Ken Daneyko Ken Daneyko ( born April 17 , 1964 in Windsor , Ontario ) is a retired ice hockey defenceman who played his entire career ( 1983 - 2003 ) with the New Jersey Devils of the National Hockey League . Playing career . Daneyko was drafted in the 1st round ( 18th overall ) in the 1982 NHL Entry Draft , the first pick of the New Jersey Devils after the franchise relocated from Colorado . He spent several seasons in the minors before getting drafted , and played for the Yorkton Terriers of the Saskatchewan Junior Hockey League , as well as the Great Falls Americans , Spokane Flyers and Seattle Breakers of the Western Hockey League . He then split time between the Devils and the Maine Mariners of the American Hockey League before being called up full - time for the 1985 - 86 NHL season . Upon his arrival in the NHL , # 3 established himself as a stay - at - home defenceman , and soon won fans over with his gritty and self - sacrificing play . Daneyko was also known for his missing front teeth , lost after he was hit in the mouth by a puck . His gap - toothed smile was well known not only by Devils supporters , but by hockey fans around the world . As a player who had spent all of his NHL career with New Jersey , Daneyko was nicknamed " Mr . Devil " . Daneyko racked up over 2 , 200 penalty minutes in his career , finishing a season with over 200 PIM five times . Daneyko was never known as a high - scoring defenceman , and set a record by playing in 255 consecutive regular - season games without scoring a goal . In fact , in his highest - scoring season , 1989 - 90 , he scored only six goals and 15 assists en route to a 21 - point season . Five seasons he scored no goals at all . However , Daneyko ' s effectiveness was not measured by how many pucks he put in the net , but by how many pucks he kept " out " . Daneyko was used primarily as a shadow defenceman , and often got physical in front of the net if a forward parked himself in the crease looking for a rebound . In the late 1990s , Daneyko struggled with alcoholism but General Manager Lou Lamoriello and Devils owner Dr . John McMullen stood by him and checked him into rehab . Daneyko recovered and played every game of New Jersey ' s successful 2000 playoffs , winning the Bill Masterton Trophy in 2000 for his perseverance . Along with Scott Stevens , he was part of a tough Devils defensive corps that won three Stanley Cup s in 1994 - 95 , 1999 - 2000 , and 2002 - 03 . From the team ' s first playoff game while in New Jersey in 1988 , Daneyko played in every playoff game until Game 4 of the 2003 Quarterfinals . He also was scratched in the first six games of the 2003 Finals , but looking for a spark Coach Pat Burns inserted Daneyko into the lineup for Game 7 . As a reward to his devotion of the team , and a hint of his impending retirement , Daneyko took the ice for the final shift of the Devils ' Game 7 victory over the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim , which clinched their third Stanley Cup victory in 2003 . Currently , Daneyko provides commentary and analysis alongside Steve Cangialosi between periods of Devils ' broadcasts on FSN New York . The Devils retired his uniform number ( # 3 ) on March 24 , 2006 .