The Jersey Devil

Also called the Leeds Devil, the history of this creature goes back 300 years to a farm in the Pine Barrens area of New Jersey. Mrs. Leeds apparently cursed her 13th child in utero and when it was born, it came out as a demon, and has haunted the woods ever since. Reports of a tall, kangaroo-looking demon, with wings, horns and a tail have prevailed in this area, with witnesses claiming that it stalked them then screamed at them.

And now you know where they got the name for their hockey team.