The New Jersey Devils are taking their long-running partnership with Prudential Financial to another level, adding the company as the franchise’s first-ever away jersey patch partner while PGIM, Prudential’s $1.5 trillion global asset management business*, becomes the team’s away helmet decal partner.
The new arrangement is a multi-year expansion of a relationship that already stretches back more than two decades, and it deepens Prudential’s visibility with the Devils on and off the ice. The company’s logo will now appear on the team’s away jersey patch, while PGIM’s mark will be added to away helmets. That complements the Prudential logo already on home helmets, meaning the brand will be present at every Devils game.
The away patch and PGIM helmet decal will debut on October 3 against the New York Islanders.
Prudential has been the Official Financial Services Partner for the Devils and Prudential Center, and the company has been part of NHL helmet branding since 2020, when it became the first company in league history to strike that kind of agreement. This expansion pushes that presence even further, with the Devils also increasing Prudential’s reach through broadcast, social, digital and in-arena channels.
“Prudential has been an integral partner of the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center for more than two decades, and this expanded partnership fortifies our brands and creates lasting impact throughout Newark and New Jersey,” said Jake Reynolds, President, New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center. “As Prudential becomes our first-ever away jersey patch partner and PGIM joins as our away helmet decal partner, we're building on a strong foundation on and off the ice, while creating new opportunities to engage fans, support community organizations, honor our heroes, and invest in the future of our region.”
For Prudential, the deal is also tied tightly to Newark, the city it has called home for more than 150 years. The company and the Devils are continuing to lean into community work in the city, including the Raise Jersey program, where Prudential will serve as presenting partner. The partnership also extends support for Military Appreciation Night initiatives.
“Prudential has been an integral partner of the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center for more than two decades, and this expanded partnership fortifies our brands and creates lasting impact throughout Newark and New Jersey,” said Jake Reynolds, President, New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center. “As Prudential becomes our first-ever away jersey patch partner and PGIM joins as our away helmet decal partner, we're building on a strong foundation on and off the ice, while creating new opportunities to engage fans, support community organizations, honor our heroes, and invest in the future of our region.”
“Prudential has been an integral partner of the New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center for more than two decades, and this expanded partnership fortifies our brands and creates lasting impact throughout Newark and New Jersey,” said Jake Reynolds, President, New Jersey Devils and Prudential Center. “As Prudential becomes our first-ever away jersey patch partner and PGIM joins as our away helmet decal partner, we're building on a strong foundation on and off the ice, while creating new opportunities to engage fans, support community organizations, honor our heroes, and invest in the future of our region.”
The Raise Jersey Program will put the spotlight on Newark-based nonprofits and social service organizations working on community needs, with in-arena exposure plus promotion across social media, radio and television to help connect fans with ways to get involved.
Prudential will also keep building on its role as presenting partner of the annual Military Appreciation Night, with the Devils planning to extend recognition of local heroes through storytelling, community engagement and other moments throughout the season.
The partnership will continue to include a yearly donation of 200 hockey helmets to a local youth hockey organization chosen by Prudential and the Devils, with the helmets presented at an event at Prudential Center.
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