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Published on December 17, 2007 under Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
St. John's Fog Devils News Release


The Fog Devils are coming off of a pair of losses in Nova Scotia this past weeked, and now sit at 15-19-1-3. They sit at sixth place in the QMJHL East going into the Christmas break.

Jean-Simon Allard leads the team in scoring with 37 points (10G, 27A) in 35 games and is 15th in QMJHL scoring. Luke Adam is second on the team in scoring with 34 points (15G, 19A) in 38 games played.

Mario Kempe and Ryan Graham are tied for the team lead with 18 goals, also tied for 8th in the QMJHL. Luke Adam is second on the team with 15 goals.

Mario Kempe has left the Fog Devils to join the Swedish National Junior Team for the World Junior Hockey Championship over Christmas. Games can be seen on TSN.

The QMJHL Christmas Trading Period opens up on December 17, 2007. Keep an eye to fogdevils.com for updates on transactions made by the Fog Devils over the three week period.

In the community:

The Fog Devils have launched a community initiative involving schools in and around the St. John's area. The initiative is to help schools fundraise through selling Fog Devils tickets and receiving a share of the 50/50 draw at a home game. Contact Rebecca Bell at 754-8282 for more details.

The Fog Devils have begun a minor hockey initiative at the atom level known as the Fog Devils Hardest Working Player Award. Coaches choose a hardest working player at the end of each game, at which point the player receives two ticket vouchers for a Fog Devils home game, a Fog Devils hard hat, and has his or her picture posted on the videoboard at a home game. For more information on the program contact Steve Crickard at 754-8282.

The Fog Devils have announced their first annual "Fog Devils Christmas Classic", an atom houseleague tournament open to teams all across Newfoundland and Labrador. The tournament will take place from January 3-6, 2008. For more details contact Steve Crickard at 754-8282.

Games This Week:

The Fog Devils are now off for Christmas, they return to action December 28 when they travel to PEI to battle the Rocket. Their next home game is January 3 against the Saint John Sea Dogs.

Tickets are available by calling the Mile One Box Office, 576-7657 or going to admission.com.

All road games can be heard live on 930AM Radio Newfoundland, while all games can be viewed live via webcast at qmjhl.mytelus.com



Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League Stories from December 17, 2007


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