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 Denmark Lebanon 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 1973–1975 21 9 11 1 0 3.79 .880 — — — — — Dryden, Dave 1974–1975 45 18 26 1 1 3.87 .895 — — — — — Dumas, Richard 1974–1975 1 0 0 0 0 0.00 N/A — — — — — Gill, Andre 1972–1974 46 8 31 2 0 3.92 .883 11 6 5 0 3.71 McLeod, Jimmy 1972–1973 54 22 25 2 1 3.32 .905 — — — — — Menard, Paul 1972–1973 1 0 1 0 0 6.66 .783 — — — — — Newton, Cam 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 D 1972–1974 76 3 26 29 34 — — — — — Angotti, Lou RW 1974–1975 26 2 5 7 9 — — — — — Backstrom, Ralph C 1973–1975 148 48 74 122 54 18 5 4 9 8 Baltimore, Bryon D 1974–1975 77 8 12 20 110 — — — — — Barber, Bob "Butch" D 1972–1973 75 4 19 23 39 — — — — — Benzelock, Jim RW 1972–1975 106 15 21 36 56 18 2 2 4 36 Blanchette, Bernie RW 1972–1973 24 2 3 5 8 — — — — — Brackenbury, Curt LW 1973–1974 4 0 1 1 11 — — — — — Cahan, Larry D 1972–1974 78 1 10 11 46 — — — — — Coates, Brian LW 1973–1975 85 22 12 34 40 17 0 3 3 35 Connelly, Gary RW 1973–1974 4 0 1 1 2 — — — — — Fleming, Reg D 1972–1974 120 25 57 82 142 12 0 4 4 12 Forey, Connie LW 1973–1974 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Glenwright, Brian LW 1972–1974 65 5 9 14 0 — — — — — Gordon, Don RW 1973–1975 65 9 9 18 19 18 4 8 12 4 Hardy, Jocelyn 'Joe' C 1973–1975 94 25 41 66 63 17 4 6 10 13 Harris, George "Duke" RW 1973–1975 118 23 25 58 38 18 6 6 12 2 Hatoum, Ed RW 1972–1973 15 1 1 2 2 — — — — — Jones, Jim D 1973–1974 1 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Knibbs, Darrel C 1972–1973 41 3 8 11 0 — — — — — Kokkola, Keith D 1974–1975 33 0 2 2 69 — — — — — Liddington, Bob LW 1972–1975 229 69 50 119 71 18 6 5 11 11 Lodboa, Dan RW 1972–1973 58 15 18 33 16 — — — — — Lomenda, Mark RW 1974–1975 69 16 33 49 21 — — — — — MacGregor, Gary C 1974–1975 78 42 34 76 26 — — — — — MacKenzie, Al D 1973–1974 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Maggs, Darryl D 1973–1975 155 14 49 63 285 18 3 5 8 71 Mara, Peter C 1974–1975 67 17 21 38 16 — — — — — Mavety, Larry D 1972–1975 201 34 98 132 356 18 4 8 12 46 McCallum, Dunc D 1974–1975 31 0 10 10 24 — — — — — McGlynn, Dick D 1972–1973 30 0 0 0 12 — — — — — Morris, Rick LW 1972–1975 230 63 46 109 334 18 4 3 7 42 Nesterenko, Eric C 1973–1974 29 2 5 7 8 — — — — — Paiement, Rosaire C 1972–1975 234 89 127 216 319 18 9 6 15 16 Popiel, Jan LW 1972–1975 199 71 73 144 187 18 8 5 13 12 Pritchard, Jim D 1974–1975 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Proceviat, Dick D 1972–1975 141 6 37 43 99 13 0 4 4 10 Rochon, Frank LW 1973–1975 138 39 40 79 46 9 2 1 3 0 Rombough, Lorne LW 1973–1974 3 1 2 3 0 — — — — — Sarrazin, Dick RW 1972–1973 33 3 8 11 2 — — — — — Shmyr, John D 1973–1974 43 1 3 4 13 — — — — — Sicinski, Bob C 1972–1974 146 36 92 128 26 18 6 8 14 0 Stapleton, Pat D 1973–1975 146 10 82 92 82 12 0 13 13 36 Trooien, Jerry LW 1972–1973 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Viau, Pierre D 1972–1973 4 0 0 0 0 — — — — — Walter, Dave C 1973–1975 10 1 1 2 2 — — — — — Watson, Jim D 1973–1975 80 2 11 13 53 18 2 3 5 18 Whitlock, Bob LW 1972–1974 127 39 47 86 79 — — — — — Zaine, Rod 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 .