When the NHL hockey team known as the Colorado Rockies moved to New Jersey in 1982, the new owners ran a contest to name the team and more than 10,000 votes were cast.
Not all fans of the New Jersey Devils realize that the team was named after a creature that, according to myth, roamed the Pine Barrens in South Jersey.
WBGO’s Jon Kalish takes a look back at the colorful folklore surrounding the Jersey Devil.
