In 43 games this season the 26-year-old Hale has one assist and 26 minutes in penalties. In 146 career games with the Devils, he has nine assists with 119 penalty minutes.
The six-foot-two, 215-pound blue-liner was drafted 22nd overall by the Devils in the 2000 NHL draft.
Canada and Sweden both won their first games of the World Junior Championship, while Germany bounced back with an important win over Austria on the second day of action in Edmonton.
Edmonton Oilers superfan Ben Stelter has passed away at the age of six after a battle with cancer, his father announced on Twitter.
The Carolina Hurricanes have a deep team, but injuries in the crease plagued them last year. If the Hurricanes are going far this year, they'll need Frederik Andersen to stay healthy, at the very least.
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