The Whitby Fury are a Junior "A" ice hockey

Ice hockey

Ice hockey, often referred to as hockey, is a team sport played on ice, in which skaters use wooden or composite sticks to shoot a hard rubber puck into their opponent's net. The game is played between two teams of six players each. Five members of each team skate up and down the ice trying to take...

 team from Whitby

Whitby, Ontario

Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...

, Ontario

Ontario

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, Canada

Canada

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. They are a part of Central Division Hockey.

History

This franchise was founded in 1965 as a member of the Eastern Junior B Hockey League

Eastern Junior B Hockey League

The Eastern Junior B Hockey League was a Junior "B" ice hockey league based in Eastern Ontario. They were sanctioned by the Ontario Hockey Association and Canadian Amateur Hockey Association, and competed for the All-Ontario Junior "B" title, the Sutherland Cup.-History:In 1951, the Eastern Group...

. 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

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 coach "Iron" Mike Keenan

Mike Keenan

Michael Edward Keenan is a former head coach in the National Hockey League , most recently with the Calgary Flames, and former General Manager of the Florida Panthers. He is currently working as an analyst for the New York Rangers on MSG Network.Keenan was a player for the St...

. Keenan's star player during this time was a young Dale Hawerchuk

Dale Hawerchuk

Dale Hawerchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001...

.

At the end of the 2005-06 season, the Oshawa Legionaires were bought out by NHLers

National Hockey League

The National Hockey League is an unincorporated not-for-profit association which operates a major professional ice hockey league of 30 franchised member clubs, of which 7 are currently located in Canada and 23 in the United States...

 Keith Primeau

Keith Primeau

Keith Primeau is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre who played 15 seasons in the National Hockey League with the Detroit Red Wings, Hartford Whalers, Carolina Hurricanes and Philadelphia Flyers...

, Wayne Primeau

Wayne Primeau

Wayne Michael Primeau is a Canadian professional ice hockey player who is currently a free agent. He is the younger brother of Keith 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

Whitby, Ontario

Whitby is a town in Durham Region. Whitby is located in Southern Ontario east of Toronto on the north shore of Lake Ontario, and is home to the headquarters of Durham Region...

.

Staff

• Director of Hockey Operations - Peter Tosh
• President - Mike Primeau
• Governor - Scott McCrory
• Director - Brad Upton
• Head Coach - John Winder
• Assistant Coach - Chris Ordanis
• Assistant Coach - Rich Kearns
• GM - Frank Robinson
• Head Scout - Corey Beer
• Trainer - Dave Campbell

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 1998–99 OPJHL season The 1998–99 OPJHL season is the 6th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the Central, East, and West divisions competed in a 51-game schedule...	51	26	20	3	2	221	214	57	5th OPJHL-E
1999-00 1999–2000 OPJHL season The 1999–2000 OPJHL season is the 7th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	13	29	4	3	157	212	33	8th OPJHL-S
2000-01 2000–01 OPJHL season The 2000–01 OPJHL season is the 8th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-seven teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	23	22	2	2	176	181	50	5th OPJHL-S
2001-02 2001–02 OPJHL season The 2001–02 OPJHL season is the 9th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-six teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	14	25	7	3	158	226	38	8th OPJHL-S
2002-03 2002–03 OPJHL season The 2002–03 OPJHL season is the 10th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	24	21	3	1	189	184	52	6th OPJHL-S
2003-04 2003–04 OPJHL season The 2003–04 OPJHL season is the 11th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	24	21	4	0	164	214	52	5th OPJHL-S
2004-05 2004–05 OPJHL season The 2004–05 OPJHL season is the 12th season of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League . The thirty-five teams of the North, South, East, and West divisions competed in a 49-game schedule....	49	8	37	1	3	111	264	20	8th OPJHL-S
2005-06 2005–06 OPJHL season -East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...	49	9	35	4	1	144	241	23	8th OPJHL-S	Lost Conf. QF
2006-07 2006–07 OPJHL season -East/South:-West/North:Note: E is East, S is South, W is West, N is North, WC is Wild Card.Playoff results are listed by Pointstreak on the official league website .-Dudley Hewitt Cup Championship:...	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

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

Wellington Dukes

The Wellington Dukes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They are in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...

 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

Pickering Panthers

The Pickering Panthers are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Pickering, Ontario, Canada. They are a part of Central Division Hockey but also used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...

defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2

• 1998 Lost Semi-final

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Shelburne Wolves

Shelburne Wolves

The Shelburne Wolves were a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Shelburne, Ontario, Canada. This defunct hockey team was a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League and Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League.-History:...

 3-games-to-none

Oshawa Legionaires defeated Wellington Dukes

Wellington Dukes

The Wellington Dukes are a Junior "A" ice hockey team from Wellington, Ontario, Canada. They are in the Eastern Conference of the Ontario Provincial Junior A Hockey League and used to be a part of the Metro Junior A Hockey League.-History:...

 3-games-to-2

Wexford Raiders defeated Oshawa Legionaires 4-games-to-2

OJHL Years

Notable alumni

• Sean Brown
  Sean Brown
  Sean P. Brown is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who currently plays for EC KAC in the Austrian Hockey League.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Jeff Daniels
  Jeff Daniels (hockey player)
  Jeff D. Daniels is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player and the current head coach and general manager of the Charlotte Checkers of the American Hockey League.-Playing career:...
  
  
• Dale Hawerchuk
  Dale Hawerchuk
  Dale Hawerchuk is a retired Canadian professional ice hockey centre who played in the National Hockey League for 16 seasons. He won the NHL's Calder Memorial Trophy as the league's Rookie of the Year in 1982 and was elected to the Hockey Hall of Fame in his second year of eligibility in 2001...
  
  
• John MacLean
  John MacLean (hockey)
  John MacLean is a former Canadian ice hockey player, and former head coach of the New Jersey Devils. He is currently an assistant coach with the Carolina Hurricanes...
  
  
• Rob Pearson
  Rob Pearson
  Robert Gordon Pearson is a retired professional ice hockey right winger who played in the NHL.Pearson was drafted 12th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1989 NHL Entry Draft...
  
  
• Peter Sidorkiewicz
  Peter Sidorkiewicz
  Peter Paul Sidorkiewicz is a former Canadian professional goaltender who played in the National Hockey League for the Hartford Whalers, the Ottawa Senators and the New Jersey Devils....
  
  
• Jason Ward
  Jason Ward
  Jason Robert Ward is a Canadian professional ice hockey right winger who currently plays with EHC Black Wings Linz in the Austrian Hockey League. He has formerly played 336 games in the National Hockey League with the Montreal Canadiens, New York Rangers, Los Angeles Kings, and Tampa Bay Lightning...
  
  

External links

• Fury Webpage