Fog Devils announce 2005-06 schedule

Published on June 8, 2005 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
St. John's Fog Devils News Release


The St. John's Fog Devils have officially released the team's inaugural schedule for the 2005-2006 QMJHL season.

The Fog Devils will start their 1st season on the road when they face the expansion Saint John Sea Dogs on Friday, September 16th at Harbour Station. The club will play its first ever home game at Mile One Stadium on Friday, September 23rd, playing host to the Lewiston MAINEiacs.

The Fog Devils will play in the East Division this season with the following teams – Acadie-Bathurst Titans, Cape Breton Screaming Eagles, Halifax Mooseheads, Lewiston MAINEiacs, Moncton Wildcats, PEI Rocket and Saint John Sea Dogs.

Only one team in each Division will not qualify for the playoffs. Since there are 8 teams in the East Division and 10 in the West Division, the 9th placed team in the West Division will be transplanted into the East Division for the playoffs. Its regular season points total will determine where this club will be seeded. The Best-of-7 series format will take place between teams within the division until the semifinals. Once there, based on regular season point totals, the highest seed in the East Division will take on the lowest seeded team in the West division, and vice-versa.

This year's schedule will see the Fog Devils face all QMJHL, however only 12 of the 17 other clubs will make an appearance at Mile One Stadium. The club will play 50 of its 70 games against the East Division that includes 8 games each against the Screaming Eagles, the Mooseheads, the MAINEiacs and the Rocket and 6 games each against the Titans, the Wildcats and the Sea Dogs.

January (4 home, 10 away) and February (6 home, 6 away) will be the most active months, seeing the Fog Devils play 14 and 12 games respectively. The home schedule will also see 17 games played before Christmas and 18 games played after the holiday season. 25 of the team's 35 home games will be on weekend dates, with 10 games on Friday, 11 on Saturday and 4 Sunday afternoon contest. Starting times for all games is 7:00pm with the exception being of Sunday games beginning at 2:00pm.

Below is a short overview of some of the other highlights of the 2005-2006 schedule:

September 17 Fog Devils open its inaugural season on the road against the Saint John Sea Dogs.

September 23 Fog Devils host its 1st Mile One Stadium home opener against the Lewiston Maniacs.

October 21 Fog Devils entertain divisional rival PEI Rocket for the first time.

November 11 Fog Devils entertain divisional rival Acadie-Bathurst Titans for the first time.

November 21-24 Canada-Russia Challenge (No Games Scheduled)

November 27 Fog Devils entertain the expansion partner Saint John Sea Dogs for the first time.

December 2 Halifax Mooseheads make 1st ever trip to Mile One Stadium.

December 16 Cape Breton Screaming Eagles make Mile One Stadium debut.

December 19-26 Christmas Break (No Games Scheduled)

December 29 Memorial Cup Host, Moncton Wildcats, make Mile One debut.

December 31 New Year Break (No Games Scheduled)

January 7 Fog Devils host QMJHL Champions, Rimouski Oceanic at Mile One Stadium.

January 16-19 CHL Top Prospects Games (No Games Scheduled)

February 20-21 QMJHL Meetings (No Games Scheduled)

March 19 Fog Devils close out 2005-06 Regular Season against the Halifax Mooseheads.

Information on Season Tickets is available by calling the Fog Devils office at (709) 754-8282 or by logging onto www.fogdevils.com . Details of the Fog Devils pre-season schedule are still being finalized and will be released as soon as possible.

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