Belcher Pavillion, home arena of the Columbus Cougars

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Columbus

Cougars

Belcher Pavillion

Official hashtag#GoCats

Roster Lineup Schedule Branding

Current roster

22 skaters · 3 goalies

Club identity

2026–27 team profile

Arena

Belcher Pavillion

Mascot

Chris

Division

Atlantic

Rostered players

Official hashtag

#GoCats

Orange

#F14610

Silver

#767676

Black

#1A1A1A

Roster ratings

Average OVR

Live roster · one decimal

Overall · Top 20

82.3

Forwards · Top 12

82.6

Defense · Top 6

81.3

Goalies · Top 2

84.0

Official rivals

Rivals

Four designated opponents

All rivals

Cincinnati Thunderbolts 2

Cleveland Demons 3

New Orleans Whalers 4

Tennessee Wolverines

Rivalry levels

1 — Archrival

2 — Major Rival

3 — Divisional Rival

4 — Cross-Division Rival

2026–27 roster rules

Roster & cap compliance

A team must satisfy the salary rules and carry at least 13 forwards, 7 defensemen, and 3 goalies while staying at or below 26 total players.

Fully compliant

Current payroll

$77,350,000

Cap position

$22,650,000 available

Floor position

$7,350,000 above floor

Active roster

25 players

Payroll range

$77.3M

Floor $70M · Cap $100M

$0$70M floor$100M cap

✓

Payroll is at or below the $100,000,000 salary cap.

✓

Payroll meets the $70,000,000 salary floor.

✓

Every salary is between $900,000 and $20,000,000.

✓

Roster has no more than 26 total players.

✓

At least 13 forwards (14 currently).

✓

At least 7 defensemen (8 currently).

✓

At least 3 goalies (3 currently).

Current roster: 14 F · 8 D · 3 G · 25 total

2026–27 live statistics

Season stats

Compiled from the official game-by-game Team, Skater, and Goalie Stats tabs.

Full schedule →

1-6-4

Record

Points

Goals for

Goals against

25.8

Shots / game

3.8%

Power play

19.5

Hits / game

16:09

TOA / game

89.9%

Avg passing

32.6

FOW / game

Man-games lost

Skaters

Player	GP	G	A	PTS	+/-	S	S%	PIM	Hits	SHG	FOW	FO%	TOI
#55 Mark ScheifeleC	14	3	3	6	-5	39	7.7%	4	30	0	197	66.8%	322:56
#7 Vladislav NamestnikovLW	11	3	3	6	-5	17	17.6%	4	6	1	4	44.4%	219:27
#85 Alexandre TexierRW	14	1	3	4	-2	8	12.5%	2	1	0	0	0.0%	137:33
#78 Jacob BrysonRD	11	2	1	3	-8	22	9.1%	2	18	0	1	16.7%	223:51
#81 Kyle ConnorLW	11	2	1	3	-2	25	8.0%	4	10	0	1	10.0%	251:25
#23 Mattias SamuelssonLD	11	1	2	3	-5	18	5.6%	0	24	0	0	0.0%	267:19
#57 Tyler MyersRD	11	1	2	3	+1	18	5.6%	4	23	0	0	0.0%	219:29
#19 Troy TerryRW	11	0	3	3	0	29	0.0%	4	8	0	0	0.0%	208:36
#21 Isac LundeströmC	11	1	1	2	-6	21	4.8%	4	23	0	134	55.1%	253:18
#2 Jake ChristiansenLD	8	1	1	2	0	17	5.9%	4	15	0	0	0.0%	199:07
#17 Marcus FolignoLW	11	1	1	2	-4	16	6.3%	14	5	0	0	0.0%	199:11
#25 Brett LeasonRW	11	0	2	2	-2	11	0.0%	4	0	0	0	0.0%	134:51
#7 Scott PerunovichLD	10	0	2	2	+1	9	0.0%	4	11	0	0	0.0%	122:50
#40 Adam KlapkaRW	11	0	1	1	-1	2	0.0%	2	1	0	0	0.0%	58:31
#34 Colton DachLW	11	0	1	1	-1	5	0.0%	0	3	0	0	0.0%	58:52
#10 Oskar BäckC	11	0	0	0	-5	7	0.0%	2	10	0	48	31.8%	152:59
#20 Seamus CaseyRD	11	0	0	0	-2	3	0.0%	0	9	0	0	0.0%	115:18
#68 Zachary L'HeureuxC	11	0	0	0	-1	7	0.0%	0	5	0	19	32.8%	61:21

Goalies

Goalie	GP	Dressed	MIN	SA	SV	SV%	GA	GAA	ENG	PTS
#74 Juuse SarosG	11	14	655:01	250	221	0.884	29	2.66	5	0
#1 Devin CooleyG	4	11	239:53	97	89	0.918	8	2.00	3	0

Game log

Oct 19vs BALL 2–5Game 240Replay

Oct 18@ SDL 2–3 SOGame 231Replay

Oct 16vs PORW 4–3 SOGame 212

Oct 12vs RCHL 1–2 SOGame 177

Oct 11vs DETL 0–1Game 173

Oct 10@ LIL 3–4 OTGame 163

Oct 7vs NYL 1–2Game 137

Oct 5@ TENL 0–2Game 123

Sep 29vs INDL 1–3Game 78

Sep 24vs BROL 1–3Game 39

Sep 21vs ATLL 2–3 SOGame 10

2026–27 active roster

Current roster

25 total · 22 skaters · 3 goalies · click any column to sort


81	Kyle Connorprofile Winnipeg Jets	LW	92	29	4	$12,000,000	115	123	238
55	Mark Scheifeleprofile Winnipeg Jets	C	92	33	4	$12,000,000	109	146	255
19	Troy Terryprofile Anaheim Ducks	RW	87	29	3	$7,000,000	93	129	222
23	Mattias Samuelssonprofile Buffalo Sabres	LD	85	26	4	$5,000,000	19	38	57
57	Tyler Myersprofile Dallas Stars	RD	83	36	5	$3,250,000	19	69	88
17	Marcus Folignoprofile Minnesota Wild	LW/RW	82	35	1	$2,500,000	63	71	134
7	Vladislav Namestnikovprofile Winnipeg Jets	LW	82	33	5	$2,500,000	56	96	152
78	Jacob Brysonprofile Winnipeg Jets	LD/RD	81	28	3	$2,000,000	13	45	58
7	Scott Perunovichprofile Tucson Roadrunners	LD	81	28	2	$2,000,000	13	43	56
85	Alexandre Texierprofile Montreal Canadiens	LW/RW	80	27	4	$1,500,000	51	86	137
25	Brett Leasonprofile Hershey Bears	RW	80	27	7	$1,500,000	26	38	64
21	Isac Lundeströmprofile Columbus Blue Jackets	C/LW	80	26	7	$1,500,000	54	81	135
40	Adam Klapkaprofile Calgary Flames	RW	79	26	5	$1,250,000	0	1	1
2	Jake Christiansenprofile Columbus Blue Jackets	LD	79	27	2	$2,250,000	3	9	12
24	Oscar Lindbergprofile Skellefteå AIK	C	79	34	1	$1,250,000	0	0	0
10	Oskar Bäckprofile Dallas Stars	C	79	26	4	$1,250,000	5	28	33
20	Seamus Caseyprofile Utica Comets	RD/LD	79	22	5	$1,250,000	5	13	18
68	Zachary L'Heureuxprofile Nashville Predators	C	79	23	4	$1,250,000	1	16	17
79	Cole Schwindtprofile Florida Panthers	RW/C	78	25	3	$2,800,000	0	0	0
34	Colton Dachprofile Edmonton Oilers	LW/C	78	23	3	$1,000,000	0	1	1
6	Sam Dickinsonprofile San Jose Sharks	LD/RD	78	20	5	$1,000,000	0	0	0
38	Ethan Del Mastroprofile Chicago Blackhawks	LD/RD	77	23	1	$900,000	0	0	0

Future assets

Draft picks

Current 2027 and 2028 draft-pick inventory for the Columbus Cougars, synced from the league's live pick tracker.

AVHL Draft

2027

1 pick

1st Round

Own pick

AVHL Draft

2028

1 pick

1st Round

via St. Louis Leopards

Team branding

Arena, uniforms & presentation

The complete 2026–27 visual and game-night identity of the Columbus Cougars.

Official hashtag#GoCats

Home ice

Belcher Pavillion

The 2026–27 home of the Columbus Cougars.

Uniform set

Home, away & alternate

All three official 2026–27 looks, presented from the finalized team artwork.

2026–27

Home

2026–27

Away

2026–27

Alternate

Official mascot

Chris

#59

Game night identity

Arena presentation

Team-specific presentation details from the official 2026–27 club specifications.

Goal horn

Bass (Truck 3) + Mid (Boat Horn 6), 3 Blasts (MsSsL)

Goal song

Classical - Entry Of The Gladiators

Win song

Country - Devils Tricks

Win presentation

Limbo