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Devils' new concession contraption lets you play hockey with a popcorn puck while watching actual hockey

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Reigle, M. (2026, September 24). Devils' new concession contraption lets you play hockey with a popcorn puck while watching actual hockey. Fox News. https://www.foxnews.com/outkick-sports/devils-new-concession-contraption-lets-play-hockey-popcorn-puck-watching-actual-hockey

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The New Jersey Devils have introduced a new concession item: a popcorn bucket with an integrated pinball-like hockey game on top. This novelty snack vessel, created by Levy Restaurants, allows patrons to play hockey with popcorn as the puck while watching actual games. The article questions whether this distracts from the live action but acknowledges its uniqueness in the realm of stadium food innovations.

Written by AI on 2026-09-24, from this article's own text only (the story summary below draws on all the coverage).

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The New Jersey Devils introduced a new concession item at their games: a popcorn bucket with an integrated pinball-style hockey game. The device, created by Levy Restaurants, allows fans to play a mini-hockey game using popcorn as pucks while they watch the actual match. This innovation aims to engage fans and add novelty to stadium concessions, part of a broader trend in sports venues offering unique food and entertainment options like beer-filled plastic skates or chicken-tender-filled Zamboni toys. However, some critics are concerned about the practicality and potential distraction this might cause for those who just want to enjoy the game without additional gimmicks.

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Now, I don't have kids — just a dog and a little bit of disposable income — but I would be so annoyed if I bought my youngsters NHL tickets, popcorn at stadium prices in a souvenir bucket, and what do they do?

framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-09-24

🔮 Have you ever been at a hockey game and thought, "Man, I wish I could be playing some sort of hockey-like game right now with a piece of popcorn as a puck?

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Devils' new concession contraption lets you play hockey with a popcorn puck while watching actual hockey · assertive framing

Claims (17 extracted, 3 hedged)

Have you ever been at a hockey game and thought, "Man, I wish I could be playing some sort of hockey-like game right now with a piece of popcorn as a puck? uncertain

I → think → puck

Me neither, but on the off chance that you have, the New Jersey Devils have gone into the lab and made your dream a reality. asserted

dream → go → lab

This page may contain affiliate links to legal sports betting partners. uncertain

page → contain → partners

If you sign up or place a wager, FOX News may be compensated. uncertain

News → sign → wager

This content was created by a team that works independently from the FOX newsroom. asserted

that → create → newsroom

There's no denying that we live in the golden age of stadium food novelties. asserted

we → be → novelties

From beer sticks, skates, sabres, and horns to small-plastic Zamboni-brand ice resurfacers stuffed full of chicken tenders, it's one of those things that makes you proud to live in the present. asserted

you → stuff → present

I'll take beer skates over rampant tuberculosis and no air conditioning any day. asserted

I → take → tuberculosis

But this one troubles me a little. asserted

one → trouble → me

It's groundbreaking, but when the goal is to get people watching hockey, why would they need something to entertain them in the stands? asserted

they → get → stands

I thought that was the game's job. asserted

that → think → ?

they → have → what

It's like if you needed your kid to stop playing video games to power wash the deck, and when you went to unplug their PlayStation, you realized they were playing "PowerWash Simulator." asserted

they → need → Simulator

Having said that, I feel pretty confident that I would be a very good popcorn hockey player. asserted

I → say → that

I just have shockingly quick reflexes and am good enough at geometry to track the bounces when the irregularly shaped popcorn piece hits the boards. asserted

piece → have → boards

So would I buy one? asserted

I → buy → one

No, but I'd school anyone who bought one and then sat next to me. asserted

who → school → me