Ryan Zapolski
National Team: USA
Position: Goalie
Years With Devils: 2011
Current Team: Jokerit, KHL
Ryan Zapolski is the projected starting goalie for Team USA. He was a journeyman in the ECHL before becoming the league’s best goalie with the South Carolina Stingrays. Looking for a more steady starting job, Zapolski left for Europe. He’s considered one of the best US-born goalies outside North America, and is currently one of the best goalies in the KHL.
He also, for the duration of one hockey game, played in the New Jersey Devils system.
Zapolski signed a contract with the Kalamazoo Wings in 2011, the Devils’ ECHL affiliate at the time. It was his second pro game ever, and his first pro regular season game. He earned win, stopping 27 of 29 shots. He never appeared for the K-Wings again, and signed with the Toledo Walleye a few weeks later.
It’s brief, it’s tenuous, but one game for a minor league affiliate of the Devils is enough to make this list