Whitby Fury

The Whitby Fury are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Whitby, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of the Ontario Junior Hockey League.

Whitby Fury
City	Whitby, Ontario, Canada
League	Ontario Junior Hockey League
Division	East Division
Founded	1965
Home arena	Iroquois Park Arena
Colours	Blue, yellow, black, white
General manager	Rico Sirizzotti[1]
Head coach	Rob Pearson (2017–18)
Affiliates	Port Perry Mojacks (COJCHL) Whitby Wildcats (ETA) Oshawa Generals (OHL)
Franchise history
1965–1972	Oshawa Crushmen
1972–2006	Oshawa Legionaires
2006–2008	Durham Fury
2008–present	Whitby Fury

History

This franchise was founded in 1965 as the Oshawa Crushmen, and were initially a member of the Eastern Junior B Hockey League. In 1972, the Crushmen jumped to the Metro Junior B Hockey League and were renamed the Legionaires.

In the late 1970s, the Legionaires were coached by future National Hockey League coach "Iron" Mike Keenan. Keenan's star player during this time was a young Dale Hawerchuk.

At the end of the 2005–06 season, the Oshawa Legionaires were bought out by NHLers Keith Primeau, Wayne Primeau, as well as business man Peter Tosh. Keith had recently retired due to injury and created his own equipment line known as "Fury", based out of Oshawa. In turn, the Primeaus bought the local team and named them to reflect the name of his company.

In 2008, the Fury relocated to Whitby, Ontario, and now play out of the Iroquois Park Sports Centre.

Staff

• Ownership Group: Mark Bull, Scott McCrory, Alec Sirizzotti, Rico Sirizzotti
• General Manager: Rico Sirizzotti
• Director of Hockey Operations: Rico Sirizzotti
• Head Coach: Rob Pearson

Season-by-season results

Season	GP	W	L	T	OTL	GF	GA	P	Results	Playoffs
1965–66	33	19	12	2	-	177	112	40	2nd EJBHL	Won League
1966–67	Statistics not available
1967–68	31	19	11	1	-	202	150	39	3rd EJBHL	Won League
1968–69	30	20	8	2	-	--	--	42	1st EJBHL	Won League
1969–70	30	20	7	3	-	194	106	43	1st EJBHL
1970–71	30	21	7	2	-	177	105	44	2nd EJBHL
1971–72	Statistics not available
1972–73	34	17	13	4	-	148	139	38	4th Metro B
1973–74	44	19	23	2	-	219	239	40	8th Metro B
1974–75	38	4	30	4	-	138	190	12	13th Metro B
1975–76	34	22	5	7	-	208	135	51	1st Metro B
1976–77	34	17	10	7	-	179	147	41	2nd Metro B
1977–78	36	27	4	5	-	233	133	59	1st Metro B
1978–79	44	34	6	4	-	311	165	72	1st Metro B
1979–80	42	18	20	4	-	197	219	40	9th Metro B
1980–81	42	25	12	5	-	254	153	55	2nd Metro B
1981–82	36	18	15	3	-	169	153	39	5th Metro B
1982–83	36	16	16	4	-	137	126	36	5th Metro B
1983–84	42	24	14	4	-	183	145	52	3rd Metro B
1984–85	36	25	9	2	-	193	133	54	2nd Metro B
1985–86	37	16	17	4	-	222	204	36	7th Metro B	Lost Quarter-final
1986–87	37	20	15	2	-	209	167	42	5th Metro B	Lost Quarter-final
1987–88	37	11	20	6	-	147	182	28	10th Metro B	DNQ
1988–89	40	17	15	8	-	183	175	42	5th Metro B
1989–90	44	20	13	11	-	248	177	51	7th Metro B
1990–91	44	30	8	6	-	262	151	66	2nd Metro B
1991–92	44	10	32	2	-	158	252	22	11th Metro A
1992–93	48	16	29	3	-	196	237	35	12th Metro A
1993–94	50	25	24	1	-	244	237	51	8th Metro A	DNQ
1994–95	49	18	30	1	-	199	240	37	11th Metro A
1995–96	52	13	38	1	-	184	286	27	11th Metro A	DNQ
1996–97	50	20	30	0	-	231	292	40	10th Metro A
1997–98	50	34	15	1	-	266	183	69	3rd Metro A
1998–99	51	26	20	3	2	221	214	57	5th OPJHL-E
1999-00	49	13	29	4	3	157	212	33	8th OPJHL-S
2000–01	49	23	22	2	2	176	181	50	5th OPJHL-S
2001–02	49	14	25	7	3	158	226	38	8th OPJHL-S
2002–03	49	24	21	3	1	189	184	52	6th OPJHL-S
2003–04	49	24	21	4	0	164	214	52	5th OPJHL-S
2004–05	49	8	37	1	3	111	264	20	8th OPJHL-S
2005–06	49	9	35	4	1	144	241	23	8th OPJHL-S	Lost Conf. QF
2006–07	49	16	31	2	0	131	207	34	6th OPJHL-S	Lost Conf. QF
2007–08	49	13	31	-	5	171	267	31	7th OPJHL-S
2008–09	49	16	30	-	3	181	250	35	7th OJHL-R
2009–10	50	24	22	-	4	182	198	52	7th CCHL-E	Lost Preliminary
2010–11	50	22	17	-	11	170	158	55	6th OJHL-E	DNQ
2011–12	49	28	12	-	9	178	132	65	4th OJHL-E	Won Conf. Quarters 4-1 (Cougars) won Conf. Semis 4-0 (Voyageurs) Won Conf. Final 4-1 (Patriots) Lost League Finals 2-4 (Spirit)
2012–13	55	31	19	-	5	171	157	67	3rd OJHL-E	Lost Conf. Quarters 2–4 (Hurricanes)
2013–14	53	35	14	-	4	227	164	74	2nd OJHL-E	Lost Conf. Quarters 2–4 (Golden Hawks)
2014–15	54	27	21	4	2	189	172	60	4th of 5 East Div 6th of 11 NE Conf 10th of 22 OJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters 0–4 (Cougars)
2015–16	54	25	23	1	5	180	189	56	5th of 5 East Div 7th of 11 NE Conf 13th of 22 OJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters 1–4 (Royals)
2016–17	54	38	11	1	4	226	147	81	3rd of 5 East Div 3rd of 11 NE Conf 5th of 22 OJHL	Lost Conf. Quarters 3–4 (Dukes)
2017–18	54	18	31	4	1	139	190	41	5th of 5 East Div 9th of 11 NE Conf 19th of 22 OJHL	Did Not Qualify

Playoffs

MetJHL years

• 1990 – lost quarter-final

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Markham Connections 3 games to none

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4 games to 3

• 1991 – lost semi-final

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 4 games to 2

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4 games to 3

• 1992 – DNQ
• 1993 – DNQ
• 1994 – DNQ
• 1995 – DNQ
• 1996 – DNQ
• 1997 – lost preliminary

Pickering Panthers defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4 games to 2

• 1998 – lost semi-final

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Shelburne Wolves 3 games to none

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes 3 games to 2

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4 games to 2

Notable alumni

Notable alumni of the Legionnaires, and the Fury include:

• Sean Brown
• Jeff Daniels
• Dale Hawerchuk
• John MacLean
• Rob Pearson
• Peter Sidorkiewicz
• Chris Tanev
• Jason Ward

References

1. http://whitbyfury.pointstreaksites.com/view/whitbyfury/club-directory

External links

• Whitby Fury