Ottawa's Best Kept Soccer Secret

The Ottawa Fury Soccer Club offers the highest level of men’s soccer available in the Ottawa area, and it’s only going to get better! In 2005, the Fury first formed a team in the USL Premier Development League, the top U23 men’s league in North America and a development ground for players aspiring to play in the professional ranks. In their inaugural season, this terrific startup finished just out of a playoff spot - not bad in a league of over sixty teams!
 
In 2008, the Fury Men provided the Ottawa area with some very exciting soccer, finishing with their best ever record at 9-4-3.  An early season loss to the Newark Ironbound Express kept them out of the playoffs after a points tie, but the team posted some of their best numbers in club history.  Goalkeepers Mike Drozd and Erik Lefebvre combined for five shutouts, while the team led the conference in goals on the strength of eleven different goal scorers. Forward Will Beaugé was rewarded for his seven goals and four assists with a spot on the All Conference team. 
 
As the team expands their achievements, many players use their experience with the Fury as a stepping stone to great success in other places. After two seasons with the Fury PDL team, Tyler Hemming made his debut with the Toronto FC Major League Soccer club in 2007. Will  Beaugé carried on his 2008 success, garnering awards as the CCAA and OCAA Player of the Year following a stellar fall season at Algonquin College. Florian DeCamps showed off his skills at the University of Dayton, twice being named Atlantic 10 Player of the Week during the 2008 fall season. Two other former players, Kofi Ilboudo and Roberto Gutierrez, were named to the Canadian Interuniversity Sport Men's soccer All-Canadian teams in 2007.