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Subban to Host New Show; Harris and Blitzer Give to RWJBarnabas

Some quick news bits to get to today, one new, one older.

Amanda Stein wrote on the Devils’ official blog today that PK Subban will be hosting a NHL trivia show during the pause in the NHL season.

Stein said that the show will be called “NHL Hat Trick Trivia Hosted by PK Subban” and will debut on April 11 on Sportsnet in Canada at noon, at 12:30 PM on the NHL’s Facebook page, YouTube and Instagram TV. The show will air on television in the United States on NHL Network on Tuesday 9:30 PM and NBCSN on Wednesday at 6 PM the following week.

The show will air weekly “with special guest appearances” including “fellow NHL players and a range of celebrities.”

There will also be “two contestants answering three hockey trivia questions with Subban” giving them “a chance to win NHL prizes.”

The first episode, according to Stein, will see Subban’s guest host be (all-too brief) former Devil Patrick Maroon. The contestants vying for prizes “will be a St. Louis police officer and a New Jersey paramedic” which is a nice touch because both Subban and Maroon have history with the Devils. In addition, Maroon grew up in St. Louis, won a Stanley Cup with the Blues and had family on his mother’s side in East Rutherford, New Jersey as a kid.

The show will be hosted from Subban’s home in Los Angeles.

In other (slightly older and more serious) news, it was announced on March 31 that Devils Managing Partners Josh Harris and David Blitzer will be donating money and supplies to RWJBaranabas Health here in New Jersey to aid in the fight against COIVD-19.

Harris Blitzer Sports and Entertainment (the Devils’ ownership group) said in a press release on the matter that they are “dedicated to supporting their communities through the pillars of education, medical, food, and wages.”

Prudential Center, according to the press release, “recently donated the supplies they had on hand, including hand sanitizer, gloves, anti bacterial soap, disinfecting wipes, and disinfecting sprays. There are ongoing talks on how else the organization and Prudential Center can help the Newark and greater New Jersey community at this time.”

RWJBarnabas Health sent out a tweet where they thanked Harris and Blitzer “for [their] generous donation to” the hospital network. The donation went to the Emergency Response Fund according to the tweet.

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Devils/RWJBarnabas Health to Host “Running with the Devils” Tomorrow

Tomorrow at the South Mountain Recreation Complex in West Orange, New Jersey, the Devils will host their third annual “Running with the Devils” event sponsored by RWJBarnabas Health.

Registration can be done on the day of the race and will feature a charitable 5K race – the course is USATF certified – and a Family Walk. Those events will take place at 9AM tomorrow morning.

Prior to that, there will be a New Jersey Mascot Race that begins at 8:20AM. This will be an obstacle course race “for bragging rights” according to the press release put out by RWJBarnabas Health.

The mascots involved will be NJ Devil, Buster of the Lakewood BlueClaws, Scarlet Knight (Rutgers University), Sparkee of the Somerset Patriots, Tiger of Princeton University, Boomer (Trenton Thunder), Shadow (Monmouth University), Pirate (Seton Hall University) and Myrtle the Turtle (Turtle Back Zoo – which is located in the Recreation Complex).

According to the press release, other attendees and highlights include Devils alumni Colin White and Grant Marshall (who will serve as the race starters and be on hand to take photos with participants) and former New York Giant David Diehl, who is an RWJBarnabas Ambassador.

Also attending will be Barry H. Ostrowksy, the President and Chief Executive Officer of RWJBarnabas Health and Jake Reynolds, President of the Devils.

Other highlights will see the Bloomfield (New Jersey) Fire Department having a team running in full firefighter gear and John Kuhi of Ocean Township running alongside his son. Kuhi, 76, was a New Jersey track star in his youth and is now the coach of the Monmouth University track team. He is also a two-time cancer survivor.

In addition to all of that will be carnival games and Wellness on Wheels, a 35-foot vehicle that is “equipped with a hydroponic greenhouse and a full kitchen.” The Devils interactive mobile unit will also be on hand.

The press release said that the whole “event supports the commitment of both RWJBarnabas Health and the New Jersey Devils to build healthier communities by promoting healthy, active lifestyles and world-class healthcare. Proceeds from the charitable race and day of family-friendly fun will benefit the programs and services of RWJBarnabas Health and its local facilities.”

I will be attending this event to participate in the walk and encourage anyone who can to as well. It is always a fun day and helps benefit local hospitals and healthcare facilities that work for us and our communities.