Ice hockey team in Victoria, British Columbia
The Victoria Cougars were a major junior ice hockey team based in Victoria, British Columbia that played in the WCHL (Western Canadian Hockey League) a precursor to the Western Hockey League between 1971 and 1994. Prior to 1971, the Cougars were members of the Pacific Coast Junior Hockey League (1962–1967) and the British Columbia Junior Hockey League (1967–1971). The Cougars played their home games at the Victoria Memorial Arena , which was demolished in 2003.
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 set a WHL record for futility within a 72-game season, which included a record setting 32 game losing streak (November 22, 1989 – February 11, 1990).[1]
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
1967–68
40
11
23
6
146
198
28
6th BCJHL
DNQ
1968–69
40
22
12
6
223
150
50
1st BCJHL
Won League, won Mowat Cup
1969–70
48
31
12
5
238
155
67
2nd BCJHL
Lost final
1970–71
60
40
12
8
348
187
88
1st BCJHL
Lost quarter-final
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 1st WCHL
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 1st WHL
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
NHL alumni
There were 58 alumni of the Victoria Cougars 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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