New Jersey Devils

New Jersey Devils
founding	1974
history	Kansas City Scouts 1974 - 1976 Colorado Rockies 1976 - 1982 New Jersey Devils since 1982
Stadion	Prudential Center
Location	Newark , New Jersey
Team colors	Red, black, white
league	National Hockey League
Conference	Eastern Conference
division	Metropolitan Division
Head coach	Lindy Ruff
Team captain	vacant
General manager	Tom Fitzgerald (interim)
owner	Joshua Harris
Cooperations	Binghamton Devils ( AHL ) Adirondack Thunder ( ECHL )
Stanley Cups	1995 , 2000 , 2003
Conference title	1994/95 , 1999/00 , 2000/01 , 2002/03 , 2011/12
Division title	1996/97 , 1997/98 , 1998/99 , 2000/01 , 2002/03 , 2005/06 , 2006/07 , 2008/09 , 2009/10

The New Jersey Devils ( IPA : [njuː ˈdʒɝzi ˈdɛvəls] ) are an American ice hockey franchise of the National Hockey League from Newark , New Jersey . It started playing at the beginning of the 1974/75 season under the name Kansas City Scouts . Before the 1976/77 season , the franchise first moved from Kansas City to Denver and played under the name Colorado Rockies until the end of the 1981/82 season . In the summer of 1982, the company moved to the east coast and was renamed to its current name. The team colors are red, black and white.

The Devils play their home games at the Prudential Center and are the only franchise that has moved twice within the league. The team has been one of the most successful in the league since the early 1990s and has only missed the playoffs in two years since 1988. In addition, since 1995 the team has won the prestigious Stanley Cup three times in five finals . The Devils are known for their defensive style of play. You have a rivalry with the New York Rangers and the Philadelphia Flyers . The Devils have won the Atlantic Division nine times , most recently in the 2009/10 season.

history

Unsuccessful years after moving to the east coast (1982 to 1987)

Old Devils logo

The franchise was founded back in 1974 and played under the name Kansas City Scouts for the first two years . For financial reasons, the team moved to Denver after two seasons for the 1976/77 season and became the Colorado Rockies . There was a change of ownership here in the summer of 1978. The new owner Arthur Imperatore immediately announced that he wanted to relocate the team to New Jersey. The National Hockey League was still opposed to this request, as there was no suitable venue there. As a result, the Rockies had a hard time with the move that was constantly in the room. Eventually John McMullen bought the team and made the move for the 1982/83 season when the Brendan Byrne Arena was completed. Since they encroached on existing territorial rights of other teams with their location, it was necessary to compensate the New York Rangers , New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers financially. These teams also had strong regional competition. In order to gain the necessary acceptance in the new home, a survey was started about the new team name. Over 10,000 votes were cast and the majority of the decision was made in favor of New Jersey Devils .

The most popular player in the first season was goalkeeper Glenn Resch , the most successful players were Aaron Broten and Don Lever . Then there was Bob MacMillan , who was the younger brother of head coach Bill MacMillan and in defense of the Finn Tapio Levo , as the only European regular. In the final games of the first season, young Pat Verbeek showed that he would be an important part of the Devils future. Even if only 17 games were won in the first season - the fewest wins in the league - the Devils were second to last in their division with 48 points . For the second season, Mel Bridgman was brought in by the Calgary Flames in exchange for Joel Quenneville and Steve Tambellini . In addition to Verbeek, the young defender Joe Cirella was also able to establish himself. Ken Daneyko and John MacLean also make their debut . But when the sporting success did not materialize, the Devils parted ways with coach and general manager Bill MacMillan during the season. Only two wins from the first 20 games made the pressure to act too great. Tom McVie took over the coaching post until the end of the season, while Max McNab became the new general manager. At the end of the season, 17 wins were again enough to make it penultimate in the division. The false start was crowned by a statement by Wayne Gretzky , who called the Devils the " Mickey Mouse team" . When the Edmonton Oilers came next , many viewers wore Mickey Mouse ears.

With Doug Carpenter as the new head coach, the Devils went into the 1984/85 season . The defense was reinforced with Bruce Driver and the German Uli Hiemer . The strong rookie Kirk Muller stood out in the attack , with Greg Adams another newcomer supported the team. Even if it was only enough for the penultimate place again, the team with 22 wins was closer to the teams in front of them. The Devils improved steadily and brought it to 28 wins each in the following two seasons, but since Mario Lemieux had a rapid upswing in the last one, the Pittsburgh Penguins , New Jersey had to be satisfied with last place in the division. When 29 wins in the 1986/87 season were not enough to give up the division's red lantern, and signed players such as goalkeeper Karl Friesen did not hit, owner McMullen brought in Lou Lamoriello as team president . He had been successful in college ice hockey for many years, but had no professional experience.

First successes (1987 to 1994)

Lamoriello dismissed Max MacNab as general manager in the summer of 1987 and took over this position himself. With Brendan Shanahan and Doug Brown came again hopeful players and for Greg Adams and goalkeeper Kirk McLean the Devils from Vancouver had signed Patrik Sundström . In the middle of the season, the Devils brought in Jim Schoenfeld, a new coach. On the last day of the season, the Devils were able to reach the playoffs on their own for the first time. In a dramatic game for the Chicago Blackhawks , John MacLean scored the decisive goal in overtime . The New York Rangers had been outdone in the race for the finals, in the first playoff round the New York Islanders were the first opponent. After the first game in overtime had been won, the series was won in six games. The Devils also offered the Boston Bruins a tough seven-game battle before they were eliminated. In this series there was an argument between coach Schoenfeld and referee Don Koharski . On the way to the cabin, Koharski stumbled during a verbal battle. He accused the coach of pushing him. Schoenfeld was banned and the suspension of the ban was fought through an ordinary court. The referees then refused to work. Therefore, a game with lower-class referees who happened to be in the hall was played. The most successful player in the playoffs was Patrik Sundström.

This success was followed by a step backwards. The qualification for the final round was clearly missed and the restructuring of the team pushed ahead. Pat Verbeek was given to the Montréal Canadiens in exchange for Sylvain Turgeon . In addition, the Devils used the opening of the Iron Curtain and brought in Vyacheslav Fetissov and Alexei Kassatonow, two experienced defenders from the Soviet Union . In the course of the season, Aaron Broten was the last player to appear in the Devils' first season. So converted, the team reached second place in their division, but they were eliminated in the first playoff round against the Washington Capitals . The signing of Claude Lemieux , for whom Turgeon returned to Montreal, was a sign of a more defensive style of play. This was also shown by other transfers, such as the future key player in defense for Brendan Shanahan with Scott Stevens from the St. Louis Blues , and for Kirk Muller from Montréal Tom Chorske and Stéphane Richer came .

The most important personalities were not so noticeable at the time. In the 1990 NHL Entry Draft , the Devils had selected a talented goalkeeper in the first round who would make the breakthrough three years later, Martin Brodeur . Lamoriello had rebuilt the squad well. The players successfully brought in in the draft of the 1980s had been exchanged for players who became the pillars of the team. In the draft, the scouts proved a skillful selection when players like Scott Niedermayer and Brian Rolston were brought in. Niedermayer was able to show his offensive qualities alongside Stevens. In addition, with Bernie Nicholls and Bobby Carpenter, there were veterans who gave the team stability. After the team had failed four times in a row in the first playoff round, the Devils reached in the 1993/94 season for the first time over 100 points in the regular season and lost in the Conference Finals against their local rivals, the New York Rangers . In the seventh game, Stéphane Matteau ended the hope of reaching the final with his goal in the second period of extra time. For the first time, players from the Devils were also included in the award of the individual trophies at the end of the season . Martin Brodeur received the Calder Memorial Trophy as best rookie , Scott Stevens won the NHL Plus / Minus Award and Jacques Lemaire was honored with the Jack Adams Award as best trainer .

Two Stanley Cup victories (1995 to 2000)

Martin Brodeur was the great support of the Devils in all three cup wins

Due to a strike , the 1994/95 season did not begin until January and was shortened to only 48 games. The team, which the unfortunate end in the last playoffs could still be seen, had remained largely unchanged. With the veteran Bernie Nicholls, the Devils could not agree on a further collaboration. The resulting gap was closed by Neal Broten , who signed up at the end of February and came from the Dallas Stars . After 30 games, the Devils had more defeats than wins, but with a strong final spurt, the Devils fought their way to fifth place in the Eastern Conference and thus into the playoffs. Here they faced the Boston Bruins in the first round , who could not overcome Martin Brodeur in the first two home games in Boston. After a defeat in the third game, it was Brodeur again who won the series almost single-handedly with his third shutout . The Devils also prevailed against the Pittsburgh Penguins , who were the opponents in the second round. The Penguins were only able to triumph in their first game in Pittsburgh before the Devils reached the conference final with four wins in a row. The Philadelphia Flyers around top scorer Eric Lindros were the clear favorites.

After the first five games had been won by the away team, the Devils broke this series in the sixth game and decided the series in their favor. In the final, it was the heavily favored Detroit Red Wings of the opponents. The Devils returned from Detroit with two wins and confirmed their strong performance at home. After two wins, each 5-2, the sweep succeeded , as in North America a straight win in a series of games without a defeat is called, and the team won the Stanley Cup for the first time . Two players in particular, who usually stood out for their physical exertion, had improved in the playoffs. Claude Lemieux and Randy McKay had scored eleven goals together in the regular season. In the playoffs, the two brought it together to 21. Lemieux was also awarded the Conn Smythe Trophy as the best player in the playoffs . The following season was turbulent. There were rumors of the Devils moving to Nashville . Forced by this, the state of New Jersey agreed to renovate the aging hall.

After a good start, things weren't as successful in terms of sport. The departure of Claude Lemieux could not be compensated and for a long time the move into the playoffs was in danger. The young Petr Sýkora was particularly noticeable. When the Ottawa Senators , the weakest team of that season, were lost on the last day of the game , the reigning Stanley Cup winner had not qualified for the playoffs for the first time since the 1969/70 season and thus 26 years. In the following years, the Devils set themselves back in the league top. The team took first place in the Eastern Conference three times in a row. New top performers had come from Toronto with Dave Andreychuk and Doug Gilmour . In addition, Patrik Eliáš, a young player from the Czech Republic, stood out. Despite the successes in the regular season, the team disappointed in the playoffs. In the summer of 1998, the Devils did not renew their contract with Gilmour and brought in Jason Arnott, a younger high performer.

The names of the 2000 Stanley Cup winners engraved on the trophy

For the 1999/2000 season , Scott Gomez was another rookie in the squad. With Eliáš and Sykora, three young players who were drafted by the Devils between 1994 and 1998 led the internal scorer list. In order to get back on the road to success in the playoffs, Claude Lemieux, one of the top performers of the last Stanley Cup victory, was brought back during the season. Behind the Philadelphia Flyers , the Devils ended up in second place in their division. In the first playoff round, the Florida Panthers were not a problem, before Martin Brodeur was one of the key players in the second round against the Toronto Maple Leafs with his second shutout in the sixth game, which decided the series in the Devils' favor. He benefited from the well-organized defensive work of his front men, who only allowed six shots on goal in the decisive game. A value that had not been achieved since 1967.

The Philadelphia Flyers were then the expected tough opponent in the Conference finals series. After a successful start in the first game, three defeats followed and the Flyers had the opportunity to win the series for themselves in the fifth game. Claude Lemieux brought the Devils back to the series in that game, who returned to Philadelphia for the decision after a home win in the sixth game. Scott Stevens took Eric Lindros , the Flyers playmaker, out of the game with a hard check in the first period . Just three minutes before the end of the game, Patrik Eliáš scored the winning goal, which brought the Devils back into the final series after five years. There the team met the reigning Stanley Cup winner, the Dallas Stars . After a furious 7-3 win in the first game, a defeat in the second followed. With two wins in Dallas, the Devils returned to the Meadowlands with a chance of decision . The goalless game was a test of patience and it was only in the third section of extra time that Mike Modano saved the stars in the sixth game after 107 minutes. The sixth game also went into overtime, but this time it was Jason Arnott who scored the decisive goal of the Devils' second Stanley Cup win.

The last title win and subsequent time (since 2000)

The 2003 winning team visits US President George W. Bush in the White House

When the Devils automatically went into the 2000/01 season as one of the favorites in the year after their second title win , they were able to meet the demands of a defending champion. Regular time ended with first place in the Eastern Conference. In the first round of the subsequent playoffs, the team met the Carolina Hurricanes , who were defeated 4-2 games. The Devils won the first three games and had almost won the series. Then the Hurricanes won games 4 and 5 and had the chance to equalize the series in the sixth game. However, they did not succeed because New Jersey won the sixth game in their own hall. Then the Toronto Maple Leafs were defeated in a close second playoff round with 4-3 games, as well as the Pittsburgh Penguins in the Conference finals series. Thus, the New Jersey Devils moved into the final of the Stanley Cup for the second time in a row. There the Devils lost to the Colorado Avalanche , who had the best scorer of the playoffs in their team with the Canadian Joe Sakic . At the Devils, the Czech Patrik Eliáš and his compatriot Petr Sýkora performed well and were also among the top five scorers in the final round.

While the club failed in the first playoff round in the 2001/02 season , he was able to celebrate the third Stanley Cup victory in his club's history in 2003 . After a second place in the Eastern Conference after the regular season, the Devils met in the Conference quarterfinals on the seventh place, the Boston Bruins . These were clearly defeated in five games. This was followed by more wins against the Tampa Bay Lightning and in the Conference finals series against the Ottawa Senators . After a one-year break, the Devils moved back into the final series of the Stanley Cup. The final mainly determined the duel between the two goalkeepers Martin Brodeur and Jean-Sébastien Giguère , who were among the best in the league. In the end, the New Jersey Devils won the decisive seventh game in the series in their own hall 3-0. This was the third time the Devils had won the Stanley Cup in eight years. Jeff Friesen was one of the best players in the final series. He scored five of his ten playoff goals in the finals and thus decided, among other things, the seventh game with two of the three goals for his team. The most successful scorer in the playoffs was the American Jamie Langenbrunner , who scored 18 times in 24 games.

Patrik Eliáš was the franchise's first European-born team captain in the 2006/07 season

After the players' strike in the 2004/05 season , whereupon the entire season was canceled and the players mostly moved to Europe to continue to play ice hockey there, the Devils moved back to the playoffs in the 2005/06 season . After a first place in the Atlantic Division and third place in the Eastern Conference, the Devils faced local rivals New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs . The club won the series 4-0 and moved into the second round. Against the later Stanley Cup winners, the Carolina Hurricanes, the Devils lost with 1: 4 defeats and were eliminated in the Conference semifinals.

While the team was eliminated again the following year in the Conference semifinals and lost to the Ottawa Senators, there was another duel with the New York Rangers in the first round of the playoffs in the 2007/08 season . After winning in 2006, the Devils could not win this series and were eliminated for the first time since 2004 in the first playoff round. The Rangers, who failed in the second round at the eventual finalists, the Pittsburgh Penguins, already won the first two games of the series and put the Devils under pressure. They decided the third game in their own hall 4: 3 and thus made the series open again. Ultimately, the Devils could not win another game and lost the playoff series with 1: 4 defeats. With Martin Brodeur, the New Jersey Devils had one of the best goalkeepers of the season in their ranks. This conceded an average of 2.17 goals per game in 77 main round games.

The 2008/09 season was similar to the previous year. Despite well-known newcomers before the regular season, such as Brian Rolston , who was transferred from Minnesota to New Jersey, the club again only reached the first playoff round and were eliminated there against the Carolina Hurricanes. In a close series, the Hurricanes, who were worse placed in the main round, defeated the Devils 4-3 wins. In July 2009 the Devils lost with John Madden and Brian Gionta two long-time team supports, both of whom left the team as free agents . Jacques Lemaire replaced Brent Sutter as head coach, who had announced his resignation for personal reasons. In February 2010 the Devils signed Ilya Kovalchuk from the Atlanta Thrashers . The 2009-10 season ended the Devils in first place in the Atlantic Division and were the second best team in the Eastern Conference . In the first playoff round they lost in five games against the Philadelphia Flyers. Lemaire announced his resignation as head coach after failing in the playoffs. His successor was John MacLean , who had previously worked as an assistant coach in Newark and was also head coach of the Lowell Devils in the 2009/10 season . The staff was completed by former NHL players Larry Robinson and Adam Oates , both of whom got the job as assistant coaches. In July 2010, the offered contract extension to Ilya Kovalchuk caused an uproar because the NHL initially refused to grant it. The Devils had only offered a contract for 17 years, an arbitrator decided in favor of the NHL the contract as invalid and the Russian was temporarily again a free agent. At the beginning of September 2010 they finally agreed on a contract for 15 years and a salary of 100 million dollars for this period.

The Devils started the season poorly and key performers like Martin Brodeur and Zach Parise had to sit out for several months due to injuries. Shortly before Christmas 2010, head coach John MacLean was fired after the team under his leadership had slipped to the last place in the NHL and the qualification for the playoffs seemed already to be missed. Again Jacques Lemaire was appointed head coach and the team's form curve was upwards. In January 2011, Captain Jamie Langenbrunner was handed over to the Dallas Stars . While Martin Brodeur was still out due to injury, Johan Hedberg took his place and the Devils defense, which had been the weak point during the previous season, became a decisive factor in the Devils comeback thanks to Hedberg's strong performance. They won eleven of 13 games in February 2011 and reduced the gap to the playoff ranks to eleven points. Brodeur returned to goal and Kovalchuk was a key factor in the Devils' attacking player, scoring the winning goal four times. In the final phase of the regular season, the team was unable to continue to ensure positive results and was slowed down by a weak phase. As a result, the playoffs were missed for the first time since 1996. The Devils were the team with the fewest goals this season and only Kovalchuk and Eliáš scored more than 20 goals. Head coach Jacques Lemaire drew the consequences with a line under his career. On July 19, 2011, the Devils introduced Peter DeBoer as his successor, who led the team to the 2012 final of the Stanley Cup and remained in office until December 2014.

After the 2014/15 season, General Manager Lou Lamoriello resigned after 28 years in office and installed Ray Shero as his successor.

Venues

The Prudential Center, the current venue

The Continental Airlines Arena, home of the Devils from 1982 to 2007

The Devils have been playing their home games since October 2007 in the Prudential Center , a 17,615-seat multifunctional arena . The naming rights to the arena have been held by Prudential Financial since the hall opened and will continue to apply until 2027. The company will pay 105.3 million US dollars for the entire duration of 20 years.

From 1982 to 2007 the club played in the Brendan Byrne Arena , which opened in 1981 and has a capacity of 19,040 for ice hockey events. In 1996 the hall was renamed the Continental Airlines Arena. After the Devils moved out, the sponsor Continental Airlines withdrew from its contract. The hall is currently called the Izod Center.

Farm teams

Period team league 1982-1984 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 1983-1987 Maine Mariners AHL 1984-1986 Fort Wayne Comet IHL 1986-1987 Indianapolis Checkers IHL 1987-1993 Utica Devils AHL 1988-1989 Flint Spirits IHL 1993-2006 Albany River Rats AHL 1994-1995 Flint Generals IHL

Period team league 1994-1998 Raleigh IceCaps ECHL 1998-2000 Augusta Lynx ECHL 2006-2010 Lowell Devils AHL 2007-2011 Trenton Devils ECHL 2010-2017 Albany Devils AHL 2011-2013 Kalamazoo Wings ECHL since 2017 Binghamton Devils AHL since 2017 Adirondack Thunder ECHL

The Devils, like all other NHL teams, also include teams in lower-class leagues , so-called farm teams . In the case of the Devils, these have been the Binghamton Devils in the American Hockey League since 2017 .

The farm teams are often used in the NHL to prepare the young players and rookies for the NHL games. Particularly noteworthy is the collaboration with the Albany River Rats , which lasted from 1993 and 2006. For those 13 years, the Albany team has been the Devils' talent base. Like the other clubs, the Devils draw their offspring through the NHL Entry Draft , through which the most promising young players enter the league every year.

Achievements and honors

Sporting successes

Stanley Cups
season
1994/95 , 1999/2000 , 2002/03
Conference Championships	season
Prince of Wales Trophy	1994/95 , 1999/2000 , 2000/01 , 2002/03 , 2011/12
Division Championships	season
Atlantic Division	1996/97 , 1997/98 , 1998/99 , 2000/01 , 2002/03 , 2005/06 , 2006/07 , 2008/09 , 2009/10

The New Jersey Devils celebrated their first major success in the 1994/95 season . After the team had qualified as the fifth best of the Eastern Conference for the playoffs, it prevailed within the Conference and won the Prince of Wales Trophy for it . In the final it met the favored Detroit Red Wings , against which it surprisingly clearly prevailed 4-0 and won the first Stanley Cup in club history.

The engraved names of the 2000 Stanley Cup championship team

In the following years, the Devils were always the best team in the Atlantic Division and again reached the final games of the Stanley Cup in the 1999/2000 season . There the defending champion, the Dallas Stars , were their opponents. In the fifth game, it went into the third overtime until Dallas could postpone the decision again. In the sixth game - again in overtime - the Devils won their second Stanley Cup. A year later, New Jersey advanced as the best team in the Eastern Conference for the repeated time in the final series, where they were defeated in seven games against the Colorado Avalanche .

Across from the Stanley Cup banners hang various banners for division and conference titles in the Prudential Center

In the fourth attempt the Devils were successful again. As a clear favorite they met in the final series of the 2002/03 season on the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim . After winning the first two games 3-0 each, the Ducks returned to the series, forcing New Jersey into the decisive seventh game, which the Devils won 3-0, securing their third title since 1995.

In addition, the Devils won nine division titles in the Atlantic Division.

NHL Awards

Award	Surname	season
Bill Masterton Memorial Trophy	Ken Daneyko Brian Boyle	1999/00 2017/18
Calder Memorial Trophy	Martin Brodeur Scott Gomez	1993/94 1999/00
Conn Smythe Trophy	Claude Lemieux Scott Stevens	1994/95 1999/00
Frank J. Selke Trophy	John Madden	2000/01
Hart Memorial Trophy	Taylor Hall	2017/18
Jack Adams Award	Jacques Lemaire	1993/94
James Norris Trophy	Scott Niedermayer	2003/04
NHL Plus / Minus Award	Scott Stevens Patrik Eliáš	1993/94 2000/01 **
Vezina Trophy	Martin Brodeur	2002/03 , 2003/04 , 2006/07 , 2007/08
William M. Jennings Trophy	Martin Brodeur Mike Dunham Martin Brodeur	1996/97 1996/97 1997/98 , 2002/03 *, 2003/04 , 2009/10

* together with Roman Čechmánek and Robert Esche
** together with Joe Sakic

Since the franchise was founded , a New Jersey Devils player or coach has won one of the individual NHL awards 20 times .

NHL All-Star Team Nominations

Award	Surname	season
First All-Star Team	Scott Stevens Martin Brodeur Scott Niedermayer Ilja Kowaltschuk Taylor Hall	1993/94 2002/03 , 2003/04 , 2006/07 2003/04 2011/12 2017/18
Second all-star team	Scott Stevens Martin Brodeur Scott Niedermayer Zach Parise	1991/92 , 1996/97 , 2000/01 1996/97 , 1997/98 , 2005/06 , 2007/08 1997/98 2008/09
All-rookie team	Eric Weinrich Kevin Todd Scott Niedermayer Martin Brodeur Petr Sýkora Patrik Eliáš Brian Rafalski Scott Gomez Colin White Niclas Bergfors * Adam Henrique Will Butcher	1990/91 1991/92 1992/93 1993/94 1995/96 1997/98 1999/00 1999/00 2000/01 2009/10 2011/12 2017/18

* also played for the Atlanta Thrashers during the 2009/10 season

NHL All-Star Game Nominations

Abbreviations: GP = games, G = goals, A = assists,
Pts = points

Surname	from ... to	GP	G	A.	Pts
Scott Stevens	1992-2003	10	2	7th	9
Martin Brodeur	1996-2007	9	-	-	-
Patrik Eliáš	2000-2011	4th	1	6th	7th
Kirk Muller	1985-1993	4th	2	2	4th
Scott Niedermayer	1998-2004	3	1	1	2
Brian Rafalski	2004-2007	2	0	2	2
John MacLean	1989-1991	2	1	0	1
Bobby Holík	1998-1999	2	0	1	1

With ten appearances for the Devils, Scott Stevens is the player with the most appearances in the team's history. With nine points he is also the most successful player. Martin Brodeur missed to catch up with Stevens in 2008 due to an injury. Kirk Muller is the most successful goalscorer with two goals together with Stevens.

In the 1983 All-Star Game , Hector Marini was the first player to participate for New Jersey. He succeeded in making a template in this game. A year later, the All-Star Game in 1984 succeeded Joe Cirella the first hit in an All-Star Game.

During All-Star Game in 1998 was with Jacques Lemaire , a coach of the Devils head coach for the first time All-Star selection. In addition, Robbie Ftorek (1999) and Larry Robinson (2001) were nominated as assistant coaches.

With Zach Parise (2007) a player of the Devils was once the most valuable player in the YoungStars Game.

Shortly after moving from Denver to New Jersey, the Devils hosted the All-Star Game at the 36th National Hockey League All-Star Game in 1984. In the Brendan Byrne Arena , 18,939 spectators attended the event.

Instead of the All-Star-Games, the Rendez-vous '87 took place in 1987 , in which the NHL team played against the Soviet national team. With Kirk Muller a player of the Devils was considered. He was used in both games.

Season statistics

Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime or shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals conceded

season	GP	W.	L.	T	OTL	Pts	GF	GA	space	Playoffs
1982/83	80	17th	49	14th	-	48	230	338	5th, Patrick	not qualified
1983/84	80	17th	56	7th	-	41	231	350	5th, Patrick	not qualified
1984/85	80	22nd	48	10	-	54	264	346	5th, Patrick	not qualified
1985/86	80	28	49	3	-	59	300	374	6th, Patrick	not qualified
1986/87	80	29	45	6th	-	64	293	368	6th, Patrick	not qualified
1987/88	80	38	36	6th	-	82	295	296	4th, Patrick	Victory in the division semi-finals, 4-2 ( NY Islanders ) win the division final, 4-3 ( Washington ) defeat in the conference final, 3-4 ( Boston )
1988/89	80	27	41	12	-	66	281	325	5th, Patrick	not qualified
1989/90	80	37	34	9	-	83	295	288	2nd, Patrick	Division semi-final defeat, 2-4 ( Washington )
1990/91	80	32	33	15th	-	79	272	264	4th, Patrick	Division semi-final defeat, 3: 4 ( Pittsburgh )
1991/92	80	38	31	11	-	87	289	259	4th, Patrick	Division semi-finals lost, 3-4 ( NY Rangers )
1992/93	84	40	37	7th	-	87	308	299	4th, Patrick	Division semi-final defeat, 4-1 ( Pittsburgh )
1993/94	84	47	25th	12	-	106	306	220	2nd, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals win, 4: 3 ( Buffalo ) conference semi-finals win, 4: 2 ( Boston ) conference final defeat, 4: 4 ( NY Rangers )
1994/95 1	48	22nd	18th	8th	-	52	136	121	2nd, Atlantic	Conference quarterfinals win, 4-1 ( Boston ) conference semifinals win, 4-1 ( Pittsburgh ) conference finals win, Stanley Cup finals 4-2 ( Philadelphia ) Stanley Cup finals , 4-0 ( Detroit )
1995/96	82	37	33	12	-	86	215	202	6th, Atlantic	not qualified
1996/97	82	45	23	14th	-	104	231	182	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals win, 4-1 ( Montréal ) Conference semi-finals defeat, 4-1 ( NY Rangers )
1997/98	82	48	23	11	-	107	225	166	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals lost, 2-4 ( Ottawa )
1998/99	82	47	24	11	-	105	248	196	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarterfinals lost, 3-4 ( Pittsburgh )
1999/00	82	45	24	8th	5	103	251	203	2nd, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals win, 4-0 ( Florida ) win conference semi-finals, 4-2 ( Toronto ) win conference final, 4-3 ( Philadelphia ) win Stanley Cup final , 4-2 ( Dallas )
2000/01	82	48	19th	12	3	111	295	195	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals win, 4-2 ( Carolina ) win conference semifinals, 4-3 ( Toronto ) win conference final, 4-1 ( Pittsburgh ) loss in Stanley Cup final, 3-4-3 ( Colorado )
2001/02	82	41	28	9	4th	95	205	187	3rd, Atlantic	Conference quarterfinals lost, 2-4 ( Carolina )
2002/03	82	46	20th	10	6th	108	216	166	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarterfinals win, 4-1 ( Boston ) conference semifinals win, Conference finals 4-1 ( Tampa Bay ), Conference finals 4-3 ( Ottawa ) Stanley Cup finals 4-3 , Anaheim )
2003/04	82	43	25th	12	2	100	213	164	2nd, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals lost, 4-1 ( Philadelphia )
2004/05 2	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2005/06	82	46	27	-	9	101	233	225	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals win, 4-0 ( NY Rangers ) Conference semi-finals loss, 4-1 ( Carolina )
2006/07	82	49	24	-	9	107	206	193	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals win, 2-2 ( Tampa Bay ) Conference semi-finals defeat, 4-1 ( Ottawa )
2007/08	82	46	29	-	7th	99	198	193	2nd, Atlantic	Conference quarterfinals lost, 4-1 ( NY Rangers )
2008/09	82	51	27	-	5	106	238	207	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarterfinals lost, 3-4 ( Carolina )
2009/10	82	48	27	-	7th	103	222	191	1st, Atlantic	Conference quarter-finals lost, 4-1 ( Philadelphia )
2010/11	82	38	39	-	5	81	174	209	4th, Atlantic	not qualified
2011/12	82	48	28	-	6th	102	228	209	4th, Atlantic	Victory in the Conference Quarterfinals, 4: 3 ( Florida ) victory in the Conference semi-final, 4: 1 ( Philadelphia ) victory in the Conference Finals, 4: 2 ( NY Rangers ) defeat in the Stanley Cup final, 2: 4 ( Los Angeles )
2012/13 3	48	19th	19th	-	10	48	112	129	5th, Atlantic	not qualified
2013/14	82	35	29	-	18th	86	194	206	6th, Metropolitan	not qualified
2014/15	82	32	36	-	14th	78	181	216	7th, Metropolitan	not qualified
2015/16	82	38	36	-	8th	84	184	208	7th, Metropolitan	not qualified
2016/17	82	28	40	-	14th	70	180	241	8th, Metropolitan	not qualified
2017/18	82	44	29	-	9	97	243	240	5th, Metropolitan	Conference quarterfinals lost, 4-1 ( Tampa Bay )
2018/19	82	31	41	-	10	72	219	271	8th, Metropolitan	not qualified
2019/20 4	69	28	29	-	12	68	185	224	8th, Metropolitan	not qualified
total	2937	1375	1181	219	164	3197	8596	8671		22 playoff appearances 3 Stanley Cup wins 44 series: 25 wins, 19 losses 257 games: 137 wins, 120 losses

¹ season shortened due to the NHL lockout in 1994/95

² season because of the NHL lockout 2004/05 failed

³ season shortened due to the 2012/13 NHL lockout

⁴ season shortened due to the COVID-19 pandemic

Franchise records

Selected player records of the franchise over the entire career as well as over individual seasons are listed below.

Martin Brodeur holds various franchise records

Career

	Surname	number
Most games	Ken Daneyko	1,283 (in 20 seasons)
Most consecutive games	Travis Zajac *	401 (October 26, 2006 to April 10, 2011)
Most goals	Patrik Eliáš	408
Most templates	Patrik Eliáš	617
Most of the points	Patrik Eliáš	1025 (408 goals + 617 assists)
Most penalty minutes	Ken Daneyko	2,516
Most shutouts	Martin Brodeur	124

* active player of the Devils; Status after the end of the 2019/20 season

Patrik Eliáš holds the record for the most points in a season

season

	Surname	number	season
Most goals	Brian Gionta	48	2005/06
Most templates	Scott Stevens	60	1993/94
Most of the points	Patrik Eliáš	96 (40 goals + 56 assists)	2000/01
Most points as a rookie	Scott Gomez	70 (19 goals + 51 assists)	1999/00
Most points as a defender	Scott Stevens	78 (18 goals + 60 assists)	1993/94
Most penalty minutes	Krzysztof Oliwa	295	1997/98
Most wins as a goalkeeper	Martin Brodeur	48	2006/07

Trainer

Abbreviations: GC = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats
after overtime , Pts = points, Win% = win rate

Surname	season	Regular season							Playoffs
		GC	W.	L.	T	OTL	Pts	Win%	GC	W.	L.
Bill MacMillan	1982 / 83–1983 / 84 *	100	19th	67	14th	-	52	.190	-	-	-
Tom McVie	1983/84 *	60	15th	38	7th	-	37	.250	-	-	-
Doug Carpenter	1984 / 85–1987 / 88 *	290	100	166	24	-	224	.345	-	-	-
Jim Schoenfeld	1987/88 * –1989 / 90 *	124	50	59	15th	-	115	.403	20th	11	9
John Cunniff	1989/90 * –1990 / 91 *	133	59	56	18th	-	136	.444	6th	2	4th
Tom McVie	1990/91 * -1991/92	93	42	36	15th	-	99	.452	14th	6th	8th
Herb Brooks	1992/93	84	40	37	7th	-	87	.476	5	1	4th
Jacques Lemaire	1993 / 94-1997 / 98	378	199	122	57	-	455	.526	56	34	22nd
Robbie Ftorek	1998 / 99–2000 / 01 *	156	88	44	19th	5	200	.564	7th	3	4th
Larry Robinson	2000/01 * - 2001/02 *	141	73	43	19th	6th	171	.518	48	31	17th
Kevin Constantine	2001/02 *	31	20th	8th	2	1	43	.645	6th	2	4th
Pat Burns	2002/03–2004/05	164	89	45	22nd	8th	208	.543	29	17th	12
Larry Robinson	2005/06 *	32	14th	13	-	5	33	.438	-	-	-
Lou Lamoriello	2005/06 *	50	32	14th	-	4th	68	.640	9	5	4th
Claude Julien	2006/07 *	79	47	24	-	8th	102	.595	-	-	-
Lou Lamoriello	2006/07 *	3	2	0	-	1	5	.667	11	5	6th
Brent Sutter	2007 / 08–2008 / 09	164	97	56	-	11	205	.625	12	4th	8th
Jacques Lemaire	2009/10	82	48	27	-	7th	103	.628	5	1	4th
John MacLean	2010/11 *	33	9	22nd	-	2	20th	.303	-	-	-
Jacques Lemaire	2010/11 *	49	29	17th	-	3	61	.622	-	-	-
Peter DeBoer	2011 / 12–2014 / 15 *	248	114	93	-	41	278	.560	24	14th	10
Adam Oates & Scott Stevens	2014/15 *	46	20th	19th	-	7th	47	.511	-	-	-
John Hynes	2015 / 16–2019 / 20 *	354	150	159	-	45	345	.487	5	1	4th
Alain Nasreddine	2019/20 *	43	19th	16	-	8th	46	.535	-	-	-
Lindy Ruff	since 2020/21				-				-	-	-

* Change during the current season

General manager

Surname	season
Bill MacMillan	1982 / 83-1983 / 84
Max McNab	1983 / 84-1986 / 87
Lou Lamoriello	1987 / 88-2014 / 15
Ray Shero	2015 / 16–2019 / 20 *
Tom Fitzgerald	since 2019/20 *

When moving from New Jersey, Bill MacMillan remained General Manager and also took over the coaching position. In the second year the team started with a losing streak and MacMillan had to vacate his place. His successor Max McNab continued to develop the team, but not as quickly as those responsible had hoped.

Brought in as team president, Lou Lamoriello could look back on a successful time in college ice hockey, but he lacked professional experience. One of his first decisions was to fire Max McNab. Lamoriello himself took on this task and established himself and the team. He led the team to the top of the NHL. After more than 20 years in office, he was named to the Hockey Hall of Fame and is a permanent fixture among the general managers of the NHL.

After the 2014/15 season and a total of 28 years in office, Lamoriello resigned and installed Ray Shero , who had previously spent eight years with the Pittsburgh Penguins , as his successor. After almost five unsuccessful years, he was released in January 2020 and replaced on an interim basis by his assistant Tom Fitzgerald .

player

Squad for the 2019/20 season

Status: end of the 2019/20 season

No.	Nat.	player	Item	Date of birth	in org. since	place of birth
29		Mackenzie Blackwood	G	0December 9, 1996	2018	Thunder Bay , Ontario , Canada
35		Cory Schneider	G	March 18, 1986	2013	Marblehead , Massachusetts , USA
8th		Will Butcher	D.	0January 6, 1995	2017	Sun Prairie , Wisconsin , USA
5		Connor Carrick	D.	April 13, 1994	2019	Orland Park , Illinois , USA
25th		Mirco Müller	D.	March 21, 1995	2017	Winterthur , Switzerland
28		Damon Severson	D.	0August 7, 1994	2012	Brandon , Manitoba , Canada
76		PK Subban	D.	May 13, 1989	2019	Toronto , Ontario , Canada
7th		Matt Tennyson	D.	April 23, 1990	2019	Minneapolis , Minnesota , USA
90		Jesper Boqvist	C.	October 30, 1998	2019	Falun , Sweden
63		Jesper Bratt	LW	July 30, 1998	2017	Stockholm , Sweden
97		Nikita Gusew	LW	0July 8, 1992	2019	Moscow , Russia
15th		John Hayden	RW	February 14, 1995	2019	Chicago , Illinois , USA
13		Nico Hischier	C.	0January 4, 1999	2017	Naters , Switzerland
86		Jack Hughes	C.	May 14, 2001	2019	Orlando , Florida , USA
21st		Kyle Palmieri -  A	RW	0February 1, 1991	2015	Smithtown , New York , USA
16		Kevin Rooney	C.	May 21, 1993	2017	Canton , Massachusetts , USA
44		Miles Wood	LW	September 13, 1995	2016	Buffalo , New York , USA
37		Pavel Zacha	C.	0April 6, 1997	2016	Brno , Czech Republic
19th		Travis Zajac -  A.	C.	May 13, 1985	2006	Winnipeg , Manitoba , Canada

Team captains

year	Surname
1982-1984	Don Lever
1984-1987	Mel Bridgman
1987-1991	Kirk Muller
1991-1992	Bruce Driver
1992-2004	Scott Stevens
2004	Scott Niedermayer *
2005-2006	no captain
2006-2007	Patrik Eliáš
2007-2011	Jamie Langenbrunner
2011–2012	Zach Parise
2013-2015	Bryce Salvador
2015-2020	Andy Greene

* Interim captain

In the history of the New Jersey Devils, there have been eleven different players who have held the position of team captain.

Members of the Hockey Hall of Fame

→ Main article : List of members of the Hockey Hall of Fame

• Dave Andreychuk
• Martin Brodeur
• Herb Brooks
• Vyacheslav Fetisov
• Doug Gilmour
• Lou Lamoriello
• Igor Larionov
• Jacques Lemaire
• Scott Niedermayer
• Joe Nieuwendyk
• Larry Robinson
• Brendan Shanahan
• Peter Šťastný
• Scott Stevens

Blocked jersey numbers

→ Main article : List of blocked National Hockey League jersey numbers

In their franchise history, the New Jersey Devils have officially banned four jersey numbers so far. In addition, another one is no longer officially awarded.

The New Jersey Devils hang the number 4 by Scott Stevens on the ceiling.

No.	Surname	Blocking date
3	Ken Daneyko	March 24, 2006
4th	Scott Stevens	November 12, 2007
26th	Patrik Eliáš	February 24, 2018
27	Scott Niedermayer	December 16, 2011
30th	Martin Brodeur	February 9, 2016
99	Wayne Gretzky	February 6, 2000 (league-wide)

It wasn't until 15 years after the Devils moved to New Jersey that a number was taken out of circulation for the first time in 2006. Ken Daneyko , the first Devils player to receive this honor, was never a star in the NHL. In 1983 he made his NHL debut with the Devils and stayed with the team until his retirement in 2003. No other player wore the Devils jersey more than him. Scott Stevens's number was also blocked the following year . Stevens was the team captain of the Devils for twelve years . During this time the Devils won the Stanley Cup three times . Both jersey numbers hang under the ceiling of the Prudential Center and will no longer be given to any New Jersey Devils player. While Stevens' number was also honored in the current venue, Daneyko's number had to be removed from the move in the Continental Airlines Arena and reinstalled in the Prudential Center. In February 2016, the Devils banned the fourth jersey number in franchise history, the 30 of Martin Brodeur , one of the best goalkeepers in NHL history. The number 26 of his teammate Patrik Eliáš followed in February 2018 .

Furthermore, the famous 99 of the Canadian Wayne Gretzky will no longer be awarded to a player, as it has been officially banned by the league since February 6, 2000.

Top 10 voting rights in the NHL Entry Draft

Surname	year	Draft position
Rocky Trottier	1982	8th.
John MacLean	1983	6th
Kirk Muller	1984	2.
Craig Wolanin	1985	3.
Neil Brady	1986	3.
Brendan Shanahan	1987	2.
Bill Guerin	1989	5.
Scott Niedermayer	1991	3.
Lance Ward	1996	10.
Adam Larsson	2011	4th
Pavel Zacha	2015	6th
Nico Hischier	2017	1.
Jack Hughes	2019	1.

Franchise top point collector

The ten best point collectors in the history of the franchise by the end of the 2019/20 regular season and the 2020 playoffs .

Abbreviations: Pos = position, GP = games, G = goals, A = assists, Pts = points, P / G = points per game

Regular season Surname Item season GP G A. Pts P / G Patrik Eliáš LW 1995 / 96-2015 / 16 1240 408 617 1025 0.83 John MacLean RW 1983 / 84-1997 / 98 934 347 354 701 0.75 Travis Zajac C. since 2006/07 991 195 337 532 0.54 Kirk Muller C. 1981 / 82–1990 / 91 556 185 335 520 0.94 Scott Gomez C. 1999 / 00–2006 / 07 606 123 361 484 0.80 2014/15 Scott Niedermayer D. 1991 / 92-2003 / 04 892 112 364 476 0.53 Bobby Holík C. 1992 / 93-2001 / 02 786 202 270 472 0.60 2008/09 Aaron loaves C. 1982 / 83-1989 / 90 641 162 307 469 0.73 Scott Stevens D. 1991 / 92-2003 / 04 956 93 337 430 0.45 Zach Parise RW 2005 / 06–2011 / 12 502 194 216 410 0.82

Playoffs Surname Item GP G A. Pts P / G Patrik Eliáš LW 162 44 80 125 0.77 John MacLean RW 88 31 44 75 0.85 Scott Gomez C. 97 21st 44 65 0.67 Scott Niedermayer D. 146 17th 47 64 0.44 Scott Stevens D. 153 17th 45 62 0.41 Brian Rafalski D. 102 17th 43 60 0.59 Claude Lemieux RW 82 34 23 57 0.70 Bobby Holík C. 124 20th 37 57 0.45 Petr Sýkora C. 81 24 27 51 0.63 Jamie Langenbrunner RW 68 18th 32 50 0.74

Well-known former players

• T Martin Brodeur
• T Chris Terreri
• T Sean Burke
• V Bruce Driver
• V Ken Daneyko
• V Uli Hiemer
• V Lyle Odelein
• V Sheldon Souray
• V Scott Niedermayer
• V Scott Stevens
• S Petr Sýkora
• S Pat Verbeek
• S John MacLean
• S Bobby Holík
• S Claude Lemieux
• S Zach Parise

Web links

Commons : New Jersey Devils  - Collection of images, videos and audio files

• Official website of the New Jersey Devils (Engl.)
• New Jersey Devils on hockey-reference.com

Individual evidence

1. ^ The New York Times, SCOUTING; 'Jersey Devils' Wins Name Poll
2. ↑ Kat's Devils Den, History of the New Jersey Devils ( Memento from May 11, 2006 in the Internet Archive )
3. ^ Youtube, TSN Jim Schonfield goes after Don Koharski
4. ↑ Sportsecyclopedia.com, history of the New Jersey Devils
5. ^ Sportsecyclopedia.com, History of the New Jersey Devils
6. ↑ azhockey.com, New Jersey Devils Farm Team List