The New Jersey Devils are a professional
ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. They are members
of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National
Hockey League (NHL). The club was founded in Kansas City, Missouri
in 1974, moved to Denver, Colorado after only two seasons, and
then settled in New Jersey in 1982. Under current general manager
Lou Lamoriello, the Devils have made the playoffs in 18 out of
the last 20 seasons, including each of the last 11. They have
won the Stanley Cup in 1995, 2000, and 2003.
Since their move to New Jersey, the Devils
had played their home games at the Continental Airlines Arena
(originally named the Brendan Byrne Arena until 1996, now the
Izod Center since 2007). Starting in the 2007-08 season, the team
began playing their home games at the brand new Prudential Center,
in Newark. The first game at the new arena took place on October
27, 2007 against the Ottawa Senators, whom the Devils played against
in the last home game at Continental Airlines Arena.
They have rivalries with their trans-Hudson
neighbor, the New York Rangers, and with the Philadelphia Flyers.
The Devils or Flyers won the Atlantic Division title in every
season between 1995 and 2007.