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27-894: On September 11, 2005, the Civic Centre played host to an exhibition game of the then newly formed St. John's Fog Devils of the QMJHL versus the Ottawa 67's of the OHL . The arena played host to an AHL exhibition game between the St. John's IceCaps and the Syracuse Crunch on October 4, 2012, in Game 1 of the Mary Brown's Cup three-game series, coinciding with the IceCaps' training camp for

54-698: A junior ice hockey team in the Eastern Division of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) from 2005 to 2008. They were based in St. John's, Newfoundland and Labrador , Canada, and played at Mile One Centre . The QMJHL expanded to St. John's to fill the void created by the departure of the American Hockey League 's St. John's Maple Leafs , when the Maple Leafs moved to Toronto, Ontario , as

81-469: A crowd of 6,247. The Fog Devils won 3–2 in a shootout, with Anthony Pototschnik scoring the shootout winner. St. John's recorded the first 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. On December 17, 2005, in

108-629: A game against the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles , Scott Brophy scored the first hat trick for the Fog Devils. His third goal came with 10.1 seconds left in the overtime period. St. John's made the playoffs in their first season, earning the sixth seed in the East Division and finishing with a 30-34-5-1 record and 66 points. In the playoffs the Fog Devils lost in the first round in five games to Cape Breton. They were

135-772: A mid-season trade. In 2004–05, prior to being drafted to the NHL, Bergfors played for hometown club Södertälje SK of the Elitserien . Bergfors spent the 2005–06 season with the New Jersey Devils ' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Albany River Rats , scoring 17 goals and 40 points in 65 games. During the season, he represented Sweden at the 2006 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships , scoring three goals and six points in six games. In 2006–07 , Bergfors played for New Jersey's new AHL affiliate,

162-671: The Atlanta Thrashers in exchange for Ilya Kovalchuk , Anssi Salmela and Atlanta's second-round pick in 2010. Bergfors finished 2009–10 with Atlanta, where he scored eight goals and 17 points in 27 games. After the season, he was named to the NHL All-Rookie Team after scoring 21 goals and 44 points in 81 games with both the Devils and Thrashers. In 2010–11 , Bergfors saw his numbers slide, scoring 11 goals and 29 points in 52 games with Atlanta. On 28 February 2011,

189-694: The Buffalo Sabres , Mario Kempe drafted by the Philadelphia Flyers , and Matt Fillier drafted by the Los Angeles Kings . The Fog Devils selected German goaltender Timo Pielmeier, drafted 83rd Overall by the San Jose Sharks at the 2007 NHL Entry Draft, with the 12th Overall selection in the 2007 CHL Import Draft. After much speculation that Pielmeier would stay in his native Germany to play in 2007–08, he agreed to move to

216-475: The Lowell Devils , where he scored 13 goals and 32 points in 60 games. He once again played with Sweden in the 2007 World Junior Championships , where he posted two assists in seven games. Bergfors returned to Lowell for the 2007–08 season , where he saw his production decrease to 12 goals and 27 points in 66 games. He did make his NHL debut, however, going pointless in one game with New Jersey. He spent

243-665: The Toronto Marlies after the 2004–05 season. The team announced its relocation to suburban Montreal to become the Montreal Junior Hockey Club on March 10, 2008. The St. John's Fog Devils were owned by Dermot Dobbin. The day-to-day operations were headed up by Brad Dobbin, who was on the board of governors, and a staff of employees that included some former staff of the St. John's Maple Leafs . Jos Canale served as an advisor of scouting players. The city of St. John's, Newfoundland & Labrador

270-459: The 2006 CHL Import Draft. The St. John's Fog Devils opened the 2006–07 season on September 15, 2006, at Mile One Centre against the visiting PEI Rocket in front of over 5800 people. The Rocket defeated the Fog Devils by a score of 5–2. The Fog Devils rebounded the next night to win their first game of the season against the PEI Rocket by a score of 5–3. St. John's native Wes Welcher was named

297-538: The 2012-13 AHL season. This article about a Canadian ice hockey arena is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a building or structure in Newfoundland is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . This article about a sports venue in Canada is a stub . You can help Misplaced Pages by expanding it . St. John%27s Fog Devils The St. John's Fog Devils were

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324-640: The CHL and join the Fog Devils. At the Fog Devils' first home game of the season on September 21 the team retired inaugural captain Scott Brophy's jersey number 12. During a game against Shawinigan on October third, head coach Real Paiement tied the QMJHL record for most games as a head coach, at 988 games. He surpassed this two nights later during a game against the Lewiston Maineiacs . He finished

351-567: The Fog Devils before spending the 2005–06 season as the youngest player in the American Hockey League for the Albany River Rats . The Fog Devils first captain was Newfoundlander Scott Brophy. The team played their first game September 16, 2005, winning 3–2 versus the Saint John Sea Dogs in Saint John , New Brunswick at Harbour Station . Their home opener was September 23 versus the Lewiston Maineiacs , played in front of

378-624: The Fog Devils, Newfoundland and Labrador became the only province in Canada without a CHL franchise. Newfoundland and Labrador would eventually obtain another high-level hockey team in 2011 when the professional St. John's IceCaps of the American Hockey League began play. As of 2019–20 , five Fog Devils alumni have played in the NHL: Luke Adam , T.J. Brennan , Timo Pielmeier , Mario Kempe and Jake Allen . The Fog Devils had several players drafted by National Hockey League teams. They are: Raymond Lagacé Trophy Defensive Rookie of

405-810: The Thrashers traded Bergfors and Patrick Rissmiller to the Florida Panthers for Radek Dvořák and Florida's fifth-round draft pick in 2011 . On 4 July 2011, Bergfors signed a one-year, $ 575,000 contract with the Nashville Predators as a free agent. He was put on unconditional waivers by the Predators on 24 November 2011, making him a free agent. Bergfors then signed with the Ak Bars Kazan on 2 December 2011, playing just eight games before joining Severstal Cherepovets on

432-522: The Titan 7–2 in what was the final home game in franchise history. The team received a standing ovation farewell. Three nights later in Bathurst, New Brunswick, the Titan eliminated the Fog Devils from the playoffs with a 4–3 win, closing out the series four games to two. In early December, Fog Devils President Brad Dobbin made it publicly known that the Fog Devils were in financial trouble. Dobbin stated

459-636: The Year Single game Complete season Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss Nicklas Bergfors Niclas Bergfors (born 7 March 1987) is a Swedish professional ice hockey right winger currently an unrestricted free agent . He most recently played for Djurgårdens IF then of the Swedish Hockey League (SHL). He was drafted by the National Hockey League (NHL)'s New Jersey Devils in

486-613: The core of their team for the inaugural season. The Fog Devils, along with expansion cousins the Saint John Sea Dogs , alternated between picks choosing players left unprotected by the other clubs of the QMJHL prior to the Expansion Draft. Some notable players selected by the Fog Devils included Scott Brophy , Wes Welcher , Marty Doyle , Ilia Ejov , Olivier Guilbault , Pier-Alexandre Poulin , and Nicolas Bachand. The team took part in their first QMJHL Entry Draft in June 2005. With

513-502: The first round, 23rd overall, at the 2005 NHL Entry Draft , playing for the organization for four-and-a-half seasons before joining the Atlanta Thrashers 2010, Florida Panthers in 2011 and Nashville Predators via free agency in 2011. He later joined the KHL's Ak Bars Kazan in late 2011 before signing with Severstal Cherepovets . In 2013, he joined Admiral Vladivostok , where he played for three seasons before joining Amur Khabarovsk in

540-485: The first selection in club history, the Fog Devils selected forward Jean-Simon Allard. Other notable players selected in the Entry Draft included Matt Fillier, Matt Boland, Josh McKinnon, Nick Layton and Pat O'Keefe. Shortly after, the team also participated in the CHL import draft, selecting Swedish prospect Nicklas Bergfors as well as countryman Oscar Sundh ; however Bergfors only played a few exhibition games for

567-420: The first two games in Bathurst (8–5 and 5–4). The Fog Devils returned home on March 25 and made a comeback from a 4–0 deficit to defeat the Titan 6–5 in regulation. On the power play late in the game defenseman Maxime Pomerleau scored the game-winning goal with 0.7 seconds left on the clock. The Fog Devils defeated the Titan 6–1 the next night to tie the series at two games apiece. On March 28 the Fog Devils fell to

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594-415: The game's first star with two goals. The Fog Devils closed out the year at 28–36–4–2, slightly worse than their inaugural year. They clinched the seventh seed in the west, which caused them to once again take on the Cape Breton Screaming Eagles in the playoffs, only to get swept. The 2007 NHL Entry Draft saw the first Fog Devils drafted into the NHL, with T.J. Brennan and Jean-Simon Allard both drafted by

621-428: The majority of the 2008–09 season with Lowell, scoring 22 goals and 51 points in 66 games, also playing in eight games with New Jersey, scoring one goal. In 2009–10 , Bergfors made the Devils' opening day roster, and in 54 games with New Jersey, he scored 13 goals and 27 points. On 4 February 2010, however, the Devils traded Bergfors, along with Johnny Oduya , Patrice Cormier and their first-round pick in 2010 , to

648-542: The season with a new record, 1056 games. During the week of October 22, 2007, the Fog Devils' goalie Timo Pielmeier was named the QMJHL defensive player of the week. On November 9, Luke Adam set a new franchise record for scoring the most goals in a single game, with four against the visiting Maineiacs. The Fog Devils met the Acadie-Bathurst Titan in the first round of the President's Cup Playoffs, losing

675-519: The second-most successful QMJHL expansion team in league history after the 1982–83 Longueuil Chevaliers . The St. John's Fog Devils entered their second QMJHL Entry Draft on June 10, 2006, and selected St. John's native Luke Adam with their first round pick (7th overall). In total the team selected six Newfoundlanders and a total of fourteen players. On June 28, 2006, the St. John's Fog Devils selected Mario Kempe (31st overall) and Joonas Salmi (66th overall) in

702-474: The team lost nearly $ 750 000 in year two, and noted a drop in average attendance for a third straight season. On January 22, the Fog Devils were officially sold to Montreal businessman Farrell Miller. On March 10, 2008, a press conference confirmed the relocation of the Fog Devils. The team was renamed the Montreal Junior Hockey Club , playing at the Verdun Auditorium . Following the sale of

729-714: Was awarded an expansion team by the QMJHL in December 2004 with local businessmen Craig Dobbin and Dermot Dobbin being the successful bidders. After a dispute between the Dobbin group and the City of St. John's over the use of Mile One Centre , the Fog Devils announced in September 2005 they had secured a lease for the arena. The Fog Devils entered into the QMJHL Expansion Draft in the early summer of 2005 to build

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