Trenton Devils

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Trenton Devils
City: Trenton, New Jersey
League: ECHL
Conference: American
Division: North
Founded: 1999
Home Arena: Sovereign Bank Arena
Colors: Black, Red
Owner(s): New Jersey Devils
General Manager: Chris Lamoriello
Head Coach: Rick Kowalsky
Affiliates: New Jersey Devils (NHL)
Lowell Devils (AHL)
Championships
Kelly Cups: 1 (2004–05)

The Trenton Devils are an ECHL team in Trenton, New Jersey. They are owned by and affiliated with the NHL's New Jersey Devils and affiliated with the AHL's Lowell Devils. They play their home games at the Sovereign Bank Arena, which holds 8,500 people.

The team was previously affiliated with the Philadelphia Flyers of the NHL and Philadelphia Phantoms of the AHL from its inception to the 2006–07 season. For 2005–06, the team signed a one-year temporary affiliation with the New York Islanders and the Bridgeport Sound Tigers, as the Islanders' ECHL affiliate in Biloxi, Mississippi, was forced to suspend operations because of Hurricane Katrina.

They played their first season in 1999 as the Trenton Titans and were founded in 1996 when the ECHL decided to give Trenton, New Jersey an expansion team. In 2004 the Trenton Titans celebrated their 5th anniversary.

  • In 2001 the Titans reached the Kelly Cup Finals, but lost to the South Carolina Stingrays 4–1.
  • In 2005 the Trenton Titans won the Kelly Cup by defeating the Florida Everblades 4–2. In 2005 both clubs in the Flyers system won their respective championships.

On May 18, 2007, the team announced they were changing their name to the Trenton Devils [1]

Main logo (1999-2007)
Main logo (1999-2007)

Contents

[edit] 2004–2005 Kelly Cup champions

In 2004–2005 season the Trenton Titans won the 2005 Kelly Cup by defeating the Florida Everblades 4 games to 2. Trenton won the first 2 games at Florida, Florida won the next 2 games at Trenton, Trenton won the last 2 games at Trenton then Florida. Leon Hayward won MVP of the Kelly Cup Finals. Rick Kowalsky led the Titans as captain.

  • The Trenton Titans beat the Alaska Aces in the National Conference finals, 4–3 in a seven-game series.
  • The Trenton Titans beat the Reading Royals in the Northern Division finals, 3–1, in a five game series.
  • The Trenton Titans beat the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies in the Northern Division quarterfinals, 3–0, in a five game series.

The team's head and assistant coach left the team after the championship run, as other teams began to find the talent in Trenton. Assistant coach Ted Dent, who had joined the team following four years with the Washington Capitals in the video operations department before being laid off in expectation of the lockout, was signed by Columbia (SC), and head coach Mike Havilland, who had rejoined the team in 2004 after two years in Atlantic City, where he had won a Kelly Cup in 2003, was signed by the AHL's Norfolk Admirals. Doug McKay, who had coached Ritten Renon in the Italian 'A' league, was named the Trenton head coach for 2005–06, but was later fired because he wanted to trade away star player Scott Bertoli.

[edit] Intrastate rivalry

Before moving to Stockton, California in 2005, the Atlantic City Boardwalk Bullies were the Trenton Titans' archrivals. They played for the Garden State Cup, which was awarded to the regular season series winner between New Jersey's two ECHL teams. The Garden State Cup was called the Grainger Cup for the 2001/2002 season when it was sponsored by Grainger, an industrial supply company with branches in both cities. The Bullies and Titans met 10 times during the 2001/2002 regular season with Trenton winning 6 of the games for the one and only Grainger Cup. The Titans and Bullies met 10 times during the 2002/2003 season, with Atlantic City winning 6 of the games for the Garden State Cup. The Titans and Bullies met 10 times in the 2003/2004 season with the Titans winning 6–4. The Titans and Bullies met 10 times in the 2004/2005 season with the Titans winning 5–3–2 against the Bullies 5–4–1, in the final Garden State Cup. The Titans and Bullies met for the last time in the first round of the 2005 ECHL Playoffs with the Titans sweeping the Bullies 3–0.

[edit] Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, SOL = Shootout losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against, PIM = Penalties in minutes

Season GP W L T OTL SOL Pts GF GA PIM Finish Playoffs
1999-2000 70 37 29 4 — — 78 233 199 1461 4th Northeast Division Lost in conference finals
2000-01 72 50 18 4 — — 104 236 164 1284 1st Northeast Division Lost in Kelly Cup finals
2001-02 72 46 16 10 — — 102 238 178 1822 1st Northeast Division Lost in divisional finals
2002-03 72 38 24 10 — — 86 229 207 1860 4th Northeast Division Lost in divisional semifinals
2003-04 72 37 28 7 — — 81 222 193 1569 6th North Division Out of playoffs
2004-05 72 42 21 9 — — 93 213 197 1441 2nd East Division Won Kelly Cup
2005-06 72 31 36 5 — — 67 166 214 1318 5th East Division Lost in divisional quarterfinals
2006-07 72 36 31 — 1 4 77 250 242 1400 4th North Division Lost in divisional semifinals
2007-08 72 29 36 — 3 4 65 183 220 1260 6th North Division Out of playoffs

[edit] Playoffs

Season Prelim 1st round 2nd round Conference
Finals		 Kelly Cup
Finals
1999-2000 — W, 3-0, Richmond W, 3-2, Hampton Roads L, 2-4, Peoria —
2000-01 — W, 3-1, Johnstown W, 3-0, Toledo W, 4-3, Peoria L, 1-4, South Carolina
2001-02 — W, 3-1, Roanoke L, 0-3, Atlantic City — —
2002-03 — L, 0-3, Atlantic City — — —
2003-04 Out of playoffs
2004-05 — W, 3-0, Atlantic City W, 3-1, Reading W, 4-3, Alaska W, 4-2, Florida
2005-06 L, 0-2, Johnstown — — — —
2006-07 W, 2-0, Johnstown L, 0-3, Dayton — — —
2007-08 Out of playoffs

[edit] Current roster

As of April 9, 2008. Numbers taken from ECHL website. [1]

Goaltenders
# Player Catches Date of birth Place of birth
1 Flag of the United States Dave Caruso ^ L June 18, 1982 Roswell, Georgia, USA
34 Flag of Canada Maxime Ouellet L Jun. 17, 1981 Beauport, Quebec Providence, Canada
35 Flag of Canada Jason Smith L July 17, 1985 St. Lambert, Quebec Providence, Canada
Defensemen
# Player Shoots Date of birth Place of birth
5 Flag of the United States Ryan Gunderson ^ L Aug. 16, 1985 Bensalem, Pennsylvania, USA
6 Flag of the United States Stephen Wood R Aug. 18, 1981 Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
8 Flag of the United States Matt Cohen ^ R Nov. 8, 1985 New York, New York, USA
12 Flag of the United States Jay Pemberton – A L Oct. 2, 1983 Cumberland, Rhode Island, USA
25 Flag of the United States Evan Shaw L Mar. 24, 1984 Narragansett, Rhode Island, USA
26 Flag of the United States Bill Leclerc L Apr. 26, 1984 Acton, Massachusetts, USA
Forwards
# Player Position Shoots Date of birth Place of birth
9 Flag of Canada Trevor Kell ^ C R June 23, 1986 Thunder Bay, Ontario, Canada
10 Flag of the United States Tony Zancanaro LW L June 4, 1982 Trenton, Michigan, USA
11 Flag of the United States Jim Henkel – A C L May 25, 1979 Hazlet, New Jersey, USA
14 Flag of the United States Chris Poli Δ F L Aug. 1, 1984 Medfield, Massachusetts, USA
15 Flag of the United States Matt Radoslovich RW R Apr. 16, 1983 Wanaque, New Jersey, USA
18 Flag of Canada Brad Mills ^ RW R Mar. 5, 1983 Olds, Alberta, Canada
21 Flag of the United States Andrew Leach LW L Oct. 18, 1981 Altamont, New York, USA
22 Flag of the United States Jason Paige LW R Jan. 19, 1984 Saginaw, Michigan, USA
23 Flag of the United States Mark Pandolfo § 3-day IR LW L June 5, 1983 North Andover, Massachusetts, USA
24 Flag of Canada Thomas Harrison F R Mar. 11, 1984 Thunder Bat, Ontario, Canada
27 Flag of Canada Eric Castonguay ^ LW L Sep. 18, 1987 Granby, Quebec Providence, Canada
32 Flag of Canada Colin Pepperall – A F L Apr. 28, 1978 Niagara Falls, Ontario, Canada
Staff
Title Staff Member
Head Coach Rick Kowalsky
Assistant Coach Vince Williams
Trainer Mike Bronstein
Equipment Manager Jeff Madill
Public Address Announcer Butch Seltzer

^ - currently called up to the Lowell Devils (AHL) § - assigned by the Lowell Devils € - signed as emergency backup goaltender

[edit] Trenton Devils in the NHL

Matt Henderson's NHL debut came before his Titans* debut, but he later returned to become the first Titan* to appear in the NHL before and after Trenton.

Note:*Before the name change.

[edit] References

  1. ^ ECHL - Premier 'AA' Hockey League

[edit] External links

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