New Jersey Devils Transactions 2026

September
DATETRANSACTION
25 September 2026Assigned Ds Mikael Diotte, Ethan Edwards, Jeremy Hanzel, Etienne Morin and Anton Silaev, Fs Josh Filmon, Lenni Hameenaho, Shane Lachance, Matyas Melovsky, Xavier Parent, Cam Squires and Ben Steeves and G Jakub Malek to Utica (AHL). Waived for the purpose of assignment to Utica Ds DJ King, Charles Leddy and Eamon Powell, Fs Tristan Ashbrook, Zachary Gallant, Gabe Klassen, Jack Malone, Justin Pearson, Ryan Schmelzer, Cristophe Tellier and Jermey Wilmer and Gs Jeremy Brodeur and Seth Eisele.
17 September 2026Released Fs Nathan Brown, Caelan Joudrey and Nathan Lecompte.
15 September 2026Agreed to terms with F Luke Evangelista on a five-year contract extension.
1 September 2026Acquired F Luke Evangelista from Nashville in exchange for a 2028 first and second-round pick.
July
DATETRANSACTION
30 July 2026Signed F Colin White to a one-year, two-way contract.
29 July 2026Agreed to terms with D Topias Vilen on a one-year, two-way contract.
15 July 2026Signed F Anthony Mantha to a two-year contract.
6 July 2026Re-signed F Ben Steeves to a one-year, two-way contract. Re-signed G Jakub Málek to a two-year contract.
3 July 2026Re-signed F Amadeus Lombardi to a two-year contract. Signed G David Rittich to a one-year, one-way contract.
1 July 2026Signed F Nico Hischier to a five-year contract extension. Re-signed G Nico Daws to a two-year contract.
June
DATETRANSACTION
30 June 2026Acquired Fs Evan Rodrigues, Jesper Boqvist, and Ben Steeves from Florida in exchange for G Jacob Markstrom and F Angus Crookshank. Re-signed F Arseny Gritsyuk to a three-year contract.
25 June 2026Acquired F Amadeus Lombardi from Detroit in exchange for a 2026 fourth-round draft pick. Acquired D Declan Chisholm from Washington in exchange for a 2027 fourth-round pick.
23 June 2026Acquired two conditional first-round draft picks, a 2026 second-round draft pick and D Etienne Morin from Calgary in exchange for D Simon Nemec and F Maxim Tsyplakov.
18 June 2026Announced that assistant coach Jeremy Colliton is leaving the organization.
1 June 2026Agreed to terms with D Anton Silayev on a three-year entry-level contract.
May
DATETRANSACTION
1 May 2026Will not renew the contracts of senior vice president Dan MacKinnon, and senior advisor to the president Chuck Fletcher.
April
DATETRANSACTION
16 April 2026Hired Sunny Mehta as general manager.
15 April 2026Assigned G Nico Daws, F Marc McLaughlin, and D Topias Vilen to Utica (AHL).
13 April 2026Assigned F Lenni Hämeenaho to Utica (AHL). Placed F Brian Halonen on waivers.
10 April 2026Recalled G Nico Daws and D Topias Vilen from Utica (AHL).
6 April 2026Fired general manager Tom Fitzgerald.
4 April 2026Recalled Fs Brian Halonen and Marc McLaughlin from Grand Rapids (AHL).
March
DATETRANSACTION
6 March 2026Recalled D Dennis Cholowski from Utica (AHL).
5 March 2026Waived Fs Evgenii Dadonov, Luke Glendening, and Maxim Tsyplakov.
2 March 2026Signed F Matyas Melovsky to a two-year entry-level contract.
February
DATETRANSACTION
28 February 2026Assigned D Colton White to Utica (AHL). Activated D Luke Hughes from long-term injured reserve.
24 February 2026Sent F Dylan Wendt to Adirondack (ECHL) and D Dennis Cholowski to Utica (AHL).
20 February 2026Assigned G Jakub Malek to Utica (AHL). Recalled F Dylan Wendt from Utica.
18 February 2026Recalled G Jakub Málek and D Dennis Cholowski from Utica (AHL).
17 February 2026Recalled F Lenni Hämeenaho and D Colton White from Utica (AHL).
11 February 2026Reinstated F Marc McLaughlin from long-term injured reserve and placed him on waivers.
5 February 2026Waived F Juho Lammikko.
4 February 2026Acquired F Nick Bjugstad from St. Louis in exchange for F Thomas Bordeleau and a 2026 fourth-round pick. Sent F Juho Lammikko to Utica (AHL).
January
DATETRANSACTION
27 January 2026Acquired F Maxim Tsyplakov from the New York Islanders in exchange for F Ondrej Palat, a 2026 third-round pick and a 2027 sixth-round pick.
21 January 2026Placed D Luke Hughes on long-term injured reserve. Recalled D Colton White from Utica (AHL).
17 January 2026Recalled F Lenni Hämeenaho from Utah (AHL).
16 January 2026Waived F Juho Lammikko and D Colton White.
11 January 2026Reinstated F Evgenii Dadonov and D Johnathan Kovacevic from injured reserve.
10 January 2026Placed F Stefan Noesen on injured reserve. Assigned D Dennis Cholowski to Utica (AHL).
9 January 2026Waived D Dennis Cholowski.
8 January 2026Activated D Simon Nemec from injured reserve.