2017-18 Prince George Cougars Roster

Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 24-38-5 (SO: 0-5) - 58 points
Finishing 5th in the WHL's B.C. Division
Coach: Richard Matvichuk (24-38, 5 OTL)
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2017-18 Prince George Cougars Statistics

The Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League ended the 2017-18 season with a record of 24 wins and 38 losses (and 5 overtime losses), with a 0-5 showing in shootouts for 58 points finishing fifth in the WHL's B.C. Division.

The Cougars netted 217 goals and yielded 295. Josh Maser scored 28 goals for Prince George, and Jared Bethune contributed 48 assists. Tavin Grant topped the squad with 13 wins and a team-best 3.74 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.

Richard Matvichuk coached the team.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Chance AdrianLWNovember 11, 19996'1"191LDalmeny, SK
Josh AndersonDAugust 29, 19986'3"215LDuncan, BC
Pavel AzhgireiRWJuly 12, 20006'2"175RGrodno, BLR
Cole BeaminDOctober 11, 20016'5"220RSaskatoon, SK
Jared BethuneFJanuary 20, 19976'0"172LFort Frances, ON
Connor BowieCApril 10, 20016'2"196RFort St. John, BC
Aaron BoydDMay 24, 19976'3"180LWinnipeg, MAN
Brendan BoyleCApril 5, 20015'11"165LVernon, BC
Ethan BrowneCMay 4, 20016'0"180LSherwood Park, AB
Dennis CholowskiDFebruary 15, 19986'1"185LLangley, BC
Ilijah ColinaCFebruary 18, 20005'7"170RNorth Delta, BC
Shane CollinsDFebruary 20, 19976'1"174RRosetown, SK
Benjamin CoppingerRWApril 3, 20005'9"165LWinnipeg, MN
Keegan CraikLWMay 25, 20016'1"160LBrentwood Bay, BC
Austin CrossleyDJune 30, 19996'0"204LFort St. John, BC
Josh CurtisRWSeptember 24, 19986'0"170RWinnipeg, MB
Isaiah DiLauraGJune 18, 20006'2"205LLakeville, MN
Taylor GauthierGFebruary 15, 20016'1"180RCalgary, AB
Tavin GrantGFebruary 22, 19986'1"175LBurnaby, BC
Jonas HarkinsDDecember 26, 20006'3"210RNorth Vancouver, BC
Nick HolowkoRWJune 26, 19976'1"180RBurnaby, BC
Kjell KjemhusLWApril 3, 20015'9"170LGrande Prairie, AB
Peter KopeDMarch 30, 19996'1"188REdmonton, AB
Max KryskiLWMay 4, 20005'10"175L Kelowna, BC
Joel LakustaDJune 24, 19986'2"190RSherwood Park, AB
Edge LambertRWSeptember 1, 20016'0"180RGrand Prairie, AB
Jackson LeppardLWJanuary 18, 20006'2"195LNorth Vancouver, BC
Cameron MacPheeDMay 17, 19996'1"180L Edmonton, AB
Josh MaserLWJanuary 18, 19996'0"185LPenticton, BC
Kody McDonaldRWApril 7, 19985'11"190RLethbridge, AB
Vladislav MikhalchukRWOctober 16, 19996'2"172RMinsk, Belarus
Cole MobergDOctober 17, 20006'2"170R North Vancouver, BC
Matthew MosherRWApril 27, 20005'11"190R White Rock, BC
Brogan O'BrienCAugust 13, 19976'3"200LPrince George, BC
Ethan O'RourkeRWFebruary 25, 19996'3"175R
Reid PerepelukRWMay 1, 20006'3"210RYorkton, SK
Tyson PhareRWMarch 20, 20026'0"185RMaple Ridge, BC
Nikita PopugaevLWNovember 20, 19986'6"202RMoscow, RUS
Rhett RhinehartDNovember 27, 20016'2"182RLloydminster, AB
Liam RyanCJanuary 2, 20006'0"161RNew Westminster, BC
Jack SanderDMay 1, 20006'1"170RBeaumont, AB
Ryan SchoettlerDJuly 25, 19995'10"163LLloydminster, AB


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