St. John's Fog Devils
| St. John's Fog Devils | |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Home ice | Mile One Stadium |
| Based in | St. John's, Newfoundland |
| Colours | Red, Black and Silver |
| League | Quebec Major Junior Hockey League |
| Head coach | Real Paiement |
| General manager | Real Paiement |
| Governor | Brad Dobbin |
| President | Dermot Dobbin |
| Owner | Craig Dobbin |
The St. John's Fog Devils are an ice hockey team in the Eastern Divison of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They are based in the Newfoundland capital of St. John's. The Fog Devils play out of Mile One Stadium.
The team is owned by local businessman Craig Dobbin. Day to day operations are controlled by Team President Derm Dobbin and Governor Brad Dobbin. The Fog Devils' coach and general manager is Real Paiement. He previously coached both the Acadie-Bathurst Titan and the Moncton Wildcats.
The Fog Devils participated in their first draft at the Expansion Draft in Chicoutimi on June 1, 2005. Local player Scott Brophy was selected from the Gatineau Olympiques first overall. Other Players selected were Wesley Welcher, Marty Doyle, Ilia Ejov, Kyle Stanley, Brett Beauchamp, Luke Gallant, Brandon Verge, Jonathan Cameron, Pier-Alexandre Poulin, Anthony Pototschnik, Zack Furlatt, Phillipe Côté, Olivier Guilbault, Dominic Tweed, Brandon Tidball, Sébastien Bernier, Wahsontiio Stacey, Maxime Langelier-Parent, Rodi Short, Etienne Grandmont, Nicolas Bachand, Maxime Robert, and Pier-Antoine Guillemette.
The Fog Devils announced their first ever captain to be Newfoundlander Scott Brophy.
The Fog Devils opened their first ever season on October 16, 2005 with a 3-2 win against the Saint John Sea Dogs in Saint John, New Brunswick at Harbour Station. They had their first ever Home Opener on September 23, 2005 at Mile One Stadium in St. John's, Newfoundland in front of a sold out crowd of 6247. The Fog Devils won the game 3-2 in a shootout. Anthony Pototschnik scored the shootout winner.
St. John's recorded it's first ever 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.
First season line-up
| No. | Player | Birthday | Born | Position |
| 2 | Brett Beauchamps | February 16, 1986 | Montreal | Defence |
| 3 | Kyle Stanley | March 25, 1988 | Ottawa | Defence |
| 4 | Jean-Simon Allard | May 24, 1989 | Alma | Defence |
| 5 | Zach Firlotte | May 24, 1986 | Fredericton | Defence |
| 6 | Luke Gallant | August 6, 1986 | Halifax | Defence |
| 8 | Josh McKinnon | February 2, 1988 | Charlottetown | Defence |
| 10 | Oscar Sundh | October 10, 1986 | Almtuna | Left Wing |
| 11 | Pat O'Keefe | June 5, 1988 | St. John's | Defence |
| 12 | Scott Brophy | July 8, 1985 | St. John's | Cewntre |
| 14 | Wes Welcher | September 14, 1987 | St. John's | Centre |
| 16 | Maxime Langelier-Parent | December 16, 1987 | Montreal | Left Wing |
| 18 | Pier-Alexandre Poulin | February 10, 1988 | St. Georges de Beauce | Centre |
| 21 | Oliver Guilbault | April 2, 1987 | Montreal | Right Wing |
| 22 | Philippe Cote | January 20, 1987 | Kirkland | Right Wing |
| 23 | Nicolas Bachand | March 6, 1986 | Laval | Left Wing |
| 24 | Anthony Pototschink | October 17, 1986 | Toronto | Right Wing |
| 25 | Steven Tilley | June 18, 1986 | St. John's | Right Wing |
| 26 | Matt Boland | June 26, 1989 | Gander | Defence |
| 27 | Matt Fillier | October 5, 1988 | New Glasgow | Left Wing |
| 43 | Marty Doyle | September 25, 1985 | King City | Right Wing |
| 44 | Sebastien Bernier | February 6, 1987 | Lac St. Charles | Defence |
| 29 | Brandon Verge | June 28, 1985 | Fall River | Goal |
| 27 | Ilia Ejov | December 1, 1987 | Krasnodar | Goal |
| 35 | Matthew Spezza | October 14, 1986 | Mississauga, Ontario | Goal |
Related Links
St. John's Fog Devils Official Site
"The Inferno" St. John's Fog Devils Fan Site (The Photographer for the Fog Devils website
St. John's Fog Devils Unofficial Site
The Fog Patch
Into The Fog - Message Board