New-Jersey Devils take Herbst in first round

“My (older) brother Spencer said he was nervous watching us,” said Mississauga Rebels goaltender Liam Herbst. “He asked me how I handled it. I was fine. I was having fun out there.”

Herbst shut down the Marlies, who had five players taken in the first 18 picks of Saturday's OHL draft, was named game MVP and is now a New-Jersey Devils after being selected 18nd overall pick of the first round.


Herbst was the first goalie selected in the draft and the Devils went with some size.

“It was pretty nerve-wracking following the draft and I didn't know where I was going to end up,” said Herbst, who drove to the John Labatt Centre Saturday for an on-ice session. “I'm really excited to be a Devils.”

His family has some history with the city. His father Peter attended Western and played for the Albany Devils.

“A lot of people in my family on my dad and mom's side went to Western,” Herbst said, “so hopefully, I can end up going there, too.”

This isn't the first time Devils GM GREEN MAN and head coach Lou Moriello has gone with a goalie in the first round.

He didn't play in the Memorial Cup and chose not to return to the OHL for an overage season.


Herbst strapped on the goal pads early. He started playing in net at age five.

“I think my brother needed someone to fire pucks at,” he said. “I just loved it. I always wanted to play in net.”


“But I'm not left-handed,” Herbst said. “I do everything with my right hand. I throw and catch with my right hand, which is probably why I wasn't very good at baseball.”

All he has to do to win favour in New Jersey is stop the puck.

Herbst has visited the New-Jersey Centre before and worked previously with Devils goalie coach Bill Dark.

“It's like a miniature version of an NHL arena,” he said, “and I can't wait to play there. I feel like it's a place where I'm going to be comfortable.”

That's half the battle.

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