Newark, NJ - The New Jersey Devils today announced their roster for the start of the 2018-19 NHL season. The Devils are coming off a preseason record of 2-2-2, with their last exhibition game taking place in Bern, Switzerland against the local SC Bern squad. New Jersey will kick off their season on October 6 in Gothenburg, Sweden during the 2018 NHL Global Series where they face off against the Edmonton Oilers.

The 2018-19 roster includes many familiar faces from the previous season including 2018 Hart Trophy Winner, Taylor Hall, and 2018 Masterton Trophy Winner, Brian Boyle. Additionally on offense is 2017 First Overall NHL Draft Pick, Nico Hischier - the youngest player in the NHL last season - who received a very warm welcome home during the exhibition game in Bern.

Some newcomers to the squad include Jean-Sebastien Dea, who played 70 games during the 2017-18 season with Wilkes-Barre, and five games last season with the Pittsburgh Penguins, and Eric Gryba, an NHL veteran, who played last season with the Oilers.

John Quenneville also earned a spot on the opening night roster after playing 43 games with the Devils AHL affiliate in Binghamton during the 2017-18 season, earning a total of 34 points (14g-20a). Quenneville is no stranger to New Jersey after playing a total of 14 games with the big club over the past two seasons.

11 Boyle, Brian F 63 Bratt, Jesper F 20 Coleman, Blake F 10 Dea, Jean-Sebastien F 9 Hall, Taylor F 13 Hischier, Nico F 90 Johansson, Marcus F 23 Noesen, Stefan F 21 Palmieri, Kyle F 47 Quenneville, John F 44 Wood, Miles F 37 Zacha, Pavel F 19 Zajac, Travis F 8 Butcher, Will D 6 Greene, Andy D 2 Gryba, Eric D 12 Lovejoy, Ben D 25 Mueller, Mirco D 16 Santini, Steven D 28 Severson, Damon D 45 Vatanen, Sami D 1 Kinkaid, Keith G 31 Lack, Eddie G *35 Schneider, Cory G # Name Position

*Injured - Non-Roster

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