What league does Victoria Cougars play in?

Victoria Cougars play in the VIJHL.

When was Victoria Cougars founded?

Victoria Cougars was founded in 1998 in Esquimalt, BC, CAN, Canada.

Where is Victoria Cougars based?

Victoria Cougars is based in Esquimalt, BC, CAN.

Who is the head coach of Victoria Cougars?

The head coach of Victoria Cougars is Mark Van Helvoirt.

Who is the captain of Victoria Cougars?

The captain of Victoria Cougars is Brody Coulter.

What arena does Victoria Cougars play in?

Victoria Cougars play their home games at Archie Browning Sports Centre in Esquimalt, BC, CAN.

What are the team colors of Victoria Cougars?

The team colors of Victoria Cougars are Black + Gold + Red + White.

Victoria Cougars

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2012-2013

2012-2013 Season

Victoria Cougars were 45-1-2 in the 2012-13 VIJHL season with 92 points, 1st in the South Division and 1st overall.

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2012-2013 Victoria Cougars Player Stats

All Positions

#	Skater	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	+/-	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
VIJHL
1.	Brody Coulter (F)	48	39	79	118	99	-	14	13	14	27	22
2.	Samuel Rice (F/D)	45	21	75	96	16	-	14	13	18	31	4
3.	Dane Feeney (F)	47	35	46	81	41	-	14	11	20	31	4
4.	Ben Kinshella (F)	46	25	38	63	18	-	14	6	11	17	30
5.	Mark Walton (F)	43	31	21	52	126	-	14	8	12	20	20
6.	Garrett Brandsma (F)	32	27	14	41	108	-
7.	Graham Zagrodney (D)	41	9	31	40	35	-	14	4	13	17	14
8.	Nathan Chen-Mack (F)	44	10	28	38	34	-	14	6	15	21	4
9.	Wade Johnson (F)	38	21	15	36	49	-	11	4	1	5	14
10.	David Marshall (F)	48	15	18	33	22	-	14	2	2	4	10
11.	Rhys Williams (D)	25	4	14	18	51	-	11	0	2	2	24
12.	Matthew Ho (D)	48	3	14	17	30	-	14	1	5	6	18
13.	Jordan Davie (F)	47	6	9	15	145	-	14	4	2	6	12
14.	Jake Daughtry (F)	40	4	11	15	86	-	10	0	0	0	18
15.	Kelyn Opel (F)	14	6	7	13	27	-	14	8	6	14	2
16.	Robert Zadra (D)	36	4	9	13	113	-	14	0	12	12	52
17.	Jake Stolz (D)	46	3	10	13	36	-	14	0	3	3	10
18.	Brandon Workun (D)	38	0	13	13	14	-	13	0	1	1	8
19.	James Severs (F)	22	3	7	10	20	-	13	3	2	5	14
20.	Brandon Egli (D)	14	3	6	9	20	-	10	1	9	10	21
21.	Thomas Strocel (F)	9	2	2	4	0	-
22.	Jordan Law (F)	2	2	1	3	2	-
23.	Jesse Nixon (D)	36	0	3	3	4	-	2	0	0	0	2
24.	Cam Makay (F)	1	1	0	1	0	-
25.	Dylan Bowen (D)	2	0	1	1	6	-
26.	Howard Howden (F)	22	0	1	1	6	-
27.	Spencer Thompson (D)	1	0	0	0	0	-
28.	Ryan Chan (F)	4	0	0	0	0	-
Cyclone Taylor Cup
1.	Brody Coulter (F)	4	3	2	5	2	-
2.	Wade Johnson (F)	4	2	2	4	2	-
3.	Samuel Rice (F/D)	4	1	3	4	0	-
4.	Ben Kinshella (F)	4	0	2	2	2	-
5.	Mark Walton (F)	4	0	2	2	18	-
6.	Kelyn Opel (F)	4	1	0	1	0	-
7.	Jake Stolz (D)	4	1	0	1	0	-
8.	Brandon Egli (D)	4	1	0	1	2	-
9.	Matthew Ho (D)	4	1	0	1	4	-
10.	Dane Feeney (F)	4	0	1	1	0	-
11.	Nathan Chen-Mack (F)	4	0	1	1	2	-
12.	Rhys Williams (D)	4	0	1	1	4	-
13.	Robert Zadra (D)	4	0	1	1	4	-
14.	Ryan Chan (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-
15.	Jake Daughtry (F)	0	0	0	0	0	-
16.	Jesse Nixon (D)	0	0	0	0	0	-
17.	David Marshall (F)	1	0	0	0	0	-
18.	Howard Howden (F)	3	0	0	0	0	-
19.	Brandon Workun (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-
20.	Graham Zagrodney (D)	4	0	0	0	0	-
21.	James Severs (F)	4	0	0	0	2	-
22.	Jordan Davie (F)	4	0	0	0	12	-

#	Goalie	GP	GAA	SV%	W	L	T	SO	TOI	SVS	GP	GAA	SV%
VIJHL
1.	Connor LaCouvee (G)	1	1.00	.958	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Evan Roch (G)	30	1.79	.920	-	-	-	-	-	-	12	2.60	.891
3.	Michael Herringer (G)	17	2.23	.899	-	-	-	-	-	-	3	0.41	.982
4.	Tyrus Sleightholme (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
5.	Tynan Sweeney (G)	0	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
Cyclone Taylor Cup
1.	Michael Herringer (G)	2	1.22	.941	-	-	-	-	-	-
2.	Evan Roch (G)	4	2.84	.893	-	-	-	-	-	-

2012-2013 Victoria Cougars Staff

Head CoachMark Van Helvoirt
Asst. CoachSuneil Karod

Team Staff History

2012-2013 Victoria Cougars Captains

"C"

Brody Coulter

Team Captaincy History

2012-2013 Victoria Cougars Demographics

Victoria Cougars Facts

Plays in: Vancouver Island Junior Hockey League
Team Colors: Black + Gold + Red + White
Town: Esquimalt, BC, CAN Map
Founded: 1998

2012-2013 Victoria Cougars Roster Facts

Nationalities

33 players

Experience

Victoria Cougars: 1 560 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Archie Browning Sports Centre
Location: Esquimalt, BC, CAN
Capacity: -
Construction Year: -

Victoria Cougars Games

date	home	visiting	score	league
10/11/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Comox Valley Glacier Kings	Victoria Cougars	-	VIJHL
10/10/2026 01:30 AM UTC	Saanich Predators	Victoria Cougars	-	VIJHL
10/03/2026 02:30 AM UTC	Peninsula Panthers	Victoria Cougars	3 - 2	VIJHL
09/30/2026 08:30 PM UTC	Victoria Cougars	Campbell River Storm	8 - 1	VIJHL
09/28/2026 12:45 AM UTC	Victoria Cougars	Peninsula Panthers	1 - 2	VIJHL

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06/27/2026

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Sante Bove (G)

Joining fromVancouver NE Chiefs U18 AAA

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06/23/2025

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Mathieu Ouellette (F)

Leaving forIroquois Falls Storm

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06/19/2025

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Aiden Beavan (D)

Leaving forIroquois Falls Storm

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09/20/2023

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Jesse Pye (G)

Leaving forNotre Dame Hounds

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08/11/2023

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Kal Nagy (D)

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08/10/2023

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Noah Edstrom (F)

Joining fromSicamous Eagles

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Ashton Billesberger (G)

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Samuel Lewis (D)

Joining fromKamloops Storm

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Victoria Cougars History and Standings

season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2026-2027	VIJHL	10	7	2	-	-	1	42	25	15	1.5	2	-
2025-2026	VIJHL	48	37	8	-	-	3	237	126	77	1.6	2	Champion
2024-2025	VIJHL	48	25	17	-	-	6	174	152	56	1.17	4	Quarterfinal loss
2023-2024	VIJHL	48	34	11	-	-	3	232	150	71	1.48	1	Semifinal loss
2022-2023	VIJHL	48	36	11	-	-	1	232	144	73	1.52	1	Semifinal loss
2021-2022	VIJHL	49	35	11	-	-	3	231	131	73	1.49	1	Quarterfinal loss
2020-2021	VIJHL	13	11	1	-	-	1	61	32	23	1.77	1	Season Cancelled
2019-2020	VIJHL	48	41	6	-	-	1	226	117	83	1.73	1	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	VIJHL	48	28	12	-	7	1	186	120	99	2.06	1	Champion
2017-2018	VIJHL	48	24	21	2	2	1	145	145	51	1.06	3	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	VIJHL	48	35	8	0	-	5	208	124	75	1.56	1	Final loss
2015-2016	VIJHL	48	41	5	1	2	1	265	88	84	1.75	1	Champion
2014-2015	VIJHL	48	42	5	1	-	0	256	99	85	1.77	1	Final loss
2013-2014	VIJHL	48	35	10	1	2	2	225	92	73	1.52	1	Champion
2012-2013	VIJHL	48	45	1	-	-	2	275	96	92	1.92	1	Champion
2011-2012	VIJHL	42	36	5	-	-	1	200	93	73	1.74	1	Champion
2010-2011	VIJHL	44	33	9	-	-	2	202	110	68	1.55	1	Final loss
2009-2010	VIJHL	48	29	7	-	5	7	229	141	75	1.56	2	-
2008-2009	VIJHL	48	30	8	-	4	6	236	132	74	1.54	2	-
2007-2008	VIJHL	48	32	9	-	2	3	226	120	71	1.48	1	Champion
2006-2007	VIJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	Champion
2005-2006	VIJHL	42	29	8	-	0	3	231	129	61	1.45	2	-
2004-2005	VIJHL	48	29	11	-	0	3	219	145	61	1.27	2	Champion
2003-2004	VIJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2002-2003	VIJHL	48	27	16	5	-	-	254	191	59	1.23	3	-
2001-2002	VIJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
2000-2001	VIJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-
1999-2000	VIJHL	40	11	22	7	-	-	168	219	29	0.73	6	-
1998-1999	VIJHL	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-	-

Victoria Cougars Tournament Statistics

season	tournament	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2018-2019	Cyclone Taylor Cup	3	2	0	-	0	1	9	4	7	2.33	1	Final loss

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Mathieu Ouellette (F)	2026-2027	Bradford Rattlers	GMHL	5	3	6	9	16
2.	Mason Hastings (F)	2026-2027	Red Deer Vipers	HJHL	3	2	3	5	19
3.	Nick Scott (F)	2026-2027	Westshore Wolves	VIJHL	4	2	3	5	2
4.	Rowan Brodie-Rafuse (F)	2026-2027	Westshore Wolves	VIJHL	8	1	4	5	2
5.	Riley Rich-Holden (F)	2026-2027	Warman Wolverines	SJHL	5	2	2	4	6
6.	Tee Hagel (F)	2026-2027	Comox Valley Glacier Kings	VIJHL	6	1	3	4	6
7.	Caden Lave (D)	2026-2027	Steinbach Pistons	MJHL	5	2	1	3	0
8.	Braden Blace (D)	2026-2027	Quinnipiac Univ.	NCAA	1	1	1	2	0
9.	Carter Voll (F)	2026-2027	Winnipeg Blues	MJHL	4	0	2	2	4
10.	Rowan Miller (F)	2026-2027	Tornado Luxembourg	-	1	1	0	1	2

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2026-2027	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	18.22
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.52
2024-2025	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.28
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.38
2022-2023	View Roster	6'0"	176 lbs	19.52

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Regular Season

Franchise All-Time Points

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Karl Carveth (F)	170	130	137	267
2.	Mark Van Helvoirt (F)	176	104	128	232
3.	Samuel Rice (F)	179	66	159	225
4.	Brody Coulter (F)	117	87	136	223
5.	Ethan Roworth (F)	134	74	136	210

Franchise All-Time Goals

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Karl Carveth (F)	170	130	137	267
2.	Mark Van Helvoirt (F)	176	104	128	232
3.	Darryl Boyer (F)	127	88	116	204
4.	Brody Coulter (F)	117	87	136	223
5.	Mark Walton (F)	144	80	76	156

Franchise All-Time Assists

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Samuel Rice (F)	179	66	159	225
2.	Karl Carveth (F)	170	130	137	267
3.	Brody Coulter (F)	117	87	136	223
4.	Ethan Roworth (F)	134	74	136	210
5.	Mark Van Helvoirt (F)	176	104	128	232

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Brett Deacon (F)	125	39	102	839
2.	Trent Knorr (D)	135	23	103	657
3.	Sean Tackaberry (D)	101	8	39	564
4.	Chad Parker (D)	82	4	30	449
5.	Karl Carveth (F)	170	130	267	402

Franchise All-Time Games Played

#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Samuel Rice (F)	179	66	159	225
2.	Mark Van Helvoirt (F)	176	104	128	232
3.	Adam Steenbergen (D)	176	37	104	141
4.	Jake Stolz (D)	176	11	34	45
5.	Karl Carveth (F)	170	130	137	267

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Dalton Toma (F)	9	7	20	2.22
2.	Sam McMullen (F)	53	48	113	2.13
3.	Nate Looysen (F)	60	51	124	2.07
4.	Mike Hammond (F)	65	51	131	2.02
5.	Cody Hodges (F)	48	40	97	2.02

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Brody Coulter (F)	2012-2013	48	39	118
2.	Nate Looysen (F)	2015-2016	45	40	101
3.	Sam McMullen (F)	2014-2015	44	41	99
4.	Mike Hammond (F)	2006-2007	48	40	98
5.	Ben Brant (F)	2023-2024	46	41	97

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Joseph Melichar (F)	2025-2026	45	43	87
2.	Geoff Irwin (F)	2002-2003	39	43	77
3.	Sam McMullen (F)	2014-2015	44	41	99
4.	Ben Brant (F)	2023-2024	46	41	97
5.	Nate Looysen (F)	2015-2016	45	40	101

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Brody Coulter (F)	2012-2013	48	79	118
2.	Samuel Rice (F)	2012-2013	45	75	96
3.	Nate Looysen (F)	2015-2016	45	61	101
4.	Sam McMullen (F)	2014-2015	44	58	99
5.	Mike Hammond (F)	2006-2007	48	58	98

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Brett Deacon (F)	2002-2003	46	48	305
2.	Brett Deacon (F)	2003-2004	38	39	281
3.	Brett Deacon (F)	2001-2002	41	15	253
4.	Bryan Stonier (F)	2000-2001	34	31	248
5.	Sean Tackaberry (D)	1999-2000	32	15	238