Fergus Devils

The Fergus Devils were a Canadian Junior ice hockey team based in Fergus, Ontario, Canada. They play in the Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey LeagueGBMOJHL Teams | Georgian Bay Mid-Ontario Junior Hockey League | Junior C | Leagues | 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 LeagueOwen Sound Sun Times Sports section, Februarys 1975, 1978, 1981. In 1979-80, while in the Northern, the Green Machine picked up a 16-year-old Scottish defenseman named James Stephen Smith.Legends of Hockey - NHL Player Search - Player - Steve 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.Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006) 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 franchiseAncasterShamrocks. 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.Ontario Hockey Association 2006-2007 Constitution, Regulations and Rules of Competition by The Ontario Hockey Association (2006)
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.Home | Ontario Hockey Association
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.
==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 	 	
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 	 	
2011-12 	40 	2 	38 	- 	0 	79 	267 	4 	8th GMOHL 	Lost Quarter Final 	
2012-13 	40 	12 	27 	- 	1 	89 	165 	25 	8th GMOHL 	DNQ 	
2013-14 	40 	17 	19 	- 	4 	143 	170 	38 	8th GMOHL 	Lost Quarters - 0-4 - (Hornets)	
2014-15 	40 	16 	20 	- 	4 	130 	169 	36 	8th GMOHL 	Lost Quarters - 0-4 - (Hornets)	
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(*) Standings Incomplete.
*2000-2004http://www.ohahockey.org/ Provided by GMO League statistician
*2004-Present
==Notable alumni==
*James Stephen Smith
*Chris DriscollChris Driscoll's profile at hockeydb.com
*Greg JacinaFergus Devils Junior C Hockey
==References==
==External links==
*Devils' Webpage
Category:Georgian Mid-Ontario Junior C Hockey League teams
Category:Ontario Hockey Association
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Established in 1971
Category:Disestablished in 2017