Tag Ilya Kovalchuk

Devils Strategically Name Parise Captain

The New Jersey Devils have named Zach Parise their team Captain with Ilya Kovalchuk and Patrik Elias as Alternate Captains. Parise, who has played all 6 NHL seasons with the Devils, could be the face of the franchise for years…

2011-12 NHL Season Preview: New Jersey Devils

Key Offseason Additions: None Key Offseason Losses: Brian Rolston Last Season Ranking: 11th in the East Offense: With recent headlines of, “Devils Sign 12 Players, Mostly Minor Leaguers”, you begin to wonder what the organization is thinking to turn this…

New Jersey Devils Playoff Chances

From the start of the regular season to the second week of January, no team had an outlook as miserable as the New Jersey Devils. With star forward Zach Parise sidelined for the better part of the remainder of the…

Ilya Kovalchuk: Oh No You Didnt!

I’m sure by now you have seen the flubbed shootout attempt by New Jersey Devils $100 million super star Ilya Kovalchuk. But if you haven’t yet, let me give you a quick rundown of what happened last night in front…

Tuesday’s Take: Benching Ilya Kovalchuk

Over the weekend a lot of publicity followed the benching of Ilya Kovalchuk of the New Jersey Devils which made me wonder, benching Kovalchuk, good or bad? The background: none actually. Head coach John Maclean would not disclose any rationale…