when did the nj devils become a team
Morristown–Beard School


, 2012. Former NHL player Bruce Driver, who played on a Stanley Cup-winning NJ Devils team, has coached the girls' ice hockey team since the 2000–2001 season. He received the NJ Girls Ice Hockey Coach of the Year Award in 2007 and earned his 200th win in December 2013. Driver's daughter Whitney, Morristown-Beard Class of 2004, played on the girls' ice hockey team, as well as on the softball and girls' soccer teams. She also helped create the school's sportsmanship award.
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New Jersey Devils


"NJ Devil", a 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. 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
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1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team


The 1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team was a Division I college basketball team that competed in the Atlantic Coast Conference. Led by All-American Christian Laettner and Grant Hill, Duke won its 2nd national championship in as many years to become the first repeating team since UCLA's seven-year dynasty from 1967 to 1973. The feat would not be accomplished again in college basketball until the Florida Gators did it in 2007. The Blue Devils started the season as the defending National Champions, and were looking to repeat as
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Hasbrouck Heights High School


team played in Franklin School. Their best year was in 1969 when the Aviators went undefeated and were ranked #1 in the state of NJ and finished in the top 10 nationally. The Hasbrouck Heights football Aviators natural rival by geographic location are the Wood-Ridge High School Blue Devils. The two programs had one of the state's longest Thanksgiving Day rivalry games dating back at least 60 years, and lasting until a final game in the series in 2009, after which realignment prevented a continuation of the match-up.
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1996–97 New Jersey Devils season


with the league. The largest name to become a free agent on July 1 was Wayne Gretzky, who was released from the St. Louis Blues after the team failed to reach an agreement with Gretzky's agent. The Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Phoenix Coyotes and New York Rangers (who eventually signed him) were reported to have expressed interest in signing Gretzky, but New Jersey Devils general manager Lou Lamoriello told reporters Gretzky did not fit with the team's financial plan. Lamoriello did express a desire to retain Phil Housley, an
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Sherman Maxwell


newspaper, the Newark (NJ) Star-Ledger. He graduated from Central High School in Newark, though he was such a fan of baseball that he intentionally failed high school final exams so he could remain at the school for one more year in order to play for his high school baseball team. He wanted to go to college; but the school of his choice, Panzer College of Physical Education in East Orange (NJ) did not accept black students. He received his nickname of "Jocko" when he was
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Weird NJ


. Past issues have covered everything from the Jersey Devil and UFO sightings to abandoned Nike missile silos, the legend of the "Hookerman" Lights and the life of Zip the Pinhead. Subjects covered include the Evil Clown of Middletown, Midgetville,"Gates of Hell," Shades of Death Road, Clinton Road, Demon Alley, and the Devil's Tower. The painting of a grinning face named Tillie from the Palace Amusements building in Asbury Park has appeared in many "Weird NJ" books and on the magazine covers. In 2003 a
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Devils–Rangers rivalry


began when the Colorado Rockies moved to New Jersey to become the Devils. For the relocation, they were required to pay massive indemnities to the Rangers, New York Islanders and Philadelphia Flyers, geographically-proximate teams, for the right to share New Jersey market. For over 25 years, fans of both the Rangers and Devils have seen the best out of both their clubs whenever they meet. Despite the Devils' overall Stanley Cup playoff superiority since the 1990s, the first three playoff series between these teams were all Rangers victories
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Fairleigh Dickinson University


Knights, while the Florham Campus teams are known as the Devils. Athletically, the Fairleigh Dickinson Knights compete in the NCAA's Northeast Conference and Division I. Their mascot is Nitro (sometimes spelled Knightro) the Knight. Knights Division I Athletics Both the men and women's Knights basketball teams play in Stratis Arena in Hackensack, NJ in the Rothman Center. A notable achievement for the Knights men's basketball team was in the 2005 NCAA Men's Division I Basketball Tournament where they made the NCAA Tournament as a sixteenth seed and gave
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2009 Stanley Cup Finals


-game rematch, down 7% from the 2008 final. The Red Wings attempted to become the first team to successfully defend a championship since they did it in . The Red Wings were also the first defending Stanley Cup champions to reach the Finals since , when the champions New Jersey Devils lost to the Colorado Avalanche. The Penguins became the first team since the Edmonton Oilers in to win the Stanley Cup after having lost in the Finals the year before; it was also the first instance of a Stanley Cup Finals rematch since
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META-4


), Calamity Jane Doe (SD), and Bigfoot (WA). Other members included Hotrod (MI), Jersey Devil (NJ), Bunyan Babe (MN), and the Connecticut Yankee (CT). Eventually poor publicity from the hero-turned-rogue St. Elmo (MA) coupled with Congressional investigations of financial irregularities and a string of defeats in the early 1980s led to problems for the team. After the loss of Trinity in their battle with the Atomic Brain in early 1982, the team splintered
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The Devil's Rain (album)


sense of conviction." He did note that "when the band does become most alive is when they play the style of music that excites them", citing Only's doo-wop style in "The Black Hole" as an example. ""The Devil's Rain" certainly isn't a disgrace", he concluded, "and long-running fans will find at least a few things to enjoy about the album. It's just frustrating that when the band snaps together and plays what they truly want to
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Greg Powers


he was promoted to the head coaching position and swiftly raised the profile of the Sun Devils. In 2012-13 he led Arizona State to its first 30-win season and the following campaign took home the program's first ACHA national championship. It came as no surprise that Powers was retained as the bench boss once Arizona State announced they would become an NCAA-sponsored Division I program for the 2015–16 season. With the Sun Devils fielding mostly club-level players and being an independent team Powers did well to get the team 5
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Kyle Hines


accolades received during his senior season include: NJ Hoops First-Team All-Camden County, NJ Hoops Awards Rebounder Team, Best Post Player Team, Second-Team Top Dunkers, Best Rebounder and Top 20 All-Star at the summer Five Star Camp, and also rated one of the Top 15 seniors in the Delaware Valley. Despite a highly successful high school basketball career, Hines did not get many college scholarship offers, however the University of North Carolina Greensboro Spartans coach Fran McCaffery recruited the undersized Hines. Kyle Hines
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Wallaceburg Red Devils


the Conference Final, they beat the powerhouse Elora Mohawks, who did not lose a regular season game, 3 games to 2. In the series, the Mohawks actually beat the Devils 25-6 in Game 3, but when Elora forced a fifth and deciding game, both teams went the distance with the Red Devils coming out on top 12-11 in double overtime. Both the Red Devils and Scarborough Saints (East Champions) moved on to the Founders Cup, the highest placing of the two would be presented the
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History of the Arizona Cardinals


had one of the worst yearly attendance records in the NFL. Sun Devil Stadium gained a reputation for being one of the quietest stadiums in the NFL during the Cardinals' tenure there (which stood in decided contrast to Sun Devil home games). The few fans who did show up for games were most often rooting for the away team, creating "home games" on the road for many opposing teams—a phenomenon most noticeable when teams with great national followings, such as the Packers, Bears, 49ers, Raiders,
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Welsh Australian Rules Football League


Cup including the 2010 tournament but 2012 was the year the Brit Cup made Wales its home for next 12 months as the Devils made the Grand Final that year beating the Favourites the Midland Tigers taking top spot and making history. The Red Devils have also appeared at the 2008 "Haggis Cup" the first time a Welsh team had played in Scotland and again in 2009 but did not field a team in 2010. Cymru Red Dragons In November 2007, the Red Dragons became the first all-Welsh representative team when they hosted
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WWZY


, NJ. The studios were located adjacent to the tower. WWZY still uses the tower site, although the studios are now in Neptune, NJ. When the Long Branch 107.1 did not utilize 50,000 watts, the Federal Communications Commission subsequently assigned 107.1s to Briarcliff Manor, NY (north of New York City), Belvidere, NJ (near Stroudsburg, PA) and Hampton Bays, New York (Long Island). These area 107.1s would later haunt the Long Branch allocation with interference in fringe areas. Throughout the 1960s and
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Devil-Slayer


torn Potega, but loses his shadow-cloak, and then rededicates himself as a hero. Devil-Slayer was later remitted to an asylum, where he discovers a shard of the Nexus of Realities, and then becomes Payne with his partner Sorrow. Nighthawk mentioned he had talked to Eric Payne and that he was willing to join a new team of Defenders. However, when Richmond suggested it to Initiative boss Tony Stark, he declined the offer. Shortly afterwards Eric is seen as a member of the Hawaiian Initiative team,
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Murder of Jeannette DePalma


Jeannette's death. Editor and co-founder Mark Moran began investigating the case and wrote about many purportedly suspicious details, including the allegation that the Springfield Police Department had lost or destroyed the case file. The Springfield Police Department maintains that the file was lost due to flooding caused by Hurricane Floyd in 1999. Others allege that a copy of it is still on file. Moran eventually teamed up with "Weird NJ" correspondent Jesse P. Pollack to write the book "Death on the Devil's Teeth: The Strange Murder That
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Peckman River


features define the waterway save for a short waterfall and pool, known as Devil's Hole, located in Cedar Grove and which is used locally as a swimming hole. The falls were created by the addition of Van Orden's Dam during the Dutch settlement of the region. Historians state that the water from Devil's Hole previously powered a steam boiler at the Van Orden Corset Company factory south of the site. On June 18, 2014, a teenager from Newark, NJ drowned while swimming in the hole. Swimming in Devil
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2007 Tampa Bay Devil Rays season


a groin pull in late September ended his season early, leaving him stuck at 990 career hits. He will most likely become the first Devil Ray to hit 1,000 hits with the club early next season. It will not be the first four-digit hit milestone for the club; Wade Boggs got his 3,000th hit while with the team in 1999. His injury, however, did not prevent him from finishing the season with a share of the AL stolen base title with Brian Roberts of the Baltimore Orioles. Both players finished
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History of the New Jersey Devils


the Devils organization to clear all of the debt from its books (about $200 million). During the 2013–14 season, the Devils missed the playoffs by five points, marking the only time they did not qualify for the post-season twice in a row under Lamoriello. Among the team's problems were inconsistent goaltending, an overreliance on aged players—Jaromir Jagr led the team scoring at the age of 41—and a failure to win any of the 13 shootouts the team played in. The Devils played their first outdoor game
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New Jersey Rockin' Rollers


becoming the Rockin Rollers did not violate the terms of the Devils' lease at the facility. Investment banker and team owner E. Burke Ross Jr., held a contest based on submissions from listeners to WDHA-FM and WMTR-AM, stations owned by Ross in New Jersey, and the team name "Rockin' Rollers" was chosen ahead of either the New Jersey Skunks or Swamp Rats. Ross expected to sell out all 20,000 seats for the team's opening home game and planned to join the three of 12 league teams
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Edinburgh Diamond Devils


The Edinburgh Diamond Devils baseball club was formed in 1986 as the Edinburgh Royals. As one of the teams involved in the inaugural Scottish League, the Devils have enjoyed a long and rich history. League success came in 1991, two years after the 'Royals' became the 'Reivers' with the team claiming its first Scottish Championship. 1992 saw the team repeat as national champions, becoming the first team to do so in league history and saw the start of the club's first youth team, the Blue Jays. 1993
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Carolina–Duke rivalry


the number 3 ranked Blue Devils with the winner possibly becoming the number 1 ranked team in the nation. In one of the closet games in the rivalry, North Carolina survived a late Blue Devil rally to win 95-92. Duke opened the game with an 11–2 run and eventually led 29–15, but Carolina cut the lead to three before the Blue Devils took a 44–39 halftime lead. Carolina still trailed 55–44 with 12:53 left when J.R. Reid took over the game. Reid scored 14 of Carolina's final 16 points to help
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2001 Stanley Cup Finals


the third, Colorado defenceman Ray Bourque scored a power-play goal to break the tie. Five minutes later, Colorado winger Dan Hinote scored the team's third goal, and the Devils did not respond. The win by Colorado marked another road win in the series. In the first period of Game 4, Colorado scored an early goal when Rob Blake shot the puck past Devils goalkeeper Martin Brodeur. Patrik Elias and New Jersey responded when he scored a short-handed goal to even the score at one goal apiece.
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That Ole Devil Called Love


cover of "That Ole Devil Called Love" in order to give fans something new. Speaking to the BBC in 2004, Moyet commented on the song: "After my versions of "That Ole Devil Called Love" and "Love Letters" did well, there was definite pressure for me to become some sort of jazz diva." Upon release, Marshall O'Leary of "Smash Hits" did not consider the song to be "one of [her] favourites" but described it as a "smoochy number" and
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Alcohol laws of New Jersey


in Fairfield, NJ began distilling in May 2015. They're producing vodka, whiskey, and a retail moonshine called Jersey Devil Moonshine, after the New Jersey Pine Barons legend. Skunktown Distillery in Flemington, NJ opened their doors to the public in December 2016. Skunktown Distillery produces Vodka, Spicy Vodka (made with the Carolina Reaper pepper), Silver Rum, Oaked Rum - a unique flavor of bourbon with a mild rum backing, Rye Whiskey, Golden Gin and the state's finest Apple Pie Moonshine. Pine Tavern Distillery
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Great Lakes Loons


city of Kalamazoo), the name was changed to the Michigan Battle Cats on March 9, 1995. The team was affiliated with the Boston Red Sox (1995–98) and Houston Astros (1999–2002). The team changed its name to the Battle Creek Yankees after becoming an affiliate of the New York Yankees in 2003. The Tampa Bay Devil Rays took over affiliation of the team after the 2004 season, and the team name was changed to the Southwest Michigan Devil Rays. In January 2006, the Devil Rays were sold to
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BD Performing Arts


and drill team. They reorganized the unit as The Blue Devils, taking the name from the V.F.W.'s color (blue) and a local landmark, Mt. Diablo (devil). In its first season, the group performed as an all-boy drum corps with an all-girl drill team. In 1958, the Blue Devils added glockenspiels, becoming a drum and bell corps, while the girls became a separate a baton twirling troupe, the Majorettes. In 1961, the Blue Devils added a flag section to the
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Metropolitan Riveters


Riveters announced they had partnered with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League (NHL), becoming the first NWHL team to officially partner with an NHL team. Upon the announcement, the Riveters changed their name to the Metropolitan Riveters to reflect the broader geographic region. The Riveters also adopted the colors of the Devils and changed their jerseys. As part of the new affiliation, the Riveters and Devils held a doubleheader for the Riveters' 2017–18 season opener against the Boston Pride followed by the Devils' game against the Arizona
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List of The Sopranos characters – Friends and family


that he did not know about [[Newark, New Jersey]] creating its own professional hockey team, the [[New Jersey Devils]]. Chronologically though, the New Jersey Devils team was started as "the Devils" in 1982 (originally named the [[Kansas City Scouts]]). Richie was first incarcerated in 1991 for nine years after the team had already existed. Yale also seems to be on friendly terms with Paulie calling him "Paulie Walnuts" and says that Paulie believed that Richie had
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Larry Pleau


and early 1970s, playing for the United States team at the 1968 Winter Olympics in Grenoble as well as the 1969 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament in Stockholm. He spent the 1968–69 season with the Jersey Devils of the Eastern Hockey League, becoming the league's rookie of the year. He then played three seasons for the Montreal Canadiens from 1970-1972. He was included on the team's championship photo and has a Stanley Cup ring, but did not play enough games to have his name engraved on the Stanley Cup.
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Vernon Story


jazz musician, broadcaster and musicologist Humphrey Lyttelton. Story moved back to the booming tourist center of Atlantic City, NJ in late 1948, playing solo and also with his own band. Count Basie, who had become a friend when they met during the tour to Europe, often visited him whilst playing gigs in Atlantic City. When interest in the Bebop genre declined Story moved his family to Irvington, NY to focus on family life. He played occasional sessions there and in Pleasantville, NJ before leaving the professional music business and
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Lou Lamoriello


once again. The firing took place with three games left in the season, when the Devils had the second-best record in the East and were on their way to setting a franchise record for regular season wins. However, Lamoriello did not believe Julien had the team ready for the playoffs. On December 27, 2014, Lamoriello announced that he, along with Scott Stevens and Adam Oates, would act as co-head coaches of the Devils following the firing of Peter DeBoer the day prior. In 1980, Lamoriello
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NJ Bloodline


After their 1999 summer tour, which Rei did not attend, Rei was released on mutual terms to join Agents of Man. In 2000, a revived Kingfisher contacted NJ Bloodline, expressing interest in NJ Bloodline recording a full-length album. NJ Bloodline was also approached by On the Rise Records, in conjunction with Coretext/MadMob Records (Germany) to do a 3 band Split CD with Settle the Score (Germany) and Sworn Vengeance (CA). In between their Summer Tour dates in 2000, NJ Bloodline recorded
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Blue Devils B Drum and Bugle Corps


World Championships only when they were held in Denver in 1977 & '78 and in Dallas in 1991. The corps made the trek to Orlando in 1997, but then did not return to the World Championships until traveling to Denver, Colorado in 2004 and to Madison, Wisconsin in '06. Only when the World Championships were held in Pasadena, California did BDB become a regular competitor in the Division II/III (now Open Class) Championships. After five times being a Division II/Open Class Finalist, the Blue
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Jersey Devils


The Jersey Devils were an American professional ice hockey team based in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. The Devils were formed when the Philadelphia Ramblers, a member of the Eastern Hockey League, relocated to Cherry Hill at the end of the 1963–64 season. The Devils played in the Cherry Hill Arena until 1973, when the team folded along with the Eastern Hockey League (EHL). The Devils had several notable players and also won the highest scoring game in EHL history, a 16–15 win over the Syracuse Blazers on February 24,
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Duke Blue Devils


The Duke Blue Devils are the athletic teams that represent Duke University, featuring 27 varsity teams in the NCAA Division I. The name comes from the French "les Diables Bleus" or "the Blue Devils," which was the nickname given during World War I to the Chasseurs Alpins, the French Alpine light infantry battalion. Duke joined the Southern Conference in 1929, and left in 1953 to become a founder of the Atlantic Coast Conference. Teams for then Trinity College were known originally as the Trinity Eleven, the Blue and White
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List of Duke Blue Devils football seasons


This is a list of seasons completed by the Duke Blue Devils football team. Representing Duke University, the Blue Devils compete in the Coastal Division of the Atlantic Coast Conference in the NCAA Division I FBS. Since 1929, Duke has played their home games out of Wallace Wade Stadium in Durham, North Carolina. The Blue Devils began playing football as an independent in 1888, though the school did not field a team from 1985 to 1919. In 1930, the program joined the Southern Conference, where they captured nine conference titles
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New Jersey Devils


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. Shortly after, the Devils signed Fetisov's defense partner, Alexei Kasatonov. 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
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Hamburg Blue Devils


, the club announced that it would start a cooperation with the Hamburger SV with the aim of becoming a department of the club and, eventually, from 1 January 2012, all teams of the Blue Devils would become part of the multi-sports club HSV. The idea was floated as early as 1992 and the club will, in future, be known as the HSV Hamburg Blue Devils. In 2012, the club came seventh in the northern division of the GFL and failed to qualify for the play-off. In
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New Jersey Devils


point-scorers in franchise history. Figures are updated after each completed NHL regular season. 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. In 2006, the Devils bought the Lowell Lock Monsters and renamed them the Lowell Devils, which moved in 2010 to become the Albany Devils. The Albany Devils
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History of the New Jersey Devils


the Atlantic and second in the East. Their seeding matched them up against Philadelphia in the first round, who eliminated the Devils four games to one. Kovalchuk was held to two goals in the series. After Head Coach Lemaire retired from coaching, the Devils announced that the team's all-time leading scorer, John MacLean, would become their new head coach. Former team head and assistant coach Larry Robinson and former NHL All-Star Adam Oates joined MacLean as his assistants. During the off-season, the Devils
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Narciso Rodriguez


Kearny NJ. Rodriguez did some freelance design work in New York, before becoming Women’s Design Director for the Anne Klein label, then later working for Calvin Klein. In 1997 he launched his own label. His first major attention came when he designed the wedding dress of fellow Calvin Klein employee Carolyn Bessette for her wedding to John F. Kennedy, Jr.. By 2006, Rodriguez, who had ended his partnership with his label's manufacturer, Aeffe, was over US$1 million in debt to his suppliers, and needed fabric
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Kirkland Lake Gold Miners


to move from the Island. After eight years on Manitoulin Island, the team had to either move or fold. In mid-May 2011, the NOJHL conditionally approved the move of the Manitoulin Islanders to Kirkland Lake, Ontario to become the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils. In their final four seasons in Little Current, the Islanders managed 17 wins in 200 games played. The Blue Devils moniker was a long used traditional team name in Kirkland Lake, the most notable team to use the name was the Kirkland Lake Blue Devils who
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Roy Bevis


Boy Collins in March 2012 in a Hardcore Tag Team match when he again teamed with his father against Collins and former ECW Champion Steve Corino. Collins won the title when he choked Bevis out after a missed Zebra Crossing. Bevis has since reverted to the Roy Knight ring name and formed a tag team with his brother Zak Knight to become the UK Hooligans. In 2011 the UK Hooligans won the HEW Tag Team Championships from Sam Knee and Brett "Kraft" Meadows "The Devils Playboys", and in September 2012 they defeated
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Marc J. Leder


Jersey Devils of the NHL, which includes the rights to operate the Prudential Center arena in Newark, New Jersey. The transaction was reportedly for over $320 million. Leder, as minority owner, serves on the board of the Philadelphia 76ers and the NJ Devils. The Sun Capital Partners Foundation has partnered with many local charities, among which is Boca Helping Hands, a non-profit organization based in South Florida that works to fight poverty and hunger in the area, and has donated more than $165,000 to the non
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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
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Sun Devil Stadium


, Sun Devil Stadium was frequently one of the quietest stadiums in the league. Cardinals home games often did not sell out in time for them to be aired locally, in compliance with NFL blackout policy at the time. The few fans who did show up for games were most often rooting for the visiting team, creating what amounted to "home games" on the road for many opposing teams. A significant percentage of the state's residents only live there during the winter and live elsewhere for the rest of the year,
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Bernie Nicholls


to the Conference Final. He was particularly effective in the first round where he posted five goals and 13 points in a six-game defeat of his former team, the Los Angeles Kings. However, the following year, his production slowed down and the Oilers finally accommodated his wish to move back East when the dealt him to the New Jersey Devils for young forwards Kevin Todd and Zdeno Ciger. Nicholls adapted his game to become more of a defensive forward in the tight-checking system of then-Devils coach Jacques Lemaire
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Speak of the devil


"Speak of the devil" is the short form of the English-language idiom "Speak of the devil and he doth appear" (or its alternative form "speak of the devil and he shall appear"). It is used when an object of discussion unexpectedly becomes present during the conversation. It can also be used about a topic that quickly becomes relevant, such as the onset of rain or a car breaking down. Used in this sense it can be seen as an alternative to the phrase "tempting fate
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Premier League Four-Team Championship


The Premier League Four-Team Championship is a contest between teams competing in the Premier League in the UK. Eight teams are grouped into fours, with one rider from each team in each race. The winners and second place of each group compete for the Championship in the final. The current champions are Plymouth Devils The competition was first staged in 1995 when the Premier League was the highest tier of British speedway, becoming the second tier from 1997 after the formation of the Elite League. A similar competition was held for teams
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1991–92 New Jersey Devils season


The 1991–92 New Jersey Devils season was the team's tenth season in New Jersey. For the third consecutive season, the Devils qualified for the playoffs, this time losing in the division semi-finals (4-3) to the New York Rangers. Goaltender Martin Brodeur made his debut with the Devils. Though he would only play four games during this season, he who would go on to become the franchise goaltender of the Devils. The Devils scored the fewest power-play goals (59) and had the fewest
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Justice League Europe


team forever when she murdered Crimson Fox, Blue Devil, and Amazing Man (Blue Devil was later restored to life by Faust). It was revealed that Mist covertly contacted Icemaiden and informed her of a supposed threat facing her homeland of Norway, and she must defeat the threat without informing anyone until afterwards. Icemaiden left during the middle of the night, and Mist replaced her within the JLE by the next morning. The JLE did not know that Mist replaced Icemaiden until Mist began her attacks against them. Mist informed Crimson
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Ted Sator


to get the team past the Stanley Cup finalist Boston Bruins in the first round of the Stanley Cup playoffs, and was relieved of his coaching duties in 1989. Over the next two seasons, Sator was an assistant coach with the Boston Bruins before traveling to Italy to become head coach of the HC Devils Milano of the Serie A in 1991. Sator's team went undefeated on in his first season as head coach of the Devils and won the Serie A championship. Sator led the Devils to back-to-back Serie
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Devils–Flyers rivalry


The Devils–Flyers rivalry is a rivalry between two teams in the NHL's Metropolitan Division. This rivalry has become quite intense in New Jersey itself, sometimes referred to as the "Battle of the Jersey Turnpike", with the northern part of the state being the Devils fanbase, while the southern part of the state is overwhelmingly Flyers fans due to South Jersey's close proximity to Philadelphia. The Flyers practice in Voorhees Township, New Jersey, and since their Stanley Cup days of and , many members of the Cup teams
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New Jersey Devils


, though it did not have a name. 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. 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. However, with the return of Lemaire as head coach, the Devils resumed
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Albany, New York


league professional sports teams, and minor league teams have low support. The most recent attempt at a minor league team in Albany were the Albany Devils ice hockey team, which moved to the city for the 2010–2011 season. They played in the American Hockey League and were affiliated with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. The Devils replaced the Albany River Rats, who played in the Capital Region from 1990 to 2010, when they relocated to Charlotte, North Carolina. The Albany Devils moved to Binghamton, New York
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Walker Hines (Louisiana politician)


of Michigan-Ann Arbor, where he was accepted into the National Scholars Honor Society. In 2010, he graduated from the three-week Senior Executives in State and Local Government Program at Harvard's John F. Kennedy School of Government. Hines, a practicing Roman Catholic, frequents many Churches of all denominations. After temporarily relocating to New Jersey in 2013, Hines served as "Special Projects" Manager to the President of the Prudential Center and New Jersey Devils. In December 2014, Hines left the Prudential Center and NJ Devils
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Legends and tales of the New Jersey Pine Barrens


The New Jersey Pine Barrens has been the site of many legends, tales and mythical creatures, many of which have been documented by "Weird NJ" in its magazines and books. The Jersey Devil has garnered a deep following in the southern New Jersey and Philadelphia areas. Due to the sightings, many believe the Devil to be an actual animal or phenomenon similar to Bigfoot and the Yeti. Believers sometimes cite the widespread sightings by crowds of people during the "phenomenal week of 1909" as substantial evidence of some kind of
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2009 Tampa Bay Rays season


to the Charlotte Stone Crabs. In addition, their regular Class A franchise in the South Atlantic League will move from Columbus, Georgia, to Bowling Green, Kentucky, and become the Bowling Green Hot Rods. Their Appalachian League Rookie-class team, previously known as the "Princeton Devil Rays", will become known as the Princeton Rays, excising the "Devil" from the name and adopting the team colors and typeface after previously using the green-based color scheme from 2001, and the original typeface from 1998.
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Dennis Anderson


the Digger family, Dennis officially announced he would be retiring from the sport. He also shared that he would remain "Behind the scenes" at events, pitting with his team. His final event took place in Tampa, Florida at Raymond James Stadium on January 14, 2017. In 2014, Monster Jam Path of Destruction Tour at Metlife Stadium in East Rutherford NJ Dennis Anderson Becomes a Sore Loser when Drive over the Lucas Oil Crusader’s Hood in a Controversial Race. Anderson has had several injuries over his career. In
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List of New Jersey Devils players


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. 420 players have played on
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2009–10 New Jersey Devils season


The 2009–10 New Jersey Devils season is the team's 28th season in the National Hockey League (NHL) since the franchise relocated to New Jersey. On June 9, 2009, Brent Sutter resigned as head coach of the Devils to become the head coach of the Calgary Flames. At the Entry Draft, the Devils traded with the Calgary Flames to move up in the draft and chose Jacob Josefson with the 20th overall pick. On July 13, 2009, the Devils named Jacques Lemaire as their new head coach. This will
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2011–12 New Jersey Devils season


and Ken Daneyko did color and studio analysis commentating. Radio coverage was still on WFAN (AM) 660 with Matt Loughlin and Sherry Ross as usual. "Note: GP = Games played; G = Goals; A = Assists; Pts = Points; +/− = Plus/Minus; PIM = Penalty Minutes" Denotes player spent time with another team before joining Devils. Stats reflect time with Devils only. Traded mid-season. Stats reflect time with Devils only. The Devils have been involved in the following transactions
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1996–97 New Jersey Devils season


Devils immediately signed to a three-year contract at approximately $1.5 million per season. Roenick eventually signed with the Coyotes, despite interest from the Devils and Capitols, among others. Amid rumors that the Devils were interested in dealing with the Detroit Red Wings for hold-out center Keith Primeau, Devils center Bobby Holik did not show up to training camp in what was described as a surprising decision on his part to not report to the team. Speculation among teammates and the media was that he wanted a trade. Neal
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History of the New Jersey Devils


slipped below .500 and missed the playoffs. Lamoriello made several postseason player changes, notably 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 an Army officer as well as a member of the national team, to leave the country. Shortly after, the Devils signed Fetisov's defense partner, Alexei Kasatonov. The team changed coaches midway through each of the next two seasons. Schoenfeld was replaced with
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1991–92 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team


National Champions for the first time since UCLA did it in 1973. Losing only Greg Koubek to graduation, Duke retained its core players including Laettner, Bobby Hurley, and Grant Hill and was able to add recruits Cherokee Parks and Erik Meek to its lineup. The Blue Devils started the season ranked No. 1 and won its first 17 games. Their unbeaten streak came to an end when they lost a close contest to North Carolina in the Dean Dome by a score of 75–73. However, Duke would only lose another game
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Devil-Slayer


the Point Men, serving the team as their "Monster Hunter." When the new 3-D Man arrives in Hawaii, Devil-Slayer informs him that he has sensed portents of doom all day. When 3-D Man identifies team member Magnitude as a Skrull impostor, the Skrull attacks and severely wounds the other Point Men, Star Sign and Paydirt. The Skrull is killed, and Devil-Slayer uses his Shadow Cloak to teleport Delroy to Camp Hammond before taking Star Sign and Paydirt to a hospital. Devil-Slayer later appears
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Devil Lady


. Devil beasts can morph into humans when not actively hunting and can become stronger by consuming them. Some devil beasts can become much larger in size, this being referred to as the giga effect in the series and is caused by chemical reactions via electrical pulses in sensory organs. Classifications as per the anime's official trading cards are next to the names in parentheses. Four bird-like devil beasts commanded by Satoru in the last third of the series with each possessing the ability to control a specific element. In episode 23
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Diablos Rojos del México


season, on April 23, the Reds were losing 13–7 in the ninth and final inning, until the Capital players began to fight back, scoring another 7 runs and beating their rivals, it was this moment Basilio 'Brujo' Rosell exclaimed that "these Reds play like devils," giving the team their nickname. Mediocrity was a characteristic of the team during the first half of the decade. It was not until 1955 when El Mexico, as called by the media, would become a dominant team in the league,
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List of Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. characters


he noted that it would become easier for the character to transform the more it happened. Going into the third season, Underwood had only known that the producers wanted to explore more of Garner's personal life, after his appearances in the second season were "as an appendage to Agent May...a device and a construct to open her up and see more of her life." He also did not see the Lash reveal coming, which he did not learn until the table read for "Devils You Know", when
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American Hockey League


Albany Devils were relocated to become the Binghamton Devils. For the 2018–19 season, a 31st team joined the league with the Colorado Eagles as the NHL's Colorado Avalanche affiliate. With the NHL planning to expand to 32 teams in 2021 with an expansion team in Seattle, the Seattle ownership group has also filed for an expansion team in the AHL based in Palm Springs, California, in a new arena. Both the team and arena are still pending approval. The American Hockey League first held an All-Star Game in the
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The Testament of Gideon Mack


in some ways becomes the denouement of his life, finally providing him with a perspective from which to understand the world, and his place in it. The conflicting and cordial relations which Gideon holds with those around him recur frequently throughout the novel, but it is only after his experience, when the conflicts become predominant, that he seems able to approach true happiness. The issue of belief within modernity receives sharp focus in the question of whether or not Gideon is insane, or whether he did actually meet the Devil. This
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List of New Jersey Devils seasons


following year, the Devils missed the playoffs, becoming the first team in 26 years to fail to qualify for the playoffs the season after a Stanley Cup victory. Since 1997, however, the Devils qualified for the playoffs each season until 2010–11, a streak surpassed only by the Detroit Red Wings. The Devils won the Stanley Cup in 2000 and 2003, and advanced to the Finals in 2001, only to lose to the Colorado Avalanche in seven games. Overall, the Devils have made 20 appearances in the Stanley Cup playoffs
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The Creation of the Violin


. Another Roma tale with the same name (also published by Wlislocki) is lesser-known, probably because it is confusing and lacks a happy ending. A young women contacts the devil because she admires a rich hunter who ignores her. She sacrifices her family for the devil's violin to attract the hunter; her father becomes its body, her four brothers become the strings and her mother becomes the bow. In the end, the young woman is carried off by the devil when she refuses to worship him; the
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List of New Jersey Devils award winners


his entire career with the Devils and retired holding several team's records. Also out of circulation is the number 99 which was retired league-wide for Wayne Gretzky on February 6, 2000. Gretzky did not play for the Devils during his 20-year NHL career and no Devils player had ever worn the number 99 prior to its retirement. The Devils award the Three-Star Award to the player who is named one of a game's top three players, or "three stars", most often over the course of the
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1995 Stanley Cup Finals


seasons and two franchise relocations. It was also the first of three for the Devils in less than a decade. The win was made more impressive by the fact that the Devils won it holding the lowest seed ever to win the Stanley Cup with the fifth seed, which remained the record until , another Final which not only involved the Devils, but also saw the Stanley Cup won by a team that did not have home ice advantage in any of the four rounds of the playoffs, as the Devils lost to the Los
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List of New Jersey Devils award winners


Johan Hedberg shared the award in 2011–12. There was a humorous mix-up at the awards dinner when rookie Adam Henrique was mistakenly announced as the winner. Jay Pandolfo won the award five times, more than any other player. The Most Valuable Devil was, as the name implies, the player judged most valuable to the team by his teammates. Zach Parise won his second consecutive award in 2010, after becoming the first player in franchise history to score 30 goals in four consecutive seasons. Martin Brodeur won this award ten
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2000–01 Duke Blue Devils men's basketball team


Corey Maggette would become the first Duke underclassmen to leave early for the draft that year.) Despite losing the reigning ACC Player of the Year Chris Carrawell to graduation, the Blue Devils still retained sophomores Jason Williams, Mike Dunleavy, Jr., and Carlos Boozer and welcomed the addition of freshman Chris Duhon to their lineup. On January 27, 2001, the second-ranked Blue Devils played at eighth-ranked Maryland Terrapins in what would become the first of four contests between these two ACC powerhouses that year. With Duke trailing
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James Quinn (footballer)


in Princeton, New Jersey. In 2012 James returned to England to become a scout with Luton Town FC, before coming back to Princeton NJ in January 2013 to become the Director of U15-U18 College Showcasing for Princeton Soccer Association. He obtained the UEFA Pro Licence in 2012 and in 2013 was appointed Head Coach of USL Premier Development League side Central Jersey Spartans, shortly before their dissolution. In the summer of 2015, he joined National League team, Tranmere Rovers, as first-team coach under new manager Gary Brabin. Following
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History of the New Jersey Devils


6 to advance the Devils to the Stanley Cup Finals against the Los Angeles Kings. The Devils dropped the first two games in overtime in Newark, then were shut out in Game 3 as Los Angeles took a 3–0 series lead. The Devils won Games 4 and 5 to become only the third team in NHL history to force a Game 6 in the Finals after being behind three games to none, but Los Angeles eliminated the Devils in Game 6 to win their first Stanley Cup in franchise history. Brodeur later signed with the
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2011–12 New Jersey Devils season


the team was resigning Zach Parise and signing fourth-overall 2011 pick Adam Larsson to an entry-level contract, although team CEO and General Manager Lou Lamoriello did find the time to sign goaltender Johan Hedberg, as well as defenseman Andy Greene. Additionally, the team chose to suspend operations of the Trenton Devils, which was a minor league ECHL club that the team had used for player development, citing declining fan interest in the team and a desire to bring the organization more in line with other NHL organizations in terms of
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1974–75 NHL season


Golden Seals would move to Cleveland in 1976 to become the Cleveland Barons before merging with the Minnesota North Stars in 1978. The Scouts gave up on Kansas City after two seasons and moved to Denver to become the Colorado Rockies in 1976 before moving east to East Rutherford, New Jersey in 1982 and becoming the New Jersey Devils; Denver would return to the NHL in 1995 when the Quebec Nordiques moved there and became the Colorado Avalanche, where they remain to this day. Seattle would be again awarded a expansion team in 2018 to
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Rolando Arrojo


before the 1996 Summer Olympics, Arrojo signed with the Tampa Bay Devil Rays in —one year before the team started playing, as that expansion team (along with the Arizona Diamondbacks) was permitted to start and maintain a minor league system starting that year. He made his debut with the expansion Devil Rays in 1998 and was an immediate sensation, becoming the team's first All-Star. He finished 1998 with a strong 14–12 record and a 3.56 ERA in 202 innings, for a team that finished 63-99.
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Eyeshield 21


regroup and slowly build a real team from misfits and students looking to define themselves, such as Tarō "Monta" Raimona baseball player who can only catchand the Ha-Ha Brothers. Other characters slowly join the team, and the series follows the building and growth of the Deimon Devil Bats and its members, and rival teams as they all strive to achieve their goal of playing in the Christmas Bowl. Some time after the Deimon Devil Bats win the Christmas Bowl and they become the best team in the country, Japan begins
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Tasmanian Devil (NHRA dragracing)


ignition system known as "The Thing". br Pacers Auto was one of the first racing teams to incorporate appearance and ability having color co-ordinated racecars and matching racing team uniforms. They were among one of the first raceteams to utilize a team-coordinated tow trailer as well. They were members of Hi-Performance "Cars Magazine" Racing Team and were featured in Walter Ungerer's 1965 film called "The Tasmanian Devil" which documented the AA/A roadster and the crew that built it to become the number
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Devils–Rangers rivalry


, the Stanley Cup was awarded on their side of the Hudson River (Rangers won at Madison Square Garden in 1994, the Devils at the Meadowlands in 1995). The Devils did not have home ice advantage during their Finals. In fact, they were the first team to win the Stanley Cup without having home ice advantage in any of the four rounds of the playoffs. The third Devils-Rangers playoff series occurred just three years later. The Rangers, led by Mark Messier, Wayne Gretzky and Mike Richter, eliminated
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New Jersey Devils


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. The Devils have been known as a defense-first team since head coach Jacques Lemaire's first tenure, 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). Lemaire gave the Devils their defensive mantra when he implemented a
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Devils–Flyers rivalry


including the 2005 Kelly Cup Championship - to 2006, when the team was sold to the Devils, which flipped the team's affiliation after the 2006–07 ECHL season and nickname to reflect its new ownership and identity, rebranding as the Trenton Devils. Intending to establish the Devils fanbase further south in New Jersey, the rebranding instead alienated a large segment of fans in the central New Jersey area, where the Flyers have a significantly larger fanbase than the Devils. Coupled with poor performance on the ice (missing the playoffs 3 out of
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2013 Holiday Bowl


the National University Holiday Bowl. Texas Tech defeated Arizona State by a score of 37–23. This was only the second meeting of the teams. Although both the Red Raiders and Sun Devils were members of the Border Conference from 1932–1956, neither team faced the other until the 1999 season when both universities were members of their current athletic conferences. The Red Raiders lost to the Sun Devils 13–31, in both teams' season opener at Sun Devil Stadium in Tempe, Arizona. The Arizona State Sun Devils won the South Division Championship of
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West Windsor-Plainsboro High School North


In 2008, they defeated Wall High School by a score of 2-1, becoming the first team from the Colonial Valley Conference to win back-to-back sectional finals. In 2008, the Ultimate Frisbee club team (a sport not officially recognized by the school) finished 2nd in the UPA NJ High School state championships while also winning the Spirit Award for best sportsmanship. In 2012, the team placed 2nd again. The girls' track team won the Group III state indoor relay championship in 2012. In 2014
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...y no se lo tragó la tierra


conditions for Mexican American migrant workers and may be seen as a work that calls for structural changes to occur. In many of the novel's short stories, the young male protagonist becomes disillusioned with aspects of Folk Catholicism. In "A Silvery Night", for instance, the boy decides that he will call the devil late at night, but the devil never shows up, even after the boy curses him. He therefore realizes that there is no devil. Similarly, in the short story "...And the Earth Did
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Blue Devils (aerobatic team)


gained official recognition from the Air Defence Group shortly after its first show at RCAF Station Rockcliffe on 11 June 1949. Thereafter, the Blue Devils expanded to six aircraft, including a second solo, and went on to fly at airshows around Canada and the United States. Despite a training accident on 25 July 1949 in which Squadron Leader Bob Kipp was killed near St. Hubert, the team went on to become the de facto official RCAF aerobatic team. The team's official name became the "Air Defence Group Aerobatic Team" in
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Devils–Rangers rivalry


sent Michael Grabner to the Devils in exchange for Yegor Rykov and a second-round pick in the 2018 NHL Entry Draft. In the draft lottery for the 2019 NHL Entry Draft, the Devils received the first, while the Rangers the second overall pick. The Devils selected Jack Hughes, while Rangers selected Kaapo Kakko. This was seen as a new chapter in the rivalry between the teams. Fans on both sides have agreed the rivalry has become even stronger as of late, due in large part to the fact that both
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History of the New Jersey Devils


Star Game at the Brendan Byrne Arena. Chico Resch was the winning goaltender, and Devils defenseman Joe Cirella tallied a goal as the Wales Conference beat the Campbell Conference 7–6. However, the team did not achieve much success. Head coach Bill MacMillan was fired midway through the season and replaced with Tom McVie, and the Devils won only 17 games. After the season, McVie was replaced by Doug Carpenter. Meanwhile, with new ownership in place, the Devils began a slow journey to respectability. They assembled a nucleus of
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History of the New Jersey Devils


in a shootout, giving them home ice advantage over the Rangers in the playoffs, though the Devils lost the series against the Rangers 4–1, losing all three games at home. Brodeur did win the Vezina Trophy for the fourth time in five years for his performance in the regular season. For the 2008–09 season, the Devils signed Brian Rolston, Bobby Holik, Brendan Shanahan, Michael Rupp and Scott Clemmensen, all making their second stints with the team. The Devils' season looked to be in jeopardy after Brodeur tore a
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Essex Skating Club


Synchroettes - Geri Lynch Tomich. The Essex Blades is the adult synchronized skating team of the club. The team has been competing nationally in the Masters division at the U.S. Synchronized Skating Championships. The team placed 6th at the 2011 Championships. Bravo! is a group of the Theatre on Ice (TOI) teams of ESC and the first TOI group in NJ. As of January 2016, it is the only NJ team among almost 50 teams in the US. In 2011, the team became pewter medalist for the Novice division
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