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 Steve Maltais.

What arena does Chicago Cougars play in?

Chicago Cougars play their home games at Fifth Third Arena.

Who is the general manager of Chicago Cougars?

The general manager of Chicago Cougars is Phil Bushbacher.

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Chicago Cougars are 17-23-2 in the 2025-26 USPHL Premier season with 38 points, 4th in the Midwest and 48th overall.

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2025-2026 Chicago Cougars Roster

	#	Player	A	Born	Birthplace	HT	WT	S
GOALTENDERS
	#33	Charles Donoghue (G)	20	2006	Wheaton, IL, USA	6'3"	192	L
		Aidan Wysoglad (G)	20	2005	Naperville, IL, USA	5'10"	165	L
DEFENSEMEN
	#10	Charles Domaracki (D)	20	2006	South Elgin, IL, USA	5'10"	150	L
	#20	Gavin Jones (D)	18	2007	Chicago, IL, USA	-	-	L
	#7	Nikita Kalifatidi (D)	18	2008	Park Ridge, IL, USA	5'11"	176	R
	#77	Kaden McElroy (D)	-		IL, USA	-	-	-
	#2	Gabriel Papachristopoulos (D)	-			-	-	-
	#5	Tyler Rentner (D)	20	2005	Skokie, IL, USA	6'4"	209	L
	#23	Joseph Rodriguez (D)	20	2006		-	-	-
	#17	Rocco Watson (D)	19	2007	Melrose Park, IL, USA	5'8"	174	R
FORWARDS
	#17	Ethan Adams (F)	20	2005	Park Ridge, IL, USA	6'0"	185	R
	#22	Jaeden Burnett (F)	18	2008	Naperville, IL, USA	5'11"	176	L
	#89	Caden Day (F)	21	2005	Batavia, IL, USA	6'2"	181	L
	#44	Andrew Engstrom (F)	20	2006	St. Charles, IL, USA	6'2"	154	R
	#24	Logan Fernandes (F)	20	2005		6'0"	190	-
	#4	Dylan Gudovic (F/D)	20	2005	Roselle, IL, USA	6'2"	190	R
	#15	Parker Jabeck (F)	18	2008		-	-	-
	#25	Spencer Kauke (F)	21	2005		6'1"	209	-
	#28	Ryan Luchsinger (F)	-		IL, USA	-	-	-
	#19	Dominic Menna (F)	-		IL, USA	-	-	-
	#8	William Minarik (F)	21	2005	Huntley, IL, USA	6'5"	190	R
	#75	Alex Piekutowski (F)	-		IL, USA	-	-	-
	#37	Alexander Pulkstenis (F)	19	2007		-	-	-
	#95	Cameron Twadell (F)	18	2008	IL, USA	6'5"	218	R
	#21	Junior Vander Velpen (F)	19	2007	Oconomowoc, WI, USA	5'9"	170	L
	#6	Nazar Yakubyak (F)	18	2008		6'1"	196	L

Position: G: 2, D: 8, F: 13Av Age: 19.28 yearsAv Ht: 6'0"Av Wt: 183 lbsCompare with other teams »

2025-2026 Chicago Cougars Staff

Head CoachSteve Maltais
Assoc. CoachMike Palmeri
General ManagerPhil Bushbacher

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2025-2026 Chicago Cougars Demographics

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Founded: 2015

2025-2026 Chicago Cougars Roster Facts

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26 players

Experience

Chicago Cougars: 783 GP

Affiliated Team(s)

Arena Information

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

Chicago Cougars 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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05/22/2026

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Rocco Watson (D)

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06/17/2025

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Cameron Boville (G)

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05/27/2023

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Andreas Zorn (D)

Leaving forIllinois State Univ.

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Nicholas Mathurin (D)

Leaving forPurdue Univ. Northwest

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10/22/2022

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Kas Moncheck (D)

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07/23/2022

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Joe Gulino (F)

Leaving forIllinois State Univ.

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Kevin Kost (F)

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07/22/2022

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McCarthy Clark (F)

Leaving forConcordia Univ. Ann Arbor

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Chicago Cougars History and Standings

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

#	player	season	team	league	GP	G	A	PTS	PIM
1.	Dante Zaffarano (D)	2026-2027	Louisiana Drillers	NA3HL	6	3	8	11	10
2.	Brandon Behnke (D)	2026-2027	West Bend Power	NA3HL	2	1	1	2	2
3.	Zachary Halling (F)	2026-2027	West Bend Power	NA3HL	3	1	1	2	2
4.	Caden Day (F)	2026-2027	Univ. of Arkansas	ACHA II	4	1	1	2	2
5.	Damien Calzada (F)	2026-2027	Wisconsin Woodsmen	NA3HL	4	1	0	1	4
6.	Connor Schuckmann (F)	2026-2027	Colorado State Univ.	ACHA	1	0	1	1	0
7.	Caden Glamkowski (F)	2026-2027	West Virginia Univ.	ACHA	2	0	1	1	4
8.	Johan Karjalainen (F)	2026-2027	Raahe-Kiekko	Suomi-sarja	3	0	1	1	2
9.	Cameron Twadell (F)	2026-2027	West Chester Wolves (Premier)	USPHL Premier	1	0	0	0	0
10.	Gianni Annicchiarico (F)	2026-2027	Salt Lake Ghost Riders	USPHL Premier	1	0	0	0	0

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Average Height, Weight, Age Per Season

Season	Roster	Height	Weight	Age
2025-2026	View Roster	6'0"	183 lbs	19.28
2024-2025	View Roster	5'11"	181 lbs	19.56
2023-2024	View Roster	6'0"	179 lbs	19.31
2022-2023	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	19.61
2021-2022	View Roster	5'11"	172 lbs	19.63

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Regular Season

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

#	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

#	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.

#	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

#	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

#	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

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2020-2021	43	38	106
2.	Kevin Johnston (F)	2020-2021	43	51	90
3.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2019-2020	36	33	86
4.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2019-2020	42	41	75
5.	Gavin Nickerson (F)	2015-2016	47	36	73

Franchise All-Time Goals Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	G	TP
1.	Kevin Johnston (F)	2020-2021	43	51	90
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2019-2020	42	41	75
3.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2020-2021	43	38	106
4.	Gavin Nickerson (F)	2015-2016	47	36	73
5.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2019-2020	36	33	86

Franchise All-Time Assists Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	A	TP
1.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2020-2021	43	68	106
2.	Jozef Martancik (F)	2019-2020	36	53	86
3.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2018-2019	44	41	59
4.	Kevin Johnston (F)	2020-2021	43	39	90
5.	Alexander Arnold (F)	2019-2020	42	39	63

Franchise All-Time Penalty Min. Per Season

#	Player	Season	GP	TP	PIM
1.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2017-2018	40	31	99
2.	Breydon Hemminger (F)	2018-2019	44	59	90
3.	Jesper Lönnberg (F)	2015-2016	47	38	88
4.	Brennen Peters (F)	2016-2017	37	9	82
5.	John Vandervalk (D)	2018-2019	43	42	81