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Fergus Devils OHA Junior C Hockey Club
P.O Box 448, Elora,Ontario ,N0B 1S0
519-846-9277 E-mail - bwmorrison@sympatico.ca
DEVILS 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 Scottish 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 Cups 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, 1996, 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 layed out the 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.
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Season-by-Season Standings
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
GF |
GA |
P |
Results |
Playoffs |
| 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 |
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(*) Standings Incomplete
Graduates & Development
The Fergus Devils organization have graduated many players from the program to the following teams and advanced levels. These are some of the most recent graduates and their team.
Brendan Devine - Kingston Voyageurs Jr. A Hockey Club
Kyle Goss - Listowel Cyclones Jr. B Hockey Club
Chad Thompson - Listowel Cyclones Jr. B Hockey Club
Mark England - Listowel Cyclones Jr. B Hockey Club
Eric Deckers - Listowel Cyclones Jr. B Hockey Club
Blake Sinclair - Guelph Dominators Jr. B Hockey Club
Greg Jacina - Lukko Rauma (SM-I League)
Bill Terpstra - Orangeville Crushers Jr. A Hockey Club
Marek Green - Ottawa Senators Jr. A Hockey Club
Jarrett Denny - Kitchener Dutchmen Jr. B Hockey Club
Tyler Savoy - Listowel Cyclones Jr. B Hockey Club
Dane Dobbie - Elmira Sugar Kings Jr. B Hockey Club
Jeremy Machin - Elmira Sugar Kings Jr. B Hockey Club
Kelsey Blinkhorn - St. Catharines Falcons Jr. B Hockey Club
Jason Blinkhorn - Guelph Dominators Jr. B Hockey Club
James Stephen Smith - London (OHL) / Edmonton (NHL) / Chicago (NHL) / Calgary (NHL)
Fergus Devils OHA Junior Hockey Club
The philosophy of the Fergus Devils is simple “We Build to Win”. The coaching staff is very excited about the returning players we have, as well as a solid recruiting class for 2006. The organization believes the formula for success is based upon a strong work ethic, discipline, and professionalism. As a member of the Devils organization, the hockey club will assist you in achieving your goals as an individual player, while contending for a Championship.
Coaching Staff & Club Management
Rob Quinton Head Coach
Randy Booker Assistant Coach
Craig Barnacal Assistant Coach
Ronda Schnurr Head Athletic Trainer & Physiotherapist M.Sc (P.T) B.A Kin. , MCPA
2nd Year Devils Team Physiotherapist and Head Trainer
Registered Sports Physiotherapist Registered Physiotherapist University of Western Ontario Football Team Physiotherapist McMaster University Women's Basketball Team Physiotherapist
Features of the Program
The Devils compete in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League, which is considered the most competitive Junior C League in Ontario. In 2007 , the club was in a three team race for 1st place right up until the last game of the regular season, eventually finishing 1st and finished ranked 6 th in the province among 45 Junior C clubs. The expectations of the hockey club is to win a League Championship, and move forward to challenge for an All-Ontario Junior C Championship.
90 Minute Practice / 1 per week 60 Minute Dryland Workout
Ø Game Video Meetings
Ø 42 Game Regular Season Schedule
Ø Exclusive Fergus Devils Junior Dressing Room
Ø Bus Travel to Games
All players are expected to place playing junior hockey as a priority in their schedule. Many players maintain part-time jobs and/or Post Secondary and High School studies, therefore our program is very flexible in making accommodations to assist players in managing their time and fulfill all of their on and off ice goals.

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