Shawinigan Falls Cataractes

==History==
The Shawinigan Falls Cataractes were a team in Shawinigan, Quebec. They were a senior, then an intermediate, then senior again, then a major, then a minor professional team.
They started out in the Provincial Senior League in 1938. In 1941-42 they played in the intermediate Montreal City & District League and then entered the Montreal & District Senior League in 1941-42. In 1942-43 the Cataractes were again intermediate in the Quebec-Lauzon Maritime League. They returned to the Provincial Senior League in 1944-45 after taking a year off in 1943-44.
In the 1945-46 season they were admitted to the Quebec Senior Hockey League and followed that league thorugh its change in status to major and then professional.
They took a leave of absence in 1953-54 because they good not accquire enough good players. In 1954 they returned as a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens which provided them with an adequate supply of players.
The Cataractes won the Quebec Hockey League title in 1954-55 and 1957-58. They also won the Edinburgh Trophy in 1954-55.
They folded in 1958. Shawinigan was too small to support a minor pro team.
==Season-by-Season Results==
===Provincial Senior League (1938-45)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1938-39	38 	13 	24 	1 	31 	111 	175 	5th 	out of playoffs
1939-40	41 	16 	24 	1 	33 	122 	159 	7th 	out of playoffs
1944-45	39 	13 	24 	2 	28 	155 	173 	4th 	Lost Semi Final
===Montreal & District Senior League (1941-42)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1941-42	33 	26 	5 	2 	54 	182 	92 	1st 	Won Final, Lost Quebec Final
===Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945-50)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1945-46	40 	18 	20 	2 	38 	158 	193 	3rd 	Lost Semi Final
1946-47	41 	14 	23 	3 	31 	135 	175 	4th 	Lost Semi Final
1947-48	48 	26 	17 	5 	57 	- 	- 	3rd 	Lost Semi Final
1948-49	60 	18 	40 	2 	38 	201 	291 	6th 	Lost Quarter Final
1949-50	60 	15 	42 	3 	33 	184 	270 	7th 	out of playoffs
===Quebec Senior Hockey League (Major) (1950-53)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoff
1950-51	60 	15 	40 	5 	35 	181 	273 	7th 	out of playoffs
1951-52	60 	19 	34 	7 	45 	147 	200 	7th 	out of playoffs
1952-53	60 	15 	39 	6 	36 	171 	241 	7th 	out of playoffs
The team did not play in the 1953-54 QHL Season because it could not get enough good players.
===Quebec Hockey League (1954-58)===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs
1954-55	62 	39 	20 	3 	81 	228 	145 	1st 	Won Final, Won Edinburgh Trophy
1955-56	64 	43 	18 	3 	89 	192 	162 	1st 	Lost Final
1956-57	68 	24 	35 	9 	57 	202 	213 	5th 	out of playoffs
1957-58	64 	31 	28 	5 	67 	243 	235 	2nd 	Won Final
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