Jack Hughes and Luke Hughes of the New Jersey Devils want to share with their local communities the one thing that has always assisted them through the grind of an NHL season -- reading.

Jack, a forward, and Luke, a defenseman, have launched “Hughes Brothers' Pucks & Pages,” a multiyear reading program to promote literacy among New Jersey’s youth. The initiative was developed in partnership with JAG Physical Therapy and Hockey in New Jersey.

"It started out because me and (Vancouver Canucks defenseman) Quinn (Hughes) were kind of doing like a reading challenge to see who could read more books in a hockey season," Jack Hughes said. "I ended up reading 50 books that year. You spend so much time on the plane or the bus, and I just think if you're trying to stay off your phone, it's the b

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