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Victoria Cougars
Victoria Cougars
City	Victoria, British Columbia
League	PCHA (1911–1924); WCHL (1924–1926)
Operated	1911–1926
Home arena	Patrick Arena
Colours	Blue and Yellow;
Head coach	Lester Patrick
Franchise history
1911–1913	Victoria Senators
1913–1916	Victoria Aristocrats
1916–1917	Spokane Canaries
1918–1922	Victoria Aristocrats
1922–1926	Victoria Cougars
Championships
League champions	4 (1913, 1914, 1925, 1926)
Stanley Cups	1 (1925)

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The Victoria Cougars were a major league professional ice hockey team that played in the Pacific Coast Hockey Association (PCHA) from 1911 to 1924 under various names, and (after the PCHA's merger with the Western Canada Hockey League) in the Western Hockey League (WHL) from 1924 to 1926. The team was based in Victoria, British Columbia, and won the Stanley Cup in 1925, becoming the final non-NHL team to win the Cup.

History

The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Victoria Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Victoria Aristocrats in 1915.^[1] The Aristocrats challenged the Toronto Blueshirts for the Stanley Cup the following year, but lost. In 1916 the team was forced to move to Spokane, Washington, after having their arena (Patrick Arena) commandeered by the Canadian military. The club folded the following year as the Spokane Canaries.^[2]

A new team was formed in 1918 and again were dubbed the Victoria Aristocrats, with players from the folded Portland Rosebuds. In 1922 they changed their name to the Victoria Cougars. Led by coach Lester Patrick, the Cougars would win the Stanley Cup in 1925 against the Montreal Canadiens of the National Hockey League (NHL). The Cougars were the last non-NHL team to hoist the Stanley Cup as well as the last west coast team to win it until the Anaheim Ducks did so in 2007. They would attempt to repeat as champions in 1926 but they were unsuccessful as they lost the final series to the NHL's Montreal Maroons.

The WHL dissolved after the season. That spring, a group of businessmen from Detroit won an NHL expansion franchise and bought the rights to many of the players from the Stanley Cup finalist Cougars. The new NHL franchise would retain the nickname "Cougars" in tribute. The Detroit Cougars would later be renamed the Detroit Falcons, and would ultimately be renamed the Detroit Red Wings.

Among the notable players who played for the Cougars were Hall of Famers Hec Fowler (goaltender), Frank Foyston, Frank Fredrickson, Hap Holmes (goaltender), Clem Loughlin, Harry Meeking and Jack Walker.

Seasons

Note: W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, GF= Goals For, GA = Goals Against

Season	Name	League	GP	W	L	T	GF	GA	Finish	Playoffs
1912	Senators	PCHA	16	7	9	0	81	90	3rd	-
1912–13	Senators		15	10	5	0	68	56	1st	-
1913–14	Aristocrats		15	10	5	0	80	67	1st	Lost Stanley Cup playoff to Toronto Blueshirts
1914–15			17	4	13	0	64	116	3rd	-
1915–16			18	5	13	0	74	102	4th	-
1916–17	Canaries		24	8	15	0	89	143	4th	-
~~1917–18~~	-		Team folded after previous season in Spokane. Victoria arena still in use for war-time military training.
1918–19	Aristocrats		20	7	13	0	44	81	3rd	-
1919–20			22	10	12	0	57	71	3rd	-
1920–21			24	10	13	1	21	72	3rd	-
1921–22			24	11	12	1	61	71	3rd	-
1922–23	Cougars		30	16	14	0	94	85	2nd	Lost in PCHA playoff
1923–24			30	11	18	1	78	103	3rd	-
1924–25		WCHL	28	16	12	0	84	63	3rd	Won WCHL, Won Stanley Cup
1925–26		WHL	30	15	11	4	68	53	3rd	Won WHL, Lost Stanley Cup Finals

Victoria Cougars: 1925 Stanley Cup champions

Players

Centres

Wingers

Defencemen

Goaltenders

Harry Hap Holmes

Coaching and administrative staff

Lester Patrick (Owner-President/Manager-Coach)
Larry Brunnell (Trainer) - name is missing from the Stanley Cup.

Stanley Cup engraving

After the series win, a new angled ring with the words "Won/By/'Cougars' Victoria, B.C. 1925" was added between the original bowl of the Cup and the original first ring of the base. All players and the manager were included on the new ring, but trainer Larry Brunnell was left off.

References

^ MacLeod 2021, p. 65
^ MacLeod 2021, p. 97

Bibliography

Bowlsby, Craig H. (2012), Empire of Ice: The Rise and Fall of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, 1911–1926, Vancouver: Knights of Winter, ISBN 978-0-9691705-6-3
MacLeod, Alan Livingstone (2021), Capitals, Aristocrats, and Cougars: Victoria's Hockey Professionals, 1911–1926, Victoria: Heritage House, ISBN 978-1-77203-373-1
Whitehead, Eric (1980), The Patricks: Hockey's Royal Family, New York City: Doubleday, ISBN 0-385-15662-6

External links

Preceded by Montreal Canadiens 1924	Stanley Cup Champions 1925	Succeeded by Montreal Maroons 1926
Preceded by Calgary Tigers 1923–24	WCHL Champions 1924–25	Succeeded by Victoria Cougars 1925–26
Preceded by Victoria Cougars 1924–25	WHL Champions 1925–26	Succeeded by –

[1] MacLeod 2021, p. 65

[2] MacLeod 2021, p. 97

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+{{short description|Canadian ice hockey team (1911–1926)}}
+{{about|the professional Victoria Cougars ice hockey team that existed from 1911 to 1926|other uses|Victoria Cougars (disambiguation)}}
-{{Infobox hockey team
+{{Infobox Pro hockey team
-|team = Victoria Cougars
+|team=Victoria Cougars
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+|bg_color=background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003087 5px solid; border-bottom:#003087 5px solid;
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+|league=[[Pacific Coast Hockey Association|PCHA]] (1911–1924)<br>[[Western Canada Hockey League|WCHL]] (1924–1926)
+|operated=1911–1926
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-|dates1 =1911–1913
+|dates1=1911–1913
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+|name1='''Victoria Senators'''
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 |dates3=1916–1917
-|name3=Spokane Canaries
+|name3='''[[Spokane Canaries]]'''
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+|name4='''Victoria Aristocrats'''
 |dates5=1922–1926
-|name5=Victoria Cougars
+|name5='''Victoria Cougars'''
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+|city=[[Victoria, British Columbia|Victoria]], [[British Columbia]]
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-|championships= [[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|1925]]
+|stanley_cups='''1''' ([[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|1925]])
-|division_titles=
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+|logo=Victoria Cougars logo.svg
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-The '''Victoria Cougars''' were a [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major league]] professional [[ice hockey]] team that played in the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] (PCHA) from 1911 to 1924 under various names, and (after the PCHA's merger with the [[Western Canada Hockey League]]) in the [[Western Hockey League (professional)|Western Hockey League]] (WHL) from 1924 to 1926. The team was based in [[Victoria, British Columbia]] and were the [[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|1925 Stanley Cup champions]].
+The '''Victoria Cougars''' were a [[Major professional sports leagues in the United States and Canada|major league]] professional [[ice hockey]] team that played in the [[Pacific Coast Hockey Association]] (PCHA) from 1911 to 1924 under various names, and (after the PCHA's merger with the [[Western Canada Hockey League]]) in the [[Western Canada Hockey League|Western Hockey League]] (WHL) from 1924 to 1926. The team was based in [[Victoria, British Columbia]], and won the [[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup in 1925]], becoming the final non-NHL team to win the Cup.
 == History ==
-The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the Senators, were formed in 1911, and became the Aristocrats in 1913. That incarnation is best known for defeating the [[Stanley Cup]] champion [[Quebec Bulldogs]] in a 1913 exhibition series. The Aristocrats officially challenged the [[Toronto Blueshirts]] for the Cup the following year, but lost. In 1916 the team was forced to move to [[Spokane, Washington]], after having their arena ([[Patrick Arena]]) commandeered by the [[Canadian military]]. The club folded the following year as the [[Spokane Canaries]].
+The original Victoria franchise of the PCHA, the '''Victoria Senators''', were formed in 1911, and became the '''Victoria Aristocrats''' in 1915.<ref>{{harvnb|MacLeod|2021|p=65}}</ref> The Aristocrats challenged the [[Toronto Blueshirts]] for the [[Stanley Cup]] the following year, but lost. In 1916 the team was forced to move to [[Spokane, Washington]], after having their arena ([[Patrick Arena]]) commandeered by the [[Canadian military]]. The club folded the following year as the [[Spokane Canaries]].<ref>{{harvnb|MacLeod|2021|p=97}}</ref>
+[[File:Victoria Aristocrats.jpg|thumb|left|250px|1914–15 Victoria Aristocrats.]]
-A new team was formed in 1918 and again were dubbed the Aristocrats, with players from the folded [[Portland Rosebuds (ice hockey)|Portland Rosebuds]]. In 1922 they changed their name to the Victoria Cougars. Led by coach [[Lester Patrick]], the Cougars would finally win a Stanley Cup in [[1924–25 NHL season|1925]] against the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). The Cougars were the last non-NHL team to hoist the Stanley Cup as well as the last west coast team to win the Cup until the [[Anaheim Ducks]] won the Cup in 2007. They would attempt to repeat as champions in [[1925–26 NHL season|1926]] but they were unsuccessful as they lost the final series to the NHL's [[Montreal Maroons]].
+A new team was formed in 1918 and again were dubbed the '''Victoria Aristocrats''', with players from the folded [[Portland Rosebuds (ice hockey)|Portland Rosebuds]]. In 1922 they changed their name to the '''Victoria Cougars'''. Led by coach [[Lester Patrick]], the Cougars would win the Stanley Cup in [[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|1925]] against the [[Montreal Canadiens]] of the [[National Hockey League]] (NHL). The Cougars were the last non-NHL team to hoist the Stanley Cup as well as the last west coast team to win it until the [[Anaheim Ducks]] did so in 2007. They would attempt to repeat as champions in [[1926 Stanley Cup Finals|1926]] but they were unsuccessful as they lost the final series to the NHL's [[Montreal Maroons]].
 The WHL dissolved after the season. That spring, a group of businessmen from [[Detroit]] won an NHL expansion franchise and bought the rights to many of the players from the Stanley Cup finalist Cougars. The new NHL franchise would retain the nickname "Cougars" in tribute. The Detroit Cougars would later be renamed the Detroit Falcons, and would ultimately be renamed the [[Detroit Red Wings]].
-Among the notable players who wore the uniform of the Cougars were Hall of Famers [[Hec Fowler]] (goaltender), [[Frank Foyston]], [[Frank Fredrickson]], [[Hap Holmes]] (goaltender), [[Clem Loughlin]], [[Harry Meeking]] and [[Jack Walker (ice hockey)|Jack Walker]].
+Among the notable players who played for the Cougars were Hall of Famers [[Hec Fowler]] (goaltender), [[Frank Foyston]], [[Frank Fredrickson]], [[Hap Holmes]] (goaltender), [[Clem Loughlin]], [[Harry Meeking]] and [[Jack Walker (ice hockey)|Jack Walker]].
 ==Seasons==
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 !  style="background:#ddf; width:22.5%;"| Playoffs
 |- style="text-align:center;"
-| [[1912 PCHA season|1912]] || style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"|Senators|| style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="12"|PCHA || 16 || 7|| 9 ||0 ||81|| 90 || 3rd || -
+| [[1912 PCHA season|1912]] || style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="2"|Senators|| style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="13"|PCHA || 16 || 7|| 9 ||0 ||81|| 90 || 3rd || -
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 |[[1912–13 PCHA season|1912–13]] || 15 || 10 || 5 ||0 || 68 || 56 || 1st || -
@@ Line 63: / Line 65: @@
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 | [[1916–17 PCHA season|1916–17]] || Canaries || 24 ||  8 || 15 ||0 || 89 || 143|| 4th || -
+|- style="text-align:center;"
+| {{strikethrough|[[1917–18 PCHA season|1917–18]]}} || - ||colspan="9"|''Team folded after previous season in [[Spokane]].<br>Victoria arena still in use for [[World War I|war-time]] military training.''
 |- style="text-align:center;"
 | [[1918–19 PCHA season|1918–19]]  || style="vertical-align:top;" rowspan="4"|Aristocrats || 20 ||  7 || 13 ||0 || 44 || 81 || 3rd  || -
@@ Line 78: / Line 82: @@
 | [[1924–25 WCHL season|1924–25]] || WCHL ||28||16|| 12|| 0  ||84 ||63|| 3rd || Won WCHL, Won Stanley Cup
 |- style="text-align:center;"
-| [[1925–26 WHL season|1925–26]] ||WHL || 30 ||15 ||11|| 4 || 68|| 53 || 3rd || Won WHL, Lost Stanley Cup final
+| [[1925–26 WHL season|1925–26]] ||WHL || 30 ||15 ||11|| 4 || 68|| 53 || 3rd || Won WHL, Lost [[1926 Stanley Cup Finals|Stanley Cup Finals]]
 |}
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 |defence=*[[Clem Loughlin]] (Captain)
 *[[Gord Fraser (ice hockey)|Gord Fraser]]
-*[[Harold Halderson]]
+*[[Haldor Halderson]]
 |wingers=*[[Frank Fredrickson]]
 *[[Frank Foyston]]
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 |non-players=
 *[[Lester Patrick]] (Owner-President/Manager-Coach)
-*Larry Brunnell (Trainer)&
+*Larry Brunnell (Trainer) - name is missing from the Stanley Cup.
-&-name is missing from the Stanley Cup.
 |engraving-notes=
 *After the series win, a new angled ring with the words "Won/By/'Cougars' Victoria, B.C. 1925" was added between the original bowl of the Cup and the original first ring of the base.  All players and the manager were included on the new ring, but trainer Larry Brunnell was left off.
 }}
+==References==
+{{reflist|20em}}
+==Bibliography==
+{{Refbegin}}
+* {{Citation|last=Bowlsby|first=Craig H.|title=Empire of Ice: The Rise and Fall of the Pacific Coast Hockey Association, 1911–1926|publisher=Knights of Winter|location=Vancouver|year=2012|isbn=978-0-9691705-6-3}}
+* {{Citation|last=MacLeod|first=Alan Livingstone|title=Capitals, Aristocrats, and Cougars: Victoria's Hockey Professionals, 1911–1926|publisher=Heritage House|location=Victoria|year=2021|isbn=978-1-77203-373-1}}
+* {{Citation|last=Whitehead|first=Eric|title=The Patricks: Hockey's Royal Family|publisher=Doubleday|location=New York City|year=1980|isbn=0-385-15662-6}}
+{{Refend}}
 ==See also==
-[[File:Victoria Aristocrats.jpg|thumb|300px|1914–15 Victoria Aristocrats]]
 *[[List of ice hockey teams in British Columbia]]
 *[[List of Stanley Cup champions]]
 ==External links==
-*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=2740 Victoria Aristocrats of the PCHA (1920-22)]
+*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=9190 Victoria Aristocrats of the PCHA (1911–16, 1918–22)] at [[HockeyDB]]
-*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=2738 Victoria Cougars of the PCHA (1922-24)]
+*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=8811 Victoria Cougars of the PCHA (1922–24)] at [[HockeyDB]]
-*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=1066 Victoria Cougars of the WCHL & WHL (1924-26)]
+*[http://www.hockeydb.com/ihdb/stats/teamseasons.php?tid=8812 Victoria Cougars of the WCHL/WHL (1924–26)] at [[HockeyDB]]
+{{s-start}}
+{{succession box |
+ |before = [[Montreal Canadiens]]<br>[[1924 Stanley Cup Finals|1924]]
+ |after  = [[Montreal Maroons]]<br>[[1926 Stanley Cup Finals|1926]]
+ |title  = [[List of Stanley Cup champions|Stanley Cup Champions]]
+ |years  = [[1925 Stanley Cup Finals|1925]]
+}}
+{{succession box |
+ |before = [[Calgary Tigers]]<br>[[1923–24 WCHL season|1923–24]]
+ |after  = [[Victoria Cougars]]<br>[[1925–26 WHL season|1925–26]]
+ |title  = [[Western Canada Hockey League|WCHL]] Champions
+ |years  = [[1924–25 WCHL season|1924–25]]
+}}
+{{succession box |
+ |before = [[Victoria Cougars]]<br>[[1924–25 WCHL season|1924–25]]
+ |after  = –
+ |title  = [[Western Hockey League|WHL]] Champions
+ |years  = [[1925–26 WHL season|1925–26]]
+}}
+{{s-end}}
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 [[Category:Ice hockey teams in British Columbia]]
 [[Category:Pacific Coast Hockey Association teams]]
-[[Category:Sport in Victoria, British Columbia]]
+[[Category:Sports clubs and teams in Victoria, British Columbia|Cougars]]
-[[Category:Sports clubs established in 1911]]
+[[Category:Ice hockey clubs established in 1911]]
 [[Category:1911 establishments in British Columbia]]
-[[Category:Sports clubs disestablished in 1926]]
+[[Category:Ice hockey clubs disestablished in 1926]]
 [[Category:1926 disestablishments in British Columbia]]

v t e Sports teams based in Greater Victoria, British Columbia
Baseball	WCL Victoria HarbourCats
Football	CJFL Westshore Rebels
Hockey	WHL Victoria Royals BCHL Victoria Grizzlies VIJHL Peninsula Panthers Saanich Predators Victoria Cougars Westshore Stingers VIHL Victoria Racquet Club Kings Saanich Braves Juan de Fuca Grizzlies Sooke Thunderbirds Victoria Ice Hawks Peninsula Eagles
Soccer	CPL Pacific FC PCSL Victoria United PCSL Premier Women Victoria Stars FC
Lacrosse	WLA Victoria Shamrocks BCJ-A LL Victoria Shamrocks Jr. A
Rugby	RCNJC Vancouver Island Rising Tide BCRU Castaway-Wanderers James Bay Athletic Association University of Victoria Vikings Velox Valhallians
University & college athletics	U Sports Victoria Vikes CCAA Camosun Chargers
Defunct teams	ECHL Victoria Salmon Kings (2004–11) WCHL Victoria Cougars (1911–26) PCHL/WHL Victoria Cubs (1928–30) Victoria Cougars (1949–61) BCHL Victoria Cougars (1967–71) WHL Victoria Cougars (1971–94) CSL Victoria Vistas (1989–90) PDL Victoria Umbro Select CBL Victoria Capitals (2003–04) GBL Victoria Seals (2008–10)