# Shawinigan Cataractes

The Shawinigan Cataractes (French: Cataractes de Shawinigan) 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
* Maverick 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

## 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 | 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 |
$^†$Seeded 8th in Eastern Division for 2006–07 playoffs.
$^{††}$Seeded 5th in Telus Division for 2008–09 playoffs.