Akira Schmid reassigned by the Devils to his junior team

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The 19-year-old goaltender did not survive the first cut the New Jersey Devils made this season.

: Source: New Jersey Devils; Language:; 17 September 2019 • 21:31; 18 September 2019 • 19:48

Former Tigers' goaltender Akira Schmid reassigned to USHL

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Akira Schmid was drafted by the Devils in the fifth round of the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. The former SCL Tigers' goaltender went overseas for the 2018-19 season, in which he played for three different teams.

Schmid will now join the Ohama Lancers (USHL), the team he has been part of since November 2018. Last season, he appeared in 37 games for them, posting a .926 save percentage.

( 17 September 2019 | mso*)