Victoria Cougars (PCHL)
Victoria Cougars | |
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founding | 1949 |
resolution | 1961 |
history |
Victoria Cougars 1949–1961 Los Angeles Blades 1961–1967 |
Location | Victoria , British Columbia |
league |
Pacific Coast Hockey League (1949–1952) Western Hockey League (1952–1961) |
The Victoria Cougars were a Canadian ice hockey franchise of the Western Hockey League based in Victoria , British Columbia .
history
The Victoria Cougars were founded as a franchise of the Pacific Coast Hockey League for the 1949/50 season . A team of the same name played in Victoria from 1922 to 1926 . The most successful season in team history was the 1950/51 season , in which the team won the Lester Patrick Cup , the championship title of the PCHL. After the PCHL was replaced by the Western Hockey League following the 1951/52 season , the Victoria Cougars joined this and stayed in the league for a total of nine years.
Following the 1960/61 season , the Victoria Cougars were relocated to Los Angeles , California , and from then on played as Los Angeles Blades in the WHL.
Season statistics
Abbreviations: GP = games, W = wins, L = defeats, T = draws, OTL = defeats after overtime, SOL = defeats after shootout , Pts = points, GF = goals scored, GA = goals against, PIM = penalty minutes
season | GP | W. | L. | T | OTL | SOL | Pts | GF | GA | space | Playoffs |
1949-50 | 70 | 22nd | 42 | 6th | - | - | 50 | 218 | 307 | 6th, North | |
1950-51 | 70 | 35 | 20th | 15th | - | - | 85 | 250 | 216 | 1., PCHL | Lester Patrick Cup |
1951-52 | 70 | 25th | 38 | 7th | - | - | 57 | 242 | 296 | 6., PCHL | |
1952-53 | 70 | 26th | 36 | 8th | - | - | 60 | 244 | 273 | 8th, WHL | |
1953-54 | 70 | 27 | 32 | 11 | - | - | 65 | 203 | 223 | 5th, WHL | |
1954-55 | 70 | 33 | 29 | 8th | - | - | 74 | 237 | 199 | 2nd, WHL | |
1955-56 | 70 | 35 | 30th | 5 | - | - | 75 | 206 | 196 | 2nd, WHLC | |
1956-57 | 70 | 29 | 34 | 7th | - | - | 65 | 208 | 204 | 3rd, WHLC | |
1957-58 | 70 | 18th | 50 | 2 | - | - | 38 | 226 | 313 | 4th, WHLC | |
1958-59 | 70 | 30th | 36 | 4th | - | - | 64 | 219 | 254 | 3rd, WHLC | |
1959-60 | 70 | 37 | 29 | 4th | - | - | 78 | 227 | 194 | 4th, WHL | |
1960-61 | 70 | 27 | 41 | 2 | - | - | 56 | 220 | 267 | 6th, WHL |
Web links
- The Internet Hockey Database Statistics Victoria Cougars
- The Internet Hockey Database - Player List Victoria Cougars