Devils players have hidden talents, fun facts, revealed on Dads Trip

Stop us if you heard this one: a champion diver, an amateur carpenter and an avid rollerblader walk into a bar.

No, wait they walk into the New Jersey Devils locker room.

The Devils are in the midst of their Dads Trip with a game on Saturday at Nationwide Arena against the Columbus Blue Jackets. The team shared a quick video of their dads talking about some fun facts or hidden talents.

We learned that Devils forward Nico Hischier was a champion diver as a kid. Devils goalie Akira Schmid had the same coach as Blue Jackets goalie Elvis Merzlikins. Curtis Lazar happens to be color blind.

Tyler Toffoli's father told a story about how his son wore his rollerblades pretty much everywhere.

But Dawson Mercer's dad had the biggest reveal, that the Devils forward gets some old and broken sticks and makes things out of them in his down time.

"He's very creative," said Mr. Mercer. "He gets like hockey sticks from here. He's made a bench in the past. He's made a shoe rack. He always takes on a project in the summer months. He's building a shed in our backyard."

So if you are in the market for some new furniture this offseason, keep Mercer in mind.