Why did the New Jersey Devils start their franchise with a red and green jersey?

The New Jersey Devils red and black colors are iconic, giving the franchise one of the best color scheme and logo combinations in sports. However, they started with red and green. Why did the Devils start with such a strange combination of colors?

Buffalo Sabres v New Jersey Devils | Steve Crandall/GettyImagesThe New Jersey Devils have become synonymous with red and black. Their iconic logo looks perfect with the red and black color scheme. It gives the Devils one of the best jerseys in the league. The color scheme even has people coming around on the Jersey jersey. Red and black does wonderful things for the marketing of this team.

And it’s such an easy pairing to make. Red and black are the…