"When Prudential Center was being built in 2005, two mummies were found beneath the construction site. Yes, we said mummies, but no the Egyptian kind. Part of the current Prudential Center site was a parking lot that before that, and we mean back in the 1800's, was a graveyard for the First Presbyterian Church. Both the mummies were identified and sent to the Smithsonian in Washington D.C."
"That was the first time many Devils fans had heard the surprising story. Well team superstar Jack Hughes got a significant hand injury at a team dinner that will keep him out about two months. That's in addition to the team's recent injury woes of Cody Glass, Dougie Hamilton, and Evgeni Dadonov, although those last two can return fairly soon."
"By saying the mummy story is proof Prudential Center is cursed. The perfectly irrational excuse is fans way of using dark humor to laugh through the situation. The joke gained enough steam that team reporter Ryan Novozinsky even interviewed the archeologist who found them and asked if he thought they were to blame. According to his article, the Devils have lost the fourth in the league this season in man games lost."
An 1800s First Presbyterian Church graveyard once occupied part of the Prudential Center site. During construction in 2005, two mummified burials were uncovered beneath the site and subsequently identified and transferred to the Smithsonian in Washington, D.C. The discovery resurfaced via NJ.com and a TikTok around Halloween, prompting renewed public attention. Shortly after, the New Jersey Devils suffered multiple injuries, including a significant hand injury to Jack Hughes that will sideline him about two months, plus absences for Cody Glass, Dougie Hamilton, and Evgeni Dadonov. Fans used dark humor to suggest a curse, and a team reporter interviewed the archaeologist who found the remains.
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