London Jr. Devilettes

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London Jr. Devilettes
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City London, Ontario, Canada
League Ontario Women's Hockey League
Home arena London Sports Park
ColoursRed, green, white
   
Website londondevilettes.ca
Championships
Regular season titles0
League champions2 (2018–19, 2022–23)
Provincial champions
(since 2004)
1 (2018–19)

The London Jr. Devilettes are a women's junior ice hockey team based in London, Ontario, Canada. They are members of the Ontario Women's Hockey League.

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History

A Devilettes goalie during the 2013-14 season London Devilettes goalie 2014.jpg
A Devilettes goalie during the 2013–14 season

In 2013, the sixth-seed Devilettes reached the league semifinals for the first time. Trailing by one late in the semifinal match against the Mississauga Jr. Chiefs, Brittany Howard scored with one second left to send the game to overtime, where they would win 4–3. In the finals, they lost 2–1 to the Whitby Jr. Wolves. [1]

A Devilettes team featuring Julia Gosling won both the league and provincial titles in the 2018–19 season, with forward Maggie McKee winning the league scoring title for the second year in a row. Both players moved on to college ice hockey the following season. [2]

The 2022–23 Devilettes won the league championship, defeating the Wolves 3–2 in the finals. [3] The 2023–24 Devilettes saw five players make Team Canada for the 2023 World U18 Championship, the most in franchise history. [4]

Notable alumni

Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg denotes senior national team alumnus

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References

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