Notre Dame's Lucia Joins Devils from Wild

Mario Lucia (Notre Dame) has been dealt from the NHL’s Minnesota Wild to the New Jersey Devils. He is expected to be assigned to the Binghamton Devils of the American Hockey League, per NHL.com

A 6-foot-3 native of Fairbanks, Alaska who grew up in Minnesota, Lucia, 24, was drafted by the Wild in the second round of the 2011 NHL Draft. He has spent his first two-plus professional campaigns with Minnesota’s AHL affiliate in Iowa, where he has collected 17 goals and 24 assists for 41 points in 93 regular-season outings, according to hockeydb.com. He has six goals and 15 points in 40 AHL games so far this season.

Lucia, who is the son of University of Minnesota head coach Don Lucia, and also the younger brother of former Minnesota forward Tony Lucia, tallied 61-49—110 points in 151 games with Notre Dame from 2012 to 2016. He also helped the Fighting Irish to three NCAA Tournament berths, plus the final Central Collegiate Hockey Association tournament title.