2017-18 Prince George Cougars Statistics
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
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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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jared Bethune | F | 71 | 21 | 48 | 69 | 64 | -14 | 5 | 5 |
| Josh Maser | LW | 71 | 28 | 21 | 49 | 74 | -20 | 10 | 0 |
| Joel Lakusta | D | 70 | 9 | 33 | 42 | 62 | -11 | 3 | 0 |
| Brogan O'Brien | C | 52 | 17 | 24 | 41 | 51 | -18 | 2 | 3 |
| Dennis Cholowski | D | 37 | 13 | 26 | 39 | 14 | +9 | 4 | 1 |
| Aaron Boyd | D | 67 | 14 | 24 | 38 | 61 | -3 | 0 | 2 |
| Kody McDonald | RW | 35 | 19 | 17 | 36 | 56 | -1 | 6 | 1 |
| Jackson Leppard | LW | 68 | 15 | 21 | 36 | 95 | -10 | 7 | 0 |
| Josh Curtis | RW | 72 | 9 | 27 | 36 | 6 | -7 | 1 | 1 |
| Vladislav Mikhalchuk | RW | 60 | 14 | 19 | 33 | 53 | -15 | 2 | 0 |
| Ryan Schoettler | D | 72 | 8 | 15 | 23 | 46 | -14 | 3 | 0 |
| Ilijah Colina | C | 29 | 8 | 8 | 16 | 0 | -18 | 1 | 0 |
| Ethan O'Rourke | RW | 37 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 22 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Moberg | D | 64 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 37 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan Browne | C | 30 | 1 | 10 | 11 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Kryski | LW | 62 | 8 | 2 | 10 | 24 | -24 | 1 | 0 |
| Nikita Popugaev | LW | 13 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 4 | -13 | 2 | 0 |
| Josh Anderson | D | 25 | 1 | 6 | 7 | 42 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Austin Crossley | D | 32 | 4 | 2 | 6 | 94 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Liam Ryan | C | 34 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 20 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick Holowko | RW | 10 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 9 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Rhett Rhinehart | D | 29 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 27 | -20 | 0 | 0 |
| Kjell Kjemhus | LW | 25 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 14 | -5 | 0 | 0 |
| Benjamin Coppinger | RW | 18 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Jack Sander | D | 62 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 14 | -18 | 1 | 0 |
| Reid Perepeluk | RW | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 15 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Connor Bowie | C | 10 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 2 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Chance Adrian | LW | 40 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 13 | -9 | 0 | 0 |
| Cameron MacPhee | D | 27 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 49 | -18 | 0 | 0 |
| Pavel Azhgirei | RW | 15 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 11 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Harkins | D | 14 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Peter Kope | D | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | +3 | 0 | 0 |
| Taylor Gauthier | G | 32 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Isaiah DiLaura | G | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Matthew Mosher | RW | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | -7 | 0 | 0 |
| Tyson Phare | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shane Collins | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Beamin | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Boyle | C | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Tavin Grant | G | 37 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Keegan Craik | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -2 | 0 | 0 |
| Edge Lambert | RW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1381 | 215 | 350 | 565 | 1007 | -280 | 48 | 13 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Taylor Gauthier | 32 | 1668:00 | 8 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 110 | 3.96 | 957 | 847 | .885 | |
| Isaiah DiLaura | 14 | 594:00 | 3 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 3.94 | 348 | 309 | .888 | |
| Tavin Grant | 37 | 2102:00 | 13 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 131 | 3.74 | 1208 | 1077 | .892 | |
| Empty Net | 17:00 | 0 | 10 | 35.29 | ||||||||
| Totals | 83 | 4381 | 24 | 38 | 10 | 0 | 1 | 290 | 3.97 | 2523 | 2233 | .885 |
