Devils coach Lindy Ruff to miss 2 games after father’s death

Published January 31, 2022 12:02 pm

NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — New Jersey Devils coach Lindy Ruff will miss the next two games following the death of his father in western Canada. Leeson Ruff died on Friday at a hospital in Warburg, Alberta. He was 88 and had been ill. Ruff will miss a home-and-home series with the Toronto Maple Leafs. The teams will play in Toronto on Monday and New Jersey on Tuesday. Assistant coach Alain Nasreddine will run the Devils. He held that spot in late December and early January after Ruff tested positive for COVID-19 and missed three games.

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