Devils rookie Joey Anderson learned to win big at Minnesota-Duluth

New Jersey Devils rookie Joey Anderson has two goals and an assist in 28 NHL contests. (Getty Images)

Fifteen seconds.

That’s how long the quiet lasted before New Jersey Devils rookie right wing Joey Anderson found the words to describe the feeling of winning championships – the NCHC championship as a freshman in 2016-17 and NCAA national title as a sophomore in 2017-18 -- at the University of Minnesota-Duluth.

Fittingly, the first sentence of the 20-year-old’s response echoed the sentiment of the silence.

“It’s hard to put into words,” Anderson finally replied. “I’ve been fortunate enough to be on teams that have won championships, and it’s a feeling you don’t forget. It’s hard to talk about how I felt. It’s a feeling I can’t replicate and is something I can remember only in my head.”