The New Jersey Devils rewarded productive young forward Dawson Mercer with a three-year, $12 million contract on Friday.

Restricted free agent Dawson Mercer and the New Jersey Devils reached an agreement on a three-year contract worth $12 million, the team said.

New Jersey Devils forward Dawson Mercer put pen to paper on a new contract with the team that drafted him on Thursday night.

To say that the first day of training camp was intense is an understatement. New Jersey Devils head coach Sheldon Keefe had his players bag skating before they even did a single drill.