@stanley62495 Jacques is an integral figure in team history. He made this team and winner and laid the groundwork for what was to come. ABSOLUTE LEGEND. Amazing. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@@runninwiththedevils Brings back great memories- you were lucky to be there. Met all those guys at the "Tip-a-Devil" event at the Brownstone House way back in the day before the Cup. Randy Mackay, Dano & Claude Lemieux were sitting at the bar, all having a beer & totally down to earth. Scott Stevens was sitting at a table nearby signing autographs and being served dishes of fruit by his wife & Lou was chatting with people etc. Richer too. We attended every single playoff game in the Cup year- '95, it was so sweet after the heartbreak vs. the Rangers the year before, as you know. I wanted to crash the team party at the Glepointe in Teaneck after Game 4 vs. the Red Wings, (where Lou holed the team up during the playoff run) but my friend wasn't feeling well so we skipped it. I have since met other fans who did go and said it was fantastic- there were hundreds of fans there-were you one of them? & LGD!
@Devsfan202 Awesome stories! I did not go to the team party in 95. I wish I did! I am sure it was amazing for all that were there. Nothing like the old days. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Awesome event. Really well done by the Devils. A little ironic that a night to celebrate Jacques only featured about 5 minutes of Jacques, but it was really cool to see all of the legendary alumni from that '95 Cup team. Thanks so much for the invite! I had a great time.
Thanks for posting this! Looks like a great event! Lou looks tiny in the video. I was married at the Liberty House in Jersey City. They know how to throw a party.
Special time. Got to meet Jacques and redds was filled to the brim with die hards. Big Mac has to play to fight big zad tonight. Pulled my 1994 purchased Stevens CCM jersey out for this. This jersey is forever stained but has been at all three Stanley cup playoff run series and at three parades. Make this happen tonight boys!!!!!
@chriswilson4980 Met him tonight? I wanted to see Mac smash someone. Unfortunately it never happened. A 94 Stevens jersey? SWEEEEEET! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Man, you got this 43 year old all in his emotions- thank you for documenting this, I don’t think I could’ve handled being in that room without passing out 😂 So glad you got to chop it up with a bunch of the guys, seeing Lou & Jacques .. can’t even explain it man AND people forget about 2010-11 when Jacques took over and the Devils lost like 3 games in over 2 months , he went 29-17-3 with a relatively bad NJ team!
@pucksnpicks LMAO. I have met all these guys on several occasions, but it takes on a much bigger importance to me as I get older and older. It was an amazing night. Jacques stints 2 AND 3 (when he came back after Johnny Mac got canned) were also memorable. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
You were truly in the presence of hockey legends. My wife's favorite player was Scott Niedermeyer. She used to draw portraits of the Devils back in the 90s. I made her a hockey stick a few years ago, and put a #27 on it. Ever since, I have been wanting to get it autographed by Nieds. I just don't know how I would go about getting the opportunity to get him to sign it.
This video you did is amazing. You’re so fortunate to have gone and what an absolutely fantastic time it must have been. Thanks for getting this up! LGD
Amazing video for old timers like myself! Jacques has a special place in my heart, not only because I watched him lead the team to the Stanley cup but also because my high school hockey coach was French-Canadian and he admired Jacques and his defense system so my coach tried to emulate him and taught us how to play defense first. Thank you for sharing your awesome evening and I’m hoping this fires up the team for tonight! LGD!!
This was amazing, and definitely the best / most enjoyable Devils performance I’ve seen in weeks. I’m coming up on 40, so grew up falling in love with the Devils / the sport with this team as a kid - amazing memories. Thanks Ace - LGD!!!
@AndyMC_29035 haha, the bar wasn't too high! We are the same exact age and came up in the same era. What a time. My whole childhood was DEVILS, DEVILS, DEVILS. Thanks for watching. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
100% class event. And damn i remember '95 like it was yesterday. As for tonight's game, they better not lay an egg. If they do, there need to be consequences.
@ some of these commenters, and the doomers need to watch Kelly’s Heroes and knock it off with the negative waves! The slump is rough. Let’s get back to winning!
Thanks for this, Ace. I hope young fans realize how great this man was, and what a profound impact he made on an organization that was a door mat. He not only gave us credibility, he gave us a foundation to build off of. As for Lou, I have my own Lou story. He is as you said, surprisingly accessible. He will talk to you if you engage in an intelligent conversation with him. Remember the Bernie Nichols trade? You were probably too young. My friend and I like to take credit for influencing that 😅
@walterramirez4443 I don't think anyone who didn't live through it can fully appreciate them all for what they really did. And I get it. He is the architect of the whole thing. That is an awesome tidbit with Lou. Bernie was before my time, but I obviously know about him. How did you influence the trade? LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@runninwiththedevils much like our current situation, we were going through a rough patch in that season and couldn't buy a goal. I was a season ticket holder (section 201) and my buddy and I went down between periods, Lou was sitting in the press area, center ice. We just walked down, said hello and proceeded to air our grievances 😅. Lou listened and actually asked us who we would trade for. We mentioned several people, Nichols was one, and he gave me a look, shook our hands and thanked us. Later that week Bernie was a Devil. The trade was probably already in the works and I might have surprised him when I dropped the name, but like you said, he was very classy to listen to us complain. In today's world you can't near anyone anymore and I understand why, but it still made us as season ticket holders feel like someone cared. Let's get a win tonight!
Wow you're right Ace everyone on the ledge needs to see this video! Great morale booster. It's make-or-break time for this team tonight let's see who shows up and makes us proud!
@johnmick9457 many of them would have no clue who these legends are lmao. It was certainly a morale booster for me, and perhaps for some of the other long time fans. They gotta win for Jacques tonight. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
What an awesome evening. All those Devils legends all together in one place, you can just feel the winning energy! What greatness. Great seeing you too, Ace!
As a young fan it's awesome to see these Legends, thanks man! I like what Lemaire said about thinking about his guys regularly. Life is full of emotions when you win as a team
@TravelinDevil76 I am definitely lucky sometimes. Last night was one of those nights. LEGENDS. Damn how I miss all these guys and the team from then. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Tonight there is a lot of pressure on the team. Perfect because we expect nothing other than a win!! Let them play with their balls if necessary!! I hate Jack's line.. We'll see if it scores. We want GOALS!!! Let's go DEVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILS!!! I believe in this team!
A wonderful video! Thank you so much! Yeah, I like the line combos; Bastian included. If he can bring grit to line 1, it seems to make the 4th line stronger by bringing Tatar into it, where he may be a better fit than on line 3. Why do you suppose Bobby Holik wasn’t there? My all-time favorite Devil. The 16 - what a load he was!
@robertlamkin6464 Thanks for watching. The new lines worked for now. There really was only a small amount of guys there all things considered. Holik lives far away. Maybe he didn't want to travel for it. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
“inmate”…don’t know what autocorrect was thinking. I looked, and the #16 - according to Wikipedia- lives in Wyoming; but also coaches the Israeli national hockey team.???? Regardless, what a load he was, and so entertaining!
Ace, any video of the ceremony you can send would be greatly appreciated. Although I'm from exit 102 I'm now in the Bs media market so the ceremony wont be on tv and its blacked out on my internet package. Keep the videos coming!
After watching the team get interviewed today I have lost hope in Keefe. No one seems pissed off with where we are. They all seem complacent. The team just doesn’t want it bad enough right now. I had high hopes today with the ring of honor but now I know it’s another loss. Unless markstrom steals it for us.
@GemCardCollecting I am going to watch all the stuff soon. I think they are trying to play it cool. At least I hope that is what it is. If nobody is pissed off with this recent stretch than we have an even bigger problem. I hope they come out on a mission tonight. Marky stealing one is always a possibility. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@JustHockey-c9h I have wanted to see how Paulie would do for a full game with Jack. Looks like he's gonna get the chance to at least start the game with him. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I will be going to the game tonight they better play out of their minds tonight the rangers got a shut outs win we gotta play good tonight let's go devils
Ohhh calamari and mussels... one of my favourite combinations 😎 love this vlog... it's crazy Marty is the spitting image of a guy I work with. Must have been a great evening. Bring on Boston... Let's Go Devils 😈🏒
I don’t know if I could’ve handled that. I think I would’ve lost my mind seeing all those guys in one spot they forgot about McLean. He was awesome too or said Randy McKay, and mother. There’s a couple days show up on stages. It would’ve been nice.
@ I'm dead inside thinking about how many more years we will continue to be soft. With any luck Fitz gets fired before he adds another terrible contract (Luke) to our lists of never-ending problems.
Rumours of the Devils being in on JT Miller gives me hope that Fitzgerald realises Luke is a 4M player right now and even that is generous and Fitz won't give him the contract that'll kill the Devils for good just like he did with Meier signing@@jimgoodyear6756
@sst6601 I would love to know if there is any legitimacy to the rumors. But I will tell you.....if it happens, I think Nemec is part of the deal. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Jacques Lemaire is definitely the best one.😂❤🎉
@jasonsaville2262 What a legend! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Well deserved for Jacques. Cannot understate how important that man was to this franchise.
@stanley62495 Jacques is an integral figure in team history. He made this team and winner and laid the groundwork for what was to come. ABSOLUTE LEGEND. Amazing. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@@runninwiththedevils Brings back great memories- you were lucky to be there. Met all those guys at the "Tip-a-Devil" event at the Brownstone House way back in the day before the Cup. Randy Mackay, Dano & Claude Lemieux were sitting at the bar, all having a beer & totally down to earth. Scott Stevens was sitting at a table nearby signing autographs and being served dishes of fruit by his wife & Lou was chatting with people etc. Richer too. We attended every single playoff game in the Cup year- '95, it was so sweet after the heartbreak vs. the Rangers the year before, as you know. I wanted to crash the team party at the Glepointe in Teaneck after Game 4 vs. the Red Wings, (where Lou holed the team up during the playoff run) but my friend wasn't feeling well so we skipped it. I have since met other fans who did go and said it was fantastic- there were hundreds of fans there-were you one of them? & LGD!
@Devsfan202 Awesome stories! I did not go to the team party in 95. I wish I did! I am sure it was amazing for all that were there. Nothing like the old days. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Awesome event. Really well done by the Devils. A little ironic that a night to celebrate Jacques only featured about 5 minutes of Jacques, but it was really cool to see all of the legendary alumni from that '95 Cup team. Thanks so much for the invite! I had a great time.
@TJW37 LOL. Jacques was like gimme the mic for a few and we can get on with this show. What a night though! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Thanks for posting this!
Looks like a great event!
Lou looks tiny in the video.
I was married at the Liberty House in Jersey City. They know how to throw a party.
@billyricciardulli5965 it was an amazing events. I am much bigger than Lou lmao. They really do throw a great party over there. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Special time. Got to meet Jacques and redds was filled to the brim with die hards. Big Mac has to play to fight big zad tonight. Pulled my 1994 purchased Stevens CCM jersey out for this. This jersey is forever stained but has been at all three Stanley cup playoff run series and at three parades. Make this happen tonight boys!!!!!
@chriswilson4980 Met him tonight? I wanted to see Mac smash someone. Unfortunately it never happened. A 94 Stevens jersey? SWEEEEEET! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Man, you got this 43 year old all in his emotions- thank you for documenting this, I don’t think I could’ve handled being in that room without passing out 😂 So glad you got to chop it up with a bunch of the guys, seeing Lou & Jacques .. can’t even explain it man
AND people forget about 2010-11 when Jacques took over and the Devils lost like 3 games in over 2 months , he went 29-17-3 with a relatively bad NJ team!
@pucksnpicks LMAO. I have met all these guys on several occasions, but it takes on a much bigger importance to me as I get older and older. It was an amazing night. Jacques stints 2 AND 3 (when he came back after Johnny Mac got canned) were also memorable. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
You were truly in the presence of hockey legends. My wife's favorite player was Scott Niedermeyer. She used to draw portraits of the Devils back in the 90s. I made her a hockey stick a few years ago, and put a #27 on it. Ever since, I have been wanting to get it autographed by Nieds. I just don't know how I would go about getting the opportunity to get him to sign it.
@jamesvalenti9288 Legends of the game for sure. Niedermayer was incredible. He does not come around too often. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Happy for you Ace, well deserved. Awesome to have video of a special night. Thank you...
@johnrogers1876 Thanks! It really was awesome. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Lemaire and Robinson Stanley Cups galore.
@johnm8096 21 between the two of them! Absolutely insane. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
For the exception of the hiccups in the series with the Flyers, Jaques has that 95 team running like a machine.
@robertlamkin6464 The 95 Cup team was beast! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
This video you did is amazing. You’re so fortunate to have gone and what an absolutely fantastic time it must have been. Thanks for getting this up!
LGD
@chriswilson4980 Thanks! It was an awesome night. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Amazing video for old timers like myself! Jacques has a special place in my heart, not only because I watched him lead the team to the Stanley cup but also because my high school hockey coach was French-Canadian and he admired Jacques and his defense system so my coach tried to emulate him and taught us how to play defense first. Thank you for sharing your awesome evening and I’m hoping this fires up the team for tonight! LGD!!
@SofiaGoalie This video was primarily for the old school fans! Jacques is such a legend. Gotta place an emphasis on defense! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Young fan here, gonna read up on my devils history. Dad (Habs fan) always talks about Scott Stevens, time to see what he was all about. Go devils
@Antonio-kl3qw Get to work young man. You won't be disappointed. You will see what it was like to be a real warrior. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
This was amazing, and definitely the best / most enjoyable Devils performance I’ve seen in weeks. I’m coming up on 40, so grew up falling in love with the Devils / the sport with this team as a kid - amazing memories. Thanks Ace - LGD!!!
@AndyMC_29035 haha, the bar wasn't too high! We are the same exact age and came up in the same era. What a time. My whole childhood was DEVILS, DEVILS, DEVILS. Thanks for watching. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
100% class event. And damn i remember '95 like it was yesterday. As for tonight's game, they better not lay an egg. If they do, there need to be consequences.
@topjimmy72 What a team and what a run. The boys put on a show for the legends in attendance. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Yes! I have that hat!
@Unhinged_Devsfan90 One of my favorites! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@ some of these commenters, and the doomers need to watch Kelly’s Heroes and knock it off with the negative waves! The slump is rough. Let’s get back to winning!
@Unhinged_Devsfan90 One step in the right direction tonight. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Awesome Ace! Glad you got that experience, what a team and run. Great times, I was in 8th grade 😂. Food looked way better than at the rock 😂…LGD
@Johnnjdevils45 What a run indeed! The food was way better than at The Rock. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Thanks for this, Ace. I hope young fans realize how great this man was, and what a profound impact he made on an organization that was a door mat. He not only gave us credibility, he gave us a foundation to build off of. As for Lou, I have my own Lou story. He is as you said, surprisingly accessible. He will talk to you if you engage in an intelligent conversation with him. Remember the Bernie Nichols trade? You were probably too young. My friend and I like to take credit for influencing that 😅
@walterramirez4443 I don't think anyone who didn't live through it can fully appreciate them all for what they really did. And I get it. He is the architect of the whole thing. That is an awesome tidbit with Lou. Bernie was before my time, but I obviously know about him. How did you influence the trade? LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@runninwiththedevils much like our current situation, we were going through a rough patch in that season and couldn't buy a goal. I was a season ticket holder (section 201) and my buddy and I went down between periods, Lou was sitting in the press area, center ice. We just walked down, said hello and proceeded to air our grievances 😅. Lou listened and actually asked us who we would trade for. We mentioned several people, Nichols was one, and he gave me a look, shook our hands and thanked us. Later that week Bernie was a Devil. The trade was probably already in the works and I might have surprised him when I dropped the name, but like you said, he was very classy to listen to us complain. In today's world you can't near anyone anymore and I understand why, but it still made us as season ticket holders feel like someone cared. Let's get a win tonight!
@walterramirez4443 Epic story! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Wow you're right Ace everyone on the ledge needs to see this video! Great morale booster. It's make-or-break time for this team tonight let's see who shows up and makes us proud!
@johnmick9457 many of them would have no clue who these legends are lmao. It was certainly a morale booster for me, and perhaps for some of the other long time fans. They gotta win for Jacques tonight. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
What an awesome evening. All those Devils legends all together in one place, you can just feel the winning energy! What greatness. Great seeing you too, Ace!
@mariad3798 Great seeing you! What an event. I wish the team did more things like this. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
As a young fan it's awesome to see these Legends, thanks man! I like what Lemaire said about thinking about his guys regularly. Life is full of emotions when you win as a team
@JustHockey-c9h Look up some clips of this team. It was a wildly different era and these are THE guys. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
OMG so epic !!! I really don’t have the words being an older devil’s fan but WOW!!!!! what a memorable event! Thank you for sharing Ace !!
@richardzimmer9394 it was phenomenal. I was in my glory. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
You are one lucky Devils fan. Glad you got this opportunity.
@TravelinDevil76 I am definitely lucky sometimes. Last night was one of those nights. LEGENDS. Damn how I miss all these guys and the team from then. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Thanks for posting that Ace. It means a lot to a long time fan
@medowlander This one is for all my old school fans around here. These are THE guys. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
such a sick night it looks like! and you met our captain! thank you for documenting such an incredible night. how’d you get in?! LETS GO DEVILS
@colbymannion9581 It was a blast. I have some VIP friends. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Ace looking sharp that outfit was fire
@jamesisrael4294 Thanks! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Tonight there is a lot of pressure on the team. Perfect because we expect nothing other than a win!! Let them play with their balls if necessary!! I hate Jack's line.. We'll see if it scores. We want GOALS!!! Let's go DEVIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIILS!!! I believe in this team!
@JustHockey-c9h MUST WIN FOR JACQUES! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
A wonderful video! Thank you so much!
Yeah, I like the line combos; Bastian included. If he can bring grit to line 1, it seems to make the 4th line stronger by bringing Tatar into it, where he may be a better fit than on line 3.
Why do you suppose Bobby Holik wasn’t there? My all-time favorite Devil. The 16 - what a load he was!
@robertlamkin6464 Thanks for watching. The new lines worked for now. There really was only a small amount of guys there all things considered. Holik lives far away. Maybe he didn't want to travel for it. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@ Yeah, I thought about that late inmate. He may be back in Czech. I will have to look.
“inmate”…don’t know what autocorrect was thinking.
I looked, and the #16 - according to Wikipedia- lives in Wyoming; but also coaches the Israeli national hockey team.????
Regardless, what a load he was, and so entertaining!
Awesome video, must have been an amazing experience
@xupamaki2276 thanks! It was an amazing experience for sure. Especially because some of these guys aren't around often. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Fantastic night!
@waynemattera8552 An amazing night for sure. It was nice to talk to the guys from the glory days. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Very sick experience !
@ARusso22TV Oh yea it was. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Ace, any video of the ceremony you can send would be greatly appreciated. Although I'm from exit 102 I'm now in the Bs media market so the ceremony wont be on tv and its blacked out on my internet package. Keep the videos coming!
@johnlopez5373 There will be one soon. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
After watching the team get interviewed today I have lost hope in Keefe. No one seems pissed off with where we are. They all seem complacent. The team just doesn’t want it bad enough right now.
I had high hopes today with the ring of honor but now I know it’s another loss. Unless markstrom steals it for us.
@GemCardCollecting I am going to watch all the stuff soon. I think they are trying to play it cool. At least I hope that is what it is. If nobody is pissed off with this recent stretch than we have an even bigger problem. I hope they come out on a mission tonight. Marky stealing one is always a possibility. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Pauly LW with Jack tonight, YES come on!! 2 goals each!!
Timo with Dowling whaoooo..... Well done keefe.... don't even try to put Timo RW with Jack...
@JustHockey-c9h I have wanted to see how Paulie would do for a full game with Jack. Looks like he's gonna get the chance to at least start the game with him. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I will be going to the game tonight they better play out of their minds tonight the rangers got a shut outs win we gotta play good tonight let's go devils
@Stiiizz WIN IT FOR JACQUES! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Current devils should get these legends to come to practices and teach them their ways
@Crazy_Alex_7667 The current team should be eager to pick the brains of these legends. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I miss these days when I was actually a young man. Now we have Nate bastian playing on the first line god help
Us
@jamesisrael4294 A complete fall from grace. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Ohhh calamari and mussels... one of my favourite combinations 😎 love this vlog... it's crazy Marty is the spitting image of a guy I work with. Must have been a great evening. Bring on Boston... Let's Go Devils 😈🏒
@steverobinson8771 No seafood for me! Thanks for watching. Need the WIN tonight for Jacques. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Great video Ace! 🎉 What restaurant was this down on the waterfront?
@Salside_Johnny Liberty House. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I don’t know if I could’ve handled that. I think I would’ve lost my mind seeing all those guys in one spot they forgot about McLean. He was awesome too or said Randy McKay, and mother. There’s a couple days show up on stages. It would’ve been nice.
@adriantorres3221 John MacLean was at this dinner! I believe he is in a small clip. I may have missed it. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Can't believe you didn't shave for Lou...lol.
@huskyunchained lmao. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Devils WIN! Final score for tonight's game: YOUR NEW JERSEY DEVILS: 5, THE BOSTON BRUINS: 1!
@robertsparling917 MASSIVE WIN! LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Marty was probably suffering 😂
@amagilegacy3335 lmao. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Where was this event?
@Christopher_Penc Jersey City. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
@runninwiththedevils Whereabouts in Jersey City?
@Christopher_Penc Liberty House.
Back when players played real hockey. Room full of warriors.
@jimgoodyear6756 WARRIORS! They don't make em' like they used to. What an era. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
Jim, where the F are you!?😂 I am being attacked by worms here from all sides and yet they cannot get me😂
@ I'm dead inside thinking about how many more years we will continue to be soft. With any luck Fitz gets fired before he adds another terrible contract (Luke) to our lists of never-ending problems.
Rumours of the Devils being in on JT Miller gives me hope that Fitzgerald realises Luke is a 4M player right now and even that is generous and Fitz won't give him the contract that'll kill the Devils for good just like he did with Meier signing@@jimgoodyear6756
@sst6601 I would love to know if there is any legitimacy to the rumors. But I will tell you.....if it happens, I think Nemec is part of the deal. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
How does one get invited to this? Is it just $$?
@waltersanx It's for VIPs. Luckily for me I have a couple VIP friends. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
He wasn't joking.. 16:17-16:22
@sst6601 I wasn't sure if he meant during their playing days, or their given sizes, lmao. It is funny either way. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I don't think you're being honest here 25:51-25:54😅
@sst6601 HA! Most* of you. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!
I miss these days when I was actually a young man. Now we have Nate bastian playing on the first line god help
Us
@jamesisrael4294 That makes 2 of us bud. What a different world. LET'S GO DEVILS!!!