Former WHAers who played for the Chicago Cougars
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).
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
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