FanSided released their 250 best fanbases in all of sports and entertainment this week. Hockey fanbases were criminally underrated in said rankings. Of those who were left out were the fans of the New Jersey Devils.
Devils fans are some of the most passionate in the NHL. After dealing with five straight seasons without a playoff berth, it took some savvy moves by GM Ray Shero to invigorate this fanbase immediately. Getting the first overall pick in Nico Hischier helped speed up this team’s turnaround. Add into that Jesper Bratt’s surprise break out and Cory Schneider’s bounce-back season and you have the formula to get fans excited once again.