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Shawinigan Cataractes
Cataractes de Shawinigan
Shawinigan Cataractes Logo.svg
City Shawinigan, Quebec
League Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
Division Telus East
Founded 1969
Home arena Centre Gervais Auto
Colours Navy blue, gold, green, white and burgundy
                        
General manager Martin Mondou
Head coach Daniel Renaud
Website www.cataractes.qc.ca
Franchise history
1969–1973 Shawinigan Bruins
1973–1978 Shawinigan Dynamos
1978–present Shawinigan Cataractes
Championships
Playoff championships Memorial Cup: 2012 QMJHL: 2022

The Shawinigan Cataractes (which means Cataractes de Shawinigan in French) are a Canadian junior ice hockey team. They play in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL). The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec. They play their home games at the Centre Gervais Auto. The team started out as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973. Then, they were known as the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973 to 1978.

What Does "Cataractes" Mean?

The word "Cataractes" is the plural form of "cataracte." This word means a powerful waterfall in English. It comes from the Latin word "cataracta," which also means 'waterfall.' The team is named after the Shawinigan Falls. This is a very famous waterfall in the city of Shawinigan.

Players Who Made It to the NHL

Many talented players from the Shawinigan Cataractes have gone on to play in the NHL. Here are some of them:

  • Yves Beaudoin
  • Anthony Beauvillier
  • Simon Benoit
  • Jean-Claude Bergeron
  • Marc-André Bergeron
  • Yves Bergeron
  • Alexandre Bolduc
  • Mavrik Bourque
  • Michaël Bournival
  • Mathieu Biron
  • Michel Brière
  • Alexandre Burrows
  • Stéphane Charbonneau
  • Mathieu Chouinard
  • Enrico Ciccone
  • Matthieu Descoteaux
  • Sam Girard
  • Benoit Gosselin
  • Mario Gosselin
  • François Groleau
  • Stéphane Guérard
  • Jean-François Jomphe
  • Patrick Lalime
  • Patrick Lebeau
  • Stéphan Lebeau
  • Patrice Lefebvre
  • Zbynek Michalek
  • Olivier Michaud
  • Sergio Momesso
  • Stéphane Morin
  • Paul Pageau
  • Steve Penney
  • Timo Pielmeier
  • Jason Pominville
  • Vasili Ponomaryov
  • Daniel Poudrier
  • Claude Pronovost
  • Jean-François Quintin
  • Pierre Rioux
  • Stéphane Robidas
  • Dominic Roussel
  • Daniel Shank
  • Patrick Traverse
  • Radim Vrbata

Team Performance Over the Years

This table shows how the Shawinigan Cataractes have performed in their league seasons. Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season Games Won Lost Tied OTL SL Points Pct % Goals
for		 Goals
against		 Standing
1969–70 56 36 19 1 - - 73 0.652 318 254 2nd in East
1970–71 62 38 23 1 - - 77 0.621 301 256 2nd in QMJHL
1971–72 61 34 24 3 - - 71 0.582 290 208 5th in QMJHL
1972–73 64 28 34 2 - - 70 0.453 301 278 4th in QMJHL
1973–74 70 30 37 3 - - 63 0.450 347 402 3rd in East
1974–75 72 16 45 11 - - 43 0.299 324 462 5th in East
1975–76 72 9 59 4 - - 22 0.153 254 554 5th in East
1976–77 72 18 42 12 - - 48 0.333 265 357 4th in Dilio
1977–78 72 3 65 4 - - 10 0.069 258 687 5th in Dilio
1978–79 74 24 43 7 - - 53 0.372 310 424 5th in Dilio
1979–80 72 28 35 9 - - 65 0.451 314 339 5th in Dilio
1980–81 72 34 34 4 - - 72 0.500 325 321 4th in Dilio
1981–82 64 35 27 2 - - 72 0.562 349 278 5th in QMJHL
1982–83 70 52 16 2 - - 106 0.757 406 232 1st in Dilio
1983–84 70 37 33 0 - - 74 0.529 329 287 1st in Dilio
1984–85 68 48 19 1 - - 98 0.713 384 255 1st in Dilio
1985–86 72 32 38 2 - - 66 0.458 353 361 4th in Dilio
1986–87 70 38 26 6 - - 82 0.586 408 335 2nd in Dilio
1987–88 70 30 37 3 - - 63 0.450 387 381 4th in Dilio
1988–89 70 31 35 4 - - 66 0.471 318 321 8th in QMJHL
1989–90 70 38 30 2 - - 78 0.557 328 275 4th in QMJHL
1990–91 70 27 40 3 - - 57 0.407 261 289 4th in Dilio
1991–92 70 37 27 6 - - 80 0.571 279 273 2nd in Dilio
1992–93 70 19 46 5 - - 43 0.307 262 357 5th in Dilio
1993–94 72 36 31 5 - - 77 0.535 316 313 4th in Dilio
1994–95 72 40 28 4 - - 84 0.583 325 270 2nd in Dilio
1995–96 70 35 30 5 - - 75 0.536 289 259 3rd in Dilio
1996–97 70 41 24 5 - - 87 0.621 277 232 2nd in Dilio
1997–98 70 40 24 6 - - 86 0.614 262 217 3rd in Lebel
1998–99 70 44 22 4 - - 92 0.657 275 212 1st in Lebel
1999–2000 72 37 25 5 5 - 84 0.549 295 257 1st in Central
2000–01 72 54 10 6 2 - 116 0.792 375 192 1st in Central
2001–02 72 43 21 5 3 - 94 0.632 288 200 1st in Central
2002–03 72 25 35 8 4 - 62 0.403 209 249 3rd in Central
2003–04 70 39 21 4 6 - 88 0.586 259 215 2nd in West
2004–05 70 31 25 12 2 - 76 0.529 199 188 2nd in West
2005–06 70 37 28 - 3 2 79 0.544 285 278 6th in West
2006–07 70 25 39 - 2 4 56 0.357 228 301 9th in Telus†
2007–08 70 33 33 - - 4 70 0.471 226 241 6th in Telus
2008–09 68 51 14 - 3 0 105 0.750 308 183 2nd in Central††
2009–10 68 31 29 - 3 5 70 0.477 148 162 3rd in Central
2010–11 68 42 23 - 2 1 87 0.640 250 202 4th in Telus West
2011–12 68 45 16 - 3 4 97 0.713 274 179 1st in East
2012–13 68 15 46 - 5 2 37 0.220 154 284 17th in QMJHL
2013–14 68 20 39 - 4 5 49 0.360 163 251 16th in QMJHL
2014–15 68 39 26 - 1 2 81 0.596 259 214 3rd in East
2015–16 68 44 19 - 4 1 93 0.684 281 220 1st in East
2016–17 68 42 20 - 4 2 90 0.662 258 184 1st in East
2017–18 68 16 45 - 6 1 39 0.287 183 298 17th in QMJHL
2018–19 68 14 49 - 2 3 33 0.243 188 347 8th in West
2019–20 63 29 32 - 2 0 60 0.476 227 245 6th in West
2020–21 34 21 10 - 2 1 45 0.662 125 109 2nd in East
2021–22 68 40 24 - 1 3 84 0.618 235 190 3rd in West
2022–23 68 29 34 - 2 3 63 0.463 209 236 5th in West
2023–24 68 30 34 - 3 1 64 0.471 195 215 6th in West
2024–25 64 38 18 - 3 5 84 0.656 253 190 3rd in West

†The team was ranked 8th in the Eastern Division for the 2006–07 playoffs.

††The team was ranked 5th in the Telus Division for the 2008–09 playoffs.

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