List of New Jersey Devils general managers
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Metropolitan Division of the National Hockey League's (NHL) Eastern Conference. The Devils franchise has been a part of the NHL since 1974, when the team entered the league as the Kansas City Scouts. Two years later, they moved to Denver, Colorado, and became the Colorado Rockies. The team stayed there until 1982, when they moved to New Jersey. The team has had four general managers since the franchise moved to New Jersey.[1]
Key
| Term | Definition |
|---|---|
| No. | Number of general managers[a] |
| Ref(s) | References |
| – | Does not apply |
 |
Elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category |
General managers
| No. | Name | Appointment | Departure | Accomplishments and events during this term | Ref(s) |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| – | Sid Abel | June 1, 1973 | April 15, 1976 | [2][3] | |
| – | Ray Miron | August 23, 1976 | May 1, 1981 | [4][5] | |
| 1 | Bill MacMillan | May 4, 1981 | November 22, 1983 | Franchise moved to New Jersey in 1982 | [6] |
| 2 | Max McNab | November 22, 1983 | September 10, 1987 | ||
| 3 | Lou Lamoriello |
September 10, 1987 | May 4, 2015 | Won Stanley Cup three times (1995, 2000, 2003) | |
| 4 | Ray Shero | May 4, 2015 | – | [1] |
See also
Notes
- a A running total of the number of general managers of the franchise. Thus any general manager who has two or more separate terms as general manager is only counted once. General managers while the franchise was located in Kansas City and Colorado are not counted towards the total.[1]
References
- New Jersey Devils History – A–Z GM's – New Jersey Devils – Team, New Jersey Devils, retrieved July 19, 2015
- 1 2 3 "New Jersey Devils Team – New Jersey Devils – Team". New Jersey Devils. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ "Sid Abel to become manager of new KC hockey franchise". The Daily Capital News. April 18, 1973. p. 9. Retrieved July 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Scouts' treasury runs dry". The Neosho Daily News. April 16, 1976. p. 5. Retrieved July 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Sports transactions". The Pantagraph. August 24, 1976. p. 16. Retrieved July 19, 2015 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "The chant at the last home game of the...". UPI. April 6, 1981. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
- ↑ Clarity, James F. (May 5, 1981). "RANGERS GOAL: PRESSURE ON SMITH". The New York Times. Retrieved July 19, 2015.
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