TheNew Jersey Devils are a professionalice hockey team based inNewark, New Jersey,United States. They are members of theMetropolitan Division of theNational 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 theKansas City Scouts. Two years later, they moved toDenver, Colorado, and became theColorado Rockies. The team stayed there until 1982, when they moved to New Jersey. The team has had fourgeneral managers since the franchise moved to New Jersey.[1]
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| † | Elected to theHockey Hall of Fame in theBuilder category |
| No. | Name | Tenure | Accomplishments during this term | Ref(s) |
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| – | Sid Abel | June 1, 1973 – April 15, 1976 |
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| – | Ray Miron | August 23, 1976 – May 1, 1981 |
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| 1 | Bill MacMillan | May 4, 1981 – November 22, 1983 |
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| 2 | Max McNab | November 22, 1983 – September 10, 1987 |
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| 3 | Lou Lamoriello† | September 10, 1987 – May 4, 2015 | ||
| 4 | Ray Shero | May 4, 2015 – January 12, 2020 |
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| 5 | Tom Fitzgerald | January 12, 2020 – present |
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