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What playing in home countries will mean to Devils' Nico Hischier, Jesper Bratt

Nico Hischier and Jesper Bratt fulfilled lifelong dreams when they played their first NHL game on Oct. 7, 2017.

Less than one year later, the two teenagers will get the chance to play in NHL games in their home countries.

The Devils rookies will have special homecomings when the team travels to Europe for the start of the 2018-19 season. Following a stop in Hischier's native Switzerland for the final preseason game, the team will open its regular season with a game against the Edmonton Oilers in Bratt's homeland, Sweden.