History of New Jersey Devils

The New Jersey DevilsNFL jersey could perhaps be the NHL team with the most contrasts. They started as the Kansas City Scouts in the NHL's 1974 expansion, then movedNFL jerseys to Denver Colorado as the Colorado NFL apparelRockies, and finally to New Jersey as the Devils. They have gone from what Wayne Gretzky once called a "Mickey Mouse operation" to a two time Stanleycheap nfl jerseys Cup Champion. Overall, if you look atnfl merchandise their record you will find, except for the odd year that New Jersey has steadily improved their performancenfl merchandise and standings and have risen to a top contender.
The Devils began as the Kansas City steelers jerseysScouts when they were admitted with Washington in the 1974 expansion. Former Red Wing star Sid Abel wassaints jersey named as the first general manager and former NHLer Bep Guidolin was the Scouts firstfootball jersey coach. The Scouts and Capitals were certainlyfootball jerseys not overloaded with talentnhl jersey, and except for Abel himself, the only names of note were a rookie by the name of Wilf Paiement and Simon Noletnhl jerseys who had played for the Philadelphia Flyers.

In their first nhl jerseysyear the Scouts won only 15 gamesnhl team jersey in an 80 game season, not the worst ever in the league, but certainly close. The Scouts played out of the Kemper Arena for theirhockey jersey short time in Kansasnhl hockey jersey, and other than finishingjersey devils 20 points above Washington penguins jerseyin their rookie season, there was little else to celebrate.

Their second year wasblackhawks jersey worse. They wonmlb jersey only 12 games and attendance had sunk to rock bottom. After the season was over, the NHL granted approval to move the teammlb jerseys to Denver, Colorado wherebaseball jersey they were renamed the Rockies. The team changed location and their name, but they could not change their losing baseball jerseysways. Although in their first season in Colorado saw them win 20 games, they were still finished 5th in the Smythe Division.

Johnny Wilson coached the Rockies for their first 2 and a half seasons and then a colourful man by the name of Don Cherry finished off the third season as coach. Don indicated that some of the teamsmlb baseball jersey problems came from his goaltending. His 3 goal tenders were Hardy Astrom, Bill McKenzie and Bill Oleschuk. After practicephillies jersey one day Cherry was heard to have said, "either we have the best shooters in the NHL, or the worst goaltenders." Unfortunatelycardinals jersey for Cherry it wasn't the former. Cherry was replaced by Billy MacMillan for the 1980-81 season.