Victoria Cougars (junior)
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- For other teams called the Victoria Cougars, see Victoria Cougars (disambiguation).
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| City: | Victoria, British Columbia |
| League: | Western Hockey League |
| Operated: | 1971-94 |
| Home Arena: | Victoria Memorial Arena |
| Colours: | Blue, Red, Gold & White |
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| 1971-1994: | Victoria Cougars |
| 1994-Present: | Prince George Cougars |
The Victoria Cougars were a major junior ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia that played in the Western Hockey League between 1971 and 1994. They won the WHL championship in 1981. The team moved to Prince George, British Columbia in 1994 and are now the Prince George Cougars.
The Cougars earned several WHL records during their time in Victoria, both for most wins (60 in 1980-81 and for fewest points (12 in 1989-90. Their five wins that season is also a WHL record for futility in a 72 game season.
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[edit] Season-by-season Record
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | GF | GA | Points | Finish | Playoffs |
| 1971-72 | 68 | 18 | 48 | 2 | 215 | 321 | 38 | 5th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1972-73 | 68 | 13 | 51 | 4 | 231 | 390 | 30 | 5th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1973-74 | 68 | 22 | 40 | 6 | 259 | 336 | 50 | 5th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1974-75 | 70 | 47 | 18 | 5 | 416 | 257 | 99 | 1st West | Lost semi-final |
| 1975-76 | 72 | 37 | 28 | 7 | 343 | 320 | 81 | 4th West | Lost semi-final |
| 1976-77 | 72 | 27 | 32 | 13 | 299 | 301 | 67 | 4th West | Lost quarter-final |
| 1977-78 | 72 | 34 | 29 | 9 | 365 | 333 | 77 | 2nd West | Lost West Division final |
| 1978-79 | 72 | 34 | 27 | 11 | 318 | 295 | 79 | 2nd West | Lost West Division final |
| 1979-80 | 72 | 51 | 21 | 0 | 349 | 226 | 102 | 2nd West | Lost final |
| 1980-81 | 72 | 60 | 11 | 1 | 462 | 217 | 121 | 1st West | Won championship |
| 1981-82 | 72 | 43 | 28 | 1 | 398 | 314 | 87 | 2nd West | Lost West Division semi-final |
| 1982-83 | 72 | 47 | 24 | 1 | 444 | 335 | 95 | 2nd West | Lost West Division final |
| 1983-84 | 72 | 32 | 40 | 0 | 340 | 338 | 64 | 5th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1984-85 | 72 | 24 | 43 | 4 | 314 | 385 | 52 | 6th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1985-86 | 72 | 22 | 49 | 1 | 346 | 439 | 45 | 6th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1986-87 | 72 | 30 | 41 | 1 | 334 | 412 | 61 | 4th West | Lost West Division semi-final |
| 1987-88 | 72 | 37 | 34 | 1 | 326 | 335 | 75 | 3rd West | Lost West Division semi-final |
| 1988-89 | 72 | 36 | 32 | 4 | 341 | 351 | 76 | 2nd West | Lost West Division semi-final |
| 1989-90 | 72 | 5 | 65 | 2 | 221 | 565 | 12 | 6th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1990-91 | 72 | 10 | 59 | 3 | 201 | 437 | 23 | 6th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1991-92 | 72 | 15 | 52 | 5 | 231 | 372 | 35 | 7th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1992-93 | 72 | 20 | 49 | 3 | 217 | 326 | 43 | 7th West | Out of playoffs |
| 1993-94 | 72 | 18 | 51 | 3 | 222 | 393 | 39 | 7th West | Out of playoffs |
[edit] NHL Alumni
There were 58 alumni of the Victoria Vougars who graduated from junior hockey to play in the National Hockey League. Source. Goaltender Grant Fuhr was inducted in the Hockey Hall of Fame.
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[edit] Arena
The Cougars played their home games at the Victoria Memorial Arena, which was demolished in 2005.
[edit] See also
[edit] References
- 2005-06 WHL Guide
- hockeydb.com
