First overall pick Jack Hughes has already scored his first goal as a New Jersey Devil and the regular season hasn’t started yet.
Saturday, Hughes hit the back of the net during the Devils’ end-of-week Development Camp scrimmage. After receiving a nice cross-ice pass from a teammate, the USA Hockey Development Program product beat the goaltender stick side.
Devils fans in attendance went wild.
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“First goal as a Devil eh?” 2019 third-round pick Michael Vukojevic said to Hughes.
“Yeah, seriously,” Hughes replied.
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“It was pretty cool,” Hughes said. “It got a pretty good roar [from the crowd]. First as a Devil. Hopefully, there’s a lot more to come.”
Jack Hughes talks about his performance in the scrimmage to end development camp. pic.twitter.com/LaVeV5odge
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After the games, Hughes showed his appreciation to the Devils fans in attendance by giving his stick away to a very tiny fan in the front row.
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The scrimmage completes a busy week for the 18-year-old prospect who wowed fans with moves during a three-on-three scrimmage earlier in camp.
Hughes also signed the maximum allowed for an NHL entry-level contract.
Welcome to the NHL, kid.
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