New Jersey Devils

High school (ages 12+)
Sports & Games

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Step 1 · Read the article

Open the article and read it at the level above. Then answer the questions below in your own words.

https://smallwhale.org/articles/new-jersey-devils

Write what each word means, using the article.

Do not copy the article. Write two things you learned, the way you would explain them to a friend.

Answers below are taken from the article’s stored facts, so they match what the student read.

1. What is the franchise founding year?1974
2. What is the relocation to new jersey?1982
3. How did the New Jersey Devils become so good?With new manager Lou Lamoriello in 1987, strong defense, great goalie Martin Brodeur, and a special strategy called the neutral zone trap.
4. Why do the Devils play a lot of defense?Their strategy, the neutral zone trap, blocks the middle of the ice to stop the other team from scoring and helps them win games.

Franchise: A business established or operated as a branch of a larger company or organization.
Neutral Zone Trap: A defensive hockey strategy focused on controlling the neutral zone to disrupt opponent's offensive flow.
Dynasty: A period of dominant success in a particular field, especially in sports.
Metropolitan Area: A region consisting of a densely populated urban core and its less populated surrounding territories.