Prince George Cougars

Prince George Cougars
City Prince George, British Columbia
League Western Hockey League
Conference Western
Division B.C.
Founded 1971
Home arena CN Centre
Colours Red, copper, white and black
                   
General manager Mark Lamb[1]
Head coach Richard Matvichuk[2]
Website www.pgcougars.com
Franchise history
1971–1994 Victoria Cougars
1994–present Prince George Cougars

The Prince George Cougars are a Canadian major junior ice hockey team currently members of the B.C. Division of the Western Conference in the Western Hockey League (WHL). The team is based in Prince George, British Columbia, and plays its home games at the CN Centre, formally known as the Prince George Multiplex. The Cougars were founded in 1971 as the Victoria Cougars, but later moved to Prince George in 1994. On March 19, 2014, after months of rumours, a team of local investors led by Greg Pocock, along with NHLers Dan Hamhuis and Eric Brewer, agreed in principle to purchase the Prince George Cougars. The deal was approved by the WHL Board of Governors on April 30 the same year.[3]

History

1994–1996 Logo.

The Prince George Cougars played the 1994–95 season at the Prince George Coliseum, along the Tier II Prince George Spruce Kings, until the construction of the team's own arena was complete. The Cougars' logo for their first season in Prince George closely resembled that of the Victoria Cougars'. For the 1995–96 season, the Cougars moved into their new home, the Prince George Multiplex, since renamed the CN Centre. A new logo was also unveiled the same season.

The Cougars first made the playoffs in the 1996–97 WHL season under coach Stan Butler. The Cougars' most successful playoff run came during the 2006–07 season. Prince George achieved their first sweep of the Kamloops Blazers in a best-of-seven-game series, proceeded to defeat the top-ranked Everett Silvertips in six games and reached the Western Conference finals for the third time, which they ultimately they lost in five games to the eventual 2007 Memorial Cup champions, the Vancouver Giants.

The Cougars are the only team in WHL history to draft two brothers in the first round of the WHL Bantam Draft. Jesse Forsberg, a defenceman, was drafted 11th overall by the Cougars in 2008, and his younger brother Alex, a centre, was taken first overall in 2010. In November of 2017 the Cougars announced that the team named Dennis Cholowski the teams 23rd captain.

1996–2008 Logo.
Logo used from 2008–2015

2014 sale

After months of rumours, it was announced on March 19 that a team of local investors led by Greg Pocock, along with current NHLers and former Cougars Dan Hamhuis and Eric Brewer, had agreed in principle to purchase the Prince George Cougars. The price of the sale was undisclosed, and the official confirmation of the sale occurred on April 30 after approval from the WHL Board of Governors. Cougars Owner Rick Brodsky and Vice President Brandi Brodsky declined to comment at the time of the sale.[4]

Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against

SeasonGP W L T OTLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
1994–957214553-229392317th WestOut of playoffs
1995–967217532-219340367th WestOut of playoffs
1996–977228395-238287616th WestLost West Division final
1997–987243245-311236913rd WestLost West Division semi-final
1998–997234326-255264744th WestLost West Division quarter-final
1999–200072432045279228952nd WestLost West Division final
2000–0172313344242266705th WestLost West Division quarter-final
2001–0272342792244215793rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2002–0372264132257317575th B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2003–0472303471214236685th B.C.Out of playoffs
2004–0572264132158223575th B.C.Out of playoffs
SeasonGP W L OTL SOLGF GA PointsFinishPlayoffs
2005–0672353124195195764th B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2006–0772333135221217743rd B.C.Lost Western Conference Finals
2007–0872204813172304445th B.C.Out of playoffs
2008–0972254403188298534th B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2009–1072125613172327285th B.C.Out of playoffs
2010–1172333522258265704th B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2011–1272244602166357505th B.C.Out of playoffs
2012–1372214326177273504th B.C.Out of playoffs
2013–1472273535238305624th B.C.Out of playoffs
2014–1572313623222295673rd B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2015–1672363132240225774th B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2016–1772452133253201961st B.C.Lost Western Conference quarter-final
2017–1872243855217295585th B.C.Out of playoffs

Team records

Team records for a single season
StatisticTotalSeason
Most points951999–2000
Fewest points282009–10
Most wins431997–98; 1999–2000
Fewest wins122009–10
Most goals for3111997–98
Fewest goals for1582004–05
Fewest goals against1952005–06
Most goals against3921994–95
Individual player records for a single season
StatisticPlayerTotalSeason
Most goalsQuinn Hancock541997–98
Most assistsJansen Harkins592014-15
Most pointsQuinn Hancock1121997–98
Most points, rookieBrogan O'Brien562015-16
Most points, defencemanChristian Chartier682000–01
Most penalty minutesClayton Catellier2871994–95
Most games played (Goalie)Scott Myers661998–99
Best GAA (goalie)Scott Bowles2.402005–06
Most shutouts (goalie)Scott Bowles62005–06
Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played

Current roster

Updated September 29, 2018.[5]

# Nat Player Pos S/G Age Acquired Birthplace Drafted
21 Canada Connor Bowie C R 17 2018 Fort St. John, British Columbia Eligible 2019
14 Canada Brendan Boyle C L 17 2017 Lake Country, British Columbia Eligible 2019
19 Canada Ethan Browne C L 17 2018 Sherwood Park, Alberta Eligible 2019
20 Canada Ilijah Colina C R 18 2018 North Delta, British Columbia Undrafted
6 Canada Austin Crossley D L 19 2018 Fort St. John, British Columbia Undrafted
10 Canada Josh Curtis RW R 20 2013 Winnipeg, Manitoba Undrafted
33 United States Isaiah DiLaura G L 18 2017 Elko New Market, Minnesota Undrafted
35 Canada Taylor Gauthier G R 17 2016 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2019
25 United States Mitchell Kohner C R 16 2017 Rosemount, Minnesota Eligible 2020
13 Canada Max Kryski LW L 18 2016 Kelowna, British Columbia Undrafted
4 Canada Joel Lakusta D L 20 2014 Sherwood Park, Alberta Undrafted
8 Canada Jackson Leppard LW L 18 2015 North Vancouver, British Columbia Undrafted
23 Canada Mike MacLean RW R 20 2018 Penticton, British Columbia Undrafted
28 Canada Cameron MacPhee D L 19 2018 Edmonton, Alberta Undrafted
11 Canada Josh Maser LW L 19 2016 Penticton, British Columbia Undrafted
29 Belarus Vladislav Mikhalchuk RW R 18 2017 Minsk, Belarus Undrafted
2 Canada Cole Moberg D R 17 2016 North Vancouver, British Columbia Eligible 2019
26 Canada Reid Perepeluk RW R 18 2015 Yorkton, Saskatchewan Undrafted
18 Canada Tyson Phare D R 16 2017 Maple Ridge, British Columbia Eligible 2020
27 Canada Rhett Rhinehart D R 16 2018 Lloydminster, Alberta Eligible 2020
17 Canada Jack Sander D R 18 2017 Beaumont, Alberta Undrafted
16 Canada Ryan Schoettler (A) D L 19 2014 Lloydminster, Alberta Undrafted
15 Czech Republic Matej Toman LW L 17 2018 Ceske Budejovice, Czech Republic Eligible 2019
9 Canada Tyson Upper LW R 16 2018 Calgary, Alberta Eligible 2020

NHL alumni

The following alumni of the Prince George Cougars have played in the National Hockey League.

Uniforms and logos

Third jersey Logo.

The Cougars colours are red, white and black. Home jerseys have a white upper portion, with a burgundy lower portion, separated by a diagonal black stripe. Away jerseys have a black upper portion, with a burgundy lower portion, separated by a diagonal white stripe. Prince George's third jersey features a redesigned logo (inset), on a burgundy jersey, with black, grey and white trim on the lower portion. On August 20, 2008, the Cougars unveiled a new logo, resembling closer to the third logo than the second, and was designed by Mike Doran of Splash Media.

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Lamb new GM in Prince George". SwiftCurrentOnline.com. 19 June 2018.
  2. ↑ "Mavericks Coach Matvichuk Moving On". OurSports Central. 2 June 2016.
  3. ↑ "Cougars Sale Approved By WHL Governors". CKPG NEWS. Archived from the original on 2014-11-29.
  4. ↑ "Cougars, Investors Reach Deal In Principle For Sale Of Team". CKPG NEWS.
  5. ↑ WHL Network, Western Hockey League, retrieved 2018-09-29
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