River Rats. Inaugural season 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 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 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 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 the 2006 CHL Import Draft. 2006–07 season 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 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