 He announced that he had "big plans" for the franchise, but they involved making the long-awaited move to New Jersey.The team was relocated for the 1982–83 season and renamed the New Jersey Devils.The last active NHL player who had played for the Rockies was Joe Cirella, who retired from the NHL following the 1995–96 NHL season and played his final professional season for the Kölner Haie in Germany.