1925-26 Victoria Cougars Game-by-Game Results
Western Canada Hockey League (WCHL)
Team Record: 15-11-4 - 34 points
Finishing 3rd in the WCHL
Postseason: 2-0-2
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Saskatoon Sheiks on Total Goals: 4-3 (Games: 1-0-1)
Finals - Defeated Edmonton Eskimos on Total Goals: 5-3 (Games: 1-0-1)
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Maroons 3-1
Coach: Lester Patrick (15-11-4)
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1925-26 Victoria Cougars StatisticsTeam Record: 15-11-4 - 34 points
Finishing 3rd in the WCHL
Postseason: 2-0-2
Lost Stanley Cup finals
Semi-Finals - Defeated Saskatoon Sheiks on Total Goals: 4-3 (Games: 1-0-1)
Finals - Defeated Edmonton Eskimos on Total Goals: 5-3 (Games: 1-0-1)
Stanley Cup Finals - Lost to Montreal Maroons 3-1
Coach: Lester Patrick (15-11-4)
Location: Victoria, British Columbia, Canada
1925-26 Victoria Cougars Roster
The Victoria Cougars of the Western Canada Hockey League ended the 1925-26 season with a record of 15 wins and 11 losses and 4 ties for 34 points, finishing third in the WCHL. The team compiled a postseason mark of 2-0-2.
The Cougars surrendered 53 goals, least in the league. Victoria netted 68 goals. Frank Fredrickson scored 16 goals for the squad, and Hap Holmes topped the team with 15 wins and a team-best 1.71 goals against average, pacing qualifying goaltenders.
Lester Patrick coached the team. The 1925-26 Victoria Cougars lost in the Stanley Cup finals.
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Regular Season Goals For: 68
Regular Season Goals Against: 53
| Date | Game | Res | Home | Road | Record | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| December 3, 1925 | Victoria Cougars 1 at Vancouver Maroons 4 | L | 0-0-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | ||
| December 6, 1925 | Saskatoon Sheiks 3 at Victoria Cougars 1 | L | 0-1-0 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-0 | ||
| December 9, 1925 | Vancouver Maroons 1 at Victoria Cougars 1 | T | 0-1-1 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-1 | OT | 2-1 win by VMR overturned after protest by VIC |
| December 13, 1925 | Calgary Tigers 0 at Victoria Cougars 0 | T | 0-1-2 | 0-1-0 | 0-2-2 | OT | |
| December 16, 1925 | Victoria Cougars 1 at Portland Rosebuds 2 | L | 0-1-2 | 0-2-0 | 0-3-2 | OT | |
| December 18, 1925 | Portland Rosebuds 1 at Victoria Cougars 2 | W | 1-1-2 | 0-2-0 | 1-3-2 | ||
| December 21, 1925 | Victoria Cougars 0 at Saskatoon Sheiks 3 | L | 1-1-2 | 0-3-0 | 1-4-2 | ||
| December 23, 1925 | Victoria Cougars 1 at Edmonton Eskimos 3 | L | 1-1-2 | 0-4-0 | 1-5-2 | ||
| December 25, 1925 | Victoria Cougars 4 at Calgary Tigers 1 | W | 1-1-2 | 1-4-0 | 2-5-2 | ||
| January 1, 1926 | Edmonton Eskimos 0 at Victoria Cougars 4 | W | 2-1-2 | 1-4-0 | 3-5-2 | ||
| January 4, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 0 at Vancouver Maroons 1 | L | 2-1-2 | 1-5-0 | 3-6-2 | ||
| January 8, 1926 | Vancouver Maroons 1 at Victoria Cougars 0 | L | 2-2-2 | 1-5-0 | 3-7-2 | ||
| January 13, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 3 at Portland Rosebuds 2 | W | 2-2-2 | 2-5-0 | 4-7-2 | ||
| January 15, 1926 | Portland Rosebuds 3 at Victoria Cougars 2 | L | 2-3-2 | 2-5-0 | 4-8-2 | ||
| January 18, 1926 | Edmonton Eskimos 1 at Victoria Cougars 4 | W | 3-3-2 | 2-5-0 | 5-8-2 | ||
| January 22, 1926 | Saskatoon Sheiks 1 at Victoria Cougars 1 | T | 3-3-3 | 2-5-0 | 5-8-3 | OT | |
| January 25, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 3 at Portland Rosebuds 2 | W | 3-3-3 | 3-5-0 | 6-8-3 | ||
| January 29, 1926 | Calgary Tigers 2 at Victoria Cougars 2 | T | 3-3-4 | 3-5-0 | 6-8-4 | OT | |
| February 3, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 3 at Saskatoon Sheiks 2 | W | 3-3-4 | 4-5-0 | 7-8-4 | OT | |
| February 5, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 1 at Edmonton Eskimos 4 | L | 3-3-4 | 4-6-0 | 7-9-4 | ||
| February 6, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 4 at Calgary Tigers 3 | W | 3-3-4 | 5-6-0 | 8-9-4 | ||
| February 8, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 1 at Vancouver Maroons 0 | W | 3-3-4 | 6-6-0 | 9-9-4 | ||
| February 10, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 3 at Portland Rosebuds 4 | L | 3-3-4 | 6-7-0 | 9-10-4 | ||
| February 12, 1926 | Portland Rosebuds 3 at Victoria Cougars 6 | W | 4-3-4 | 6-7-0 | 10-10-4 | ||
| February 16, 1926 | Vancouver Maroons 0 at Victoria Cougars 4 | W | 5-3-4 | 6-7-0 | 11-10-4 | ||
| February 19, 1926 | Edmonton Eskimos 1 at Victoria Cougars 4 | W | 6-3-4 | 6-7-0 | 12-10-4 | ||
| February 26, 1926 | Portland Rosebuds 1 at Victoria Cougars 4 | W | 7-3-4 | 6-7-0 | 13-10-4 | ||
| March 1, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 2 at Vancouver Maroons 1 | W | 7-3-4 | 7-7-0 | 14-10-4 | ||
| March 5, 1926 | Vancouver Maroons 1 at Victoria Cougars 6 | W | 8-3-4 | 7-7-0 | 15-10-4 | ||
| March 9, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 0 at Calgary Tigers 2 | L | 8-3-4 | 7-8-0 | 15-11-4 | ||
| March 12, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 3 at Saskatoon Sheiks 3 | T | 0-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 0-0-1 | ||
| March 16, 1926 | Saskatoon Sheiks 0 at Victoria Cougars 1 | W | 1-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 1-0-1 | OT | |
| March 20, 1926 | Edmonton Eskimos 1 at Victoria Cougars 3 | W | 2-0-0 | 0-0-1 | 2-0-1 | ||
| March 22, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 2 at Edmonton Eskimos 2 | T | 2-0-0 | 0-0-2 | 2-0-2 | ||
| March 30, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 0 at Montreal Maroons 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-1-2 | 2-1-2 | ||
| April 1, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 0 at Montreal Maroons 3 | L | 2-0-0 | 0-2-2 | 2-2-2 | ||
| April 3, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 3 at Montreal Maroons 2 | W | 2-0-0 | 1-2-2 | 3-2-2 | ||
| April 6, 1926 | Victoria Cougars 0 at Montreal Maroons 2 | L | 2-0-0 | 1-3-2 | 3-3-2 |
