Retired Numbers
The Devils have retired three numbers (Wayne Gretzky's #99 was retired league-wide by the NHL in 2000). The Devils retired #4 for defenseman Scott Stevens in February 2006. Stevens was the team's captain for 13 seasons, and won the Conn Smythe Trophy as the most valuable player of the playoffs during the team's Stanley Cup victory in 2000. The following month, the team retired #3 in honor of longtime defenseman Ken Daneyko. Daneyko was drafted by the Devils in 1982, and spent his entire career with the team, retiring as the franchise's all-time leader in games played. On December 16, 2011, the Devils raised Scott Niedermayer's #27 to the rafters. Niedermayer won three Stanley Cups with New Jersey (1995, 2000 and 2003) and served as captain during Scott Stevens' absence in 2004.
| Number | Player | Date | Years with Devils |
|---|---|---|---|
| 3 | Ken Daneyko | March 24, 2006 | 1982–2003 |
| 4 | Scott Stevens | February 3, 2006 | 1991–2005 |
| 27 | Scott Niedermayer | December 16, 2011 | 1991–2004 |
| 99 | Wayne Gretzky | February 6, 2000 | Retired by NHL |
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