Shawinigan Cataractes
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| City: | Shawinigan, Quebec |
| League: | Q.M.J.H.L. |
| Division: | Telus |
| Founded: | 1969-70 |
| Home Arena: | Arena Jacques Plante |
| Colours: | Navy Blue, Green, White & Burgundy |
| Head Coach: | Eric Veilleux |
| General Manager: | Jacques Blouin |
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| 1969-73: | Shawinigan Bruins |
| 1973-78: | Shawinigan Dynamos |
| 1978-Present: | Shawinigan Cataractes |
The Shawinigan Cataractes are a junior ice hockey team in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. The team is based out of Shawinigan, Quebec. The Cataractes have been previously known as the Shawinigan Bruins until 1973, and were called the Shawinigan Dynamos from 1973-78.
The team plays its home games at the Arena Jacques Plante. A new arena is currently under construction in Shawinigan, the arena was scheduled to open for the 2007-08 season, but has been postponed to the 2008-09 season.
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[edit] History
Shawinigan was a founding member of the QMJHL in 1969, and is the only team to operate continuously in the same city since then. The team originated in the Quebec Junior Hockey League. The Bruins of 1965-66 were runners-up in the eastern Canadian championship for the George Richardson Memorial Trophy versus the Oshawa Generals.
The 1977–78 Dynamos set a futility record, with 3 wins, 4 ties and 56 losses. In a single game versus Sherbrooke, they allowed a record breaking 22 goals scored against.
The Cataractes have had good seasons in their history, winning the Jean Rougeau Trophy for most points in the regular season twice (in 1985 and 2001), but have never managed to win the QMJHL championship. Theirs is currently the second-longest drought in the Canadian Hockey League, second only to the Saskatoon Blades of the WHL.
The team has participated in the Memorial Cup tournament once, in 1985, when they were the host team. They managed to make it to the cup final but lost to the Prince Albert Raiders. The Jacques Plante Arena only hosted the first two games of the tournament, as the arena has a large number of support columns in the seating area that made televising the games impossible. The remainder of the tournament was played in Drummondville, Quebec.
The name "Cataractes" often confuses English-speaking hockey fans. The name literally translates as "Cataracts" meaning "Waterfalls"; the team is named for Shawinigan Falls, a prominent waterfall in the city. A Quebec Senior Hockey League team operated in the city as the Shawinigan Falls Cataracts (1945-53) and the Shawinigan Cataracts (1954-58). It won the playoffs in the 1954-55 season.
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[edit] Yearly results
- 1969-73 Shawinigan Bruins
- 1973-78 Shawinigan Dynamos
- 1978-Present Shawinigan Cataractes
Legend: OTL = Overtime loss, SL = Shoot Out Loss
| Season | Games | Won | Lost | Tied | OTL | SL | Points | Pct % | Goals For |
Goals Against |
Standing |
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| 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 |
| 1999-00 | 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 | Season in progress. See 2007-08 QMJHL season. | ||||||||||
†Seeded 8th in Eastern Division for 2006-07 playoffs.
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