When was Chicago Cougars founded?

Chicago Cougars was founded in 2015.

Who is the head coach of Chicago Cougars?

The head coach of Chicago Cougars is Brad Stoffers.

What arena does Chicago Cougars play in?

Chicago Cougars play their home games at Fifth Third Arena.

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2017-2018

2017-2018 Season

Chicago Cougars were 30-11-2 in the 2017-18 USPHL Premier season with 62 points, 1st in the Midwest East and 8th overall.

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2017-2018 Chicago Cougars Roster

Chicago Cougars — 2017-2018 Roster
	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#41	Jackson Hicks (G)	26	1999	Wheaton, IL, USA	6'0"	190	R
	#35	Alex Jones (G)	28	1997	Verona, WI, USA	6'1"	185	R
	#1	Luke Martinovich (G)	28	1997	Bartlett, IL, USA	6'1"	190	R
DEFENSEMEN
	#6	Anthony Beltrame (D)	28	1998	Melrose Park, IL, USA	5'10"	154	L
	#22	Zachary Bishop (D)	27	1999	West Dundee, IL, USA	6'0"	170	R
	#5	Joseph Bresingham (D)	28	1997	Orland Park, IL, USA	5'11"	190	L
	#2	Trent Bubanic (D)	27	1998	Canton, OH, USA	6'2"	185	L
	#19	Justin Callahan (D)	27	1999	Algonquin, IL, USA	5'10"	170	R
	#28	Kobe Goetz (D)	25	2000	Elk Grove Village, IL, USA	5'10"	146	R
	#21	Nate Madonia (D)	29	1997	Chicago, IL, USA	5'11"	190	R
	#17	Joseph Marcuccilli (D)	28	1998	Wheaton, IL, USA	5'10"	181	L
	#25	Andrew Michalowski (D)	28	1998	Midland, MI, USA	6'4"	185	L
	#55	Conor Parker (D)	28	1997	Waukesha, WI, USA	6'5"	236	L
	#74	Arlin Schell (D)	26	2000	Calgary, AB, CAN	5'10"	179	R
	#20	Tommy Spanos (D)	25	2000	Chicago, IL, USA	5'10"	165	L
FORWARDS
	#77	Gleb Bandurkin (C)	26	2000	Moskva, RUS	6'0"	174	L
	#97	Wesley Cain (F)	27	1998	Cary, IL, USA	5'10"	154	R
	#13	Michael Curwick (F)	27	1999	Manteno, IL, USA	5'11"	172	R
	#18	Ryan Curwick (F)	27	1999	Manteno, IL, USA	5'11"	172	R
	#14	T.J. Dougan (F)	27	1999	South Elgin, IL, USA	5'9"	141	R
	#11	Brennen Gesterich (F)	28	1998	Fontana, WI, USA	5'11"	181	R
	#15	Donny Guskey (F)	27	1999	Schaumburg, IL, USA	3'10"	181	L
	#10	Derek Hartmann (F)	28	1998	Wonder Lake, IL, USA	5'11"	165	R
	#8	Michael Helf (F)	29	1997	North Riverside, IL, USA	5'8"	174	R
	#4	Breydon Hemminger (F)	27	1999	St. Charles, IL, USA	5'10"	165	L
	#6	Tristan Hillebert (F)	28	1998	Topeka, KS, USA	6'0"	185	L
	#7	Connor Johnson (F)	27	1999	West Chester, PA, USA	6'0"	161	R
	#12	Kurt LaPak (F)	26	1999	Marengo, IL, USA	5'11"	190	R
	#13	Mario LoRusso (F)	27	1999	Bartlett, IL, USA	5'8"	161	R
	#24	Alec Mahoney (F)	27	1999	Algonquin, IL, USA	5'11"	185	L
	#27	Al McPhee (F)	29	1997	Middletown, NJ, USA	5'11"	187	R
	#9	Jeremy Perreault (F)	27	1998	Hinsdale, IL, USA	5'11"	161	L
	#16	Adam Ryffel (F)	28	1997	St. Louis, MO, USA	5'10"	194	R
	#88	Zeb Scheffler (F)	27	1999	Dixon, IL, USA	5'11"	174	R
	#23	Cory Schwarz (F)	28	1998	Wood Dale, IL, USA	5'11"	220	R
Position: G: 3, D: 11, F: 17Av Age: 19.39 yearsAv Ht: 5'10"Av Wt: 179 lbsCompare with other teams »

2017-2018 Chicago Cougars Staff

Head CoachBrad Stoffers
Asst. CoachMikhail Yakubov

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2017-2018 Chicago Cougars Demographics

Chicago Cougars Facts

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Founded: 2015

2017-2018 Chicago Cougars Roster Facts

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Experience

Chicago Cougars: 1 169 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

Arena Name: Fifth Third Arena
Location: Chicago, IL, USA
Capacity: 2 000
Construction Year: 2017

Chicago Cougars Games

Chicago Cougars — 2017-2018 Games
date	home	visiting	score	league
03/02/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago Crush	4 - 7	USPHL Premier
02/28/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago Crush	2 - 1 (OT 61:51)	USPHL Premier
02/22/2026 10:00 PM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago Crush	7 - 2	USPHL Premier
02/22/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago Cougars	Chicago T-Rex	2 - 3 (SO)	USPHL Premier
02/21/2026 01:00 AM UTC	Chicago T-Rex	Chicago Cougars	1 - 3	USPHL Premier

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Latest Transactions

Chicago Cougars — Latest Transactions
Date	Status		Player	Team	Source
05/22/2026	Confirmed	leaving	Rocco Watson (D)	Butte Irish	Details
06/17/2025	Confirmed	leaving	Cameron Boville (G)	Soo Thunderbirds	Details
05/27/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Andreas Zorn (D)	Illinois State Univ.	Details
05/27/2023	Confirmed	leaving	Nicholas Mathurin (D)	Purdue Univ. Northwest	Details
10/22/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Kas Moncheck (D)	Adrian College	Details
07/23/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Joe Gulino (F)	Illinois State Univ.	Details
07/23/2022	Confirmed	leaving	Kevin Kost (F)	Illinois State Univ.	Details
07/22/2022	Confirmed	leaving	McCarthy Clark (F)	Concordia Univ. Ann Arbor	Details

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Chicago Cougars History and Standings

Chicago Cougars — Season History
season	league	GP	W	L	T	OTW	OTL	GF	GA	PTS	PPG	rank	postseason
2025-2026	USPHL Premier	44	16	23	-	1	2	139	168	38	0.86	4	-
2024-2025	USPHL Premier	44	23	21	-	-	0	137	141	46	1.05	4	Division Semifinal loss
2023-2024	USPHL Premier	44	23	17	-	-	4	154	143	50	1.14	4	Division QF loss
2022-2023	USPHL Premier	44	27	15	-	-	2	174	120	56	1.27	4	Division Semifinal loss
2021-2022	USPHL Premier	44	30	11	-	-	3	202	98	63	1.43	1	Final group
2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	30	11	-	-	2	231	108	62	1.44	2	Final group
2019-2020	USPHL Premier	44	35	8	-	-	1	299	104	71	1.61	1	Playoffs Interrupted
2018-2019	USPHL Premier	44	28	14	-	-	2	201	118	58	1.32	1	Final group
2017-2018	USPHL Premier	43	30	11	-	-	2	176	104	62	1.44	1	Quarterfinal loss
2016-2017	USPHL Elite	44	23	17	-	-	4	167	125	50	1.14	5	Division Semifinal loss
2015-2016	USPHL Midwest	48	39	8	-	-	1	269	107	79	1.65	2	-

Where Are They Now?

Played in the team during season

Chicago Cougars — Where Are They Now
#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Charles Domaracki (D)	2026-2027	Aurora Univ.	ACHA II	8	5	14	19	20
2.	Dante Zaffarano (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	13	6	12	18	12
3.	Caden Day (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of Arkansas	ACHA II	10	4	5	9	6
4.	Gerdas Paulauskas (F)	2026-2027	Lexington Nightfall	COHL-Sr.	2	4	4	8	2
5.	Oscar Delbrassine (F)	2026-2027	Liege Bulldogs	Belgium	3	3	5	8	4
6.	Arthur Pawlik (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of Illinois	ACHA	8	3	4	7	6
7.	Zachary Halling (F)	2026-2027	West Bend Power	NA3HL	8	2	4	6	4
8.	Caden Glamkowski (F)	2026-2027	West Virginia Univ.	ACHA	7	1	5	6	10
9.	Kevin Maisells (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of Colorado	ACHA	8	4	1	5	18
10.	Cameron Krause (F)	2026-2027	Purdue Univ. Northwest	ACHA	6	1	4	5	12

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Chicago Cougars — Roster Demographics
Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.28
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.59
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.34
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	19.76
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	19.72

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Franchise All-Time Points

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Points
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jozef Martancik (F)	89	76	140	216
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	126	71	94	165
3.	T.J. Haas (F)	150	60	83	143
4.	Gerdas Paulauskas (F)	122	63	76	139
5.	Alec Mahoney (F)	123	39	60	99

Franchise All-Time Goals

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Goals
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jozef Martancik (F)	89	76	140	216
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	126	71	94	165
3.	Gerdas Paulauskas (F)	122	63	76	139
4.	T.J. Haas (F)	150	60	83	143
5.	Michael Helf (F)	73	54	43	97

Franchise All-Time Assists

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Assists
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	Jozef Martancik (F)	89	76	140	216
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	126	71	94	165
3.	T.J. Haas (F)	150	60	83	143
4.	Gerdas Paulauskas (F)	122	63	76	139
5.	Alec Mahoney (F)	123	39	60	99

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min.
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PIM
1.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	126	71	165	217
2.	Cody Markotay (D)	121	25	72	197
3.	Gerdas Paulauskas (F)	122	63	139	172
4.	Alec Mahoney (F)	123	39	99	148
5.	Tom Ruchala (D)	73	8	37	134

Franchise All-Time Games Played

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Games Played
#	Player	GP	G	A	TP
1.	T.J. Haas (F)	150	60	83	143
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	126	71	94	165
3.	Alec Mahoney (F)	123	39	60	99
4.	Gerdas Paulauskas (F)	122	63	76	139
5.	Cody Markotay (D)	121	25	47	72

Franchise All-Time Points Per Game

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Points Per Game
#	Player	GP	G	TP	PPG
1.	Jasa Jenko (F)	16	24	47	2.94
2.	Jozef Martancik (F)	89	76	216	2.43
3.	Sam Mudd (D)	12	4	27	2.25
4.	Simon Motew (D)	21	16	45	2.14
5.	Kevin Johnston (F)	43	51	90	2.09

Franchise All-Time Points Per Season

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Points Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	38	68	106	2.47	64
2.	Kevin Johnston (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	51	39	90	2.09	47
3.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2019-2020	USPHL Premier	36	33	53	86	2.39	61
4.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2019-2020	USPHL Premier	42	41	34	75	1.79	28
5.	Gavin Nickerson (F)	2015-2016	USPHL Midwest	47	36	37	73	1.55	62

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Kevin Johnston (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	51	39	90	2.09	47
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2019-2020	USPHL Premier	42	41	34	75	1.79	28
3.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	38	68	106	2.47	64
4.	Gavin Nickerson (F)	2015-2016	USPHL Midwest	47	36	37	73	1.55	62
5.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2019-2020	USPHL Premier	36	33	53	86	2.39	61

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	38	68	106	2.47	64
2.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2019-2020	USPHL Premier	36	33	53	86	2.39	61
3.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2018-2019	USPHL Premier	44	18	41	59	1.34	90
4.	Kevin Johnston (F)	2020-2021	USPHL Premier	43	51	39	90	2.09	47
5.	Alexander Arnold (F)	2019-2020	USPHL Premier	42	24	39	63	1.50	39

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

Chicago Cougars — Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season
#	Player	Season	League	GP	G	A	TP	PPG	PIM
1.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2017-2018	USPHL Premier	40	12	19	31	0.78	99
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2018-2019	USPHL Premier	44	18	41	59	1.34	90
3.	Jesper Lönnberg (F)	2015-2016	USPHL Midwest	47	13	25	38	0.81	88
4.	Brennen Peters (F)	2016-2017	USPHL Elite	37	5	4	9	0.24	82
5.	John Vandervalk (D)	2018-2019	USPHL Premier	43	21	21	42	0.98	81