List of Chicago Cougars players

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).

## Key

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All players  | Nat  | Nationality

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| Canada
| Denmark
| Lebanon
| United States
|  Goaltenders  | GP  | Games played

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W  | Wins
L  | Losses
T  | Ties
SO  | Shutouts
GAA  | Goals against average
SV%  | Save percentage
|  Skaters  | Pos  | Position

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C  | Center
D  | Defenceman
LW  | Left Wing
RW  | Right Wing
GP  | Games played
G  | Goals
A  | Assists
P  | Points
PIM  | Penalty minutes

## Goaltenders

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Name | Nat | Seasons | Regular season | Playoffs

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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

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Name  | Nat  | Pos  | Seasons  | Regular season  | Playoffs

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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

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

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