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The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League (NHL). 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 relocated to Newark and now play their home games at Prudential Center.

Images for kids

  • Inside a circle with a red border, a statue of a Native American scout riding a horse, and a monogram joining the letters K and C in yellow.

    Logo of the Kansas City Scouts (1974–1976)

  • 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

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

    The 1999–2000 Devils championship team engraved on the Stanley Cup

  • 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.

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

  • 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

  • Two jerseys, the left primarily white, the right mostly red. Both feature red, white and black stripes at the bottom and the sleeves. The shoulders have a black yoke.

    The jerseys used since 1992

  • Three banners with the New Jersey Devils retired numbers, showing the player surname and years with the team: Niedermayer, 27, 1991–2004; Daneyko, 3, 1982–2003; and Stevens, 4, 1981–2005.

    The retired numbers of Scott Niedermayer, Ken Daneyko and Scott Stevens


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