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Shawinigan Cataractes

Junior ice hockey team in Shawinigan, Quebec

Summary

Junior ice hockey team in Shawinigan, Quebec

Field	Value
team	Shawinigan Cataractes
Cataractes de Shawinigan
bg_colour	background:#FFFFFF; border-top:#003E7E 5px solid; border-bottom:#FDB827 5px solid;
text_colour	#000000
logo	Shawinigan Cataractes Logo.svg
city	Shawinigan, Quebec
league	Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League
conference	Western
division	Central
founded
arena	Centre Gervais Auto
colours	Navy blue, gold, green, white and burgundy

championships	Memorial Cup: 2012 QMJHL: 2022
coach	Daniel Renaud
gm	Martin Mondou
website	www.cataractes.qc.ca
name1	Shawinigan Bruins
dates1	1969–1973
name2	Shawinigan Dynamos
dates2	1973–1978
name3	Shawinigan Cataractes
dates3	1978–present

Cataractes de Shawinigan

The Shawinigan Cataractes () are a Canadian junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL) based in Shawinigan, Quebec. The franchise plays their home games at the Centre Gervais Auto, and were originally known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973, as well as the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973 to 1978.

Etymology

"Cataractes" is the plural form of "cataracte", which means in English 'cataract' in the sense of a powerful waterfall, derived from the Latin word "cataracta" meaning 'waterfall' or 'portcullis'. The team is named after the Shawinigan Falls, a prominent waterfall in the city of Shawinigan.

NHL alumni

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
Matvei Gridin
François Groleau
Stéphane Guérard
Jean-François Jomphe
Patrick Lalime
Patrick Lebeau
Stéphan Lebeau
Patrice Lefebvre
Zbynek Michalek
Olivier Michaud
Sergio Momesso
Stéphane Morin
Mathieu Olivier
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

Season results

1969–73 Shawinigan Bruins
1973–78 Shawinigan Dynamos
1978–present Shawinigan Cataractes

Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss

Season		Games		Won		Lost		Tied		OTL		SL		Points		Pct %		Goals
for		Goals
against		Standing
1969–70
1970–71
1971–72
1972–73
1973–74
1974–75
1975–76
1976–77
1977–78
1978–79
1979–80
1980–81
1981–82
1982–83
1983–84
1984–85
1985–86
1986–87
1987–88
1988–89
1989–90
1990–91
1991–92
1992–93
1993–94
1994–95
1995–96
1996–97
1997–98
1998–99
1999–2000
2000–01
2001–02
2002–03
2003–04
2004–05
2005–06
2006–07
2007–08
2008–09
2009–10
2010–11
2011–12
2012–13
2013–14
2014–15
2015–16
2016–17
2017–18
2018–19
2019–20
2020–21
2021–22
2022–23
2023–24
2024–25

†Seeded 8th in Eastern Division for 2006–07 playoffs.

††Seeded 5th in Telus Division for 2008–09 playoffs.

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