{"id":457255,"date":"2026-02-13T22:32:25","date_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:32:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457255\/"},"modified":"2026-02-13T22:32:25","modified_gmt":"2026-02-13T22:32:25","slug":"devils-to-recall-lenni-hameenaho-colton-white-after-olympics-pro-hockey-rumors","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/457255\/","title":{"rendered":"Devils To Recall Lenni Hameenaho, Colton White After Olympics \u2013 Pro Hockey Rumors"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Devils will recall forward\u00a0Lenni Hameenaho<\/a>\u00a0and defenseman\u00a0Colton White<\/a>\u00a0back to the NHL roster after the Olympic break, per James Nichols of New Jersey Hockey Now<\/a>. As things stand, they won\u2019t need to make any corresponding moves.<\/p>\n

Hameenaho, 21, appeared in the first nine games of his NHL career in the weeks leading up to the break. The early returns were strong for the 2023 second-round pick. He notched two goals and four points with a +1 rating. The right-winger played his natural position, usually on a line with Arseny Gritsyuk<\/a>\u00a0and Cody Glass<\/a>. That trio controlled a dominant 75% of expected goals at 5-on-5, per MoneyPuck<\/a>. It\u2019s easy to see why New Jersey wants to squeeze as much momentum as they can out of that group when league play reconvenes later this month.<\/p>\n

Hameenaho\u2019s adjustment to the NHL game is a great sign that a rough campaign for the club\u2019s AHL affiliate in Utica hasn\u2019t steered him too far off his development path. The 6\u20191\u2033 Finn has a 9-13\u201322 scoring line and a -13 rating through 34 minor-league games, a figure that improbably leads the team in scoring.<\/p>\n

He made his offensive ceiling evident with a pair of spectacular post-draft campaigns in his home country for \u00c4ss\u00e4t. In 2024-25, he erupted for 20 goals and 51 points in 58 Liiga games to lead under-20 players in scoring.<\/p>\n

Now, as one of New Jersey\u2019s brightest prospects, he appears set to finish out the season in a top-nine role. While playoffs are essentially out of the question, a strong finish should position him well to crack the opening night roster next fall.<\/p>\n

White, 28, has spent most of his pro career in the minors but has been a pleasant surprise as a call-up option when needed this season. Injuries have forced the lefty in 23 appearances, in which he\u2019s recorded four assists and a +2 rating. They\u2019re his first games at the top level since suiting up a career-high 46 times for the Ducks in 2022-23.<\/p>\n

A stay-at-home specialist, White is averaging just 12:15 of ice time per game but has been a no-fuss option in bottom-pairing minutes. He\u2019s controlled 47.7% of shot attempts and 53.9% of expected goals at even strength, so he\u2019s done a good job of helping the Devils control quality scoring chances against lesser competition.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"The Devils will recall forward\u00a0Lenni Hameenaho\u00a0and defenseman\u00a0Colton White\u00a0back to the NHL roster after the Olympic break, per James…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":457256,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5109],"tags":[6891,201,5,6030,576,151,5185,5184,4],"class_list":{"0":"post-457255","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-new-jersey-devils","8":"tag-colton-white","9":"tag-devils","10":"tag-hockey","11":"tag-lenni-hameenaho","12":"tag-new-jersey","13":"tag-new-jersey-devils","14":"tag-newjersey","15":"tag-newjerseydevils","16":"tag-nhl"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116065700627258922","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457255","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=457255"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/457255\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/457256"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=457255"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=457255"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=457255"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}