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New Jersey Devils and Metropolitan Riveters at the Olympics

By David Lebovitz

PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 27: Workers make a Olympic Rings at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, ahead of PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on January 27, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
PYEONGCHANG-GUN, SOUTH KOREA - JANUARY 27: Workers make a Olympic Rings at the Alpensia Ski Jumping Centre, ahead of PyeongChang 2018 Winter Olympic Games on January 27, 2018 in Pyeongchang-gun, South Korea. (Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images) /
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(Photo by Chung Sung-Jun/Getty Images)
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The PyeongChang Olympics are underway, and the hockey round robin will start soon. Even though the NHL is sitting this one out, there’s still plenty of recognizable names in the men’s tournament, and the women’s tournament looks to be a bigger highlight than ever. That doesn’t mean New Jersey Devils fans won’t see some familiar faces.

Even though Devils fans won’t see their favorite players competing on the Olympic stage, there’s still enough players who have passed through the system to keep fans engaged outside of national loyalty. There’s also several former – and one current – Metropolitan Riveters on the team. With the women’s tournament looking like a bigger attraction – combined with the Rivs  being owned by Devils, even if the Devils sometimes forgets that – they will be included on this list.

The rules for inclusion on this list are simple:

  1. They must have played at least one game for the New Jersey Devils, any of their AHL or ECHL affiliates, or the New York/Metropolitan Riveters
  2. They must be part of an Olympic roster, either as a player or as management

Without further ado, here are some names Devils and Riveters faithful might recognize.

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