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New Jersey Devils

March 12, 2023

This article is about the ice hockey team in New Jersey. For the mythical creature, see Jersey Devil. For other uses, see Jersey Devil (disambiguation).

The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. The Devils compete in the National Hockey League (NHL) as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference. The club was founded as the Kansas City Scouts in Kansas City, Missouri, in 1974. The Scouts moved to Denver 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 Continental Airlines Arena). Before the 2007–08 season, the Devils moved to Prudential Center in Newark.

New Jersey Devils
2022–23 New Jersey Devils season
ConferenceEastern
DivisionMetropolitan
Founded1974
HistoryKansas City Scouts
1974–1976
Colorado Rockies
1976–1982
New Jersey Devils
1982–present
Home arenaPrudential Center
CityNewark, New Jersey
ColorsRed, black, white[1][2]
     
Media
Owner(s)New Jersey Devils LLC, a subsidiary of Harris Blitzer Sports & Entertainment
(Josh Harris, chairman)[3]
General managerTom Fitzgerald
Head coachLindy Ruff
CaptainNico Hischier
Minor league affiliatesUtica Comets (AHL)
Adirondack Thunder (ECHL)
Stanley Cups3 (1994–95, 1999–00, 2002–03)
Conference championships5 (1994–95, 1999–00, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2011–12)
Presidents' Trophy0
Division championships9 (1996–97, 1997–98, 1998–99, 2000–01, 2002–03, 2005–06, 2006–07, 2008–09, 2009–10)
Official websitenhl.com/devils

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, which had six teams at the time. Their fortunes began to turn around following the hiring of the 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, and were one of the teams credited with popularizing the neutral zone trap in the mid-1990s.

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 others are the Rangers and the New York Islanders. The Devils are one of four major professional sports teams that play their home games in New Jersey; the others are the National Football League's New York Giants and New York Jets, and the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer. Since the relocation of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn in 2012, the Devils have been the only major league team in any sport to bill themselves as representing the state of New Jersey.

History

Main article: History of the New Jersey Devils

Kansas City and Colorado

Main articles: Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies (NHL)

In 1972, the NHL announced plans to add two expansion teams, including one in Kansas City, Missouri owned by a group headed by Edwin G. Thompson. The new team was nicknamed the Scouts in reference to Cyrus E. Dallin's statue of the same name which stands in that city's Penn Valley Park.[4] In the team's inaugural season, 1974–75, the Scouts were forced to wait until the ninth game to play in Kansas City's Kemper Arena, and did not post a win until beating the Washington Capitals, their expansion brethren, in their tenth contest.[5] With 41 points in their inaugural season, the Scouts finished last in the Smythe Division; only the Capitals had fewer points in the NHL.[6] Kansas City fell to 36 points the following season, and had a 27-game win-less streak, three short of the NHL record, which was set when the 1980–81 Winnipeg Jets went 30 games without a win.[7] The Scouts had difficulty drawing fans to home games, and National Hockey League Players' Association (NHLPA) leader Alan Eagleson publicly expressed concerns about whether Scouts players would be paid.[5]

After two seasons in Kansas City, the franchise moved to Denver and was renamed the Colorado Rockies[8] it played at the McNichols Sports Arena. The team won its first game as the Rockies, 4–2, against the Toronto Maple Leafs.[9] The Rockies were in position to qualify for the playoffs 60 games into the 1976–77 season, but a streak of 18 games without a win caused them to fall from contention.[10] The Rockies ended the campaign last in the division with a 20–46–14 record and 54 points,[11] and improved to 59 points the next season. Despite having the sixth-worst record in the League, the Rockies beat-out the Vancouver Canucks for second in the Division by two points and gained a playoff berth.[12] The Philadelphia Flyers eliminated the Rockies from the playoffs in the preliminary round.[13]

A lack of stability continually plagued the team. In their first eight years, the Scouts/Rockies went through ten coaches, none lasting two full seasons.

The franchise never won more than 22 games and did not return to the playoffs after 1977–78 in its six seasons in Colorado.[14] Prior to the 1978–79 season, the team was sold to New Jersey trucking tycoon Arthur Imperatore, who intended to move the team to his home state.[15] The plan was criticized due to the existence of three other NHL teams in the region. In any event, their intended home in the Meadowlands was still under construction, and there was no nearby facility suitable even for temporary use; the franchise ultimately stayed in Denver.[16][17] In 1979, the team hired Don Cherry as head coach and featured forward Lanny McDonald. The Rockies still posted the worst record in the NHL, and Cherry was subsequently fired after the season.[18] After two more years in Denver, the Rockies were sold to a group headed by Jersey City native John McMullen (who also owned Major League Baseball's Houston Astros) on May 27, 1982, and the franchise moved to New Jersey. As part of the relocation deal, the Devils had to compensate the three existing teams in the region – the New York Islanders, New York Rangers and Flyers – for encroaching on their territory.[19]

New Jersey

1982–1993: Building the foundation

 
The mythological Jersey Devil was the inspiration for the team's name

On June 30, 1982, the team was renamed the New Jersey Devils, after the legend of the Jersey Devil, a creature that allegedly inhabited the Pine Barrens of South Jersey. Over 10,000 people voted in a contest held to select the name.[20] The team began play in East Rutherford, New Jersey at the Brendan Byrne Arena, later renamed the Continental Airlines Arena and then the Izod Center, where they called home through the 2006–07 season.[21][22] With their relocation, the newly christened Devils were placed in the Wales Conference's Patrick Division. Their first game ended in a 3–3 tie against the Pittsburgh Penguins, with their first goal scored by Don Lever.[23] Their first win, a 3–2 victory, came in New Jersey at the expense of the Rangers.[24] The team finished with a 17–49–14 record, putting them three points above last place in the Patrick Division.[23]

In the following season, on November 19, 1983, the Devils were criticized by Wayne Gretzky after a 13–4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. In a post-game interview, Gretzky said that the Devils were "putting a Mickey Mouse operation on the ice."[25] Later, Gretzky said that his comment was "blown out of proportion." In response, many Devils fans wore Mickey Mouse apparel when the Oilers returned to New Jersey on January 15, 1984, despite a 5–4 loss.[26] Also in the 1983–84 season, the Devils hosted the annual NHL All-Star Game. New Jersey's Chico Resch was the winning goaltender, and Devils defenseman Joe Cirella tallied a goal as the Wales Conference beat the Campbell Conference 7–6.[24] Overall, the team did not achieve much success. Head coach Bill MacMillan was fired 20 games into the season, whereupon Tom McVie was named the new coach. The Devils won only 17 games and after the season, Doug Carpenter succeeded McVie.[27]

The Devils assembled a core of players that included John MacLean, Bruce Driver, Ken Daneyko, Kirk Muller and Pat Verbeek, with Resch as their goaltender.[28] Their record improved each season between 1983–84 and 1986–87. However, they were unable to reach the playoffs.[29] Despite their improvement, the Devils remained last in the Patrick Division in 1985–86 and 1986–87.[28] McMullen hired Providence College athletic director Lou Lamoriello as team president in April 1987.[30] To gain greater control over franchise operations, Lamoriello appointed himself general manager before the 1987–88 season.[31]

The 1987–88 Devils garnered the franchise's first winning record.[29] On the final day of the regular season, they were tied with their rivals, the Rangers, for the final playoff spot in the Patrick Division. After New York defeated the Quebec Nordiques 3–0, the Devils needed to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks for a postseason berth. The Devils were trailing 3–2 midway through the third period when John MacLean tied the game, and with 2:39 left in overtime, he added the winning goal. Although the Rangers and Devils both finished with 82 points, the Devils had two more wins, sending them to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history as the New Jersey Devils.[32][33] The team made it all the way to the Wales Conference Finals in the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs, but lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games. In that series, head coach Jim Schoenfeld verbally abused referee Don Koharski after the third game in the Devils' 6–1 loss. During the exchange, Koharski fell and Schoenfeld said to him "Good, 'cause you fell, you fat pig! Have another doughnut! Have another doughnut!"[34][35] Schoenfeld was given a suspension by the NHL, but due to a favorable court order, he was able to coach in the fourth game of the series. In protest, referee Dave Newell and linesmen Gord Broseker and Ray Scapinello refused to work the game. Three off-ice officials – Paul McInnis, Jim Sullivan and Vin Godleski – were tracked down to work the game.[34] After the injunction was lifted, Schoenfeld's suspension was imposed in the following game.[36]

In the next season, the Devils once again slipped below .500 and missed the playoffs.[37] Among the postseason player changes Lamoriello made in the off-season was the signing of two Soviet stars – Viacheslav Fetisov and Sergei Starikov. The Devils drafted Fetisov years earlier in the 1983 Entry Draft, but the Soviet Government did not allow Fetisov, who was a member of the national team, to leave the country.[38] Shortly after, the Devils signed Fetisov's defense partner, Alexei Kasatonov.[39]

The team changed coaches midway through each of the next two seasons. Schoenfeld was replaced with John Cunniff in 1989–90, and Tom McVie was hired midway through the 1990–91 season and helmed the team through its third-straight Division Semifinals' elimination in 1991–92.[29] Herb Brooks, who coached the 1980 U.S. Olympic "Miracle on Ice" team, was brought in for the 1992–93 season, but when the team yet again was eliminated in the Division Semifinals, he was fired and replaced by former Montreal Canadiens head coach Jacques Lemaire.[40][41]

1993–2000: A Championship franchise

Under Lemaire, the team played during the 1993–94 regular season as members of the Eastern Conference's Atlantic Division (with the NHL renaming its divisions to better reflect geography that season) with a lineup that included defensemen Scott Stevens, Scott Niedermayer and Ken Daneyko; forwards Stephane Richer, John MacLean, Bobby Holik and Claude Lemieux; and goaltenders Chris Terreri and Martin Brodeur, the latter goaltender was honored as the NHL's top rookie with the Calder Memorial Trophy.[41][42] The Devils scored 330 times in the regular season and set a franchise record with 106 points, second behind the New York Rangers in the Atlantic Division. The Devils and Rangers met in an Eastern Conference Finals match-up, which went seven games. Going into Game 6 in New Jersey, the Devils led the series three games to two. Before the game, Rangers captain Mark Messier guaranteed that the Rangers would win Game 6. Messier led his team back, netting a natural hat-trick to help the Rangers overcome an early 2–0 Devils lead and force a decisive contest. In Game 7, the Devils' Valeri Zelepukin tied the score at 1–1 with 7.7 seconds remaining, but the Devils were defeated in double overtime on a goal by Stephane Matteau.[41]

 
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.

Despite the setback, the team returned to the Eastern Conference Finals during the lockout-shortened 1994–95 season and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers four games to two.[43] They swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win New Jersey's first-ever Stanley Cup, as they brought the Cup across the Hudson River from New York, after the Rangers had won it the year before. The 1994–95 Devils team became the first to give the players a day with the Stanley Cup, a tradition that lives on with each Cup winner.[44] Claude Lemieux was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP.[45] The success came amid constant rumors that the team would move for the third time in its history to Nashville.[46] Staring at the prospect of losing the team, the state agreed to fund a renovation of the Devils' arena.[47] Nashville eventually received an NHL franchise three years later, when the Nashville Predators joined the league as an expansion team.

The Devils missed the playoffs by two points the following season, with a 37–33–12 record. They were beaten by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the last playoff spot in the East on the last day of the season, after a 5–2 loss to the Ottawa Senators in the regular season finale.[48] It marked the first time in 26 years that a defending Cup champion failed to reach the playoffs.[49] For the remainder of the decade, the Devils won at least 45 games every season, but were unable to make a deep playoff run. Despite posting 104 points in the 1996–97 season and 107 in 1997–98,[29] they were ousted by the Rangers four games to one in the Conference Semifinals of the 1997 playoffs and in the Conference Quarterfinals by the Senators four games to two a year later.[50] Lemaire resigned after that season and was replaced by assistant coach Robbie Ftorek.[51] However, the next season ended as the previous one, with a Conference Quarterfinals' loss, this time to the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games.[50]

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

Late in the 1999–2000 season, Lamoriello made the decision to fire Ftorek and replace him with assistant coach Larry Robinson, which the New York Post's Mark Everson described as "pure panic" at the prospect of another early-round playoff elimination.[52] The Devils were in position to reach the playoffs, but Lamoriello reacted to a stretch of 17 games in which the team went 5–10–2.[52] New Jersey followed the move by defeating the Florida Panthers, the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers during the postseason to make the finals.[50] In the finals, the Devils reached the top again, defeating the defending champion Dallas Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup for the second time.[53] Veterans such as Stevens, Holik, Niedermayer, Daneyko, and Brodeur were joined by new players acquired in the intervening five years, including Patrik Elias, Petr Sykora, Jason Arnott, Alexander Mogilny and Calder Trophy recipient Scott Gomez.[54] The Devils' second championship run included a come-from-behind victory in the Conference Finals. They trailed the Flyers three games to one, but rebounded to win three-straight games and the series. This was the first time in NHL Conference Finals history that a 3–1 series deficit was surmounted.[55] This series featured a hit that captain Scott Stevens laid on Flyers center Eric Lindros in the seventh game, which effectively ended Lindros' career in Philadelphia.[56] Stevens was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy,[57] as the Devils clinched the Stanley Cup on Arnott's goal in double-overtime of Game 6 in Dallas.[53]

In 2000, McMullen sold the team to Puck Holdings, an affiliate of YankeeNets (now Yankee Global Enterprises) for $176 million. The owners wanted to program Devils games on what eventually became the YES Network and move the team to a new arena in Newark. Neither of these proposals became reality under Puck Holdings' ownership.[58] For the start of the next season, Lamoriello was appointed CEO of both the Devils and the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association (NBA). He remained at the helm of the basketball team until it was sold with the intention of moving it to Brooklyn in 2004, a move that did not come to pass at that time.[59]

2001–2007: Third Cup and lockout

Led by the Elias-Arnott-Sykora line (The A Line) on offense and the goaltending of Brodeur (who appeared in a record 97 games between the regular season and playoffs),[60][61] the Devils reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the second-straight year in 2001. They lost the series to the Colorado Avalanche despite leading 3–2.[62] John Madden became the first player in franchise history to win the Frank J. Selke Trophy for top defensive forward.[63] In the 2001–02 season, they were expected to be contenders once again,[64] and they finished the season as the third-best team in the Atlantic Division, with 95 points. The Devils entered the playoffs as a sixth seed, but lost in the Conference Quarterfinals to the third-seeded Carolina Hurricanes.[65]

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

In 2003, the Devils finished first in the Atlantic Division with 108 points.[66] Their playoff run included a seven-game Conference Final series victory, decided in the final three minutes on a goal by forward Jeff Friesen, over the Ottawa Senators.[67] In the Stanley Cup Finals, the Devils and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim had a back-and-forth battle, as both teams won all of their home games. The Devils brought the Stanley Cup to New Jersey for a third time, defeating the Mighty Ducks in the seventh game of the finals in New Jersey.[66] After the series, Daneyko, a long-time fan favorite,[68] announced his retirement. Brodeur was awarded the Vezina Trophy as outstanding goaltender in the regular season for the first time in his career, having won 41 games in the regular season to top the NHL.[66]

In the 2003–04 season, Brodeur took home the Vezina Trophy again.[69] Despite losing team captain Scott Stevens in the 38th game of the season to a concussion,[70] the Devils finished second in the Atlantic Division with 100 points. With the sixth seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs, the Devils lost to the Philadelphia Flyers four games to one.[71] In March 2004, near the end of the season, Lehman Brothers executive Jeff Vanderbeek purchased a controlling interest from Puck Holdings and resigned from Lehman Brothers to assume full-time ownership. He had been a minority owner since the 2000 sale. Like Puck Holdings/YankeeNets, Vanderbeek largely left the Devils in Lamoriello's hands.[72]

Vanderbeek was a strong proponent of the proposed arena in Newark, which first received funding from the city council during Puck Holdings' ownership in 2002.[73] After legal battles over both eminent domain and the city's financial participation in the arena project, the final deal was approved by council in October 2004, during the early months of the lockout,[74] and the groundbreaking occurred almost exactly a year later.[75] Nonetheless, in January 2006, financial issues threatened to halt the deal, as the Devils did not provide the city with a required letter of credit until the last possible day.[76]

 
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.[77]

Though construction was well underway, in late summer 2006, new Mayor of Newark Cory Booker promised to reevaluate the deal and considered backing out.[78][79] In October, Booker conceded there would be "a first-class arena built in the city of Newark, whether we like it or not,"[80] and soon after the Devils struck a deal including both property and monetary givebacks that appeased city officials.[81] The arena, which was named the Prudential Center when Newark-based Prudential Financial purchased naming rights in early 2007,[82] opened shortly after the start of the 2007–08 season.[83]

The 2004–05 season was canceled due to the lockout; many Devils players played in European leagues and in the hockey world championships.[84] Patrik Elias, who was playing in the Russian Superleague, contracted hepatitis A.[85] Faced with Elias' indefinite recovery timetable, plus the loss of defensive stalwarts Scott Niedermayer to free agency and Scott Stevens to retirement, Lamoriello signed veteran defenseman Dan McGillis and two former Devils, winger Alexander Mogilny and defenseman Vladimir Malakhov, none of whom finished the season on the ice.[86] In July 2005, the team announced that head coach Pat Burns would not return for the 2005–06 season after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time in little more than a year.[87] Assistant coach Larry Robinson, the team's head coach from 2000 to 2002, was promoted to start the season.[88]

The Devils struggled early in the 2005–06 season, ending the 2005 calendar year with a 16–18–5 record.[89] Robinson resigned as head coach on December 19, and Lamoriello moved down to the bench.[90] Once Elias returned from his bout with hepatitis, the team quickly turned around, finishing 46–27–9 after a season-ending 11-game winning streak capped with a 4–3 win over the Montreal Canadiens. During that final victory, which clinched the Devils' sixth division title, Brian Gionta set a new team record for goals in a season with 48, topping Pat Verbeek's 46.[91] The win streak to close the year was also an NHL record.[92] The Devils swept the Rangers in four games in the Conference Quarterfinals, and were then eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the Conference Semifinals.[50]

In the off-season, the Devils hired former Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien to replace Lamoriello behind the bench.[93] However, in the last week of the 2006–07 Devils season, with just three games left, Julien was fired, and Lamoriello once again reprised his coaching role.[94] The Devils went on to win their seventh Atlantic Division title and earn the second seed in the Eastern Conference after finishing ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins by two points.[95] They then defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games in the Conference Quarterfinals, but fell to the Ottawa Senators in the Conference Semifinals in five.[50] The conclusion of the series marked the end of the Devils' time at the Continental Airlines Arena.[96]

2007–2013: Move to Newark and return to Finals

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

Before the move to Newark, the Devils hired their 14th coach in a 26-season span, Brent Sutter.[97] As the Devils' pre-season came to an end, prospects Nicklas Bergfors and David Clarkson made the final roster. The Devils opened their new arena, the Prudential Center, on October 27, 2007, against Ottawa after opening the season with a nine-game road trip. The game ended with a 4–1 win for Ottawa.[98] In the last game of the 2007–08 season against the Rangers, the Devils won in a shootout, giving them home-ice advantage over the Rangers in the playoffs.[99] The Devils lost the series against the Rangers 4–1, losing all three games at home.[100] Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy for the fourth time in five years for his performance in the regular season.[69]

For the 2008–09 season, the Devils signed Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik, both making their second stints with the team.[101] The Devils were forced to play without Brodeur for over three months after he tore a biceps tendon in November, but strong play by backup goalie Scott Clemmensen kept the Devils atop the Atlantic Division.[102] After his return, Brodeur broke Patrick Roy's record for regular season wins on March 17, 2009, with his 552nd victory, while Patrik Elias became the franchise's all-time leading scorer with his 702nd point.[103] The season also served as a break-out year for 24-year-old Zach Parise, who led the team with an impressive 45 goals and 94 points. In the Conference Quarterfinals of the 2009 playoffs, the Devils were eliminated in a Game 7 loss in which the Hurricanes scored two goals in the last minute and 20 seconds to erase a 3–2 Devils lead.[104]

In the off-season, the Devils announced that Sutter was stepping down from his position, citing personal and family reasons; he became the coach of the Calgary Flames shortly afterward.[105] Jacques Lemaire returned to the head coach position.[106] During the 2009–10 season, the Devils made a trade to acquire star left wing Ilya Kovalchuk from the Atlanta Thrashers.[107] The Devils had their 12th 100-point season in their last 15 attempts. They finished the season in first place in the Atlantic Division, second in the Eastern Conference, and played in the postseason for the 13th-straight time. Their seeding matched them up against Philadelphia in the Conference Quarterfinals, and they were eliminated four games to one.[108]

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

After Lemaire retired from coaching, the Devils announced that the team's all-time leading scorer, John MacLean, would become their new head coach.[109] During the off-season, the Devils signed Kovalchuk to a 15-year, $100 million contract, keeping him in New Jersey until the conclusion of the 2024–25 season; the move came after the NHL had rejected a 17-year contract for allegedly circumventing the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement (CBA).[110] The League still penalized the Devils for trying to circumvent the NHL salary cap with a money fine, a third-round draft pick in 2011 and one future first-round pick within the next four seasons.[111] MacLean led the team to a record of 9–22–2, and after sitting in last place in the NHL on December 23, he was removed in favor of Lemaire, coming out of retirement for his third stint as head coach of the Devils and second in less than two seasons.[112] Just a few days later, struggling captain Jamie Langenbrunner was traded back to Dallas after nine seasons with New Jersey. With the injured Parise missing most of the regular season, the team struggled offensively, finishing last in goals scored. Despite this, the Devils managed a mid-season turnaround, winning 22 out of the next 25 games.[113] However, the Devils still failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1996, ending their 13-year streak.[114]

In the 2011 off-season, Lemaire once again retired and was replaced by former Florida Panthers head coach Peter DeBoer.[115] DeBoer's new system helped develop a strong offense, which had seven 40-point scorers by the season's end and broke an NHL record for the best regular season penalty kill since before the Expansion Era.[116][117] Four players – Kovalchuk, Elias, Clarkson and newly named captain Zach Parise – scored 30 or more goals, with Kovalchuk and Elias also finishing the season among the NHL's top ten-point scorers.[118] Rookie forward Adam Henrique totaled 51 points and earned a Calder Trophy nomination for rookie of the year.[119] As the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference, the Devils defeated Southeast champions Florida before overcoming both divisional rivals, the Flyers and Rangers, to win the Conference and return to the finals after nine years.[120][121] Facing the Los Angeles Kings in the Finals, the Devils lost the first three games, but won the next two while facing elimination. In Game 6, the Kings defeated the Devils and captured the series.[50][122]

During the 2012 off-season, Zach Parise signed a 13-year, $98 million contract with the Minnesota Wild, leaving the Devils after one season as team captain.[123] The Devils entered the lockout-shortened season with Bryce Salvador as their new captain.[124] However, the Devils failed to repeat the performance of the prior year, finishing 19–19–10 in 48 games and missed the playoffs.[125]

2013–present: Harris–Blitzer era

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

The Devils' longtime financial struggles worsened during the 2012–13 season, and at one point the team needed to borrow $30 million to meet their payroll.[126] This prompted owner Jeff Vanderbeek to sell the team.[127] Andrew Barroway, the attorney who loaned the team the $30 million, was one potential buyer.[126] Ultimately, the team was sold to Josh Harris, owner of the NBA's Philadelphia 76ers, and David S. Blitzer, for over $320 million.[127] The sale was formally announced on August 15, 2013.[128] During the off-season, Kovalchuk announced he would retire from the NHL, expressing a desire to return home to Russia along with his family.[129] In addition, 30-goal scorer Clarkson also left the Devils, signing a 7-year deal with Toronto. With the departures of Parise and now Kovalchuk and Clarkson, the Devils were in desperate need of offensive help. In an effort to fill the void, the Devils signed veteran Jaromir Jagr,[130] who despite being 41 years old, led the team scoring in the 2013–14 season. During the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, hosted in Newark, the Devils acquired goaltender Cory Schneider from Vancouver in exchange for the Devils' first-round draft pick. Schneider split goaltending duties with the 41-year-old Brodeur, which led to some controversy over who should be the starting goalie for the Devils.[131] Despite Schneider's 1.97 goals against average leading the NHL, the Devils missed the playoffs by five points due to lagging offensive production.[132][133] In the 2014 off-season, the Devils saw the departure of NHL all-time wins leader Martin Brodeur, who was not re-signed and subsequently joined the St. Louis Blues. Brodeur, who had spent his entire 21-year career with the Devils, played only seven games with St. Louis before announcing his retirement.[134]

The 2014–15 season opened with the Devils' roster suffering with injuries, and consequently the team accumulated losses. On December 26, Peter DeBoer was fired from the head coach position.[135] To replace him, Lamoriello invested in two head coaches, former Devils player Scott Stevens (who had been DeBoer's assistant for two years) and Adam Oates, with Lamoriello himself supervising the team during the first months.[136] The Devils finished the season as the sixth-worst team in the League, 20 points away from a playoff spot and with just one victory in the last 11 games.[137]

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

During the 2015 off-season, Ray Shero was named the Devils' new general manager,[138] and John Hynes was named as the new head coach.[139] Among Shero's first moves as general manager was trading with the Anaheim Ducks to acquire Kyle Palmieri, who would become a key forward for the Devils in future seasons.[140] Lou Lamoriello resigned as team president and became the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs, replacing Dave Nonis, who was fired at the end of the season.[141] In the 2015–16 season, the Devils finished seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 84 points,[142] missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season.[29] That off-season, the Devils attempted to bolster its forward strength in a blockbuster trade with the Edmonton Oilers, sending defenseman and former first-round draft pick Adam Larsson to Edmonton in exchange for Taylor Hall.[143] This did not turn the Devils' fortunes, and the team finished in last place in the Eastern Conference the following season with 70 points; this was the first time that they finished last in the conference since the 1985–86 season.[144][145] However, they won the ensuing draft lottery to secure the first overall selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft,[146] which they used to select center Nico Hischier.[147]

In the 2017–18 season, the team recorded its best start in franchise history, going 9–2–0 in their first 11 games of the season.[148] Hall set the franchise record for points in consecutive games, recording a point in 26 straight appearances. Hall finished the season sixth in the NHL in points (93) and earned nominations for the Hart Memorial Trophy for the league's most valuable player and the Ted Lindsay Award for the NHL's most outstanding player.[149] On the back of Hall's impressive performance and with aid from goaltender Keith Kinkaid and rookie Hischier, the Devils clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2011–12 season with a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.[150] The Devils' playoff run ended in the first round where they lost 4–1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a seven-game series.[151] After the conclusion of the playoffs, Hall became the first player in franchise history to win the Hart Memorial Trophy.[152]

The Devils failed to return to the playoffs in the 2018–19 season as they struggled. Plagued by injuries, including reigning league MVP Hall being sidelined with a knee injury for nearly 50 games; the Devils finished 15th in the Eastern Conference with 72 points. In the subsequent draft lottery, the team received the first overall selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft for the second time in three years.[153][154] The Devils used this pick to select Jack Hughes first overall.[155]

In the 2019 off-season, the Devils acquired P. K. Subban,[156] Nikita Gusev, and Wayne Simmonds.[157] The Devils started the 2019–20 season with a six-game losing streak, going 0–4–2, and after having a 9–13–4 record in December, head coach John Hynes was fired and replaced by assistant coach Alain Nasreddine in the interim. However, the Devils continued to struggle and Hall was traded to the Arizona Coyotes, longtime captain Andy Greene was traded to the New York Islanders, and Wayne Simmonds was traded to the Buffalo Sabres. Shero was fired on January 12, 2020, and replaced by interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald. On March 12, the regular season was suspended due to the COVID-19 pandemic. Then, on May 26, the regular season was declared finished and the Devils missed the playoffs for the second year in a row.[158][159] On July 9, Lindy Ruff was named the Devils' head coach;[160] Nasreddine was retained as an assistant coach.[161] In the off-season, the Devils also attempted to find a permanent goaltending solution by signing longtime Chicago Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford; however, Crawford retired prior to the start of the 2020–21 season, never having played a game with New Jersey.[162] After a good start with great play from goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and center Jack Hughes, the Devils would suffer an outbreak of COVID-19, which sidelined the team for two weeks. Once they returned, they struggled, and Palmieri was traded alongside longest-tenured Devil Travis Zajac to the Islanders.[163][164] The Devils would go on to miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season.[165]

During the 2021 off-season, the Devils signed free agent defenseman Dougie Hamilton from the Carolina Hurricanes.[166] General manager Tom Fitzgerald would also succeed in his goal to sign a backup goaltender and top 6 winger by signing veterans Jonathan Bernier and Tomas Tatar.[167][168] However, the 2021–22 season fared to be no better as the Devils once again missed the playoffs. At the end of the season, Nasreddine was not tendered a contract extension, and Mark Recchi was fired from his assistant coach position.[169]

Season-by-season record

This is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Devils. For the full season-by-season history, see List of New Jersey Devils seasons

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs
2017–18 82 44 29 9 97 248 244 5th, Metropolitan Lost in First Round, 1–4 (Lightning)
2018–19 82 31 41 10 72 222 275 8th, Metropolitan Did not qualify
2019–20 69 28 29 12 68 189 230 8th, Metropolitan Did not qualify
2020–21 56 19 30 7 45 145 194 7th, East Did not qualify
2021–22 82 27 46 9 63 248 307 7th, Metropolitan Did not qualify

Team identity

Jerseys

 
The old green style jerseys used from 1982 to 1992
 
The jerseys used from 1992 to 2017

The team colors are red, black and white, and they can be seen on both the home and road jerseys. The home jersey, which was the team's road jersey until the NHL swapped home and road colors in 2003,[170] is dominantly red in color. There are three black and white stripes, one across each arm and prior to the 2017–18 season, one across the waist. The road jersey (the team's former home jersey) is white in color with a similar design, except that the three stripes are black and red. The shoulders are draped with black on both uniforms. Before the 1992–93 season, the uniforms were green and red with slightly different striping,[171] leading some fans to affectionately refer to them as "Christmas colors".[172] The color green was chosen to reflect New Jersey's nickname as "The Garden State" and the New Jersey Pine Barrens, home of the Jersey Devil.[173]

During the Lou Lamoriello era, the Devils refused to join the trend of teams unveiling third jerseys, and continued to do so well after Lamoriello left in 2015.[174] Lamoriello had stated that he did not ever intend to introduce a third jersey for the Devils, saying, "I don't believe in it", Lamoriello said. "I strongly believe that you have to have one identity as a team. We want to create a feeling that our home and away jerseys are special and that it means something special to wear one."[175] Unlike most teams, the Devils kept the same uniform design when the NHL switched to the Rbk Edge jerseys by Reebok for the 2007–08 season.[176]

On August 20, 2009, Lamoriello announced that the Devils would wear their classic red, white and green jerseys on their Saint Patrick's Day 2010 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins. Lamoriello stated, "The original red, green and white jerseys are a part of our history here in New Jersey. We have always been an organization that takes great pride in its tradition. This is something we believe our fans will enjoy for that one special night."[177] Martin Brodeur wore a special replica helmet of the one from his first NHL game.[178][179] The throwback jerseys continued to be used, including for games on or around St. Patrick's Day over three different seasons and in the 2014 NHL Stadium Series against the Rangers, on January 26.[180]

On June 20, 2017, the Devils revealed updated uniforms for the 2017–18 season.[181] Made by Adidas, the new sweaters are the first major change to the team's look since they replaced green with black. They feature the removal of the stripes on the bottom of the sweater, and also thicker sleeve stripes with equal width bands of white and black.[182]

The Devils wore their classic white, red and green uniforms for four home games in the 2018–19 season.[183]

The Devils rolled out a "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform in collaboration with Adidas during the 2020–21 season. The team used the original uniform template worn from 1982 to 1992, but green served as the base color instead of red.[184]

After eschewing the trend of "third jerseys" under Lou Lamoriello, the Devils finally unveiled a full-time alternate uniform early in the 2021–22 season. This uniform featured a black base and white stripes spread across the shoulders and sleeves. "Jersey" in white script lettering and red drop shadows is stitched in front with lacing at the neck. The uniform was designed by Devils legend Martin Brodeur and was largely influenced by the history of ice hockey in New Jersey.[185]

During the 2022–23 season, the Devils unveiled a new "Reverse Retro" alternate uniform in collaboration with Adidas. The team again used the original uniform template worn from 1982 to 1992, with white as the base color, but with red, navy and gold striping. The color palette was chosen to honor the Devils' previous identities, the Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies, and the club's 40th anniversary.[186]

The Devils' logo is a monogram of the letters "N", and "J", rendered with devil horns at the top of the "J" and a pointed tail at the bottom. The monogram was red with a green outline when the team began playing in New Jersey, but the outline color was changed to black in 1992, due to difficulties in making the green color consistent between its logo and jerseys. The logo sits inside an open black circle, and lies on a field of white in the middle of the chest on both uniforms.[187] Before the Devils' move from Colorado in 1982, then-owner John McMullen's wife designed a prototype logo, which was then modified by a professional graphic design and marketing firm, and became the green-and-red logo used by the team for the first ten years in New Jersey.[188]

Mascot

The mascot is "NJ Devil", a 7-foot (2.1 m) tall devil who plays into the myth of the Jersey Devil. NJ Devil keeps the crowd excited, signs autographs, participates in entertainment during the intermissions, skates across the ice, throws T-shirts and runs throughout the aisles of the arena to high five fans.[189] Prior to 1993, the mascot was "Slapshot", a large Devils hockey puck that interacted with the fans. The man inside the costume resigned after he was accused of touching three women inappropriately while in costume. The man agreed to undergo psychological counseling for a year as part of his agreement to avoid trial.[190] To remove the stigma of the lawsuit, Slapshot was retired and has not returned since.[191]

Traditions

Arlette Roxburgh has been the team's primary national anthem singer at home games since 1996 and is a favorite among Devils fans. Pete Cannarozzi has been the team's organist since 2001. His organ playing has been instrumental in bridging the Devils’ tradition from the Meadowlands to Prudential Center. In addition to playing during breaks in play and at the end of a period, he also provides Arlette or another local performer with accompanying music during the national anthem.[192]

Some of Prudential Center's most vociferous fans can be found in Sections 233 and 122, home to groups of Devils fans whom self-identify as the Crazies and the Diablos, respectively. The 233 Crazies were originally created in 1993 as the 228 Crazies at the Meadowlands. They are known for their custom, triple-digit Devils jerseys reflecting their section number with “CRAZIES” on the nameplate, and are the source of many chants and generally enthusiastic behavior. A handful of 233 Crazies typically attend every Devils home game and some road games as well.[193] The Diablos of Section 122 were originally conceived in part by the Devils’ management in 2011 by extending a special season ticket offer to and actively seeking input from fans seeking to participate in a European-style supporters’ section similar to those popular in Major League Soccer,[194] ultimately in an effort to liven-up in the in-arena atmosphere following a poor campaign on the ice. While the Diablos have ultimately ceased to be supported directly by the organization and the following ownership group has focused on different methods of enhancing the fan experience, Section 122 and its general vicinity continues to be a source of more raucous behavior and general hostility towards opposing teams.

Mark Baumann, simply known to fans by his last name, Baumann, is a long-time season ticket holder familiar to many Devils fans for starting the D-E-V-I-L-S chant, dating back to 1995. He commonly wears a white Devils jersey with his name and the number 00.[195]

Rivalries

 
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.

The Devils developed strong rivalries with two teams out of geographical proximity and frequent playoff confrontations. The "Battle of the Hudson River" with the New York Rangers is so-called as the Devils' arenas in the New York metropolitan area were always less than ten miles and across the Hudson River from Madison Square Garden.[196] New Jersey's proximity with Pennsylvania also led to a rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers, the "Battle of the Jersey Turnpike." The Flyers have a large following in South Jersey and train in Voorhees Township. Both teams had the most titles of the Atlantic Division prior to the 2013 realignment, with nine to the Devils and six to the Flyers.[197]

Style of play

The Devils have been known as a defense-first team since head coach Jacques Lemaire's first tenure,[198] although the Devils have twice led the Eastern Conference in goals scored, once leading the NHL in goals scored (295 goals for in 2000–01).[199][200] Lemaire gave the Devils their defensive mantra when he implemented a system commonly called the "neutral zone trap."[201] This system is designed to force teams to turn over the puck in the neutral zone leading to a counterattack.[202] This style of play led the team to be chastised by the media and hockey purists for "making the NHL boring."[203] Nevertheless, the Devils were successful using this style of play, and Devils head coach Larry Robinson asserted that the Montreal Canadiens teams he played on in the 1970s (who also won the Cup many times) used a form of the trap, though it did not have a name.[204]

Under head coach Brent Sutter, the team adopted less of a trap and more of a transitional, aggressive forechecking style of play which also emphasized puck possession and instilled the cycle to start the 2007–08 season.[205] This led to many high scoring games early in the season for New Jersey. The Devils went on to score 244 goals in the 2008–09 season, the most the team had scored in eight seasons.[206] However, with the return of Lemaire as head coach, the Devils resumed a more defense-oriented playing style, scoring just 222 goals and allowing only 191, an NHL best in the 2009–10 season, earning Martin Brodeur his fifth William M. Jennings Trophy.[207]

Lemaire has since re-entered retirement, and was replaced by former Florida head coach Peter DeBoer on July 19, 2011. The team showed greater offensive prowess during the 2011–12 season, employing a more aggressive forecheck centered on Ilya Kovalchuk.[208][209] Under DeBoer's system, according to Lamoriello, the Devils' defenseman were often sent into the offensive zone to apply pressure on the opposing team's defense.[210] After DeBoer's dismissal, Adam Oates had a similar approach improving the Devils' offense, investing on the versatility of the forwards.[136]

Players and personnel

Current roster

Updated March 3, 2023[211][212]

No. Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace
88   Kevin Bahl D L 22 2019 New Westminster, British Columbia
14   Nathan Bastian RW R 25 2021 Kitchener, Ontario
45   Jonathan Bernier   G L 34 2021 Laval, Quebec
29   Mackenzie Blackwood   G L 26 2015 Thunder Bay, Ontario
70   Jesper Boqvist LW L 24 2017 Falun, Sweden
63   Jesper Bratt LW L 24 2017 Stockholm, Sweden
33   Ryan Graves D L 27 2021 Yarmouth, Nova Scotia
7   Dougie Hamilton D R 29 2021 Toronto, Ontario
56   Erik Haula LW L 31 2022 Pori, Finland
13   Nico Hischier (C) C L 24 2017 Brig, Switzerland
86   Jack Hughes (A) C L 21 2019 Orlando, Florida
42   Curtis Lazar C R 28 2023 Salmon Arm, British Columbia
6   John Marino D R 25 2022 Easton, Massachusetts
20   Michael McLeod C R 25 2016 Mississauga, Ontario
96   Timo Meier LW L 26 2023 Herisau, Switzerland
91   Dawson Mercer C R 21 2020 Bay Roberts, Newfoundland
18   Ondrej Palat (A) LW L 31 2022 Frýdek-Místek, Czechoslovakia
40   Akira Schmid G L 22 2018 Bern, Switzerland
28   Damon Severson D R 28 2012 Brandon, Manitoba
17   Yegor Sharangovich C/LW L 24 2018 Minsk, Belarus
71   Jonas Siegenthaler D L 25 2021 Zürich, Switzerland
2   Brendan Smith D L 34 2022 Etobicoke, Ontario
90   Tomas Tatar LW L 32 2021 Ilava, Czechoslovakia
41   Vitek Vanecek G L 27 2022 Havlíčkův Brod, Czech Republic
44   Miles Wood LW L 27 2013 Buffalo, New York


Honored members

See also: List of New Jersey Devils players and List of New Jersey Devils award winners

Retired numbers

The Devils have retired five numbers.[213]

New Jersey Devils retired numbers
No. Player Position Career Date of retirement
3 Ken Daneyko 1 D 1982–2003 March 24, 2006
4 Scott Stevens 2 D 1991–2005 February 3, 2006
26 Patrik Elias 3 LW 1994–2016 February 24, 2018
27 Scott Niedermayer 4 D 1991–2004 December 16, 2011
30 Martin Brodeur 5 G 1990–2014 February 9, 2016

Notes:

  • 1 Daneyko holds the record for most games played in the Devils uniform with 1,283 (and spent his entire career with the team).[214]
  • 2 Stevens spent 13 seasons with the Devils, captaining the team for 12 of those seasons (1992–2004) while serving as captain of all three Stanley Cup-winning teams. Note that the banner includes the 2004–05 lockout season, as Stevens did not retire until 2005.[215][216]
  • 3 Elias was the first forward to have his number retired in Devils franchise history. Elias played his entire career with the Devils and holds the franchise record for goals, assists and points.[217]
  • 4 Niedermayer spent the first 13 seasons of his career with the Devils, winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2004.[218]
  • 5 Brodeur holds the NHL goaltenders' record for wins (691), shutouts (125), games played (1266), playoff shutouts (24), and goals scored (3). Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy four times with the Devils.
  • The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky's No. 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All-Star Game.[219]

Hall of Fame honorees

Eleven Devils players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame. Peter Stastny, who played for the Devils from 1989 to 1993, was inducted in 1998. A center who defected from Czechoslovakia, Stastny was one of the NHL's top goal scorers in the 1980s.[220] In 2001, Stastny was joined in the Hall of Fame by Devils defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov, who was one of the first Soviet players in the NHL. Fetisov played for the team in the 1989–90 season and again from 1990 to 1995.[221][222] Scott Stevens, the Devils' defenseman from 1991 to 2004 and long-time team captain, was inducted in 2007 in his first year of eligibility. In December 2014, Stevens returned as head coach for the Devils' defense.[223] Igor Larionov, a forward with a 15-year career in the NHL who spent the 2003–04 season with the Devils, was inducted in 2008.[224] Two Devils centers were inducted in 2011: Doug Gilmour, who had played for the team from 1996 to 1998, and Joe Nieuwendyk, a member of the club from 2001 to 2003.[225][226] In 2013, the Hall of Fame again inducted two former Devils players: left wing Brendan Shanahan, who had played for the team from 1987 to 1991 and again for the 2008–09 season, and defenseman Scott Niedermayer, who was a Devil from 1992 to 2004.[227][228] In the 2015, defenseman Phil Housley, who briefly played 22 games for the organization after being traded to New Jersey at the 1996 trade deadline, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.[229] In 2017, left wing Dave Andreychuk, who played for the Devils for four seasons from 1996 to 1999, was inducted into the Hall of Fame.[230] In 2018, longtime Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was inducted into the Hall of Fame, who played with the team from 1991 to 2014, breaking multiple league records including most wins and shutouts while a member of the team.

In 2009, Lou Lamoriello, Devils president and general manager from 1987 to 2015, was inducted into the Hall as a Builder.[231] Two Devils head coaches have also been inducted in the category. Herb Brooks, who coached the 1980 U.S. Olympic team to victory in the "Miracle on Ice" and served as Devils head coach in the 1992–93 season, was inducted in 2006.[232] Pat Burns, head coach from 2002 to 2004, was inducted posthumously in 2014.[233] Longtime Devils broadcaster Mike Emrick was the 2008 recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award.[234]

Three Devils head coaches had been inducted as players prior to joining the Devils organization. Jacques Lemaire, a 12-season NHL veteran forward who played primarily for the Canadiens, was inducted in 1984 and served as Devils head coach from 1993 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2011. Larry Robinson, who spent most of his 20-season career with the Canadiens, was inducted in 1995 and subsequently served as Devils head coach from 2000 to 2002 and in 2005. Adam Oates, a center with 19 seasons in the NHL who was inducted in 2012, began serving as the Devils head coach for offense in December 2014.[235]

Team captains

 
Bryce Salvador was the Devils' captain from 2013 to 2015.
Further information on team captains in ice hockey: Captain (ice hockey)

This list does not include the former captains of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies.[216]

General managers

Main article: List of New Jersey Devils general managers

This list does not include the former general managers of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies.

Head coaches

Main article: List of New Jersey Devils head coaches

This list does not include the former coaches of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies.

Source:[236]

Notes:

  • 1 Robinson took over as interim head coach with eight games left in the 1999–2000 season after Ftorek was fired. After winning the Stanley Cup in 2000, he was hired as the permanent head coach.[237]
  • 2 Lamoriello took over as interim head coach after the firing Julien with only three games left in the 2006–07 season.[238]
  • 3 Lemaire took over as interim head coach in the middle of the 2010–11 season after MacLean was fired.[239]
  • 4 Stevens and Oates took over as interim co-head coaches in the middle of the 2013–14 season after DeBoer was fired.[240]
  • 5 Nasreddine took over as interim head coach in the middle of the 2019–20 season after Hynes was fired.[241]

First-round draft picks

Main article: List of New Jersey Devils draft picks

This list does not include draft picks of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies.

Franchise records

Main article: List of New Jersey Devils records
Scoring leaders

These are the top-ten point-scorers in franchise history (Kansas City, Colorado and New Jersey).[242] Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season.

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

Note: Pos = Position; GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; P/G = Points per game

Career records[243]
Regular season records[244]
Playoff records[245]
Team records[246]

Affiliate teams

American Hockey League

The Maine Mariners were the Devils' first American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, from 1982 to 1987. The team moved in 1987 and became the Utica Devils, serving as New Jersey's affiliate until 1993. The Albany River Rats became their affiliate from 1993 to 2006.[29] In 2006, the Devils bought the Lowell Lock Monsters and renamed them the Lowell Devils,[247] which moved in 2010 to become the Albany Devils.[248] The Albany Devils moved after the 2016–17 season and became the Binghamton Devils.[249] In May 2021, it was announced that the Binghamton Devils would be moved to Utica in the 2021–22 season to become the Utica Comets.[250][251]

ECHL

In 2006, the Devils purchased the ECHL franchise Trenton Titans, which was then renamed the Trenton Devils. Following four seasons of on-ice struggles and financial losses, the Devils suspended operations of the Trenton franchise in 2011.[252] On August 8, 2017, the Devils announced a one-year affiliation with the Adirondack Thunder for the 2017–18 season, after having an "informal working arrangement" for the past two seasons.[253]

Television and radio

Main article: List of New Jersey Devils broadcasters

Television: MSGSN

Radio: Audacy (formerly Radio.com), WFAN (selected games)[257]

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This article is about the ice hockey team in New Jersey For the mythical creature see Jersey Devil For other uses see Jersey Devil disambiguation The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark New Jersey The Devils compete in the National Hockey League NHL as a member of the Metropolitan Division in the Eastern Conference The club was founded as the Kansas City Scouts in Kansas City Missouri in 1974 The Scouts moved to Denver 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 Continental Airlines Arena Before the 2007 08 season the Devils moved to Prudential Center in Newark New Jersey Devils2022 23 New Jersey Devils seasonConferenceEasternDivisionMetropolitanFounded1974HistoryKansas City Scouts1974 1976Colorado Rockies1976 1982New Jersey Devils1982 presentHome arenaPrudential CenterCityNewark New JerseyColorsRed black white 1 2 MediaMSG SportsnetMSG NetworkAudacyWFANOwner s New Jersey Devils LLC a subsidiary of Harris Blitzer Sports amp Entertainment Josh Harris chairman 3 General managerTom FitzgeraldHead coachLindy RuffCaptainNico HischierMinor league affiliatesUtica Comets AHL Adirondack Thunder ECHL Stanley Cups3 1994 95 1999 00 2002 03 Conference championships5 1994 95 1999 00 2000 01 2002 03 2011 12 Presidents Trophy0Division championships9 1996 97 1997 98 1998 99 2000 01 2002 03 2005 06 2006 07 2008 09 2009 10 Official websitenhl wbr com wbr devilsThe 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 which had six teams at the time Their fortunes began to turn around following the hiring of the 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 and were one of the teams credited with popularizing the neutral zone trap in the mid 1990s 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 others are the Rangers and the New York Islanders The Devils are one of four major professional sports teams that play their home games in New Jersey the others are the National Football League s New York Giants and New York Jets and the New York Red Bulls of Major League Soccer Since the relocation of the New Jersey Nets to Brooklyn in 2012 the Devils have been the only major league team in any sport to bill themselves as representing the state of New Jersey Contents 1 History 1 1 Kansas City and Colorado 1 2 New Jersey 1 2 1 1982 1993 Building the foundation 1 2 2 1993 2000 A Championship franchise 1 2 3 2001 2007 Third Cup and lockout 1 2 4 2007 2013 Move to Newark and return to Finals 1 2 5 2013 present Harris Blitzer era 2 Season by season record 3 Team identity 3 1 Jerseys 3 2 Logo 3 3 Mascot 3 4 Traditions 3 5 Rivalries 3 6 Style of play 4 Players and personnel 4 1 Current roster 4 2 Honored members 4 2 1 Retired numbers 4 2 2 Hall of Fame honorees 4 3 Team captains 4 4 General managers 4 5 Head coaches 4 6 First round draft picks 5 Franchise records 6 Affiliate teams 6 1 American Hockey League 6 2 ECHL 7 Television and radio 8 References 8 1 General 8 2 Footnotes 9 External linksHistory EditMain article History of the New Jersey Devils Kansas City and Colorado Edit Main articles Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies NHL In 1972 the NHL announced plans to add two expansion teams including one in Kansas City Missouri owned by a group headed by Edwin G Thompson The new team was nicknamed the Scouts in reference to Cyrus E Dallin s statue of the same name which stands in that city s Penn Valley Park 4 In the team s inaugural season 1974 75 the Scouts were forced to wait until the ninth game to play in Kansas City s Kemper Arena and did not post a win until beating the Washington Capitals their expansion brethren in their tenth contest 5 With 41 points in their inaugural season the Scouts finished last in the Smythe Division only the Capitals had fewer points in the NHL 6 Kansas City fell to 36 points the following season and had a 27 game win less streak three short of the NHL record which was set when the 1980 81 Winnipeg Jets went 30 games without a win 7 The Scouts had difficulty drawing fans to home games and National Hockey League Players Association NHLPA leader Alan Eagleson publicly expressed concerns about whether Scouts players would be paid 5 After two seasons in Kansas City the franchise moved to Denver and was renamed the Colorado Rockies 8 it played at the McNichols Sports Arena The team won its first game as the Rockies 4 2 against the Toronto Maple Leafs 9 The Rockies were in position to qualify for the playoffs 60 games into the 1976 77 season but a streak of 18 games without a win caused them to fall from contention 10 The Rockies ended the campaign last in the division with a 20 46 14 record and 54 points 11 and improved to 59 points the next season Despite having the sixth worst record in the League the Rockies beat out the Vancouver Canucks for second in the Division by two points and gained a playoff berth 12 The Philadelphia Flyers eliminated the Rockies from the playoffs in the preliminary round 13 A lack of stability continually plagued the team In their first eight years the Scouts Rockies went through ten coaches none lasting two full seasons The franchise never won more than 22 games and did not return to the playoffs after 1977 78 in its six seasons in Colorado 14 Prior to the 1978 79 season the team was sold to New Jersey trucking tycoon Arthur Imperatore who intended to move the team to his home state 15 The plan was criticized due to the existence of three other NHL teams in the region In any event their intended home in the Meadowlands was still under construction and there was no nearby facility suitable even for temporary use the franchise ultimately stayed in Denver 16 17 In 1979 the team hired Don Cherry as head coach and featured forward Lanny McDonald The Rockies still posted the worst record in the NHL and Cherry was subsequently fired after the season 18 After two more years in Denver the Rockies were sold to a group headed by Jersey City native John McMullen who also owned Major League Baseball s Houston Astros on May 27 1982 and the franchise moved to New Jersey As part of the relocation deal the Devils had to compensate the three existing teams in the region the New York Islanders New York Rangers and Flyers for encroaching on their territory 19 New Jersey Edit 1982 1993 Building the foundation Edit The mythological Jersey Devil was the inspiration for the team s name On June 30 1982 the team was renamed the New Jersey Devils after the legend of the Jersey Devil a creature that allegedly inhabited the Pine Barrens of South Jersey Over 10 000 people voted in a contest held to select the name 20 The team began play in East Rutherford New Jersey at the Brendan Byrne Arena later renamed the Continental Airlines Arena and then the Izod Center where they called home through the 2006 07 season 21 22 With their relocation the newly christened Devils were placed in the Wales Conference s Patrick Division Their first game ended in a 3 3 tie against the Pittsburgh Penguins with their first goal scored by Don Lever 23 Their first win a 3 2 victory came in New Jersey at the expense of the Rangers 24 The team finished with a 17 49 14 record putting them three points above last place in the Patrick Division 23 In the following season on November 19 1983 the Devils were criticized by Wayne Gretzky after a 13 4 loss to the Edmonton Oilers In a post game interview Gretzky said that the Devils were putting a Mickey Mouse operation on the ice 25 Later Gretzky said that his comment was blown out of proportion In response many Devils fans wore Mickey Mouse apparel when the Oilers returned to New Jersey on January 15 1984 despite a 5 4 loss 26 Also in the 1983 84 season the Devils hosted the annual NHL All Star Game New Jersey s Chico Resch was the winning goaltender and Devils defenseman Joe Cirella tallied a goal as the Wales Conference beat the Campbell Conference 7 6 24 Overall the team did not achieve much success Head coach Bill MacMillan was fired 20 games into the season whereupon Tom McVie was named the new coach The Devils won only 17 games and after the season Doug Carpenter succeeded McVie 27 The Devils assembled a core of players that included John MacLean Bruce Driver Ken Daneyko Kirk Muller and Pat Verbeek with Resch as their goaltender 28 Their record improved each season between 1983 84 and 1986 87 However they were unable to reach the playoffs 29 Despite their improvement the Devils remained last in the Patrick Division in 1985 86 and 1986 87 28 McMullen hired Providence College athletic director Lou Lamoriello as team president in April 1987 30 To gain greater control over franchise operations Lamoriello appointed himself general manager before the 1987 88 season 31 The 1987 88 Devils garnered the franchise s first winning record 29 On the final day of the regular season they were tied with their rivals the Rangers for the final playoff spot in the Patrick Division After New York defeated the Quebec Nordiques 3 0 the Devils needed to defeat the Chicago Blackhawks for a postseason berth The Devils were trailing 3 2 midway through the third period when John MacLean tied the game and with 2 39 left in overtime he added the winning goal Although the Rangers and Devils both finished with 82 points the Devils had two more wins sending them to the playoffs for the first time in franchise history as the New Jersey Devils 32 33 The team made it all the way to the Wales Conference Finals in the 1988 Stanley Cup playoffs but lost to the Boston Bruins in seven games In that series head coach Jim Schoenfeld verbally abused referee Don Koharski after the third game in the Devils 6 1 loss During the exchange Koharski fell and Schoenfeld said to him Good cause you fell you fat pig Have another doughnut Have another doughnut 34 35 Schoenfeld was given a suspension by the NHL but due to a favorable court order he was able to coach in the fourth game of the series In protest referee Dave Newell and linesmen Gord Broseker and Ray Scapinello refused to work the game Three off ice officials Paul McInnis Jim Sullivan and Vin Godleski were tracked down to work the game 34 After the injunction was lifted Schoenfeld s suspension was imposed in the following game 36 In the next season the Devils once again slipped below 500 and missed the playoffs 37 Among the postseason player changes Lamoriello made in the off season was the signing of two Soviet stars Viacheslav Fetisov and Sergei Starikov The Devils drafted Fetisov years earlier in the 1983 Entry Draft but the Soviet Government did not allow Fetisov who was a member of the national team to leave the country 38 Shortly after the Devils signed Fetisov s defense partner Alexei Kasatonov 39 The team changed coaches midway through each of the next two seasons Schoenfeld was replaced with John Cunniff in 1989 90 and Tom McVie was hired midway through the 1990 91 season and helmed the team through its third straight Division Semifinals elimination in 1991 92 29 Herb Brooks who coached the 1980 U S Olympic Miracle on Ice team was brought in for the 1992 93 season but when the team yet again was eliminated in the Division Semifinals he was fired and replaced by former Montreal Canadiens head coach Jacques Lemaire 40 41 1993 2000 A Championship franchise Edit Under Lemaire the team played during the 1993 94 regular season as members of the Eastern Conference s Atlantic Division with the NHL renaming its divisions to better reflect geography that season with a lineup that included defensemen Scott Stevens Scott Niedermayer and Ken Daneyko forwards Stephane Richer John MacLean Bobby Holik and Claude Lemieux and goaltenders Chris Terreri and Martin Brodeur the latter goaltender was honored as the NHL s top rookie with the Calder Memorial Trophy 41 42 The Devils scored 330 times in the regular season and set a franchise record with 106 points second behind the New York Rangers in the Atlantic Division The Devils and Rangers met in an Eastern Conference Finals match up which went seven games Going into Game 6 in New Jersey the Devils led the series three games to two Before the game Rangers captain Mark Messier guaranteed that the Rangers would win Game 6 Messier led his team back netting a natural hat trick to help the Rangers overcome an early 2 0 Devils lead and force a decisive contest In Game 7 the Devils Valeri Zelepukin tied the score at 1 1 with 7 7 seconds remaining but the Devils were defeated in double overtime on a goal by Stephane Matteau 41 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 Despite the setback the team returned to the Eastern Conference Finals during the lockout shortened 1994 95 season and defeated the Philadelphia Flyers four games to two 43 They swept the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings to win New Jersey s first ever Stanley Cup as they brought the Cup across the Hudson River from New York after the Rangers had won it the year before The 1994 95 Devils team became the first to give the players a day with the Stanley Cup a tradition that lives on with each Cup winner 44 Claude Lemieux was awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as playoffs MVP 45 The success came amid constant rumors that the team would move for the third time in its history to Nashville 46 Staring at the prospect of losing the team the state agreed to fund a renovation of the Devils arena 47 Nashville eventually received an NHL franchise three years later when the Nashville Predators joined the league as an expansion team The Devils missed the playoffs by two points the following season with a 37 33 12 record They were beaten by the Tampa Bay Lightning for the last playoff spot in the East on the last day of the season after a 5 2 loss to the Ottawa Senators in the regular season finale 48 It marked the first time in 26 years that a defending Cup champion failed to reach the playoffs 49 For the remainder of the decade the Devils won at least 45 games every season but were unable to make a deep playoff run Despite posting 104 points in the 1996 97 season and 107 in 1997 98 29 they were ousted by the Rangers four games to one in the Conference Semifinals of the 1997 playoffs and in the Conference Quarterfinals by the Senators four games to two a year later 50 Lemaire resigned after that season and was replaced by assistant coach Robbie Ftorek 51 However the next season ended as the previous one with a Conference Quarterfinals loss this time to the Pittsburgh Penguins in seven games 50 The 1999 2000 Devils engraved on the Stanley Cup The club won its second Stanley Cup that season Late in the 1999 2000 season Lamoriello made the decision to fire Ftorek and replace him with assistant coach Larry Robinson which the New York Post s Mark Everson described as pure panic at the prospect of another early round playoff elimination 52 The Devils were in position to reach the playoffs but Lamoriello reacted to a stretch of 17 games in which the team went 5 10 2 52 New Jersey followed the move by defeating the Florida Panthers the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Philadelphia Flyers during the postseason to make the finals 50 In the finals the Devils reached the top again defeating the defending champion Dallas Stars in six games to win the Stanley Cup for the second time 53 Veterans such as Stevens Holik Niedermayer Daneyko and Brodeur were joined by new players acquired in the intervening five years including Patrik Elias Petr Sykora Jason Arnott Alexander Mogilny and Calder Trophy recipient Scott Gomez 54 The Devils second championship run included a come from behind victory in the Conference Finals They trailed the Flyers three games to one but rebounded to win three straight games and the series This was the first time in NHL Conference Finals history that a 3 1 series deficit was surmounted 55 This series featured a hit that captain Scott Stevens laid on Flyers center Eric Lindros in the seventh game which effectively ended Lindros career in Philadelphia 56 Stevens was named the winner of the Conn Smythe Trophy 57 as the Devils clinched the Stanley Cup on Arnott s goal in double overtime of Game 6 in Dallas 53 In 2000 McMullen sold the team to Puck Holdings an affiliate of YankeeNets now Yankee Global Enterprises for 176 million The owners wanted to program Devils games on what eventually became the YES Network and move the team to a new arena in Newark Neither of these proposals became reality under Puck Holdings ownership 58 For the start of the next season Lamoriello was appointed CEO of both the Devils and the New Jersey Nets of the National Basketball Association NBA He remained at the helm of the basketball team until it was sold with the intention of moving it to Brooklyn in 2004 a move that did not come to pass at that time 59 2001 2007 Third Cup and lockout Edit Led by the Elias Arnott Sykora line The A Line on offense and the goaltending of Brodeur who appeared in a record 97 games between the regular season and playoffs 60 61 the Devils reached the Stanley Cup Finals for the second straight year in 2001 They lost the series to the Colorado Avalanche despite leading 3 2 62 John Madden became the first player in franchise history to win the Frank J Selke Trophy for top defensive forward 63 In the 2001 02 season they were expected to be contenders once again 64 and they finished the season as the third best team in the Atlantic Division with 95 points The Devils entered the playoffs as a sixth seed but lost in the Conference Quarterfinals to the third seeded Carolina Hurricanes 65 The Devils present President George W Bush with a jersey after winning the 2003 Stanley Cup championship In 2003 the Devils finished first in the Atlantic Division with 108 points 66 Their playoff run included a seven game Conference Final series victory decided in the final three minutes on a goal by forward Jeff Friesen over the Ottawa Senators 67 In the Stanley Cup Finals the Devils and Mighty Ducks of Anaheim had a back and forth battle as both teams won all of their home games The Devils brought the Stanley Cup to New Jersey for a third time defeating the Mighty Ducks in the seventh game of the finals in New Jersey 66 After the series Daneyko a long time fan favorite 68 announced his retirement Brodeur was awarded the Vezina Trophy as outstanding goaltender in the regular season for the first time in his career having won 41 games in the regular season to top the NHL 66 In the 2003 04 season Brodeur took home the Vezina Trophy again 69 Despite losing team captain Scott Stevens in the 38th game of the season to a concussion 70 the Devils finished second in the Atlantic Division with 100 points With the sixth seed in the Stanley Cup playoffs the Devils lost to the Philadelphia Flyers four games to one 71 In March 2004 near the end of the season Lehman Brothers executive Jeff Vanderbeek purchased a controlling interest from Puck Holdings and resigned from Lehman Brothers to assume full time ownership He had been a minority owner since the 2000 sale Like Puck Holdings YankeeNets Vanderbeek largely left the Devils in Lamoriello s hands 72 Vanderbeek was a strong proponent of the proposed arena in Newark which first received funding from the city council during Puck Holdings ownership in 2002 73 After legal battles over both eminent domain and the city s financial participation in the arena project the final deal was approved by council in October 2004 during the early months of the lockout 74 and the groundbreaking occurred almost exactly a year later 75 Nonetheless in January 2006 financial issues threatened to halt the deal as the Devils did not provide the city with a required letter of credit until the last possible day 76 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 77 Though construction was well underway in late summer 2006 new Mayor of Newark Cory Booker promised to reevaluate the deal and considered backing out 78 79 In October Booker conceded there would be a first class arena built in the city of Newark whether we like it or not 80 and soon after the Devils struck a deal including both property and monetary givebacks that appeased city officials 81 The arena which was named the Prudential Center when Newark based Prudential Financial purchased naming rights in early 2007 82 opened shortly after the start of the 2007 08 season 83 The 2004 05 season was canceled due to the lockout many Devils players played in European leagues and in the hockey world championships 84 Patrik Elias who was playing in the Russian Superleague contracted hepatitis A 85 Faced with Elias indefinite recovery timetable plus the loss of defensive stalwarts Scott Niedermayer to free agency and Scott Stevens to retirement Lamoriello signed veteran defenseman Dan McGillis and two former Devils winger Alexander Mogilny and defenseman Vladimir Malakhov none of whom finished the season on the ice 86 In July 2005 the team announced that head coach Pat Burns would not return for the 2005 06 season after being diagnosed with cancer for the second time in little more than a year 87 Assistant coach Larry Robinson the team s head coach from 2000 to 2002 was promoted to start the season 88 The Devils struggled early in the 2005 06 season ending the 2005 calendar year with a 16 18 5 record 89 Robinson resigned as head coach on December 19 and Lamoriello moved down to the bench 90 Once Elias returned from his bout with hepatitis the team quickly turned around finishing 46 27 9 after a season ending 11 game winning streak capped with a 4 3 win over the Montreal Canadiens During that final victory which clinched the Devils sixth division title Brian Gionta set a new team record for goals in a season with 48 topping Pat Verbeek s 46 91 The win streak to close the year was also an NHL record 92 The Devils swept the Rangers in four games in the Conference Quarterfinals and were then eliminated by the Carolina Hurricanes in five games in the Conference Semifinals 50 In the off season the Devils hired former Montreal Canadiens head coach Claude Julien to replace Lamoriello behind the bench 93 However in the last week of the 2006 07 Devils season with just three games left Julien was fired and Lamoriello once again reprised his coaching role 94 The Devils went on to win their seventh Atlantic Division title and earn the second seed in the Eastern Conference after finishing ahead of the Pittsburgh Penguins by two points 95 They then defeated the Tampa Bay Lightning in six games in the Conference Quarterfinals but fell to the Ottawa Senators in the Conference Semifinals in five 50 The conclusion of the series marked the end of the Devils time at the Continental Airlines Arena 96 2007 2013 Move to Newark and return to Finals Edit The Devils moved to Newark New Jersey in October 2007 opening a new arena known as the Prudential Center Before the move to Newark the Devils hired their 14th coach in a 26 season span Brent Sutter 97 As the Devils pre season came to an end prospects Nicklas Bergfors and David Clarkson made the final roster The Devils opened their new arena the Prudential Center on October 27 2007 against Ottawa after opening the season with a nine game road trip The game ended with a 4 1 win for Ottawa 98 In the last game of the 2007 08 season against the Rangers the Devils won in a shootout giving them home ice advantage over the Rangers in the playoffs 99 The Devils lost the series against the Rangers 4 1 losing all three games at home 100 Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy for the fourth time in five years for his performance in the regular season 69 For the 2008 09 season the Devils signed Brian Rolston and Bobby Holik both making their second stints with the team 101 The Devils were forced to play without Brodeur for over three months after he tore a biceps tendon in November but strong play by backup goalie Scott Clemmensen kept the Devils atop the Atlantic Division 102 After his return Brodeur broke Patrick Roy s record for regular season wins on March 17 2009 with his 552nd victory while Patrik Elias became the franchise s all time leading scorer with his 702nd point 103 The season also served as a break out year for 24 year old Zach Parise who led the team with an impressive 45 goals and 94 points In the Conference Quarterfinals of the 2009 playoffs the Devils were eliminated in a Game 7 loss in which the Hurricanes scored two goals in the last minute and 20 seconds to erase a 3 2 Devils lead 104 In the off season the Devils announced that Sutter was stepping down from his position citing personal and family reasons he became the coach of the Calgary Flames shortly afterward 105 Jacques Lemaire returned to the head coach position 106 During the 2009 10 season the Devils made a trade to acquire star left wing Ilya Kovalchuk from the Atlanta Thrashers 107 The Devils had their 12th 100 point season in their last 15 attempts They finished the season in first place in the Atlantic Division second in the Eastern Conference and played in the postseason for the 13th straight time Their seeding matched them up against Philadelphia in the Conference Quarterfinals and they were eliminated four games to one 108 Patrik Elias during the 2011 12 season He was one of four players to score over 30 goals with the Devils that season After Lemaire retired from coaching the Devils announced that the team s all time leading scorer John MacLean would become their new head coach 109 During the off season the Devils signed Kovalchuk to a 15 year 100 million contract keeping him in New Jersey until the conclusion of the 2024 25 season the move came after the NHL had rejected a 17 year contract for allegedly circumventing the NHL Collective Bargaining Agreement CBA 110 The League still penalized the Devils for trying to circumvent the NHL salary cap with a money fine a third round draft pick in 2011 and one future first round pick within the next four seasons 111 MacLean led the team to a record of 9 22 2 and after sitting in last place in the NHL on December 23 he was removed in favor of Lemaire coming out of retirement for his third stint as head coach of the Devils and second in less than two seasons 112 Just a few days later struggling captain Jamie Langenbrunner was traded back to Dallas after nine seasons with New Jersey With the injured Parise missing most of the regular season the team struggled offensively finishing last in goals scored Despite this the Devils managed a mid season turnaround winning 22 out of the next 25 games 113 However the Devils still failed to qualify for the playoffs for the first time since 1996 ending their 13 year streak 114 In the 2011 off season Lemaire once again retired and was replaced by former Florida Panthers head coach Peter DeBoer 115 DeBoer s new system helped develop a strong offense which had seven 40 point scorers by the season s end and broke an NHL record for the best regular season penalty kill since before the Expansion Era 116 117 Four players Kovalchuk Elias Clarkson and newly named captain Zach Parise scored 30 or more goals with Kovalchuk and Elias also finishing the season among the NHL s top ten point scorers 118 Rookie forward Adam Henrique totaled 51 points and earned a Calder Trophy nomination for rookie of the year 119 As the sixth seed in the Eastern Conference the Devils defeated Southeast champions Florida before overcoming both divisional rivals the Flyers and Rangers to win the Conference and return to the finals after nine years 120 121 Facing the Los Angeles Kings in the Finals the Devils lost the first three games but won the next two while facing elimination In Game 6 the Kings defeated the Devils and captured the series 50 122 During the 2012 off season Zach Parise signed a 13 year 98 million contract with the Minnesota Wild leaving the Devils after one season as team captain 123 The Devils entered the lockout shortened season with Bryce Salvador as their new captain 124 However the Devils failed to repeat the performance of the prior year finishing 19 19 10 in 48 games and missed the playoffs 125 2013 present Harris Blitzer era Edit During the 2013 NHL Entry Draft the Devils acquired Cory Schneider from the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for their first round draft pick The Devils longtime financial struggles worsened during the 2012 13 season and at one point the team needed to borrow 30 million to meet their payroll 126 This prompted owner Jeff Vanderbeek to sell the team 127 Andrew Barroway the attorney who loaned the team the 30 million was one potential buyer 126 Ultimately the team was sold to Josh Harris owner of the NBA s Philadelphia 76ers and David S Blitzer for over 320 million 127 The sale was formally announced on August 15 2013 128 During the off season Kovalchuk announced he would retire from the NHL expressing a desire to return home to Russia along with his family 129 In addition 30 goal scorer Clarkson also left the Devils signing a 7 year deal with Toronto With the departures of Parise and now Kovalchuk and Clarkson the Devils were in desperate need of offensive help In an effort to fill the void the Devils signed veteran Jaromir Jagr 130 who despite being 41 years old led the team scoring in the 2013 14 season During the 2013 NHL Entry Draft hosted in Newark the Devils acquired goaltender Cory Schneider from Vancouver in exchange for the Devils first round draft pick Schneider split goaltending duties with the 41 year old Brodeur which led to some controversy over who should be the starting goalie for the Devils 131 Despite Schneider s 1 97 goals against average leading the NHL the Devils missed the playoffs by five points due to lagging offensive production 132 133 In the 2014 off season the Devils saw the departure of NHL all time wins leader Martin Brodeur who was not re signed and subsequently joined the St Louis Blues Brodeur who had spent his entire 21 year career with the Devils played only seven games with St Louis before announcing his retirement 134 The 2014 15 season opened with the Devils roster suffering with injuries and consequently the team accumulated losses On December 26 Peter DeBoer was fired from the head coach position 135 To replace him Lamoriello invested in two head coaches former Devils player Scott Stevens who had been DeBoer s assistant for two years and Adam Oates with Lamoriello himself supervising the team during the first months 136 The Devils finished the season as the sixth worst team in the League 20 points away from a playoff spot and with just one victory in the last 11 games 137 The Devils drafted Nico Hischier with the first overall selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft During the 2015 off season Ray Shero was named the Devils new general manager 138 and John Hynes was named as the new head coach 139 Among Shero s first moves as general manager was trading with the Anaheim Ducks to acquire Kyle Palmieri who would become a key forward for the Devils in future seasons 140 Lou Lamoriello resigned as team president and became the general manager of the Toronto Maple Leafs replacing Dave Nonis who was fired at the end of the season 141 In the 2015 16 season the Devils finished seventh in the Metropolitan Division with 84 points 142 missing the playoffs for the fourth consecutive season 29 That off season the Devils attempted to bolster its forward strength in a blockbuster trade with the Edmonton Oilers sending defenseman and former first round draft pick Adam Larsson to Edmonton in exchange for Taylor Hall 143 This did not turn the Devils fortunes and the team finished in last place in the Eastern Conference the following season with 70 points this was the first time that they finished last in the conference since the 1985 86 season 144 145 However they won the ensuing draft lottery to secure the first overall selection in the 2017 NHL Entry Draft 146 which they used to select center Nico Hischier 147 In the 2017 18 season the team recorded its best start in franchise history going 9 2 0 in their first 11 games of the season 148 Hall set the franchise record for points in consecutive games recording a point in 26 straight appearances Hall finished the season sixth in the NHL in points 93 and earned nominations for the Hart Memorial Trophy for the league s most valuable player and the Ted Lindsay Award for the NHL s most outstanding player 149 On the back of Hall s impressive performance and with aid from goaltender Keith Kinkaid and rookie Hischier the Devils clinched a playoff spot for the first time since the 2011 12 season with a win over the Toronto Maple Leafs 150 The Devils playoff run ended in the first round where they lost 4 1 to the Tampa Bay Lightning in a seven game series 151 After the conclusion of the playoffs Hall became the first player in franchise history to win the Hart Memorial Trophy 152 The Devils failed to return to the playoffs in the 2018 19 season as they struggled Plagued by injuries including reigning league MVP Hall being sidelined with a knee injury for nearly 50 games the Devils finished 15th in the Eastern Conference with 72 points In the subsequent draft lottery the team received the first overall selection in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft for the second time in three years 153 154 The Devils used this pick to select Jack Hughes first overall 155 In the 2019 off season the Devils acquired P K Subban 156 Nikita Gusev and Wayne Simmonds 157 The Devils started the 2019 20 season with a six game losing streak going 0 4 2 and after having a 9 13 4 record in December head coach John Hynes was fired and replaced by assistant coach Alain Nasreddine in the interim However the Devils continued to struggle and Hall was traded to the Arizona Coyotes longtime captain Andy Greene was traded to the New York Islanders and Wayne Simmonds was traded to the Buffalo Sabres Shero was fired on January 12 2020 and replaced by interim general manager Tom Fitzgerald On March 12 the regular season was suspended due to the COVID 19 pandemic Then on May 26 the regular season was declared finished and the Devils missed the playoffs for the second year in a row 158 159 On July 9 Lindy Ruff was named the Devils head coach 160 Nasreddine was retained as an assistant coach 161 In the off season the Devils also attempted to find a permanent goaltending solution by signing longtime Chicago Blackhawks netminder Corey Crawford however Crawford retired prior to the start of the 2020 21 season never having played a game with New Jersey 162 After a good start with great play from goaltender Mackenzie Blackwood and center Jack Hughes the Devils would suffer an outbreak of COVID 19 which sidelined the team for two weeks Once they returned they struggled and Palmieri was traded alongside longest tenured Devil Travis Zajac to the Islanders 163 164 The Devils would go on to miss the playoffs for the third consecutive season 165 During the 2021 off season the Devils signed free agent defenseman Dougie Hamilton from the Carolina Hurricanes 166 General manager Tom Fitzgerald would also succeed in his goal to sign a backup goaltender and top 6 winger by signing veterans Jonathan Bernier and Tomas Tatar 167 168 However the 2021 22 season fared to be no better as the Devils once again missed the playoffs At the end of the season Nasreddine was not tendered a contract extension and Mark Recchi was fired from his assistant coach position 169 Season by season record EditThis is a partial list of the last five seasons completed by the Devils For the full season by season history see List of New Jersey Devils seasonsNote GP Games played W Wins L Losses T Ties OTL Overtime Losses Pts Points GF Goals for GA Goals against Season GP W L OTL Pts GF GA Finish Playoffs2017 18 82 44 29 9 97 248 244 5th Metropolitan Lost in First Round 1 4 Lightning 2018 19 82 31 41 10 72 222 275 8th Metropolitan Did not qualify2019 20 69 28 29 12 68 189 230 8th Metropolitan Did not qualify2020 21 56 19 30 7 45 145 194 7th East Did not qualify2021 22 82 27 46 9 63 248 307 7th Metropolitan Did not qualifyTeam identity EditJerseys Edit The old green style jerseys used from 1982 to 1992 The jerseys used from 1992 to 2017 The team colors are red black and white and they can be seen on both the home and road jerseys The home jersey which was the team s road jersey until the NHL swapped home and road colors in 2003 170 is dominantly red in color There are three black and white stripes one across each arm and prior to the 2017 18 season one across the waist The road jersey the team s former home jersey is white in color with a similar design except that the three stripes are black and red The shoulders are draped with black on both uniforms Before the 1992 93 season the uniforms were green and red with slightly different striping 171 leading some fans to affectionately refer to them as Christmas colors 172 The color green was chosen to reflect New Jersey s nickname as The Garden State and the New Jersey Pine Barrens home of the Jersey Devil 173 During the Lou Lamoriello era the Devils refused to join the trend of teams unveiling third jerseys and continued to do so well after Lamoriello left in 2015 174 Lamoriello had stated that he did not ever intend to introduce a third jersey for the Devils saying I don t believe in it Lamoriello said I strongly believe that you have to have one identity as a team We want to create a feeling that our home and away jerseys are special and that it means something special to wear one 175 Unlike most teams the Devils kept the same uniform design when the NHL switched to the Rbk Edge jerseys by Reebok for the 2007 08 season 176 On August 20 2009 Lamoriello announced that the Devils would wear their classic red white and green jerseys on their Saint Patrick s Day 2010 game against the Pittsburgh Penguins Lamoriello stated The original red green and white jerseys are a part of our history here in New Jersey We have always been an organization that takes great pride in its tradition This is something we believe our fans will enjoy for that one special night 177 Martin Brodeur wore a special replica helmet of the one from his first NHL game 178 179 The throwback jerseys continued to be used including for games on or around St Patrick s Day over three different seasons and in the 2014 NHL Stadium Series against the Rangers on January 26 180 On June 20 2017 the Devils revealed updated uniforms for the 2017 18 season 181 Made by Adidas the new sweaters are the first major change to the team s look since they replaced green with black They feature the removal of the stripes on the bottom of the sweater and also thicker sleeve stripes with equal width bands of white and black 182 The Devils wore their classic white red and green uniforms for four home games in the 2018 19 season 183 The Devils rolled out a Reverse Retro alternate uniform in collaboration with Adidas during the 2020 21 season The team used the original uniform template worn from 1982 to 1992 but green served as the base color instead of red 184 After eschewing the trend of third jerseys under Lou Lamoriello the Devils finally unveiled a full time alternate uniform early in the 2021 22 season This uniform featured a black base and white stripes spread across the shoulders and sleeves Jersey in white script lettering and red drop shadows is stitched in front with lacing at the neck The uniform was designed by Devils legend Martin Brodeur and was largely influenced by the history of ice hockey in New Jersey 185 During the 2022 23 season the Devils unveiled a new Reverse Retro alternate uniform in collaboration with Adidas The team again used the original uniform template worn from 1982 to 1992 with white as the base color but with red navy and gold striping The color palette was chosen to honor the Devils previous identities the Kansas City Scouts and the Colorado Rockies and the club s 40th anniversary 186 Logo Edit The Devils logo is a monogram of the letters N and J rendered with devil horns at the top of the J and a pointed tail at the bottom The monogram was red with a green outline when the team began playing in New Jersey but the outline color was changed to black in 1992 due to difficulties in making the green color consistent between its logo and jerseys The logo sits inside an open black circle and lies on a field of white in the middle of the chest on both uniforms 187 Before the Devils move from Colorado in 1982 then owner John McMullen s wife designed a prototype logo which was then modified by a professional graphic design and marketing firm and became the green and red logo used by the team for the first ten years in New Jersey 188 Mascot Edit The mascot is NJ Devil a 7 foot 2 1 m tall devil who plays into the myth of the Jersey Devil NJ Devil keeps the crowd excited signs autographs participates in entertainment during the intermissions skates across the ice throws T shirts and runs throughout the aisles of the arena to high five fans 189 Prior to 1993 the mascot was Slapshot a large Devils hockey puck that interacted with the fans The man inside the costume resigned after he was accused of touching three women inappropriately while in costume The man agreed to undergo psychological counseling for a year as part of his agreement to avoid trial 190 To remove the stigma of the lawsuit Slapshot was retired and has not returned since 191 Traditions Edit Arlette Roxburgh has been the team s primary national anthem singer at home games since 1996 and is a favorite among Devils fans Pete Cannarozzi has been the team s organist since 2001 His organ playing has been instrumental in bridging the Devils tradition from the Meadowlands to Prudential Center In addition to playing during breaks in play and at the end of a period he also provides Arlette or another local performer with accompanying music during the national anthem 192 Some of Prudential Center s most vociferous fans can be found in Sections 233 and 122 home to groups of Devils fans whom self identify as the Crazies and the Diablos respectively The 233 Crazies were originally created in 1993 as the 228 Crazies at the Meadowlands They are known for their custom triple digit Devils jerseys reflecting their section number with CRAZIES on the nameplate and are the source of many chants and generally enthusiastic behavior A handful of 233 Crazies typically attend every Devils home game and some road games as well 193 The Diablos of Section 122 were originally conceived in part by the Devils management in 2011 by extending a special season ticket offer to and actively seeking input from fans seeking to participate in a European style supporters section similar to those popular in Major League Soccer 194 ultimately in an effort to liven up in the in arena atmosphere following a poor campaign on the ice While the Diablos have ultimately ceased to be supported directly by the organization and the following ownership group has focused on different methods of enhancing the fan experience Section 122 and its general vicinity continues to be a source of more raucous behavior and general hostility towards opposing teams Mark Baumann simply known to fans by his last name Baumann is a long time season ticket holder familiar to many Devils fans for starting the D E V I L S chant dating back to 1995 He commonly wears a white Devils jersey with his name and the number 00 195 Rivalries Edit 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 The Devils developed strong rivalries with two teams out of geographical proximity and frequent playoff confrontations The Battle of the Hudson River with the New York Rangers is so called as the Devils arenas in the New York metropolitan area were always less than ten miles and across the Hudson River from Madison Square Garden 196 New Jersey s proximity with Pennsylvania also led to a rivalry with the Philadelphia Flyers the Battle of the Jersey Turnpike The Flyers have a large following in South Jersey and train in Voorhees Township Both teams had the most titles of the Atlantic Division prior to the 2013 realignment with nine to the Devils and six to the Flyers 197 Style of play Edit The Devils have been known as a defense first team since head coach Jacques Lemaire s first tenure 198 although the Devils have twice led the Eastern Conference in goals scored once leading the NHL in goals scored 295 goals for in 2000 01 199 200 Lemaire gave the Devils their defensive mantra when he implemented a system commonly called the neutral zone trap 201 This system is designed to force teams to turn over the puck in the neutral zone leading to a counterattack 202 This style of play led the team to be chastised by the media and hockey purists for making the NHL boring 203 Nevertheless the Devils were successful using this style of play and Devils head coach Larry Robinson asserted that the Montreal Canadiens teams he played on in the 1970s who also won the Cup many times used a form of the trap though it did not have a name 204 Under head coach Brent Sutter the team adopted less of a trap and more of a transitional aggressive forechecking style of play which also emphasized puck possession and instilled the cycle to start the 2007 08 season 205 This led to many high scoring games early in the season for New Jersey The Devils went on to score 244 goals in the 2008 09 season the most the team had scored in eight seasons 206 However with the return of Lemaire as head coach the Devils resumed a more defense oriented playing style scoring just 222 goals and allowing only 191 an NHL best in the 2009 10 season earning Martin Brodeur his fifth William M Jennings Trophy 207 Lemaire has since re entered retirement and was replaced by former Florida head coach Peter DeBoer on July 19 2011 The team showed greater offensive prowess during the 2011 12 season employing a more aggressive forecheck centered on Ilya Kovalchuk 208 209 Under DeBoer s system according to Lamoriello the Devils defenseman were often sent into the offensive zone to apply pressure on the opposing team s defense 210 After DeBoer s dismissal Adam Oates had a similar approach improving the Devils offense investing on the versatility of the forwards 136 Players and personnel EditCurrent roster Edit viewtalkedit Updated March 3 2023 211 212 No Nat Player Pos S G Age Acquired Birthplace88 Kevin Bahl D L 22 2019 New Westminster British Columbia14 Nathan Bastian RW R 25 2021 Kitchener Ontario45 Jonathan Bernier G L 34 2021 Laval Quebec29 Mackenzie Blackwood G L 26 2015 Thunder Bay Ontario70 Jesper Boqvist LW L 24 2017 Falun Sweden63 Jesper Bratt LW L 24 2017 Stockholm Sweden33 Ryan Graves D L 27 2021 Yarmouth Nova Scotia7 Dougie Hamilton D R 29 2021 Toronto Ontario56 Erik Haula LW L 31 2022 Pori Finland13 Nico Hischier C C L 24 2017 Brig Switzerland86 Jack Hughes A C L 21 2019 Orlando Florida42 Curtis Lazar C R 28 2023 Salmon Arm British Columbia6 John Marino D R 25 2022 Easton Massachusetts20 Michael McLeod C R 25 2016 Mississauga Ontario96 Timo Meier LW L 26 2023 Herisau Switzerland91 Dawson Mercer C R 21 2020 Bay Roberts Newfoundland18 Ondrej Palat A LW L 31 2022 Frydek Mistek Czechoslovakia40 Akira Schmid G L 22 2018 Bern Switzerland28 Damon Severson D R 28 2012 Brandon Manitoba17 Yegor Sharangovich C LW L 24 2018 Minsk Belarus71 Jonas Siegenthaler D L 25 2021 Zurich Switzerland2 Brendan Smith D L 34 2022 Etobicoke Ontario90 Tomas Tatar LW L 32 2021 Ilava Czechoslovakia41 Vitek Vanecek G L 27 2022 Havlickuv Brod Czech Republic44 Miles Wood LW L 27 2013 Buffalo New York Honored members Edit See also List of New Jersey Devils players and List of New Jersey Devils award winners Retired numbers Edit The retired numbers of Patrik Elias Martin Brodeur Scott Niedermayer Ken Daneyko and Scott Stevens The Devils have retired five numbers 213 New Jersey Devils retired numbers No Player Position Career Date of retirement3 Ken Daneyko 1 D 1982 2003 March 24 20064 Scott Stevens 2 D 1991 2005 February 3 200626 Patrik Elias 3 LW 1994 2016 February 24 201827 Scott Niedermayer 4 D 1991 2004 December 16 201130 Martin Brodeur 5 G 1990 2014 February 9 2016Notes 1 Daneyko holds the record for most games played in the Devils uniform with 1 283 and spent his entire career with the team 214 2 Stevens spent 13 seasons with the Devils captaining the team for 12 of those seasons 1992 2004 while serving as captain of all three Stanley Cup winning teams Note that the banner includes the 2004 05 lockout season as Stevens did not retire until 2005 215 216 3 Elias was the first forward to have his number retired in Devils franchise history Elias played his entire career with the Devils and holds the franchise record for goals assists and points 217 4 Niedermayer spent the first 13 seasons of his career with the Devils winning the James Norris Memorial Trophy in 2004 218 5 Brodeur holds the NHL goaltenders record for wins 691 shutouts 125 games played 1266 playoff shutouts 24 and goals scored 3 Brodeur won the Vezina Trophy four times with the Devils The NHL retired Wayne Gretzky s No 99 for all its member teams at the 2000 NHL All Star Game 219 Hall of Fame honorees Edit Eleven Devils players have been inducted into the Hockey Hall of Fame Peter Stastny who played for the Devils from 1989 to 1993 was inducted in 1998 A center who defected from Czechoslovakia Stastny was one of the NHL s top goal scorers in the 1980s 220 In 2001 Stastny was joined in the Hall of Fame by Devils defenseman Viacheslav Fetisov who was one of the first Soviet players in the NHL Fetisov played for the team in the 1989 90 season and again from 1990 to 1995 221 222 Scott Stevens the Devils defenseman from 1991 to 2004 and long time team captain was inducted in 2007 in his first year of eligibility In December 2014 Stevens returned as head coach for the Devils defense 223 Igor Larionov a forward with a 15 year career in the NHL who spent the 2003 04 season with the Devils was inducted in 2008 224 Two Devils centers were inducted in 2011 Doug Gilmour who had played for the team from 1996 to 1998 and Joe Nieuwendyk a member of the club from 2001 to 2003 225 226 In 2013 the Hall of Fame again inducted two former Devils players left wing Brendan Shanahan who had played for the team from 1987 to 1991 and again for the 2008 09 season and defenseman Scott Niedermayer who was a Devil from 1992 to 2004 227 228 In the 2015 defenseman Phil Housley who briefly played 22 games for the organization after being traded to New Jersey at the 1996 trade deadline was inducted into the Hall of Fame 229 In 2017 left wing Dave Andreychuk who played for the Devils for four seasons from 1996 to 1999 was inducted into the Hall of Fame 230 In 2018 longtime Devils goaltender Martin Brodeur was inducted into the Hall of Fame who played with the team from 1991 to 2014 breaking multiple league records including most wins and shutouts while a member of the team In 2009 Lou Lamoriello Devils president and general manager from 1987 to 2015 was inducted into the Hall as a Builder 231 Two Devils head coaches have also been inducted in the category Herb Brooks who coached the 1980 U S Olympic team to victory in the Miracle on Ice and served as Devils head coach in the 1992 93 season was inducted in 2006 232 Pat Burns head coach from 2002 to 2004 was inducted posthumously in 2014 233 Longtime Devils broadcaster Mike Emrick was the 2008 recipient of the Foster Hewitt Memorial Award 234 Three Devils head coaches had been inducted as players prior to joining the Devils organization Jacques Lemaire a 12 season NHL veteran forward who played primarily for the Canadiens was inducted in 1984 and served as Devils head coach from 1993 to 1998 and from 2009 to 2011 Larry Robinson who spent most of his 20 season career with the Canadiens was inducted in 1995 and subsequently served as Devils head coach from 2000 to 2002 and in 2005 Adam Oates a center with 19 seasons in the NHL who was inducted in 2012 began serving as the Devils head coach for offense in December 2014 235 Team captains Edit Bryce Salvador was the Devils captain from 2013 to 2015 Further information on team captains in ice hockey Captain ice hockey This list does not include the former captains of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies 216 Don Lever 1982 1984 Mel Bridgman 1984 1987 Kirk Muller 1987 1991 Bruce Driver 1991 1992 Scott Stevens 1992 2004 Scott Niedermayer 2004 Patrik Elias 2006 2007 Jamie Langenbrunner 2007 2011 Zach Parise 2011 2012 Bryce Salvador 2013 2015 Andy Greene 2015 2020 Nico Hischier 2021 present General managers Edit Main article List of New Jersey Devils general managers This list does not include the former general managers of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies Bill MacMillan 1982 1983 Max McNab 1983 1987 Lou Lamoriello 1987 2015 Ray Shero 2015 2020 138 Tom Fitzgerald 2020 presentHead coaches Edit Main article List of New Jersey Devils head coaches This list does not include the former coaches of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies Source 236 Bill MacMillan 1982 1983 Tom McVie 1983 1984 Doug Carpenter 1984 1988 Jim Schoenfeld 1988 1989 John Cunniff 1989 1991 Tom McVie 1991 1992 Herb Brooks 1992 1993 Jacques Lemaire 1993 1998 Robbie Ftorek 1998 2000 Larry Robinson 2000 20021 Kevin Constantine 2002 Pat Burns 2002 2005 Larry Robinson 2005 Lou Lamoriello 2005 2006 Claude Julien 2006 2007 Lou Lamoriello 20072 Brent Sutter 2007 2009 Jacques Lemaire 2009 2010 John MacLean 2010 Jacques Lemaire 2010 20113 Peter DeBoer 2011 2014 Adam Oates andScott Stevens co head coaches 2014 20154 John Hynes 2015 2019 Alain Nasreddine 2019 20205 Lindy Ruff 2020 present Notes 1 Robinson took over as interim head coach with eight games left in the 1999 2000 season after Ftorek was fired After winning the Stanley Cup in 2000 he was hired as the permanent head coach 237 2 Lamoriello took over as interim head coach after the firing Julien with only three games left in the 2006 07 season 238 3 Lemaire took over as interim head coach in the middle of the 2010 11 season after MacLean was fired 239 4 Stevens and Oates took over as interim co head coaches in the middle of the 2013 14 season after DeBoer was fired 240 5 Nasreddine took over as interim head coach in the middle of the 2019 20 season after Hynes was fired 241 First round draft picks Edit Main article List of New Jersey Devils draft picks This list does not include draft picks of the Kansas City Scouts and Colorado Rockies 1982 Rocky Trottier 8th overall and Ken Daneyko 18th overall 1983 John MacLean 6th overall 1984 Kirk Muller 2nd overall 1985 Craig Wolanin 3rd overall 1986 Neil Brady 3rd overall 1987 Brendan Shanahan 2nd overall 1988 Corey Foster 12th overall 1989 Bill Guerin 5th overall and Jason Miller 18th overall 1990 Martin Brodeur 20th overall 1991 Scott Niedermayer 3rd overall and Brian Rolston 11th overall 1992 Jason Smith 18th overall 1993 Denis Pederson 13th overall 1994 Vadim Sharifijanov 25th overall 1995 Petr Sykora 18th overall 1996 Lance Ward 10th overall 1997 Jean Francois Damphousse 24th overall 1998 Mike Van Ryn 26th overall and Scott Gomez 27th overall 1999 Ari Ahonen 27th overall 2000 David Hale 22nd overall 2001 Adrian Foster 28th overall 2002 None 2003 Zach Parise 17th overall 2004 Travis Zajac 20th overall 2005 Niclas Bergfors 23rd overall 2006 Matt Corrente 30th overall 2007 None 2008 Mattias Tedenby 24th overall 2009 Jacob Josefson 20th overall 2010 None 2011 Adam Larsson 4th overall 2012 Stefan Matteau 29th overall 2013 None 2014 John Quenneville 30th overall 2015 Pavel Zacha 6th overall 2016 Michael McLeod 12th overall 2017 Nico Hischier 1st overall 2018 Ty Smith 17th overall 2019 Jack Hughes 1st overall 2020 Alexander Holtz 7th overall Dawson Mercer 18th overall and Shakir Mukhamadullin 20th overall 2021 Luke Hughes 4th overall and Chase Stillman 29th overall 2022 Simon Nemec 2nd overall Franchise records EditMain article List of New Jersey Devils records Scoring leadersThese are the top ten point scorers in franchise history Kansas City Colorado and New Jersey 242 Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season current Devils player Recording 484 points with the Devils Scott Gomez is the fifth highest all time points leader in franchise history Note Pos Position GP Games played G Goals A Assists Pts Points P G Points per game Points Player Pos GP G A Pts P GPatrik Elias LW 1 240 408 617 1 025 83John MacLean RW 934 347 354 701 75Travis Zajac C 1 024 202 348 550 54Kirk Muller LW 556 185 335 520 94Scott Gomez C 606 123 361 484 80Scott Niedermayer D 892 112 364 476 53Bobby Holik C 786 202 270 472 60Aaron Broten C 641 162 307 469 73Scott Stevens D 956 93 337 430 45Zach Parise LW 502 194 216 410 82 Goals Player Pos GPatrik Elias LW 408John MacLean RW 347Bobby Holik LW 202Travis Zajac C 202Zach Parise RW 194Kirk Muller LW 185Pat Verbeek RW 170Petr Sykora RW 166Aaron Broten C 162Wilf Paiement RW 153 Assists Player Pos APatrik Elias LW 617Scott Niedermayer D 364Scott Gomez C 361John MacLean RW 354Travis Zajac C 348Scott Stevens D 337Kirk Muller LW 335Bruce Driver D 316Aaron Broten C 307Bobby Holik LW 270 Career records 243 Most games played Ken Daneyko 1 283 Most goals Patrik Elias 408 Most assists Patrik Elias 617 Most points Patrik Elias 1 025 Most penalty minutes Ken Daneyko 2 516 Most wins Martin Brodeur 688 Regular season records 244 Most goals in a season Brian Gionta 48 2005 06 Most assists in a season Scott Stevens 60 1993 94 Most points in a season Patrik Elias 96 40 G 56 A 2000 01 Most penalty minutes in a season Krzysztof Oliwa 295 1997 98 Most wins in a season Martin Brodeur 48 2006 07 Most power play goals in a season Brian Gionta 24 2005 06 Playoff records 245 Most goals in a playoff season Claude Lemieux 13 1995 Most goals by a defenseman in a playoff season Brian Rafalski 7 2001 Most assists in a playoff season Scott Niedermayer 16 2003 Most points in a single playoff game Patrik Sundstrom 8 3 G 5 A April 22 1988 also the NHL record Most points in a playoff season Patrik Elias 23 9 G 14 A 2001 Most points by a defenseman in a playoff season Brian Rafalski and Scott Niedermayer 18 2001 2003 Most penalty minutes in a playoff season Perry Anderson 113 1988 Team records 246 Most consecutive wins in a season 13 2000 01 2022 23 Most points in a season 111 2000 01 Most wins in a season 51 2008 09 Longest season ending win streak 11 2005 06 92 Affiliate teams EditAmerican Hockey League Edit The Maine Mariners were the Devils first American Hockey League AHL affiliate from 1982 to 1987 The team moved in 1987 and became the Utica Devils serving as New Jersey s affiliate until 1993 The Albany River Rats became their affiliate from 1993 to 2006 29 In 2006 the Devils bought the Lowell Lock Monsters and renamed them the Lowell Devils 247 which moved in 2010 to become the Albany Devils 248 The Albany Devils moved after the 2016 17 season and became the Binghamton Devils 249 In May 2021 it was announced that the Binghamton Devils would be moved to Utica in the 2021 22 season to become the Utica Comets 250 251 ECHL Edit In 2006 the Devils purchased the ECHL franchise Trenton Titans which was then renamed the Trenton Devils Following four seasons of on ice struggles and financial losses the Devils suspended operations of the Trenton franchise in 2011 252 On August 8 2017 the Devils announced a one year affiliation with the Adirondack Thunder for the 2017 18 season after having an informal working arrangement for the past two seasons 253 Television and radio EditMain article List of New Jersey Devils broadcasters Television MSGSN Bill Spaulding play by play 254 Ken Daneyko color commentator Bryce Salvador studio and color commentator 255 Erika Wachter TV analyst 256 Radio Audacy formerly Radio com WFAN selected games 257 Matt Loughlin play by play Chico Resch color commentator 258 References Edit New Jersey portalGeneral Edit Laroche Stephen 2014 Changing the Game A History of NHL Expansion ECW Press ISBN 9781770905788 Maguire Liam 2012 Next Goal Wins The Ultimate NHL Historian s One of a Kind Collection of Hockey Trivia Random House of Canada ISBN 9780307363411 Swayne Linda E Dodds Mark 2011 Encyclopedia of Sports Management and Marketing SAGE Publications ISBN 9781452266480 Footnotes Edit Getty Bradley June 19 2017 History behind the jersey NewJerseyDevils com NHL Enterprises L P Retrieved October 11 2020 Creamer Chris June 13 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