Editing New Jersey Devils (section)

==Affiliate teams==

===American Hockey League===
The [[Maine Mariners (AHL)|Maine Mariners]] were the Devils' first [[American Hockey League]] (AHL) affiliate, from 1982 to 1987. The team moved in 1987 and became the [[Utica Devils]], serving as New Jersey's affiliate until 1993. The [[Albany River Rats]] became their affiliate from 1993 to 2006.<ref name="statistics"/> In 2006, the Devils bought the Lowell Lock Monsters and renamed them the [[Lowell Devils]],<ref>{{cite web|title=Devils to buy AHL team, relocate minor-league affiliate|publisher=ESPN|agency=Associated Press|date=March 24, 2006|url=https://www.espn.com/nhl/news/story?id=2382536|access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> which moved in 2010 to become the [[Albany Devils]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Devils shift AHL operations to Albany|publisher=New Jersey Devils|date=June 10, 2010|url=http://devils.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=531414|access-date=January 23, 2015}}</ref> The Albany Devils moved after the 2016–17 season and became the [[Binghamton Devils]].<ref>{{cite web|title=Devils moving affiliate to Binghamton in 2017-18|url=http://theahl.com/devils-moving-affiliate-to-binghamton-in-2017-18|publisher=theAHL.com|access-date=May 29, 2017|date=January 31, 2017}}</ref> In May 2021, it was announced that the Binghamton Devils would be moved to Utica in the 2021–22 season to become the [[Utica Comets]].<ref>{{cite web |last1=Menner |first1=Nicole |title=NJ Devils inform Binghamton ownership AHL team will be relocated |url=https://wbng.com/2021/04/17/nj-devils-inform-binghamton-ownership-ahl-team-will-be-relocated/ |website=[[WBNG]] |date=April 17, 2021 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-date=April 17, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210417190911/https://wbng.com/2021/04/17/nj-devils-inform-binghamton-ownership-ahl-team-will-be-relocated/ |url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Board of Governors Approves Franchise Relocations |url=https://theahl.com/board-of-governors-approves-franchise-relocations |website=AHL |date=May 6, 2021 |access-date=May 10, 2021 |archive-date=May 6, 2021 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20210506201534/https://theahl.com/board-of-governors-approves-franchise-relocations |url-status=dead }}</ref>

===ECHL===
In 2006, the Devils purchased the [[ECHL]] franchise [[Trenton Titans]], which was then renamed the Trenton Devils. Following four seasons of on-ice struggles and financial losses, the Devils suspended operations of the Trenton franchise in 2011.<ref>{{cite web | last = Abdur-Rahman | first = Sulaiman | title = ECHL's Trenton Devils suspend operations | work = [[The Trentonian]] | date = July 6, 2011 | url = http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2011/07/06/sports/doc4e14ca3a86873929944249.txt?viewmode=fullstory | access-date = July 7, 2011 | archive-date = March 14, 2012 | archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20120314201310/http://www.trentonian.com/articles/2011/07/06/sports/doc4e14ca3a86873929944249.txt?viewmode=fullstory | url-status = dead}}</ref> On August 8, 2017, the Devils announced a one-year affiliation with the [[Adirondack Thunder]] for the [[2017–18 NHL season|2017–18 season]], after having an "informal working arrangement" for the past two seasons.<ref>{{cite web|title=Adirondack Thunder enter affiliation agreement with New Jersey Devils|url=https://www.nhl.com/devils/news/adirondack-thunder-enter-affiliation-agreement-with-new-jersey-devils/c-290618726|publisher=National Hockey League|access-date=August 10, 2017|date=August 8, 2017}}</ref>