List of Chicago Cougars players

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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Nat	Nationality
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==Goaltenders==
Name 	Nat	Seasons 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Name 	Nat	Seasons 	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==
Name 	Nat	Pos	Seasons 	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Regular season	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs	Playoffs
Name 	Nat	Pos	Seasons 	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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