In 1990, the New Jersey Devils selected Martin Brodeur with the No. 20 pick in the first round of the draft and despite having made quite a few picks in the 34 years since, they haven’t come close to topping that one. 

But few teams will. 

Brodeur was arguably the greatest goal of the 1990s and one of the greatest of all-time. He carried the Devils to three Stanley Cup championships, the first just five years after being drafted, and won the Vezina Trophy four times. 

Brodeur holds the record for most wins (691) and shutouts (125) by a goaltender. 

This year, the New Jersey Devils have the No. 10 pick in the 2024 NHL Draft, adding to their history of notable first round selections. 

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Years before they took Brodeur, the franchise began in 1974 as the Kansas City Scouts but moved in 1976 to Colorado, where they became the Colorado Rockies. In 1982, the club moved to East Rutherford, N.J. where they have been ever since. 

The first player the franchise ever took was Wilf Paiement at No. 2 overall in 1974. The first pick they made as the Devils was Rocky Trottier in 1982 at No. 8 overall. 

Throughout their history, the Devils have had the No. 1 pick several times, most recently using it to draft Jack Hughes in 2019, who has quickly become a cornerstone player for the franchise. Two years later, they took his brother Luke in 2021 with the No. 4 pick. 

The Devils haven’t picked a player in the first round since taking Simon Nemec No. 2 overall in 2022. 

Here’s a look at the New Jersey Devils first round pick history.

Who Will The New Jersey Devils Take With the No. 10 Pick In The 2024 NHL Draft?

FloHockey's Chris Peters has the Devils taking Tij Iginla, the son of Hall of Famer Jarome Iginla. 

All-Time New Jersey Devils First Round Picks

• 1974: Wilf Paiement (2nd overall)
• 1975: Barry Dean (2nd overall)
• 1976: Paul Gardner (11th overall)
• 1977: Barry Beck (2nd overall)
• 1978: Mike Gillis (5th overall)
• 1979 Rob Ramage (1st overall)
• 1980: Paul Gagne (19th overall)
• 1981: Joe Cirella (5th overall)
• 1982: Rocky Trottier (8th overall)
• 1982: Ken Daneyko (18th overall)
• 1983: John MacLean (6th overall)
• 1984: Kirk Muller (2nd overall)
• 1985: Craig Wolanin (3rd overall)
• 1986: Neil Brady (3rd overall)
• 1987: Brendan Shanahan (2nd overall)
• 1988: Corey Foster (12th overall)
• 1989: Bill Guerin (5th overall)
• 1989: Jason Miller (18th overall)
• 1990: Martin Brodeur (20th overall)
• 1991: Scott Niedermayer (3rd overall)
• 1991: Brian Rolston (11th overall)
• 1992: Jason Smith (18th overall)
• 1993: Denis Pederson (13th overall)
• 1994: Vadim Sharifijanov (25th overall)
• 1995: Petr Sykora (18th overall)
• 1996: Lance Ward (10th overall)
• 1997: Jean-François Damphousse (24th overall)
• 1998: Mike Van Ryn (26th overall)
• 1998: Scott Gomez (27th overall)
• 1999: Ari Ahonen (27th overall)
• 2000: David Hale (22nd overall)
• 2001: Adrian Foster (28th overall)
• 2003: Zach Parise (17th overall)
• 2004: Travis Zajac (20th overall)
• 2005: Nicklas Bergfors (23rd overall)
• 2006: Matthew Corrente (30th overall)
• 2008: Mattias Tedenby (24th overall)
• 2009: Jacob Josefson (20th overall)
• 2011: Adam Larsson (4th overall)
• 2012: Stefan Matteau (29th overall)
• 2014: John Quenneville (30th overall)
• 2015: Pavel Zacha (6th overall)
• 2016: Michael McLeod (12th overall)
• 2017: Nico Hischier (1st overall)
• 2018: Ty Smith (17th overall)
• 2019: Jack Hughes (1st overall)
• 2020: Alexander Holtz (7th overall)
• 2020: Dawson Mercer (18th overall)
• 2020: Shakir Mukhamadullin (20th overall)
• 2021: Luke Hughes (4th overall)
• 2021: Chase Stillman (29th overall)
• 2022: Simon Nemec (2nd overall)

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