Shawinigan Cataractes

The Shawinigan Cataractes () are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973, and were called the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973 to 1978.
The Cataractes play their home games at the Centre Gervais Auto. The former home of the team was Aréna Jacques Plante. Over the course of their 43-year history, they did not win any League championships or Memorial Cups until they were chosen to host the 2012 Memorial Cup tournament, as they became only the second team to play in the tie-breaker and win in overtime in front of a sellout hometown crowd.
==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
*Jean-Claude Bergeron
*Marc-André Bergeron
*Yves Bergeron
*Alexandre Bolduc
*Michaël Bournival
*Mathieu Biron
*Michel Brière
*Alexandre Burrows
*Stéphane Charbonneau
*Mathieu Chouinard
*Enrico Ciccone
*Matthieu Descoteaux
*Samuel 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
*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 %	Goalsfor	Goals	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 	 	195 	215 	4th in Central
†Seeded 8th in Eastern Division for 2006–07 playoffs.
††Seeded 5th in Telus Division for 2008–09 playoffs.
==External links==
* Official Site
Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Category:Ice hockey teams in Quebec
Category:Established in 1969