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The Devils Season Summed Up In 2 Plays

By Adam GretzJan 4th 2011 – 7:53PM

If you were still wondering what's wrong with the New Jersey Devils this season, currently the worst team in the NHL, the goal they allowed to Minnesota's Cal Clutterbuck late in the first period of Tuesday's game pretty much explains the past two months in one 10 second stretch of complete failure. After taking over 12...

Martin Brodeur, Johan Hedberg to Start Sharing Time in Net for Devils

By FanHouse StaffJan 3rd 2011 – 3:00PM

Over the course of his Hall of Fame career, Martin Brodeur has played a lot of games. Brodeur has played at least 70 games in 12 regular seasons, and he hit or exceeded 75 games in five seasons. This will not be one of those. Slowed by injury earlier this year, and dogged by ineffectiveness and a slew of losses, Brodeur...

NHL Power Rankings: A Scout's Take on Unsung Stars

By FanHouse StaffDec 17th 2010 – 1:00PM

For our first Power Rankings of the NHL season, our Christopher Botta talked to a pro scout for an Eastern Conference team. Botta asked the scout one question. Who is the one player on each team that you believe deserves more press for his contributions to his club this season? Obviously, we weren't looking to hear...

2010-11 New Jersey Devils Preview: A Contender Reloads

By Kevin SchultzOct 1st 2010 – 12:30PM

Did you hear anything about the Devils this summer? I didn't. These guys were the quietest team in the league. Re-signing their core players, not making any splashy free agent signings and doing everything they could to appease the commissioner's office. Oh wait, they actually did the exact opposite of all that this...

What's Next in Net for San Jose?

By Bruce CiskieJun 22nd 2010 – 7:30PM

Goalie Evgeni Nabokov has, fair or not, been linked to a number of San Jose's playoff failures over the years. While he shed some of the doubt about his ability to win when it counts most during the Sharks' run to the Western Conference Finals this year, Nabokov still didn't really put together that signature...

johan hedberg News From the Web

  • 05/31/12 Lidstrom lauded as 'one of the greatest' Source: USA Today NHL Commissioner Gary Bettman: "Nick Lidstrom's trademarks were his respect for hockey, his humanity and his commitment to his craft — as well as his devotion to the highest standards of success. For so many seasons, Nick gave the very best to his team, his city and his League; as he moves on to the next stage of his life, we wish the very same for him and his family."
  • 05/31/12 Swedish Devils agree Lidstrom is tops Source: Kukla's Korner The news out of Detroit that Nicklas Lidstrom had retired from the NHL Thursday after 20 season had an impact in New Jersey, where the New Jersey Devils' contingent of Swedish players, rookie defenseman Adam Larsson, veteran defenseman Henrik Tallinder and goalie Johan Hedberg, all shared fond memories of the wondrous defenseman.
  • 05/30/12 After the Cup now, but a year ago, Devils coach DeBoer... Source: Cape Breton Post - Sydney NS - Canada Now he is coach of the New Jersey Devils and facing the Los Angeles Kings in the Stanley Cup.
  • 05/19/12 Backup goaltenders do their best to stay involved Source: NHL The job has often been compared to Vice President of the United States -- as in not very significant unless something happens to the big guy.

Background on johan hedberg

Johan "Moose" Hedberg (born May 5, 1973) is a Swedish professional ice hockey goaltender currently playing with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL).

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