London Blue Devils
The London Blue Devils are Junior "B" box lacrosse team from London, Ontario, Canada. The Blue Devils play in the OLA Junior B Lacrosse League. The Devils home games are played at Nichols Arena.
Sport | Box lacrosse |
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Founded | 2003 |
League | OLA Junior B Lacrosse League |
Based in | London, Ontario |
Arena | Nichols Arena |
Colours | Blue, Black, and White |
Head coach |
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General manager | Nev Carson |
History
The Blue Devils have been a charter member of the OLA since 2003. Success has not come easy for London in Junior "B", but every season has shown some improvement. The Blue Devils made the playoffs for the first time in 2011. The London Blue Devils entered the 2012 season with a very competitive team and finished with franchise best 14 wins and 6 losses. The Blue Devils were awarded 4 of the 6 Western Conference 2012 awards:
2012 Top Goaltender - Tyler Glebe
2012 Top Defender - Eric Guiltinan
2012 Most Sportsmanlike - Ian King
2012 Coaching Staff of Year - Jeff Williamson, Ian Gordon, William Byers, Darryl Van Slyke
2013 Most Sportsmanlike Player Western Conference Mike Rybka
2014 Most Sportsmanlike Player Western Conference Mike Rybka
Season-by-season results
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | PTS | Placing | Playoffs |
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2003 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 143 | 276 | 6 | 11th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2004 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 145 | 225 | 8 | 11th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2005 | 20 | 5 | 15 | 0 | 141 | 217 | 10 | 11th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2006 | 20 | 5 | 14 | 1 | 151 | 169 | 11 | 11th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2007 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 167 | 173 | 14 | 10th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2008 | 20 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 115 | 206 | 5 | 13th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2009 | 20 | 7 | 13 | 0 | 114 | 165 | 14 | 10th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2010 | 20 | 8 | 12 | 0 | 139 | 153 | 16 | 9th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2011 | 20 | 9 | 11 | 0 | 173 | 189 | 18 | 7th OLA-B West | Lost 1st Round |
2012 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 0 | 190 | 143 | 28 | 2nd OLA-B West | Lost Conference Semi-Finals |
2013 | 20 | 11 | 9 | 0 | 206 | 170 | 22 | 6th OLA-B West | Lost Conference Quarter-Finals |
2014 | 20 | 4 | 16 | 0 | 157 | 252 | 8 | 11th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2015 | 20 | 3 | 17 | 0 | 118 | 302 | 6 | 13th OLA-B West | DNQ |
2016 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 0 | 99 | 316 | 0 | 13th OLA-B West | DNQ |
Playoff results
Season | Opponent | Series | GF-GA | Result | Round |
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2011 | Elora Mohawks | 0-3 | 18-30 | Loss | Conference QF |
2012 | Elora Mohawks | 3-1 | 36-30 | Win | Conference QF |
-- | Wallaceburg Red Devils | 0-3 | 33-38 | Loss | Conference SF |
2013 | Windsor Clippers | 1-2 | 27-39 | Loss | Conference QF |