,576,151,5185,5184,4,106],"class_list":{"0":"post-388315","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-jersey-devils","8":"tag-2026-winter-olympics","9":"tag-devils","10":"tag-devils-news","11":"tag-hockey","12":"tag-jack-hughes","13":"tag-jesper-bratt","14":"tag-new-jersey","15":"tag-new-jersey-devils","16":"tag-newjersey","17":"tag-newjerseydevils","18":"tag-nhl","19":"tag-nhl-news"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/115831080467623828","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388315","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=388315"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/388315\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/388316"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=388315"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=388315"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=388315"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}