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New Jersey Devils
Inside a white circle with black borders, the letters "N" and "J" in red joined together, with the "J" having devil horns at the top and a pointed tail at the bottom.
Conference Eastern
Division Metropolitan
Founded 1974
History Kansas City Scouts
1974–1976
Colorado Rockies
1976–1982
New Jersey Devils
1982–present
Home arena Prudential Center
City Newark, New Jersey
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Colors Red, black, white
              
Media
  • MSG Plus
  • Radio.com
  • WFAN
Owner(s) New Jersey Devils, LLC
(Josh Harris, governor)
General manager Tom Fitzgerald (interim)
Head coach Alain Nasreddine (interim)
Captain Vacant
Minor league affiliates Binghamton Devils (AHL)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Stanley Cups 3 (1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03)
Conference championships 5 (1994–95, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12)
Presidents' Trophies 0
Division championships 9 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10)

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference. The club was founded as the Kansas City Scouts in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1974. The Scouts moved to Denver, Colorado in 1976 and became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, they moved to East Rutherford, New Jersey and took their current name. For their first 25 seasons in New Jersey, the Devils were based at the Meadowlands Sports Complex in East Rutherford and played their home games at Brendan Byrne Arena (later renamed to Continental Airlines Arena). Before the 2007–08 season, the Devils moved to Prudential Center in Newark.

The franchise was poor to mediocre in the eight years before moving to New Jersey, a pattern that continued during the first five years in New Jersey as they failed to make the Stanley Cup playoffs and never finished higher than fifth in their division. Their fortunes began to turn around following the hiring of president and general manager Lou Lamoriello in 1987. Under Lamoriello's stewardship, the Devils made the playoffs all but three times between 1988 and 2012, including 13 berths in a row from 1997 to 2010, and finished with a winning record every season from 1992–93 to 2009–10. They have won the Atlantic Division regular season title nine times, most recently in 2009–10, before transferring to the newly created Metropolitan Division as part of the NHL's realignment in 2013. The Devils have reached the Stanley Cup Finals five times, winning in 1994–95, 1999–2000 and 2002–03, and losing in 2000–01 and 2011–12. The Devils were known for their defense-first approach throughout their years of Cup contention, but have since moved towards a more offensive style.

The Devils have a rivalry with their cross-Hudson River neighbor, the New York Rangers, as well as a rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers. The Devils are one of three NHL teams in the New York metropolitan area; the other two teams are the New York Islanders and New York Rangers. With the move of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn in 2012, the franchise is the only major league team in any sport that explicitly identifies itself as a New Jersey team.

Images for kids

  • Drawing of a monster with the head of a goat, the body of a horse, bat wings, and a forked tail.

    The Jersey Devil, the inspiration for the team's name

  • Teammates mob Martin Brodeur moments after the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals

    The Devils celebrate moments after defeating the Detroit Red Wings in the 1995 Stanley Cup Finals. The victory brought the club its first Stanley Cup.

  • A section of the Stanley Cup engravings headlined "New Jersey Devils 1999–2000".

    The 1999–2000 Devils engraved on the Stanley Cup. The club won its second Stanley Cup that season.

  • President George W. Bush receives the New Jersey Devils players in the White House doors. Bush holds a Devils jersey with the name Bush and the number 1. To the left of the crowd, the Stanley Cup sits on a table.

    The Devils present President George W. Bush with a jersey after winning the 2003 Stanley Cup championship.

  • A man in full hockey goaltender equipment: mask combining helmet and cage, large gloves on the hands, leg pads atop his pants, and a wide stick on his right hand.

    Martin Brodeur led the Devils to three Stanley Cup championships, and is the NHL's all-time leader in goalie wins, shutouts, and awarded goals.

  • A sports arena that prominently features the Prudential mountain logo in its front walls.

    The Devils moved to Newark, New Jersey in October 2007, opening a new arena, known as the Prudential Center.

  • Patrick Elias during an ice hockey game with spectators in the background.

    Patrik Elias during the 2011–12 season. He was one of four players to score over 30 goals with the Devils that season.

  • Cory Schneider with the New Jersey Devils in 2014

    During the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, the Devils acquired Cory Schneider from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for their first-round draft pick.

  • 2017 NHL Entry Draft (34703419283)

    The Devils drafted Nico Hischier with the first-overall selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft.

  • Two jerseys, the left primarily white, the right mostly red. Both feature red, white and green stripes at the bottom, the sleeves and the shoulders.

    The old green style jerseys used from 1982 to 1992

  • Averyrule

    Sean Avery of the New York Rangers attempts to distract Brodeur during the 2008 Stanley Cup playoffs. The playoff series was the fifth to feature the Devils–Rangers rivalry.

  • A defenseman in front of a goaltender during a game of hockey

    Bryce Salvador was the Devils' captain from 2013 to 2015.

  • Close up image of an ice hockey player during a game.

    Recording 484 points with the Devils, Scott Gomez is the fifth highest all-time points leader in franchise history.


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