NJ's Finest 🏒

[@wilderac2250]

The nets used to represent New Jersey for 35 years before moving back to new York in 2012

[@mrmoose6619]

To think they started in Teaneck in the ABA for a year...

[@DjDummo]

key word “used to”

[@thesportranter5295]

Dumbfuck are the Nets Currently in Jersey

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

We dont talk about the Nets here, that was a sad sad time. And now we see where they are now, trash.

[@erieperi01]

We don’t talk about that

[@snfriedm]

As a devils fan, what always stood out to me about us is how big our fanbase is despite the situation. We’re 16th or 15th in the league in terms of instagram followers despite being from one of the smallest hockey markets in the league.

[@erieperi01]

Yeah I think it’s really because we don’t have another sports team. If the Nets were still in New Jersey I don’t think the Devils would be as big.

[@caseyjude5472]

Small area-wise, but very very densely populated. Population of New Jersey, 9.2 million; pop of Ontario, 14.5 million. Ontario is 57 times larger than NJ. FIFTY SEVEN lol

[@snfriedm]

@@caseyjude5472but that’s not taking into account the fact that a lot the state is philly fans and rangers fans. so the truth is only about half the state roots for the devils but i’d say that’s a very passionate half.

[@phattylav]

@@erieperi01you’re kidding; right? The Nets haven’t been worth a 💩 in NJ nor NY. There’s no way they would’ve overcome what the Devils have in a fanbase.

[@strokeraceventura2550]

One of the sweetest logos in sports too.

[@jerseyboyantbrooks2824]

So true not a hockey fan but their jerseys are official lol

[@erieperi01]

ITS SICK RIGHT?

[@tc2882]

I miss the original Forest Green and Devil Red unis, though. (Pine Barrens is where the Jersey Devil allegedly lives)

[@johnnyslokes2712]

I dont get how New Jersey should have to give New York or Philly anything.. it's literally their state 😂

[@ethanyup2706]

Philly is way closer if you live in south jersey.

[@tc2882]

It's traditional in the major pro sports for the league to grant each franchise an exclusive "territory" within a certain distance from their home site, where no other franchise can locate without consent and restitution. So a struggling NHL franchise, for example, could not suddenly choose to relocate to Chicago or Toronto or NYC and infringe on the "home turf" (as it were) of existing clubs.

[@johnnyslokes2712]

@tc2882 But the Islanders are a thing. Other than not having an actual reason I don't see why Toronto couldn't support two teams. I mean it would be kinda stupid. A lot of eastern teams territories overlap. Some of those teams overlap in between Canada and the US too

[@tc2882]

@@johnnyslokes2712 From wikipedia: "As part of the relocation deal (from Denver to NJ), the Devils had to compensate the Islanders, Rangers and Flyers for encroaching on the established teams' territory. The combined total the Devils owed the three teams was nearly $20 million.[24]" When the NHL expanded into Nassau County with the Islanders, the new franchise owners paid the Rangers for the territorial infringement. There's apparently been talk of moving a struggling franchise to the Hamilton area, but would face opposition from both Toronto and Buffalo; it's in neither teams' interest to have competition for fans, so compensation would certainly be required to convince them to allow such a move. From what I found, the NHL grants each team a 50 mile radius from their home arena of exclusivity.

[@rockerjim8045]

american sport is a cartel

[@rafterscott]

New Jersey struggles not just with New York City being so close, but all the major news outlets focus on their home city first in every way possible. Extremely frustrating for us Devs fans in NJ.

[@Cr1n-l4s]

Im a Flyers and Devils fan, and I do agree Jersey is in quite an awkward place for sports

[@Heytherebuds]

​@@Cr1n-l4s how is that possible?

[@Cr1n-l4s]

@@Heytherebuds i cant relations to both places

[@erieperi01]

@@Heytherebudshe can be both i’m nets and knicks fan

[@mattyg4186]

80’s & 90’s the northeast had The Rangers, Islanders, Devils, Flyers, Whalers & Bruins within a few miles or hours apart talk about tough competition.

[@coastaku1954]

And only one of those teams couldn't survive, citing the close proximity to Boston and New York as one of the reasons why they failed

[@erieperi01]

Yeha it was craxy

[@MrLaneSir]

Formerly know as the Colorado Rockies (NHL) before they moved to NJ.

[@coastaku1954]

And Kansas City Scouts!

[@douglashamway-mm4jd]

They were not established in 1982. They were first established in 1972 as the Kansas City scouts and then Colorado Rockies (yes the same name as the baseball team)

[@MichaelSnyder1776]

Interesting! I didn't know about the Colorado Rockies NHL team

[@tc2882]

The MLB Rockies only came into existence after the NHL Rockies moved to NJ.

[@bradleyskb]

As a Boston fan, Brodeur is a top 5 all time favorite player of mine

[@tc2882]

Arguably the best goalie ever (although Patrick Roy fans would object). So good the NHL actually changed the rules because of him -- it's because of his puck-handling abilities that they instituted the "trapezoid" area behind the goal which limits where the goalie can handle the puck because Brodeur would often go deep into the corners or out to the faceoff circles, frustrating attackers. He also has 3 career goals, the NHL record for goalies.

[@stikfigzz]

If you're a hockey fan in Jersey, and you like the state of New Jersey, I don't get how you don't root for the Devils. The Devils are Jersey, and they represent it unabashedly. Unfortunately due to heritage, Jersey will always be a contested market, but it does make for some sweet rivalries.

[@ethanyup2706]

As someone who lives in south jersey. Philly is wayyy closer. Only 45 min from the most south part of jersey

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

New York better + New York came before NJ, and they started as Kansas City

[@stikfigzz]

@@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158 Classic New Yorker making everything about them. I'm guessing you're a Ranger. You watch the game tonight?

[@hobo_hermes7204]

@@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158New York is neither better at hockey or the city itself lol

[@rtlthemusician5598]

@@ethanyup2706I’m born and raised in Camden County, literally 10 minutes away driving distance from Philly, NEVER been a Flyers fan, I’ve always rooted for the Devils because they are OUR team, and I will be a Devils fan forever and ever

[@jaynordiaz4609]

I wouldnt call the devils a small market team. They claim NJ, but their fanbase is no longer this small can do fanbase. There are fans in the five boroughs, in NJ, etc. Plus, the area they play in is super wealthy

[@alexe1707]

The worst part about Gotham is that they are owned by the Governor of NJ.

[@jonathang481]

Literally just grow up Alex

[@Natey11]

@@jonathang481🤓

[@jonathang481]

@@Natey11 im praying for you Nate, Jesus need ur sole

[@Natey11]

@@jonathang481 I’m Christian

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

And also owned by Eli Manning, and they are a great team, as I am also a red bull and giants fan

[@ripcougrrebl]

move the nets back!!

[@Bigga-NYC]

They need too

[@Newyorkgiants123]

New Jersey will probably not have a nba team

[@josephwodarczyk977]

Will moving the nets help catch fish?

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

NOOOONONOOO NOOOOO! We don’t want them here! Let them sit in Brooklyn where nobody cares about them

[@themoneyman1752]

Hell no lol

[@duvox23]

And despite the 3 cups, the devils still do not have a majority (in terms of numbers of fans) is a single US State.

[@t23001]

“I don’t take sides. I just sell shirts!” -sign hanging in a t-shirt store at the Jersey shore that sells merch for the Philly and the metro NYC teams.

[@thecasiowizard]

I never knew New Jersey had to financially compensate their hockey rivals when they arrived in 1982. Considering the fact that the Colorado Rockies could have relocated to Ottawa as inventors were interested in bringing back NHL hockey back to Canada's capital during the early 80s.

[@yinzer77]

Don't call yourself NY if you're in NJ

[@kylem1112]

it's literally right next door. you can see the new york skyline right across the Hudson River. It probably has to do with the fact that NYC itself has/had limited land avaliable

[@hobo_hermes7204]

@@kylem1112doesn’t matter, Buffalo is also close to Canada but doesn’t consider itself Canadian. Just annoying as a NJ sports fan to only have a single team.

[@kylem1112]

@@hobo_hermes7204 New Jersey is a small state... most people have been either Philadelphia or New York fans for decades.

[@themoneyman1752]

If you live in NYC & you’re not from or live in Manhattan the world doesn’t care about you!! sry not sry. Ive never heard a tourist say “I want to go to Brooklyn, Queens, Bronx, Staten Island, or Long Island. We all Love New York, New York not where u probably live in NYC. JERSEY!!!!! NYC (Manhattan) IS MY CITY!!!!! & I’m from Jersey. I work in NYC, Manhattan is beautiful outside of that NYC looks like SHIT!!! 😂 frfr it does & the highways are even worse FUCKED UP ROADS & crazy traffic smfh Jersey is A WAY BETTER PLACE TO LIVE it’s not even close.

[@firoplayz38]

All those who miss the Nets 👇

[@ImReadyD151]

Yea it is pretty bs. Nj also has to deal with and process ny’s trash

[@m2hmghb]

bennys go home.

[@k-trashradio5163]

Minor league baseball used to have the newark bears

[@MirasomeRailfan]

I wanna state the Gothams are called the New York-NEW JERSEY Gothams, so they do also represent New Jersey along with New York.

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

I was about to say

[@joshuaneal7552]

The Nets used to be the New Jersey Nets.

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

We don’t talk about them, they are Brooklyn traitors and are trash

[@matthewmorgan4765]

WE'RE THE DEVILS!!! HEEAAAA!!!

[@zacharyjeffares8158]

Does the New York MLR (Major League Rugby) team play in New Jersey as well? The New York Riptide (National Lacrosse League) for sure play in the State of New York

[@ronbrown7941]

All those teams represent NYC. The only teams that actually plays in “NY” are the Knicks and Rangers. “New York” stands for knew York County” aka the borough of Manhattan. The rest of teams in the area represent the city or the region of metro New York

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

I’ve have gone to every teams stadium that was said in this video as a New Jerseyan.

[@jesseduckface3784]

Let’s go RB

[@steven6176]

How did u make these graphics

[@Aidan_minotti]

L all the teams who play in jersey but say they’re in ny

[@jimdelora2732]

LERTS GO RANGERS!!!!

[@hobo_hermes7204]

This aged well

[@Freefeel12]

Don’t ever call New Jersey a small market . 9.8 million people live here

[@hobo_hermes7204]

As a devils fan it is comparatively small market. Our stadium is one of the only ones not in a major tourist city which doesn’t help. Pretty much Newark just has the rock if you want to take a day trip up there.

[@chazer0075]

I don't get american sports, in Europe sports teams are dependent on their local supporters, and part of that requires being ingrained with the area that they're in, but American franchises can just up and leave, why would anyone comit to supporting a team?

[@kylem1112]

If you're loyal you'll support them regardless. Also people move to different states all the time and still support the team . Not everyone lives in the state or city of the sport they support. People move too.

[@srikothur2845]

Soooo good. I double watch these even if it weren't for dumb shorts playing on a loop

[@ryansanderson5405]

DEVILS!!!

[@noble6882]

There's probably more than five pro sports teams in new jersey. But if you're just talking major pro sports teams, that's just the big four leagues: nfl, nba, mlb, and nhl. No soccer league is on that level

[@SeanCain98]

The RedBulls should change their name to the New Jersey RedBulls, The Jets should move to Long Island and The Giants should bring back the 80’s-90’s uniforms and change their name to the New Jersey Giants.

[@tjz3158]

Nah move the Giants to Long Island and have the Jets be called New Jersey Jets.

[@jorgealonso2774]

Jets made a preposition to make a stadium right outside of the midtown Manhattan area but it didn’t fall through. Which would have kept giants in jersey on their own. Look it up. True story.

[@Denozo88]

​@@jorgealonso2774I remember that story popping up.

[@SeanCain98]

@@tjz3158Giants are more popular in New Jersey and most of the fans are there and most of the Jets fans are on Long Island so 🤷🏻‍♂️

[@SeanCain98]

@@jorgealonso2774I know the story

[@Austrocious]

I think Buffalo should pay the rest of the league just for existing.

[@tsrdms11101992]

I'm from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 Our "national" team (the UK 🇬🇧) isn't very good, and our league (Elite Ice Hockey League (EIHL)) isn't the best but I'm a big Guliford Flames fan (it's also the only league claiming to representative of the whole of the UK that actually has teams from all 4 constituent countries (5 from England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 3 from Scotland 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁳󠁣󠁴󠁿 1 from Wales 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁷󠁬󠁳󠁿 And 1 from Northern Ireland) 🇬🇧 That said, the New Jersey Devils have always been my favourite American NHL team 🇺🇸 (Canada it's the Montreal Canadiens 🇨🇦).

[@kevinkot1207]

🤬 Yeah, that's why we call them the Jersey Giants

[@Eomtuori]

GIVE US THE TEAMS I LIVE HEAR AND AM A DEVILS AND GIANTS FAN GIVE US THE GIANTS

[@KevinTimpone]

There are more Rangers and Flyers fans in NJ than Devils fans so let’s chill on how consolidated that local support actually is

[@rich99552]

non-devils fans in NJ are either pretty old or traitors

[@sphawesome571]

That doesn’t mean that there isn’t a lot of local support. I have been to a lot of the NJD’s games and they are always sold out even in the crappiest seats with local fans just trying to see the game. And there are tons of people watching on tv to the point that some broadcasts have crashed due to how many people were tuned in.

[@KevinTimpone]

@@sphawesome571 They might be sold out when Rangers or Flyers or even Islanders play there but not many other times.

[@SelectaBwoy]

​@KevinTimpone well that's a lie

[@sphawesome571]

@@KevinTimpone yeah I agree with the other guy that’s just not true. I went to a game vs the Chicago blackhawks and they sold it out. And one against the wilds that sold out.

[@UHaulShorts]

XFL Guardians

[@user-cs2uf4nh8u]

Is the Pittsburgh penguins player

[@newjvc007]

Nwsl doesn't count 😂

[@ericwickman920]

Small market team? LOL

[@mic-checc5338]

F N J

[@sethcreech1014]

Jesus saves

[@thejohngalt]

Meh!

[@m2hmghb]

Garbage state, not garden.

[@doggo9012]

bros pissed about a state

[@m2hmghb]

@@doggo9012 Because I live there. Has the most superfund sites.

[@doggo9012]

@@m2hmghb ok that just means that the sites are super funded so NJ is super funded

[@m2hmghb]

@@doggo9012 You don't know what a super fund site is? Look it up.

[@killhouse6130]

Devils ruined hockey in 1995

[@kfjexit16w]

Swept the high powered Russian Red Wings 🤣

[@spaceyeti7230]

Inferiority complex much?

[@vdoggydogg3922]

we don't count women's soccer...please

[@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158]

They play in the same damn stadium as the Red Bulls, Eli Manning, former quarter back of the Giants, owns half of the team, and they won the league championship. They should at least be noticed.

[@vdoggydogg3922]

@@thisplaceisonfireareyousur6158 you serious? can you even tell me what channel the games are played on?

[@TheBigestmack]

Let's go Devils!