Jersey Devils (ice hockey)
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The Jersey Devils was the name of a professional ice hockey
team from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
. They were not affiliated with the NHL New Jersey Devils
.
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.
In its final years, the team was owned by Jerome S. Burg and Bernard S. Levy Esq.; the vice president and general manager was Ross Turnbull. Jim Hay
(a.k.a Red-Eye) served as the head coach (player/coach) from 1971-1973. Steve Heilbrun served as the trainer.
Notable players and coaches included:
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team from Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill, New Jersey
Cherry Hill is a township in Camden County, New Jersey, in the United States. As of the 2010 United States Census, the township had a population of 71,045, representing an increase of 1,080 from the 69,965 residents enumerated during the 2000 Census...
. They were not affiliated with the NHL New Jersey Devils
New Jersey Devils
The New Jersey Devils are a professional ice hockey team based in Newark, New Jersey, United States. They are members of the Atlantic Division of the Eastern Conference of the National Hockey League...
.
The Devils were formed when the Philadelphia Ramblers
Philadelphia Ramblers
The Philadelphia Ramblers were a minor professional ice hockey team based in the Philadelphia Arena in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. The Ramblers played for six seasons during the infancy of the American Hockey League from 1935 to 1941.-History:...
, a member of the Eastern Hockey League
Eastern Hockey League
-Eastern Amateur Hockey League :The league was founded in 1933 as the Eastern Amateur Hockey League . The league was founded by Thomas Lockhart, who served as its commissioner from 1933 to 1972...
, relocated to Cherry Hill at the end of the 1963-64 season. The Devils played in the Cherry Hill Arena
Cherry Hill Arena
The Cherry Hill Arena was an indoor arena located in Cherry Hill, New Jersey, built in 1959.It was originally known as the Ice House and renamed the Delaware Valley Gardens before assuming its most familiar name...
until 1973, when the team folded along with the Eastern Hockey League.
In its final years, the team was owned by Jerome S. Burg and Bernard S. Levy Esq.; the vice president and general manager was Ross Turnbull. Jim Hay
Jim Hay
James "Red-Eye" Alexander Hay is a retired professional ice hockey defenceman who played 74 games in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings. He was included on 1954, 1955 Stanley Cup pictures with the Red Wings. His name was engraved on the Stanley Cup in 1955.-External links:...
(a.k.a Red-Eye) served as the head coach (player/coach) from 1971-1973. Steve Heilbrun served as the trainer.
Notable players and coaches included:
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. - Dick SarrazinDick SarrazinRichard Andre "Dick" Sarrazin , is a retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the NHL with the Philadelphia Flyers and also played in the WHA with the New England Whalers and Chicago Cougars.-External links:...
, who later played for the Philadelphia Flyers in the late 1960s and early 1970s. - Marcel PelletierMarcel Pelletier (ice hockey)Marcel Gerard Pelletier was a Canadian professional ice hockey goaltender who played eight games in the National Hockey League: six with the Chicago Black Hawks and two with the New York Rangers. He spent the majority of his career with the Victoria Cougars of the Western Hockey League.-External...
, who ended his twenty year career as a player/coach with the Devils in 1969. - Rosaire PaiementRosaire PaiementJoseph Rosaire Wilfrid Paiement is a retired a Canadian professional ice hockey forward. He is the older brother of Wilf Paiement....
played the 1966-1967 season, scoring 125 points. He later played for the Philadelphia Flyers and Vancouver CanucksVancouver CanucksThe Vancouver Canucks are a professional ice hockey team based in Vancouver, :British Columbia, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division of the Western Conference of the National Hockey League . The Canucks play their home games at Rogers Arena, formerly known as General Motors Place,...
in the NHL. - Vic StasiukVic StasiukVictor John Stasiuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey left winger and a former NHL head coach. He played for the Chicago Black Hawks, Detroit Red Wings, and Boston Bruins, recording 183 goals and 254 assists in 745 games. Stasiuk won 3 Stanley Cups in 1952, 1954, 1955 with Detroit...
, the Philadelphia Flyers second head coach was head coach of the Devils for two seasons, 1966-68.