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Vankleek Hill Cougars

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Vankleek Hill Cougars
CityVankleek Hill, Ontario, Canada
LeagueNational Capital Junior Hockey League
Founded1991
Home arenaVankleek Hill Community Centre
ColoursBlack, white, tan
     
General managerMarc Bernique (2018–19)
Head coachFranky Dopelhamer (2018–19)
Franchise history
1991–2004Vankleek Hill Cougars
2004–2006Vankleek Hill Roadrunners
2006–presentVankleek 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

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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
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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
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

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Season Name Award
1991–92 Ian McRae Coach of the Year
Daniel Savage Playoff MVP
1992–93 Mike Horner Regular Season MVP
1993–94 Joey Bedard Best Defenseman
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
Claude Lalonde Most Improved Player
Most Sportsmanlike Player
Rookie of the Year
1999–00 Martin Côté Best Defenseman
Carl Lacroix Regular Season MVP
2000–01 Martin Aubry Rookie of the Year
Luc Poirier Best Defenseman
Dan Tremblay Best Defensive Forward
2001–02 Pat Johnson Best Defensive Forward
Pat Burroughs Regular Season MVP
Martin Côté Best Defenseman
2002–03 Carl Lacroix Playoff MVP
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
Alex Villeneuve Most Sportsmanlike Player
2008–09 Hugues Chevrier Most Improved Player
2010–11 Yannick Boudrias Best Defensive Forward
Yann Neveu Top Scorer

References

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  1. ^ "2019 NCJHL Playoffs". Cougars' official website. April 1, 2019. Retrieved January 31, 2020.
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