Fergus Devils
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The Fergus Devils are a Canadian
Junior ice hockey
team based in Fergus
, Ontario
, Canada
. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
.
defenseman named James Stephen Smith
. Smith led the team to a league championship, and all the way to the Ontario Hockey Association Cup final against the Belmont Bombers of the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League. The Bombers knocked off the Machine 2-games-to-none in a best-of-3 series to win the All-Ontario championship. Smith went on to play three seasons of Ontario Hockey League
hockey with the London Knights
before eventually winning three Stanley Cup
s with the National Hockey League
's Edmonton Oilers
.
In 1983, the Green Machine returned to their old Junior "C" loop, now known as the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The Northern Junior D Hockey League folded two seasons later without the Fergus franchise. In 1987 the Green Machine folded.
In 1990, the town of Fergus resurrected the team as the Fergus Devils. Still in the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League, the Devils played two seasons of interlock with the Western Junior C Hockey League
. Two years later, the Mid-Ontario merged with the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League to form the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
. It is unknown if the Devils won any Mid-Ontario championships. The Devils found their niche in the new league and won the league title in 1995, 1999, 2000, and 2001. The Devils have never reached the Clarence Schmalz Cup
finals.
The 2005-06 season saw the Devils finish in second play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario. In the league quarter-final, the Devils laid out the seventh-seeded Bradford Bulls
4 games to none. With a head of steam, the Devils played the fourth seeded Erin Shamrocks
in the semi-final. The result was a 4-games-to-1 series win for the Devils. In the finals, the Devils locked horns with the first seed Penetang Kings
. The Devils were no match for the Kings as Penetang swept the series 4-games-to-none to win the league championship. The Kings went on to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup
.
In 2006-07, a late season surge saw the Fergus Devils surpass the Alliston Hornets
and Penetang Kings
to gain the top seed in the league. As the Bradford Bulls
had left the league to try their chances on an Independent Junior A league, the Devils received a bye in the league quarter-finals. The well rested Devils took on the fifth seeded Stayner Siskins
in the league semi-final and beat them 4-games-to-1. Again in the finals, the Devils again faced the Penetang Kings
. The Kings went up 2-games-to-none on the Devils with a pair of double overtime victories. The Devils came back ane won game 3 and 4 just to lose game 5 and 6. For the second straight year the Penetang Kings beat the Devils for the league title and again went on to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup
.
(*) Standings Incomplete.
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
Junior ice hockey
Ice hockey
Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...
team based in Fergus
Fergus, Ontario
Fergus is the largest community in Centre Wellington, a township within Wellington County in Ontario, Canada. It lies on the Grand River about 25 km north of Guelph.-History:...
, Ontario
Ontario
Ontario is a province of Canada, located in east-central Canada. It is Canada's most populous province and second largest in total area. It is home to the nation's most populous city, Toronto, and the nation's capital, Ottawa....
, Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
.
History
The Fergus Green Machine were founded in 1971 in the South-Central Junior D Hockey League. In 1973, the league was promoted to the Central Ontario Junior C Hockey League. In 1974, the team seemed to have dropped off the map, but it turns out they had probably dropped to the fairly local Northern Junior D Hockey League. In 1979-80, while in the Northern, the Green Machine picked up a 16-year-old ScottishScotland
Scotland is a country that is part of the United Kingdom. Occupying the northern third of the island of Great Britain, it shares a border with England to the south and is bounded by the North Sea to the east, the Atlantic Ocean to the north and west, and the North Channel and Irish Sea to the...
defenseman named James Stephen Smith
James Stephen Smith
James Stephen Smith , better known as Steve Smith, is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman and current assistant coach of the Edmonton Oilers. He played in the National Hockey League from 1984–85 to 2000–01...
. Smith led the team to a league championship, and all the way to the Ontario Hockey Association Cup final against the Belmont Bombers of the Western Ontario Junior D Hockey League. The Bombers knocked off the Machine 2-games-to-none in a best-of-3 series to win the All-Ontario championship. Smith went on to play three seasons of Ontario Hockey League
Ontario Hockey League
The Ontario Hockey League is one of the three Major Junior ice hockey leagues which constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The league is for players aged 15-20.The OHL also operates under the Ontario Hockey Federation of Hockey Canada....
hockey with the London Knights
London Knights
The London Knights are a junior ice hockey team from London, Ontario, Canada, playing in the Ontario Hockey League, one of the leagues of the Canadian Hockey League.-Early days–1968:...
before eventually winning three Stanley Cup
Stanley Cup
The Stanley Cup is an ice hockey club trophy, awarded annually to the National Hockey League playoffs champion after the conclusion of the Stanley Cup Finals. It has been referred to as The Cup, Lord Stanley's Cup, The Holy Grail, or facetiously as Lord Stanley's Mug...
s with the National Hockey League
National Hockey League
The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...
's Edmonton Oilers
Edmonton Oilers
The Edmonton Oilers are a professional ice hockey team based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. They are members of the Northwest Division in the Western Conference of the National Hockey League ....
.
In 1983, the Green Machine returned to their old Junior "C" loop, now known as the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League. The Northern Junior D Hockey League folded two seasons later without the Fergus franchise. In 1987 the Green Machine folded.
In 1990, the town of Fergus resurrected the team as the Fergus Devils. Still in the Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League, the Devils played two seasons of interlock with the Western Junior C Hockey League
Western Junior C Hockey League
The Western Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association. The Champion of the Western will compete for the All-Ontario Championship and the Clarence Schmalz Cup....
. Two years later, the Mid-Ontario merged with the Georgian Bay Junior C Hockey League to form the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League
The Georgian Mid Ontario Junior C Hockey League is a Junior "C" ice hockey league in Ontario, Canada, sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association...
. It is unknown if the Devils won any Mid-Ontario championships. The Devils found their niche in the new league and won the league title in 1995, 1999, 2000, and 2001. The Devils have never reached the Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
finals.
The 2005-06 season saw the Devils finish in second play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario. In the league quarter-final, the Devils laid out the seventh-seeded Bradford Bulls
Bradford Rattlers
The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Bradford, Ontario. They play out of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League...
4 games to none. With a head of steam, the Devils played the fourth seeded Erin Shamrocks
Erin Shamrocks
The Erin Shamrocks are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Erin, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
in the semi-final. The result was a 4-games-to-1 series win for the Devils. In the finals, the Devils locked horns with the first seed Penetang Kings
Penetang Kings
The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. The Devils were no match for the Kings as Penetang swept the series 4-games-to-none to win the league championship. The Kings went on to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
.
In 2006-07, a late season surge saw the Fergus Devils surpass the Alliston Hornets
Alliston Hornets
The Alliston Hornets are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Alliston, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
and Penetang Kings
Penetang Kings
The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
to gain the top seed in the league. As the Bradford Bulls
Bradford Rattlers
The Bradford Rattlers are a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based out of Bradford, Ontario. They play out of the Greater Metro Junior A Hockey League...
had left the league to try their chances on an Independent Junior A league, the Devils received a bye in the league quarter-finals. The well rested Devils took on the fifth seeded Stayner Siskins
Stayner Siskins
The Stayner Siskins are a Junior "C" ice hockey team based out of Stayner, Ontario. They play out of the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League.-History:...
in the league semi-final and beat them 4-games-to-1. Again in the finals, the Devils again faced the Penetang Kings
Penetang Kings
The Penetang Kings are a Canadian junior ice hockey team based in Penetanguishene, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League of the Ontario Hockey Association.-History:...
. The Kings went up 2-games-to-none on the Devils with a pair of double overtime victories. The Devils came back ane won game 3 and 4 just to lose game 5 and 6. For the second straight year the Penetang Kings beat the Devils for the league title and again went on to win the Clarence Schmalz Cup
Clarence Schmalz Cup
The Clarence Schmalz Cup is the Ontario Hockey Association's Junior "C" ice hockey championship and championship trophy. The tournament to determine the winner of the Cup is commonly called the All-Ontario Championships...
.
Season-by-Season Standings
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | P | Results | Playoffs | |
| 1971-72 | 30 | 21 | 6 | 3 | |||||||
| 215 | 107 | 45 | 1st SCJDHL | Won League, Lost OHA Cup SF | |||||||
| 1972-73 | 29 | 21 | 3 | 5 | |||||||
| 214 | 132 | 49 | 1st SCJDHL | Lost Final | |||||||
| 1973-74 | 30 | 2 | 25 | 3 | |||||||
| 114 | 239 | 7 | 7th Central G1 | DNQ | |||||||
| 1974-75 | 28 | 10 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
| 158 | 164 | 25 | 5th NJDHL | ||||||||
| 1975-78 | NJDHL Statistics Missing | ||||||||||
| 1978-79 | 34 | 22 | 8 | 4 | |||||||
| 230 | 155 | 48 | 2nd NJDHL | ||||||||
| 1979-80 | NJDHL Statistics Missing | ||||||||||
| 1980-81 | 30 | 12 | 15 | 3 | |||||||
| 158 | 198 | 27 | 4th WOJCHL | ||||||||
| 1981-82 | 30 | 13 | 14 | 3 | |||||||
| 168 | 164 | 29 | 5th WOJCHL | ||||||||
| 1982-87 1990-00 |
MOJCHL Statistics Missing | ||||||||||
| 2000-01 | 36 | 22 | 11 | 1 | 2 | 185 | 140 | 45 | 2nd GMOHL | ||
| 2001-02 | 36 | 21 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 165 | 135 | 46 | 3rd GMOHL | ||
| 2002-03* | 18 | 7 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 51 | 72 | 15 | 6th GMOHL | ||
| 2003-04 | 36 | 16 | 17 | 1 | 2 | 165 | 178 | 35 | 5th GMOHL | ||
| 2004-05 | 40 | 25 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 160 | 117 | 55 | 2nd GMOHL | ||
| 2005-06 | 42 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 170 | 128 | 58 | 2nd GMOHL | Lost Final | |
| 2006-07 | 41 | 29 | 7 | 3 | 2 | 220 | 104 | 63 | 1st GMOHL | Lost Final | |
| 2007-08 | 42 | 27 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 208 | 147 | 58 | 3rd GMOHL | ||
| 2008-09 | 42 | 14 | 27 | ||||||||
| 1 | 134 | 202 | 29 | 6th GMOHL | |||||||
| 2009-10 | 42 | 13 | 26 | ||||||||
| 3 | 133 | 219 | 29 | 5th GMOHL | Lost Quarter-final | ||||||
| 2010-11 | 40 | 13 | 25 | ||||||||
| 2 | 132 | 174 | 28 | 7th GMOHL | |||||||
(*) Standings Incomplete.
- 2000-2004
- 2004–Present
Notable alumni
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