{"id":455510,"date":"2026-02-12T12:09:33","date_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:09:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/455510\/"},"modified":"2026-02-12T12:09:33","modified_gmt":"2026-02-12T12:09:33","slug":"devils-success-at-olympics-day-1-new-3rd-jerseys","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/455510\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils Success at Olympics Day 1; New 3rd Jersey’s"},"content":{"rendered":"

If the first day on Men\u2019s Olympic ice hockey taught us anything, it\u2019s that these games are going to be fast and physical. It will be interesting to see how the New Jersey Devils<\/a> present fair in the international pool.<\/p>\n

A bit more below on how day one went in Milan.<\/p>\n

In New Jersey, the Jersey jersey is going bye bye. However, a new alternate is comingnin 2026-27. More on that in the links below.<\/p>\n

Elsewhere, Juraj Slafkovsky\u2019s breakout, trouble in Colorado, and a broadway breakdown.<\/p>\n

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

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

New Jersey Hockey Now: According to a report, the Devils are getting another black alternate jersey<\/a> in 2026-27 as part of the upcoming \u201cHometown Remix\u201d initiative. <\/p>\n

Well, it was a good first day of Olympic hockey for the Devils in Milan. Slovakia upset Finland in a 4-1 victory. Simon Nemec registered a primary assist and was second to only Miro Heiskanen in time on ice.<\/p>\n

Then, Jesper Bratt dished a primary assist as well amid Sweden\u2019s 5-2 victory over Italy, which was probably too close for comfort.<\/p>\n

\"\"Via IIHF.com<\/p>\n

\ud83d\udcfa Devils Rink Report: On Friday\u2019s\u00a0Devils Rink Report<\/a>\u00a0I dove into exactly what I think the Jack Hughes problem is. More in the link.<\/p>\n

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Montreal Hockey Now: Now that\u2019s how you start the Winter Olympic games! Montreal Canadiens<\/a> phenom Juraj Slafkovsky broke out for Team Slovakia, scoring twice with the help of Devils defenseman Simon Nemec, routing Finland in a 4-1 win.<\/p>\n

Forever Blueshirts: What has been the best, worst, and most middling things about the New York Rangers<\/a> this season? It\u2019s\u2026 a lot to unpack.<\/p>\n

Pittsburgh Hockey Now: Seriously, who expected this from the Pittsburgh Penguins<\/a>? Here are the top-five most surprising things about the Pens this season which has them in playoff position.<\/p>\n

Colorado Hockey Now: The Colorado Avalanche<\/a> were on cruise control for the majority of the season. That was until the Olympic break neared. Here are three reasons why the Avs should be concerned in the final stretch.<\/p>\n

Philly Hockey Now: Why haven\u2019t the Philadelphia Flyers<\/a> been wearing their black alternate jersey\u2019s anymore? Well, like the Devils, they\u2019re going to be receiving a \u201cHometown Remix\u201d alternate as well.<\/p>\n

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\t\tJames is a fully credentialed New Jersey Devils beat reporter for New Jersey Hockey Now on Sportsnaut and the … More about James Nichols<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"If the first day on Men\u2019s Olympic ice hockey taught us anything, it\u2019s that these games are going…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":455511,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[3189,201,55345,3723,5,54125,576,151,5185,5184,4,106],"class_list":{"0":"post-455510","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-jersey","11":"tag-devils-news","12":"tag-hockey","13":"tag-mens-olympic-ice-hockey","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\/116057595883473716","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455510","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=455510"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/455510\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/455511"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=455510"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=455510"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=455510"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}