Nieuwendyk was born September 10, 1966 in Oshawa, Ontario, and grew up in Whitby. He is the youngest of four children to Gordon and Joanne Nieuwendyk, who immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1958. Gordon owned a car repair shop in Whitby. Joe grew up in a sporting family.

New Jersey, who had won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and reached the finals the following year, acquired Nieuwendyk for their playoff run in 2002. He scored 11 points in 14 regular season games for the Devils following the trade, but New Jersey was eliminated in the first round of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes. Nieuwendyk reached two offensive milestones in 2002-03. He scored his 500th career goal on January 17, 2003, against Carolina's Kevin Weekes. On February 23, he scored his 1,000th point in a win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He and the Devils reached the 2003 Stanley Cup Finals, but Nieuwendyk suffered a hip injury in the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Final that prevented him from appearing in the championship series. The Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the final, capturing the franchise's third Stanley Cup. For Nieuwendyk, it was his third title with his third different team.  The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Nieuwendyk to a one-year contract for the 2003-04 season. He scored 22 goals for Toronto in a season marred by abdominal and back injuries that limited him to 64 games played, and a groin injury that forced him out of the lineup for much of Toronto's second-round series loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. He signed another one-year deal for 2004-05, but the season was cancelled due to a labour dispute that was feared would mark the end of the 38-year-old Nieuwendyk's career.  When NHL play resumed in 2005-06, the Florida Panthers sought to bolster their lineup with veteran players. They signed both Nieuwendyk and Roberts, who had played together in Calgary and Toronto and wanted to finish their careers together, to two-year, $4.5 million contracts. Nieuwendyk appeared in 65 games during the season, scoring 26 goals and 56 points. He appeared in 15 games in 2006-07 before chronic back pain forced him onto injured reserve. After missing 14 games, Nieuwendyk announced his retirement on December 7, 2006. CANNOTANSWER

Answer the following question by taking a quote from the article: When was he in NEw Jersey?
New Jersey, who had won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and reached the finals the following year, acquired Nieuwendyk for their playoff run in 2002.
Nieuwendyk föddes 10 september 1966 i Oshawa i Ontario och växte upp i Whitby. Han är yngst av fyra barn till Gordon och Joanne Nieuwendyk, som invandrade till Kanada från Nederländerna 1958. Gordon ägde en bilverkstad i Whitby. Joe växte upp i en idrottsfamilj. New Jersey, som hade vunnit Stanley Cup 2000 och nått finalen året därpå, förvärvade Nieuwendyk för sin playoff-omgång 2002. Han gjorde 11 poäng på 14 ordinarie säsongsmatcher för Devils efter bytet, men New Jersey blev utslagen i första omgången av 2002 års Stanley Cup-slutspel av Carolina Hurricanes. Nieuwendyk nådde två offensiva milstolpar 2002-03. Han gjorde sitt 500:e karriärmål den 17 januari 2003, mot Carolinas Kevin Weekes. Den 23 februari gjorde han sin 1 000:e poäng i en vinst över Pittsburgh Penguins. Han och Devils nådde Stanley Cup-finalen 2003, men Nieuwendyk ådrog sig en höftskada i den sjätte matchen i Eastern Conference Final som hindrade honom från att framträda i mästerskapsserien. Devils besegrade Mighty Ducks of Anaheim i finalen, och fångade franchisens tredje Stanley Cup. För Nieuwendyk var det hans tredje titel med hans tredje olika lag. Toronto Maple Leafs skrev på Nieuwendyk till ett ettårskontrakt för säsongen 2003-04. Han gjorde 22 mål för Toronto i en säsong som skändades av buk- och ryggskador som begränsade honom till 64 spelade matcher, och en ljumskskada som tvingade honom ur lineupen för mycket av Torontos andra omgången serieförlust mot Philadelphia Flyers. Han skrev på ytterligare en ettårig affär för 2004-05, men säsongen ställdes in på grund av en arbetskonflikt som befarades skulle markera slutet på den 38-årige Nieuwendyks karriär. När NHL-spelet återupptogs 2005-06 sökte Florida Panthers stärka sin lineup med veteranspelare. De skrev på både Nieuwendyk och Roberts, som hade spelat tillsammans i Calgary och Toronto och ville avsluta sina karriärer tillsammans, till tvååriga, $4,5 miljoner kontrakt. Nieuwendyk dök upp i 65 matcher under säsongen, och gjorde 26 mål och 56 poäng. Han framträdde i 15 matcher 2006-07 innan kronisk ryggsmärta tvingade honom till skadad reserv. Efter att ha missat 14 matcher meddelade Nieuwendyk sin pensionering den 7 december 2006. CANNOTANSWER Svar på följande fråga genom att ta ett citat från artikeln: När var han i NEw Jersey?
Nieuwendyk was born September 10, 1966 in Oshawa, Ontario, and grew up in Whitby. He is the youngest of four children of Gordon and Joanne Nieuwendyk, who immigrated to Canada from the Netherlands in 1958. Gordon owned a garage in Whitby. Joe grew up in a sports family. New Jersey, who had won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and reached the final the following year, acquired Nieuwendyk for its 2002 playoff round. He scored 11 points in 14 regular season games for the Devils after the trade, but New Jersey was eliminated in the first round of the 2002 Stanley Cup playoffs by the Carolina Hurricanes. Nieuwendyk reached two offensive milestones in 2002-03. He scored his 500th career goal on January 17, 2003, against Carolina's Kevin Weekes. On February 23, he scored his 1,000th point in a win over the Pittsburgh Penguins. He and the Devils reached the Stanley Cup final in 2003, but Nieuwendyk suffered a hip injury in the sixth game of the Eastern Conference Final preventing him from appearing in the championship series. The Devils defeated the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim in the final, capturing the franchise's third Stanley Cup. For Nieuwendyk, it was his third title with his third different teams. The Toronto Maple Leafs signed Nieuwendyk to a one-year contract for the 2003-04 season. He scored 22 goals for Toronto in a season desecrated by abdominal and back injuries limiting him to 64 games played, and a groin injury forcing him out of the lineup for much of Toronto's second round series loss to the Philadelphia Flyers. He signed another one-year deal for 2004-05, but the season was cancelled due to a labor dispute feared would mark the end of the 38-year-old Nieuwendyk's career. When NHL play resumed in 2005-06, the Florida Panthers sought to strengthen their lineup with veteran players. They signed both Nieuwendyk and Roberts, who had played together in Calgary and Toronto and wanted to end their careers together, to two-year, $4.5 million contracts. Nieuwen appeared in 65 games during the season, scoring 26 goals and 56 points. He appeared in 15 games in 2006-07 before chronic back pain forced him into injured reserve. After missing 14 games, Nieuwendyk announced his retirement on 7 December 2006. CANNOTANSWER Answer the following question by taking a quote from the article: When was he in New Jersey?
New Jersey, som hade vunnit Stanley Cup 2000 och nått finalen året därpå, förvärvade Nieuwendyk för sin playoff-omgång 2002.
New Jersey, who had won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and reached the final the following year, acquired Nieuwendyk for its 2002 playoff round.