Nick Foligno has no problem hosting his teammates for Thanksgiving dinner.
He’s also quite thankful that his wife, Janelle, has volunteered to draw up the menu and do all the cooking herself.
“That’s best for everyone,” Foligno said. “She will make sure I stay very far from the kitchen.”
In all seriousness, having the team over for a holiday dinner is something the Folignos really wanted to do. In the middle of a hectic schedule, there are few opportunities for breaks and Thanksgiving is, thankfully, one of them. Unlike other major sports leagues (the NFL and NBA play games on Thanksgiving Day), the NHL takes a one-day respite from game action on the final Thursday in November.