2016-17 Prince George Cougars Statistics
Western Hockey League (WHL)
Team Record: 45-21-3 (SO: 0-3) - 96 points
Finishing 1st in the WHL's B.C. Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Richard Matvichuk (45-21-3, 3 OTL)
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
2016-17 Prince George Cougars RosterTeam Record: 45-21-3 (SO: 0-3) - 96 points
Finishing 1st in the WHL's B.C. Division
Lost Conference Quarterfinal
Coach: Richard Matvichuk (45-21-3, 3 OTL)
Location: Prince George, British Columbia, Canada
The Prince George Cougars of the Western Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 45 wins and 21 losses (and 3 overtime losses), with a 0-3 showing in shootouts for 96 points finishing first in the WHL's B.C. Division.
The Cougars scored 253 goals and allowed 201. Jesse Gabrielle netted 35 goals for Prince George, while Jansen Harkins accounted for 51 assists. Ty Edmonds earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.48 goals against average, best among regular goalies.
Richard Matvichuk coached the team. The 2016-17 Prince George Cougars lost in the Conference Quarterfinal of the playoffs.
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Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jansen Harkins | C | 64 | 21 | 51 | 72 | 48 | +19 | 4 | 0 |
| Jesse Gabrielle | LW | 61 | 35 | 29 | 64 | 88 | +17 | 13 | 4 |
| Colby McAuley | LW | 68 | 26 | 29 | 55 | 87 | +16 | 5 | 1 |
| Brad Morrison | C | 61 | 21 | 31 | 52 | 55 | +16 | 2 | 0 |
| Jared Bethune | F | 72 | 22 | 27 | 49 | 50 | +19 | 3 | 2 |
| Kody McDonald | RW | 68 | 17 | 32 | 49 | 119 | +22 | 6 | 0 |
| Brogan O'Brien | C | 70 | 9 | 24 | 33 | 53 | +4 | 0 | 0 |
| Radovan Bondra | RW | 30 | 13 | 19 | 32 | 26 | +1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Curtis | RW | 67 | 9 | 21 | 30 | 16 | +14 | 0 | 1 |
| Brendan Guhle | D | 32 | 13 | 16 | 29 | 22 | +17 | 2 | 1 |
| Tate Olson | D | 67 | 7 | 19 | 26 | 60 | +9 | 4 | 0 |
| Aaron Boyd | D | 70 | 9 | 15 | 24 | 15 | +10 | 1 | 1 |
| Sam Ruopp | D | 55 | 4 | 20 | 24 | 51 | +24 | 1 | 0 |
| Yan Khomenko | RW | 36 | 10 | 10 | 20 | 12 | +11 | 2 | 0 |
| Nikita Popugaev | LW | 31 | 7 | 11 | 18 | 15 | +9 | 1 | 0 |
| Justin Almeida | C/LW | 37 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 4 | -9 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Collins | D | 72 | 2 | 11 | 13 | 31 | +7 | 1 | 0 |
| Joel Lakusta | D | 60 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 24 | +15 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Anderson | D | 69 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 75 | +13 | 1 | 0 |
| Ryan Schoettler | D | 58 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 8 | +10 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Martin | D | 19 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 16 | +14 | 1 | 0 |
| Bartek Bison | LW | 22 | 5 | 1 | 6 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Maser | LW | 23 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Leppard | LW | 35 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 22 | -3 | 0 | 0 |
| Ethan O'Rourke | RW | 19 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 10 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| Tanner Wishnowski | LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Cole Moberg | D | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | +2 | 0 | 0 |
| Adam Kadlec | RW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Kolby Johnson | LW | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Max Kryski | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Edmonds | G | 53 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jonas Harkins | D | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Kochanski | LW | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Shaun Dosanjh | D | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | +1 | 0 | 0 |
| Nick McBride | G | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 1371 | 249 | 413 | 662 | 946 | 250 | 51 | 10 |
Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Edmonds | 53 | 3092:00 | 31 | 16 | 5 | 1 | 128 | 2.48 | 1516 | 1388 | .916 | |
| Nick McBride | 22 | 1257:00 | 14 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 64 | 3.05 | 661 | 597 | .903 | |
| Empty Net | 14:00 | 0 | 6 | 25.71 | ||||||||
| Totals | 75 | 4363 | 45 | 21 | 6 | 0 | 2 | 198 | 2.72 | 2183 | 1985 | .909 |
Postseason - Scoring:
| Player | Pos | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Jansen Harkins | C | 6 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jesse Gabrielle | LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 8 | -4 | 0 | 0 |
| Colby McAuley | LW | 6 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 8 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Brad Morrison | C | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Jared Bethune | F | 6 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 0 | -3 | 1 | 0 |
| Kody McDonald | RW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 10 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
| Brogan O'Brien | C | 6 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Radovan Bondra | RW | 6 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Josh Curtis | RW | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Brendan Guhle | D | 6 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Tate Olson | D | 6 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 6 | -2 | 1 | 0 |
| Aaron Boyd | D | 6 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Sam Ruopp | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Nikita Popugaev | LW | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 |
| Shane Collins | D | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Joel Lakusta | D | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Josh Anderson | D | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
| Ryan Schoettler | D | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Jackson Leppard | LW | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Tanner Wishnowski | LW | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Ty Edmonds | G | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Totals | 114 | 22 | 35 | 57 | 88 | 14 | 6 | 0 |
Postseason - Goaltenders:
| Player | GP | Min | W | L | T/OL | ENG | SHO | GA | GAA | Shts | SVS | SV% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ty Edmonds | 6 | 355 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 19 | 3.21 | 218 | 199 | .913 |
| Empty Net | 0 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 12.00 | 0 | ||
| Totals | 6 | 360 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 3.33 | 219 | 199 | .909 |
