In New Jersey, there is large portion of pine tree forests called the Pine Barrens. Local legend tells of the New Jersey Devil, a large devil-like monster (like the mothman) who is said to live in the pine barrens and has for centuries. The New Jersey Devil is a big legend in NJ, so it's only fitting the team would be called the New Jersey Devils.
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The New Jersey Devils Ice Hockey Team received their name because there was a drawing for a name when they first came to New Jersey, and they got "Devils" because there is a mythological creature in New Jersey
Was named after the legend of the Jersey Devil, an creature supposed to inhabit the Pine Barrens of South Jersey. In 1982, over 10,000 people voted in a contest held by local newspapers to select the name of the new team.
They were named after The Jersey Devil, the supposed mythical creature of the New Jersey Pinelands.