Fog Devils Start Christmas Break in Dramatic Fashion
December 22, 2005 - Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
St. John's Fog Devils News Release
STILL SMOKIN AT HOME
The Fog Devils continued its impressive run at Mile One Stadium with a pair of wins over the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles. The club now has entered the Christmas break with 7 straight wins at home and a 12-4-1 record at home overall.
CAPTAIN, MY CAPTAIN
Scott Brophy continues to lead the Fog Devils on and off the ice. With Oscar Sundh with Team Sweden, Brophy led the club with 5PTS last week and took over the team scoring lead with 32PTS (12G,20A). Brophy recorded his 3rd 4- point game of the season in Saturday's 4-3 win over Cape Breton. In this contest he scored the first hattrick in
OVERTIME HEROICS
Saturday's 4-3 OT win over Cape Breton was the club's first ever overtime win on home ice. The Fog Devils defetaed Lewiston on Sepetmber 23rd in shootout. St. John's has a 2-0-3 record in overtime this year. As a note, 3 of the club's 5 overtime games have come against the Screaming Eagles.
FOG DEVILS AND THE WJC
Forward, Oscar Sundh, was selected to play with Team Sweden in the World Junior Hockey Championships in Vancouver, BC. Sundh becomes the first Fog Devil to be a part of the WJC. Sweden's first game is December 26th vs Russia
CANADA AND THE WJC
Three memebers of the QMJHL will be a part of Team Canada at the World Junior Hockey Championships. Forward Guillaume Latendresse (Drummondville) and defencemen Luc Bourdon (Val D'Or) and Kristopher Letag (Val Do'Or) will represent the country.
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Friday, December 30th (7:00NST)
Moncton currently sits in 2nd place in the East Division with a 24-10-0 2 record (50PTS)... The Wildcats will come to St. John's on a 2 game losing streak after dropping 4-3 decision to Chicoutimi on Dec.16... Mocnton has an 11-7-0-1 record on the road, the 2nd best road record in the League... The club ranks 3rd on the powerplay (21.8%) and are 10th in penalty killing (80.7%)... The Wildcats recently traded for goaltender, Josh Torjdman, from the Victoriaville Tigres. He has played in 31 games this year, has a 13-17-0 record, a 3.55GAA and a .904SPCT... Moncton contineus to be led by Ian Mathieu-Girard, who sits 12th in QMJHL scoring with 52PTS (18G,34)... Defenceman, Keith Yandle, leads all QMJHL defencemen in scoring with 43PTS (12G,31A) in 35 games... Both Mathieau-Girard (4-9=13) and Brad Marchand (5- 7=12) enter the weekend series on 8 game scoring streak... The Moncton roster features 6 players who have been drafted to the NHL... The Wildcats are hosts of the 2006 Memorial Cup
2005-06 Fog Devils vs Moncton: 0-2-0-0
2005-06 Fog Devils vs Moncton (in St. John's) 0-0-0-0
Fog Devils vs Moncton (All-Time): 0-2-0-0
FOG DEVILS PLAYER OF THE WEEK
Scott Brophy
2 Games Played
3G-2A=5PTS
+2
10 Shots
2PIM
Scott Brophy is the Fog Devils Player of the Week. Last week he played 2 games and led the club with 5 points from 3 goals and 2 assists. Brophy's highlight was a 4-point performance that included 3 goals and an assist in Saturday's 4-3 win over Cape Breton. The hattrick was the first in franchise history. Brophy currently leads the Fog Devils in scoring with 32PTS (12G,20A) in 30 games,
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from December 22, 2005
- A few minor trades mark the QMJHL's fourth day of activity - QMJHL
- Fog Devils Start Christmas Break in Dramatic Fashion - St. John's Fog Devils
- Happy Holidays From your Lewiston MAINEiacs - Lewiston MAINEiacs
- Three QMJHL Teams in CHL Mosaik MasterCard Top 10 - QMJHL
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