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The Prince George Cougars are a major junior ice hockey team in the Western Hockey League. The team is based in Prince George, British Columbia, and plays its home games at the CN Centre. The Cougars were founded in 1971 as the Victoria Cougars, but later moved to Prince George in 1994.
[edit] History
The Prince George Cougars played the 1994–95 WHL season at the Prince George Coliseum along the Tier II Prince George Spruce Kings, until the construction of their own arena was complete. The Cougars logo for their first season in Prince George closely resembled that of the Victoria Courgars. For the 1995–96 WHL 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 most successful playoff run came during the 2006–07 WHL season. Prince George achieved their first sweep of an opposing team in a best of seven game series, and reached the conference finals for the first time.
[edit] Season-by-season record
Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
T |
OTL |
GF |
GA |
Points |
Finish |
Playoffs |
| 1994–95 |
72 |
14 |
55 |
3 |
- |
229 |
392 |
31 |
7th West |
Out of playoffs |
| 1995–96 |
72 |
17 |
53 |
2 |
- |
219 |
340 |
36 |
7th West |
Out of playoffs |
| 1996–97 |
72 |
28 |
39 |
5 |
- |
238 |
287 |
61 |
6th West |
Lost West Division final |
| 1997–98 |
72 |
43 |
24 |
5 |
- |
311 |
236 |
91 |
3rd West |
Lost West Division semi-final |
| 1998–99 |
72 |
34 |
32 |
6 |
- |
255 |
264 |
74 |
4th West |
Lost West Division semi-final |
| 1999–00 |
72 |
43 |
25 |
4 |
5 |
279 |
228 |
95 |
2nd West |
Lost West Division final |
| 2000–01 |
72 |
31 |
33 |
4 |
4 |
242 |
266 |
70 |
5th West |
Lost West Division quarter-final |
| 2001–02 |
72 |
34 |
27 |
9 |
2 |
244 |
215 |
79 |
3rd B.C. |
Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
| 2002–03 |
72 |
26 |
41 |
3 |
2 |
257 |
317 |
57 |
5th B.C. |
Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
| 2003–04 |
72 |
30 |
34 |
7 |
1 |
214 |
236 |
68 |
5th B.C. |
Out of playoffs |
| 2004–05 |
72 |
26 |
41 |
3 |
2 |
158 |
223 |
57 |
5th B.C. |
Out of playoffs |
| Season |
GP |
W |
L |
OTL |
SOL |
GF |
GA |
Points |
Finish |
Playoffs |
| 2005–06 |
72 |
35 |
31 |
2 |
4 |
195 |
195 |
76 |
4th B.C. |
Lost Western Conference quarter-final |
| 2006–07 |
72 |
33 |
31 |
3 |
5 |
221 |
217 |
74 |
3rd B.C. |
Lost Western Conference final |
| 2007–08 |
72 |
20 |
48 |
1 |
3 |
172 |
304 |
44 |
5th B.C. |
Out of playoffs |
[edit] Team records
| Team Records for a single season |
| Statistic |
Total |
Season |
| Most Points |
95 |
1999–00 |
| Fewest Points |
31 |
1994–95 |
| Most Wins |
43 |
1997–98; 1999–00 |
| Fewest Wins |
14 |
1994–95 |
| Most Goals For |
311 |
1997–98 |
| Least Goals For |
158 |
2004–05 |
| Least Goals Against |
195 |
2005–06 |
| Most Goals Against |
392 |
1994–95 |
| Individual player records for a single season |
| Statistic |
Player |
Total |
Season |
| Most Goals |
Quinn Hancock |
54 |
1997–98 |
| Most Assists |
Quinn Hancock |
58 |
1997–98 |
| Most Points |
Quinn Hancock |
112 |
1997–98 |
| Most Points, rookie |
Jozef Mrena |
41 |
1998–99 |
| Most Points, defenceman |
Christian Chartier |
68 |
2000–01 |
| Most Penalty Minutes |
Clayton Catellier |
287 |
1994–95 |
| Most Games Played (Goalie) |
Scott Myers |
66 |
1998–99 |
| Best GAA (Goalie) |
Scott Bowles |
2.40 |
2005–06 |
| Most Shutouts (Goalie) |
Scott Bowlws |
6 |
2005–06 |
| Goalies = minimum 1500 minutes played |
[edit] NHL alumni
Nineteen alumni of the Prince George Cougars have played in the National Hockey League.
[edit] Uniforms and logos
The Cougars colours are burgundy, 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.
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