(adsbygoogle = window.adsbygoogle || []).push({}); 1980 1995 2000 2003 2007 Move to New Jersey Prior to the 1978 – 1979 season, owner Jack Vickers sold the team to New Jersey trucking tycoon Arthur Imperatore, who announced that he wished to move the team to the New Jersey Meadowlands. The NHL vetoed the move since the Brendan Byrne Arena was still …