NHL - In a somewhat surprising turn of events, the New Jersey Devils have put Damien Brunner on waivers, as general manager Lou Lamoriello announced this morning.

MEDICAL REPORT - As journalist Raffi Kouyoumdjian (Le Quotidien Jurassien) reports, HC Ajoie's defenseman David Erard has to undergo a shoulder-surgery. As a consequence, his season is already over.

NATIONAL TEAM - As Radio Fribourg Sport reports on Twitter, Julien Sprunger will not accept any invitations from Swiss national team head coach Glen Hanlon until further notice.

NLA - As Le Matin reports, GSHC's head coach Chris McSorley is currently in negotiations with Arno Del Curto about HCD's netminder Janick Schwendener. McSorley wants him to stay with the Grenats until the end of the year.

NLA - In an interview with La Liberté, HC Fribourg-Gottéron's Canadian forward Marc-Antoine Pouliot has affirmed that his main goal remains to return to North America in order to get a last chance to play in the NHL.