List of Chicago Cougars players

Reg Fleming, pictured here with the New York Rangers of the National Hockey League, played with the Cougars for two seasons.

The Chicago Cougars were a professional ice hockey team based in Chicago, Illinois. They were members of the Western Division of the World Hockey Association (WHA). The club was founded in 1972 as one of the league's twelve original franchises. The Cougars played their home games in the International Amphitheatre. Fifty-seven players played at least one game for the club, either in the WHA regular season or the playoffs.

The Cougars made the playoffs once in their three-year existence, reaching the 1973–74 Avco World Trophy finals. Rosaire Paiement was the franchise leader in games played (234), goals (89), assists (127), and points (216). Defenseman Larry Mavety was the club's all-time leader in penalty minutes (356). Goaltender Cam Newton recorded the most wins (37).

Key

All players
Nat Nationality
Canada Canada
Denmark Denmark
Lebanon Lebanon
United States United States
Goaltenders
GP Games played
W Wins
L Losses
T Ties
SO Shutouts
GAA Goals against average
SV% Save percentage
Skaters
Pos Position
C Center
D Defenceman
LW Left Wing
RW Right Wing
GP Games played
G Goals
A Assists
P Points
PIM Penalty minutes

Goaltenders

Name Nat Seasons Regular season Playoffs
GP W L T SO GAA SV% GP W L SO GAA
Coutu, Rich Canada 1973–1975 21 9 11 1 0 3.79 .880 — — — — —
Dryden, Dave Canada 1974–1975 45 18 26 1 1 3.87 .895 — — — — —
Dumas, Richard Canada 1974–1975 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 N/A — — — — —
Gill, Andre Canada 1972–1974 46 8 31 2 0 3.92 .883 11 6 5 0 3.71
McLeod, Jimmy Canada 1972–1973 54 22 25 2 1 3.32 .905 — — — — —
Menard, Paul Canada 1972–1973 1 0 1 0 0 6.66 .783 — — — — —
Newton, Cam Canada 1973–1975 77 37 38 2 1 3.48 .895 10 2 5 0 4.20

Skaters

Name Nat Pos Seasons Regular season Playoffs
GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
Anderson, Ron Canada D 1972–1974 76 3 26 29 34 — — — — —
Angotti, Lou Canada RW 1974–1975 26 2 5 7 9 — — — — —
Backstrom, Ralph Canada C 1973–1975 148 48 74 122 54 18 5 4 9 8
Baltimore, Bryon Canada D 1974–1975 77 8 12 20 110 — — — — —
Barber, Bob "Butch" Canada D 1972–1973 75 4 19 23 39 — — — — —
Benzelock, Jim Canada RW 1972–1975 106 15 21 36 56 18 2 2 4 36
Blanchette, Bernie Canada RW 1972–1973 24 2 3 5 8 — — — — —
Brackenbury, Curt Canada LW 1973–1974 4 0 1 1 11 — — — — —
Cahan, Larry Canada D 1972–1974 78 1 10 11 46 — — — — —
Coates, Brian Canada LW 1973–1975 85 22 12 34 40 17 0 3 3 35
Connelly, Gary Canada RW 1973–1974 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — —
Fleming, Reg Canada D 1972–1974 120 25 57 82 142 12 0 4 4 12
Forey, Connie Canada LW 1973–1974 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Glenwright, Brian Canada LW 1972–1974 65 5 9 14 0 — — — — —
Gordon, Don Canada RW 1973–1975 65 9 9 18 19 18 4 8 12 4
Hardy, Jocelyn 'Joe' Canada C 1973–1975 94 25 41 66 63 17 4 6 10 13
Harris, George "Duke" Canada RW 1973–1975 118 23 25 58 38 18 6 6 12 2
Hatoum, Ed Lebanon RW 1972–1973 15 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
Jones, Jim Canada D 1973–1974 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Knibbs, Darrel Canada C 1972–1973 41 3 8 11 0 — — — — —
Kokkola, Keith Canada D 1974–1975 33 0 2 2 69 — — — — —
Liddington, Bob Canada LW 1972–1975 229 69 50 119 71 18 6 5 11 11
Lodboa, Dan Canada RW 1972–1973 58 15 18 33 16 — — — — —
Lomenda, Mark Canada RW 1974–1975 69 16 33 49 21 — — — — —
MacGregor, Gary Canada C 1974–1975 78 42 34 76 26 — — — — —
MacKenzie, Al Canada D 1973–1974 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Maggs, Darryl Canada D 1973–1975 155 14 49 63 285 18 3 5 8 71
Mara, Peter Canada C 1974–1975 67 17 21 38 16 — — — — —
Mavety, Larry Canada D 1972–1975 201 34 98 132 356 18 4 8 12 46
McCallum, Dunc Canada D 1974–1975 31 0 10 10 24 — — — — —
McGlynn, Dick United States D 1972–1973 30 0 0 0 12 — — — — —
Morris, Rick Canada LW 1972–1975 230 63 46 109 334 18 4 3 7 42
Nesterenko, Eric Canada C 1973–1974 29 2 5 7 8 — — — — —
Paiement, Rosaire Canada C 1972–1975 234 89 127 216 319 18 9 6 15 16
Popiel, Jan Denmark LW 1972–1975 199 71 73 144 187 18 8 5 13 12
Pritchard, Jim Canada D 1974–1975 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Proceviat, Dick Canada D 1972–1975 141 6 37 43 99 13 0 4 4 10
Rochon, Frank Canada LW 1973–1975 138 39 40 79 46 9 2 1 3 0
Rombough, Lorne Canada LW 1973–1974 3 1 2 3 0 — — — — —
Sarrazin, Dick Canada RW 1972–1973 33 3 8 11 2 — — — — —
Shmyr, John Canada D 1973–1974 43 1 3 4 13 — — — — —
Sicinski, Bob Canada C 1972–1974 146 36 92 128 26 18 6 8 14 0
Stapleton, Pat Canada D 1973–1975 146 10 82 92 82 12 0 13 13 36
Trooien, Jerry United States LW 1972–1973 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Viau, Pierre Canada D 1972–1973 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
Walter, Dave Canada C 1973–1975 10 1 1 2 2 — — — — —
Watson, Jim Canada D 1973–1975 80 2 11 13 53 18 2 3 5 18
Whitlock, Bob Canada LW 1972–1974 127 39 47 86 79 — — — — —
Zaine, Rod Canada C 1972–1975 219 11 33 44 58 18 2 1 3 2

Notes

  • "HockeyDB Chicago Cougars all-time statistics". HockeyDB. Retrieved April 9, 2009.