The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey. 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 six general managers since the franchise moved to New Jersey.

Key +Key of terms and definitionsTermDefinitionNo.Number of general managersRef(s)References–Does not applyElected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in the Builder category

General managers +General managers of the New Jersey Devils No. Name Tenure Accomplishments during this term Ref(s)– Sid Abel June 1, 1973 – April 15, 1976 No playoff appearances– Ray Miron August 23, 1976 – May 1, 1981 1 playoff appearance1 Bill MacMillan May 4, 1981 – November 22, 1983 No playoff appearances2 Max McNab November 22, 1983 – September 10, 1987 No playoff appearances3 Lou Lamoriello September 10, 1987 – May 4, 2015 Won Stanley Cup three times in five Stanley Cup Final appearances (1995, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2012) 5 conference titles, 9 division titles, and 21 playoff appearances4 Ray Shero May 4, 2015 – January 12, 2020 1 playoff appearance5 Tom Fitzgerald January 12, 2020 – April 6, 2026 2 playoff appearances6 Sunny Mehta April 16, 2026 – present

See also List of NHL general managers

Notes 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.

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