Devils Call Up Former Michigan Star

The New Jersey Devils have recalled defenseman Ethan Edwards from the Utica Comets of the American Hockey League.

Edwards will join the team for Monday’s practice. The Devils also announced at the same time that forward Cody Glass (upper-body) has been placed on Injured Reserve retroactively to Nov. 12.

Edwards, who played with the Michigan Wolverines during his collegiate career, has one goal and five points in 13 games with the Comets this season. Glass had played in ten games with New Jersey so far and has scored three goals; he had been placed on IR earlier in the year on Oct. 28 before returning on Nov. 6.

Devils Call Up Ethan Edwards From AHL

"It was surreal, "Edwards said on getting called up. "[I'm] just super happy to be here and to go to a trip like Florida, that's always an added bonus. We had a late bus ride so I was just waking up so my coach Ryan Parent called me and gave me the good news. It was a good morning

This marks Edwards' first call-up to the Devils for the season, and could potentially mark his NHL debut. The roster transaction comes in the midst of center Jack Hughes being deemed out for the next six to eight weeks due to a recent injury.

Brett Pesce and Dougie Hamilton have also been absent, with the Devils about to play game three of their five-game road trip. Before the Devils head down to Tampa Bay against the Lightning, though, they will head back to New Jersey from Washington, D.C., to hold a home practice — which is where Edwards will be joining the team before they embark on the aforementioned road stretch.

Edwards was selected No. 120 overall (fourth-round) by the Devils in the 2020 NHL Entry Draft — he signed with the Devils following the 2024-25 season.