The Shawinigan Cataractes (french: Cataractes de Shawinigan) are a
junior ice hockey team in the
Quebec Major Junior Hockey League
The Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (french: Ligue de hockey junior majeur du Québec; abbreviated ''QMJHL'' in English, ''LHJMQ'' in French) is one of the three major junior ice hockey leagues that constitute the Canadian Hockey League. The l ...
. The team is based in
Shawinigan
Shawinigan () is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,349 as of the 2016 Canadian census.
Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) and ...
,
Quebec
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, 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 Cup
The Memorial Cup () is the national championship of the Canadian Hockey League, a consortium of three major junior ice hockey leagues operating in Canada and parts of the United States. It is a four-team round-robin tournament played between ...
s until they were chosen to host the
2012 Memorial Cup
The 2012 MasterCard Memorial Cup was a four-team, round-robin format ice hockey tournament played from May 18–27, 2012 at the Centre Bionest in Shawinigan, Quebec. It was the 94th Memorial Cup championship and determined the champion of the Can ...
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
Shawinigan () is a city located on the Saint-Maurice River in the Mauricie area in Quebec, Canada. It had a population of 49,349 as of the 2016 Canadian census.
Shawinigan is also a territory equivalent to a regional county municipality (TE) a ...
, a prominent waterfall in the city of Shawinigan.
NHL alumni
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Yves Beaudoin
Yves Beaudoin (born January 7, 1965) is a Canadian retired ice hockey defenceman who played in the National Hockey League.
Beaudoin was born in Pointe-aux-Trembles, Quebec. Drafted by the Washington Capitals
The Washington Capitals (colloqui ...
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Anthony Beauvillier
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Jean-Claude Bergeron
Jean-Claude Joseph "J. C." Bergeron (born October 14, 1968) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey goaltender
Bergeron was drafted 104th overall in the 1988 NHL Entry Draft by the Montreal Canadiens and started his National Hockey League c ...
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Marc-André Bergeron
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Yves Bergeron
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Alexandre Bolduc
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Michaël Bournival
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Mathieu Biron
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Michel Brière
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Alexandre Burrows
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Stéphane Charbonneau
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Mathieu Chouinard
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Enrico Ciccone
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Matthieu Descoteaux
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Samuel Girard
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Benoit Gosselin
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Mario Gosselin
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François Groleau
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Stéphane Guérard
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Jean-François Jomphe
Jean-François Joseph "J.F." Jomphe (born December 28, 1972) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player. He played in the National Hockey League with the Mighty Ducks of Anaheim, Phoenix Coyotes, and Montreal Canadiens between 1 ...
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Patrick Lalime
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Patrick Lebeau
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Stéphan Lebeau
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Patrice Lefebvre
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Zbynek Michalek
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Olivier Michaud
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Sergio Momesso
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Stéphane Morin
Joseph Normand Stéphane Morin (March 27, 1969 – October 6, 1998) was a Canadian ice hockey player who played in the National Hockey League between 1989 and 1994 with the Quebec Nordiques and the Vancouver Canucks.
Early life
Morin was born i ...
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Paul Pageau
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Steve Penney
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Timo Pielmeier
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Jason Pominville
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Daniel Poudrier
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Claude Pronovost
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Jean-François Quintin
Jean-François Quintin (born May 28, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player. Quintin played for the San Jose Sharks of the National Hockey League between 1991 and 1993 and several minor league teams during his career, which last ...
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Pierre Rioux
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Stéphane Robidas
Joseph Pierre Stéphane Robidas (born March 3, 1977) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman who currently works as assistant coach for the Montreal Canadiens.
Robidas played over 900 games in the NHL, most of which came within th ...
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Dominic Roussel
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Daniel Shank
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Patrick Traverse
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Radim Vrbata
Radim Vrbata (born 13 June 1981) is a Czech former professional ice hockey right winger. He had a 16-year career in the National Hockey League (NHL). Vrbata was originally drafted in 1999 by the Colorado Avalanche, with whom he has also played ...
Season results
*1969–73 Shawinigan Bruins
*1973–78 Shawinigan Dynamos
*1978–present Shawinigan Cataractes
Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shootout loss
†Seeded 8th in Eastern Division for 2006–07 playoffs.
††Seeded 5th in Telus Division for 2008–09 playoffs.
External links
Official Site
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Quebec Major Junior Hockey League teams
Ice hockey teams in Quebec
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Ice hockey clubs established in 1969
1969 establishments in Quebec