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 % Goalsfor Goals Standing1969–705636191--730.6523182542nd in East1970–716238231--770.6213012562nd in QMJHL1971–726134243--710.5822902085th in QMJHL1972–736428342--700.4533012784th in QMJHL1973–747030373--630.4503474023rd in East1974–7572164511--430.2993244625th in East1975–76729594--220.1532545545th in East1976–7772184212--480.3332653574th in Dilio1977–78723654--100.0692586875th in Dilio1978–797424437--530.3723104245th in Dilio1979–807228359--650.4513143395th in Dilio1980–817234344--720.5003253214th in Dilio1981–826435272--720.5623492785th in QMJHL1982–837052162--1060.7574062321st in Dilio1983–847037330--740.5293292871st in Dilio1984–856848191--980.7133842551st in Dilio1985–867232382--660.4583533614th in Dilio1986–877038266--820.5864083352nd in Dilio1987–887030373--630.4503873814th in Dilio1988–897031354--660.4713183218th in QMJHL1989–907038302--780.5573282754th in QMJHL1990–917027403--570.4072612894th in Dilio1991–927037276--800.5712792732nd in Dilio1992–937019465--430.3072623575th in Dilio1993–947236315--770.5353163134th in Dilio1994–957240284--840.5833252702nd in Dilio1995–967035305--750.5362892593rd in Dilio1996–977041245--870.6212772322nd in Dilio1997–987040246--860.6142622173rd in Lebel1998–997044224--920.6572752121st in Lebel1999–200072372555-840.5492952571st in Central2000–0172541062-1160.7923751921st in Central2001–0272432153-940.6322882001st in Central2002–0372253584-620.4032092493rd in Central2003–0470392146-880.5862592152nd in West2004–05703125122-760.5291991882nd in West2005–06703728-32790.5442852786th in West2006–07702539-24560.3572283019th in Telus†2007–08703333--4700.4712262416th in Telus2008–09685114-301050.7503081832nd in Central††2009–10683129-35700.4771481623rd in Central2010–11684223-21870.6402502024th in Telus West2011–12684516-34970.7132741791st in East2012–13681546-52370.22015428417th in QMJHL2013–14682039-45490.36016325116th in QMJHL2014–15683926-12810.5962592143rd in East2015–16684419-41930.6842812201st in East2016–17684220-42900.6622581841st in East2017–18681645-61390.28718329817th in QMJHL2018–19681449-23330.2431883478th in West2019–20632932-20600.4762272456th in West2020–21342110-21450.6621251092nd in East2021–22684024-13840.6182351903rd in West2022–23682934-23630.4632092365th in West2023–24683034-31640.4711952156th in West2024–25643818-35840.6562531903rd in West2025–26643523-24760.5942532143rd in Western
†Seeded 8th in Eastern Division for 2006–07 playoffs.
††Seeded 5th in Telus Division for 2008–09 playoffs.
External links Official site