St . John ' s Fog Devils The St . John ' s Fog Devils were a junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League . They were based in St . John ' s , Newfoundland and Labrador , and played out of Mile One Centre . The QMJHL expanded to St . John ' s to fill the void created by the departure of the American Hockey League ' s St . John ' s Maple Leafs , when the Maple Leafs moved to Toronto , Ontario , to become the Toronto Marlies after the 2004 – 05 season . The team announced their relocation to become the Montreal Junior Hockey Club on March 10 , 2008 . Front office . The St . John ' s Fog Devils were owned by Dermot Dobbin , who has been a recognizable businessman in the city of St . John ' s , and the province of Newfoundland and Labrador for many years . The day - to - day operations were headed up by Governor Brad Dobbin and a staff of employees that include some former staff of the now departed St . John ' s Maple Leafs . History . The city of St . John ' s , Newfoundland & Labrador was awarded an expansion team by the QMJHL in December 2004 with local businessmen Craig Dobbin and Dermot Dobbin being the successful bidders . After a dispute between the Dobbin group and the City of St . John ' s over the use of Mile One Centre , the Fog Devils announced in September 2005 they had secured a lease for the arena . The Fog Devils entered into the QMJHL Expansion Draft in the early summer of 2005 to build the core of their team for the inaugural season . The Fog Devils , along with expansion cousins the Saint John Sea Dogs , alternated between picks choosing players left unprotected by the other clubs of the QMJHL prior to the Expansion Draft . Some notable players selected by the Fog Devils included Scott Brophy , Wes Welcher , Marty Doyle , Ilia Ejov , Olivier Guilbault , Pier - Alexandre Poulin , and Nicolas Bachand . The Fog Devils took part in their first ever QMJHL Entry Draft in June 2005 . With the first ever selection in club history , the Fog Devils selected forward Jean - Simon Allard . Some other notable players selected in the Entry Draft by the club included Matt Fillier , Matt Boland , Josh McKinnon , and Pat O ' Keefe . Shortly after , the team also participated in the CHL import draft , selecting highly - rated Swedish prospect Nicklas Bergfors as well as countryman Oscar Sundh ; however Bergfors only played a few exhibition games for the Fog Devils before spending the 2005 – 06 season as the youngest player in the American Hockey League for the Albany River Rats . Inaugural season . The Fog Devils first captain was Newfoundlander Scott Brophy . The team played its first game September 16 , 2005 , winning 3 - 2 versus the Saint John Sea Dogs in Saint John , New Brunswick at Harbour Station . Their home opener was September 23 versus the Lewiston Maineiacs , played in front of a sold - out crowd of 6 , 247 . The Fog Devils won 3 - 2 in a shootout , with Anthony Pototschnik scoring the shootout winner . St . John ' s recorded its first back - to - back wins in franchise history with wins against the Gatineau Olympiques on November 4 and 5 , 2005 . On November 5 , 2005 the line of Scott Brophy , Oscar Sundh , and Nicolas Bachand combined for 12 points with 4 points each . On December 17 , 2005 , in a game against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles , Scott Brophy scored the first ever hat trick for the Fog Devils . His third goal came with 10 . 1 seconds left in the overtime period . St . John ' s made the playoffs in their first season , earning the sixth seed in the East Division and finishing with a 30 - 34 - 5 - 1 record and 66 points . In the playoffs the Fog Devils lost in the first round in five games to Cape Breton . They were the second - most successful QMJHL expansion team in league history after the 1982 – 83 Longueuil Chevaliers . The St . John ' s Fog Devils entered its second QMJHL Entry Draft on June 10 , 2006 and selected St . John ' s native Luke Adam with its 1st Round pick ( 7th Overall ) . In total the team selected six Newfoundlanders and a total of fourteen players . On June 28 , 2006 the St . John ' s Fog Devils selected Mario Kempe ( 31st Overall ) and Joonas Salmi ( 66th Overall ) in the 2006 CHL Import Draft . 2006 – 07 season . The St . John ' s Fog Devils opened the 2006 – 07 season on September 15 , 2006 at Mile One Centre against the visiting PEI Rocket in front of over 5800 people . The Rocket defeated the Fog Devils by a score of 5 - 2 . The Fog Devils rebounded the next night to win their first game of the season against the same PEI Rocket by a score of 5 - 3 . St . John ' s native Wes Welcher was named the game ' s first star with 2 goals . The Fog Devils closed out the year at 28 - 36 - 4 - 2 , slightly worse than their inaugural year . They clinched the seventh seed in the west , which caused them to once again take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the playoffs , only to get swept . The 2007 NHL Entry Draft saw the first Fog Devils drafted into the NHL , with T . J . Brennan and Jean - Simon Allard both drafted by the Buffalo Sabres , Mario Kempe drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers , and Matt Fillier drafted by the Los Angeles Kings . The Fog Devils selected German goaltender Timo Pielmeier , drafted 83rd Overall by the San Jose Sharks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft , with the 12th Overall selection in the 2007 CHL Import Draft . After much speculation that Pielmeier would stay in his native Germany to play in 2007 - 08 , the young talent finally agreed to make the jump to the CHL and join the St . John ' s Fog Devils . 2007 – 08 season . At the Fog Devils ' first home game of the season on September 21 the team retired inaugural captain Scott Brophy ' s jersey number 12 . During a game against Shawinigan on October third , head coach Real Paiement tied the QMJHL record for most games as a head coach , at 988 games . He then surpassed this two nights later during a game against the Lewiston Maineiacs . He would finish the season with a new record 1056 games . During the week of October 22 , 2007 , the Fog Devils ' goalie Timo Pielmeier was named the QMJHL defensive player of the week . On November 9 Luke Adam set a new franchise record for scoring the most goals in a single game , with four against the visiting Maineiacs . The Fog Devils met the Acadie - Bathurst Titan in the first round of the President ' s Cup Playoffs , losing the first two games in Bathurst ( 8 - 5 and 5 - 4 ) . The Fog Devils returned home on March 25 and made a heroic comeback from a 4 - 0 deficit to defeat the Titan 6 - 5 in regulation . On the powerplay late in the game defenseman Maxime Pomerleau scored the game - winning goal with 0 . 7 seconds left on the clock . The Fog Devils would defeat the Titan 6 - 1 the next night to tie the series at two games a - piece . On March 28 the Fog Devils fell to the Titan 7 - 2 in what would be the Fog Devils ' final home game in franchise history . As the clock wound down in the third period , fans — realizing the improbability of the team winning two straight games in Bathurst — rose to give their team a standing ovation farewell and thanks . Three nights later in Bathurst NB the Titan eliminated the Fog Devils from the playoffs — and existence — with a 4 - 3 win , closing out the series four games to two . In early December , Fog Devils President Brad Dobbin made it publicly known that the Fog Devils were in financial trouble . Dobbin stated the team lost nearly $ 750 000 in year two , and noted a drop in average attendance for a third straight season . On January 22 the Fog Devils were officially sold to Montreal businessman Farrell Miller . Following the sale of the Fog Devils , blame was pointed towards many factors ranging from the relationship between the City of St . John ' s , owners of Mile One Centre , and the Dobbin family , lack of parking at Mile One Centre and the inability to ice a team that placed in the top of the standings . Others hinted that the immediate replacement of the QMJHL immediately following the departure of the AHL from the city proved to be part of the problem . Many believed that fans still longed for the AHL after the departure of the St . John ' s Maple Leafs from the city after 14 years , a team that was highly popular in the region . With the departure of the Fog Devils from Canada ' s most easternly city , it marks a short history of Major Junior Hockey in the province of Newfoundland . With the start of the 2008 – 09 season , Newfoundland will be the only province in Canada without a CHL franchise . Move to Montreal . On March 10 , 2008 , a press conference confirmed the relocation of the Fog Devils . The team was renamed the Montreal Junior Hockey Club , playing at the Verdun Auditorium . NHL players . The Fog Devils had several players drafted by National Hockey League teams . They are : Players . Award winners . Raymond Lagacé Trophy < br > Defensive Rookie of the Year Team records . Regular season . Single game < br > Complete season < br > Season - by - season results . Regular season . Legend : OTL = Overtime loss , SL = Shootout loss