Yet another former Saint John Sea Dog will make his NHL
debut.
Tonight, defenseman Eric Gelinas will suit up for the New
Jersey Devils as they battle the Pittsburgh Penguins at 8:30pm Atlantic
in Newark.
“I think we’re excited to see him and what he can do. He
has some special talents offensively,” coach Pete DeBoer told The Star-Ledger.
“So we’ll get a good look tonight.”
According to The Star-Ledger, “Gelinas, less than two
weeks from his 22nd birthday, will play on power play. He will be paired with
Peter Harrold.”
Gelinas will wear No. 32 for the Devils.
The offensive defenseman with a booming shot spent the
second half of the 2010-11 season with Saint John after being
acquired in a trade from the Chicoutimi Sagueneens. He had three goals and 17
assists in 27 games with Saint John and added another five goals and seven
assists in 19 playoff games. He helped the Dogs win the 2011 President’s Cup
and Memorial Cup.
Gelinas has spent the past two seasons in the American
Hockey League with the Albany Devils. In 57 AHL games this year he has six
goals and 16 assists.
He was originally drafted by New Jersey in the
second-round of the 2009 NHL Draft. Most prospect ranking websites and
magazines list him as one of the top prospects in the Devils system.
Gelinas joins Jonathan Huberdeau, Simon Despres, Charlie
Coyle, Nathan Beaulieu, and Mike Hoffman as former Sea Dogs to play in The Show
this season.
Photo: Marc Henwood/Station Nation
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