Defenseman Bryce Salvador has been named the captain of the New Jersey Devils. Coach Pete DeBoer announced the appointment after practice on Thursday
Updated Jul 4, 2012 7:27 PM ET NEWARK, N.J. (AP) Defenseman Bryce Salvador , a key cog in New Jersey's run to the Stanley Cup Final, re-signed with the Devils on Tuesday. HERE'S THE CUP! Take a
AP) The Stanley Cup playoffs usually produce a couple of unlikely heroes. Count New Jersey veteran defenseman Bryce Salvador as one. Stuck without a goal in the regular season, Salvador has discovered a postseason scoring touch, and has
the final 36 games. ''There is always turnover and there are always things that happen,'' said Devils captain Bryce Salvador , who missed the final 2 1/2 weeks with a wrist injury. No matter what happens on the free agency front, DeBoer
suspension for elbowing. ... The Rangers are 15-0 this season when leading after two periods. ... Devils captain Bryce Salvador is likely to miss the final three games because of a hand injury that has kept him out since April 12. ... New
get it,'' Brodeur said. ''We're really happy and we'll enjoy this.'' The Devils played without captain Bryce Salvador (right wrist) and Ilya Kovalchuk (right shoulder). The Devils hadn't won since Kovalchuk was injured on March
four-game suspension for elbowing Boston's Brad Marchand in the head on Wednesday. Devils captain and fellow defenseman Bryce Salvador missed the game because of a wrist injury sustained in the same game after he was hit by Zdeno Chara's shot.
in the head, drawing a five-minute major and a game misconduct. It left the Devils with four defenseman because Bryce Salvador did not return after being hit in the hand on a shot by Chara earlier in the period . Instead of putting the game
playoffs with eight games left in the regular season. The suspension could put them down two defensemen. Team captain Bryce Salvador was hit on the wrist by a shot by Bruins defenseman Zdeno Chara, who has one of the hardest shots in the league
Thursday for elbowing Bruins forward Brad Marchand in the head. New Jersey could be down two defensemen if captain Bryce Salvador sits out. He was hit on the wrist by a shot from Boston's Zdeno Chara and is day to day, though DeBoer said he