# Vankleek Hill Cougars

The Vankleek Hill Cougars are a junior ice hockey team based in Vankleek Hill, Ontario. They play in the National Capital Junior Hockey League. The 1991–92 season marked the first season that the Cougars advanced to the league finals in the playoffs.
The 1991–92 season saw the Cougars win their first National Capital league championship, taking the finals in a 7 games series against Casselman].

## Season-by-season record

Note: GP = Games Played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Season | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Pts | Finish | Playoffs |
| 2004–05 | 36 | 5 | 27 | 1 | 3 | 82 | 210 | 14 | 6th EOJCHL | Lost quarter-finals |
| 2005–06 | 36 | 8 | 27 | — | 1 | 118 | 207 | 17 | 7th EOJCHL | Lost quarter-finals |
| 2006–07 | 34 | 13 | 16 | — | 5 | 126 | 167 | 31 | 6th EOJCHL | Lost quarter-finals |
| 2007–08 | 35 | 9 | 23 | — | 3 | 104 | 184 | 21 | 7th EOJCHL | Lost quarter-finals |
| 2008–09 | 34 | 18 | 14 | — | 2 | 175 | 181 | 38 | 4th EOJCHL | Lost semi-finals |
| 2009–10 | 34 | 13 | 17 | — | 4 | 164 | 186 | 30 | 7th EOJCHL | Lost quarter-finals |
| 2010–11 | 34 | 15 | 18 | — | 1 | 181 | 181 | 31 | 6th NCJHL | Lost quarter-finals |
| 2011–12 | 32 | 11 | 18 | — | 3 | 119 | 156 | 25 | 7th NCJHL | Lost quarter-finals |
| 2012–13 | 34 | 6 | 25 | 1 | 2 | 104 | 174 | 15 | 8th NCJHL | |
| 2013–14 | 32 | 16 | 16 | — | 0 | 146 | 147 | 32 | 4th NCJHL | Lost finals |
| 2014–15 | 32 | 20 | 10 | — | 2 | 156 | 117 | 42 | 4th NCJHL | Lost quarter-finals, 3–4 (Bandits) |
| 2015–16 | 34 | 19 | 15 | — | 0 | 146 | 150 | 38 | 3rd of 5, South 4th of 10, | Lost div. semi-finals, 2–4 (Eagles) |
| 2016–17 | 32 | 17 | 14 | 1 | — | 127 | 140 | 35 | 4th of 9, NCJHL | Won quarter-finals, 4–1 (Nationals) Lost semi-finals, 0–4 (Rockets) |
| 2017–18 | 33 | 16 | 16 | 1 | — | 146 | 138 | 33 | 8th of 12, NCJHL | Won Play In, 1–0–1 (Lions) Lost quarter-finals, 1-4 (Rockets) |
| 2018–19 | 36 | 25 | 11 | — | 0 | 188 | 133 | 50 | 2nd of 5, East 2nd of 10, | Won quarterfinals, 4-2 (Royals) Won semifinals, 4-2 (Jr C Rangers) Won finals, 4-0 (Castors) National Capital Champions |
| 2019–20 | 34 | 23 | 11 | 0 | — | 181 | 116 | 46 | 1st of 5, East 2nd of 10, NCJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 2-4 (Volants) |
| 2020–21 | Covid | Covid | Covid | Covid | Covid | Covid | Covid | Covid | Covid |
| 2021–22 | 22 | 11 | 11 | 0 | — | 86 | 71 | 22 | 5th of 9, NCJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 2-3 (Volants) |
| 2022–23 | 36 | 20 | 12 | 2 | 2 | 150 | 111 | 44 | 5th of 10, NCJHL | Lost quarterfinals, 2-3 (Volants) |
| 2023–24 | 34 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 137 | 135 | 40 | 3rd of 10, NCJHL | Won quarterfinals, 4-1 (Eagles) Won semifinals, 4-1 (Lions) Lost League Finals 1-4 (Volants) |

## Individual player awards

| Season | Name | Award |
| 1991–92 | Ian McRae | Coach of the Year |
| 1991–92 | Daniel Savage | Playoff MVP |
| 1992–93 | Mike Horner | Regular Season MVP |
| 1993–94 | Joey Bedard | Best Defenseman |
| 1993–94 | Jason Hall | Most Sportsmanlike Player |
| 1995–96 | Jason Hall | Best Defensive Forward |
| 1996–97 | Carl St-Amant | Most Sportsmanlike Player |
| 1998–99 | Ian McRae | Coach of the Year |
| 1998–99 | Claude Lalonde | Most Improved Player |
| 1998–99 | Claude Lalonde | Most Sportsmanlike Player |
| 1998–99 | Claude Lalonde | Rookie of the Year |
| 1999–00 | Martin Côté | Best Defenseman |
| 1999–00 | Carl Lacroix | Regular Season MVP |
| 2000–01 | Martin Aubry | Rookie of the Year |
| 2000–01 | Luc Poirier | Best Defenseman |
| 2000–01 | Dan Tremblay | Best Defensive Forward |
| 2001–02 | Pat Johnson | Best Defensive Forward |
| 2001–02 | Pat Burroughs | Regular Season MVP |
| 2001–02 | Martin Côté | Best Defenseman |
| 2002–03 | Carl Lacroix | Playoff MVP |
| 2002–03 | Brett Chisholm | Rookie of the Year |
| 2003–04 | Mike Cunning | Regular Season MVP |
| 2004–05 | Pat Boudrias | Most Improved Player |
| 2006–07 | Pat Boudrias | Best Defensive Forward |
| 2006–07 | Alex Villeneuve | Most Sportsmanlike Player |
| 2008–09 | Hugues Chevrier | Most Improved Player |
| 2010–11 | Yannick Boudrias | Best Defensive Forward |
| 2010–11 | Yann Neveu | Top Scorer |