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Stadium:
Prudential Center
The Prudential Center(nicknamed The Rock) is an 18,000-seat multi-purpose arena being built in Newark, New Jersey for the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League. The arena is designed by HOK Sport, with the exterior designed by Morris Adjmi Architects. Construction of the arena is expected to be finished by early October 2007, in time for the 2007-08 NHL season. The arena will also be home to the New Jersey Ironmen, a Major Indoor Soccer League expansion team which will begin play in the 2007-08 MISL season, as well as the Seton Hall University Men's Basketball team. Arena ownership has claimed that 40-60 additional events are booked for its first year of use.

Seating Chart:
Prudential Center Seating Chart

Team History:
On October 9, 1974, the Scouts took the ice for the first time in Toronto and lost 6-2 to the Maple Leafs. Due to a rodeo being held in Kansas City's brand-new Kemper Arena, the Scouts were forced to wait nine games before making their home debut. Although they lost that game to the Black Hawks 4-3, the next night they beat their expansion brethren, the Washington Capitals, 5-4. Like most expansion teams, the Scouts were terrible, garnering only 41 points in their inaugural season. The next season, they won only 12 games—still the worst in franchise history. The Scouts failed to make the playoffs in either season in Kansas City and won only 27 of 160 games. Although they weren't nearly as bad as the Capitals (who won only eight games in their inaugural season), the Scouts began to suffer from an economic downturn in the Midwest. For their second season, the Scouts sold just 2,000 of 8,000 season tickets and was almost $1 million in debt. They finished with only 41 points. Due to these on- and off-ice disappointments, the franchise moved to Denver and was renamed the Colorado Rockies.

Season Preview:
Yes, the cap situation in New Jersey has cost GM Lou Lamoriello whatever head covering he might have left. But the Devils didn't win three Cup championships between 1995 and 2003 by accident. Still, it's mind-boggling that the Devils opened camp slightly over the $44 million cap -- and that was without their best player, Brian Gionta, and their best defenseman, Paul Martin, under contract. Talk about having to pull a rabbit out of the salary-cap hat. Still, the Devils might not be Cup contenders right now, but Lamoriello will find a way to ice a competitive squad, as witnessed by last year's surprise return to the Atlantic Division title. And with Claude Julien, who got short shrift in Montreal, behind the bench, the Devils will be well-prepared and difficult to play against.

Official Site:
http://devils.nhl.com/