Shawinigan Cataractes

Hockey team | CAN_eng = 1|
team = Shawinigan Cataractes

city = Shawinigan, Quebec
league = Q.M.J.H.L.
division = Telus Central
founded = 1969-70
arena = Arena Jacques Plante
colours = Navy Blue, Green, White & Burgundy
coach = Eric Veilleux
GM = Martin Mondou
name1 = Shawinigan Bruins
dates1 = 1969-73
name2 = Shawinigan Dynamos
dates2 = 1973-78
name3 = Shawinigan Cataractes | dates3 = 1978-Present
|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.

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.

2008-09 Cataractes Roster

Players

Updated October 7, 2008.Ice hockey team roster player4
first = Timo | last = Pielmeier | dab = | num = 1 | pos = G | nat = Germany | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 7 | birthday = 7 | acq = - | birthplace = Deggendorf, Germany | inj = no | c
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first = Simon | last = Lacroix | dab = | num = 2 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 29 | acq = - | birthplace = Orleans, Ontario | inj = no | c
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first = Brad | last = Yetman | dab = | num = 4 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 17 | acq = - | birthplace = Mount Pearl, NL | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Nicholas | last = Petersen | dab = | num = 8 | pos = RW | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 27 | acq = - | birthplace = Wakefield, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Dominik | last = Schlumpf | dab = | num = 9 | pos = D | nat = Switzerland | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 3 | acq = - | birthplace = Switzerland | inj = no | c
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first = Cédric | last = Lalonde-McNicoll | dab = | num = 11 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 28 | acq = - | birthplace = Longueuil, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Adam | last = Bourque-Leblanc | dab = | num = 12 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 4 | birthday = 8 | acq = - | birthplace = Sorel, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Matthew | last = Pistilli | dab = | num = 16 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 10 | birthday = 17 | acq = - | birthplace = Montreal, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Eric | last = Bouchard | dab = | num = 20 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 2 | acq = - | birthplace = Aliston, ON | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Michael | last = Roski | dab = | num = 22 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 22 | acq = - | birthplace = Halifax, NS | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Tommy | last = Tremblay | dab = | num = 23 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 27 | acq = - | birthplace = La Tuque, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Mathieu | last = Milsé | dab = | num = 24 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 10 | acq = - | birthplace = Montreal, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Patrick | last = Martel | dab = | num = 36 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 10 | acq = - | birthplace = St-Hyacinthe, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Anthony | last = Brockman | dab = | num = 44 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 12 | birthday = 1 | acq = - | birthplace = Châteauguay, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Raphael | last = Gervais | dab = | num = 47 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 8 | birthday = 22 | acq = - | birthplace = Shawinigan-Sud, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Gabriel | last = Lemieux | dab = | num = 51 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 28 | acq = - | birthplace = Longueuil, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Maxime | last = Legault | dab = | num = 54 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 28 | acq = - | birthplace = Mont-Tremblant, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Dave | last = Lebrecque | dab = | num = 56 | pos = C | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 27 | acq = - | birthplace = Vanier, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Antoine | last = Houde-Caron | dab = | num = 57 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 16 | acq = - | birthplace = Brossard, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Philippe | last = Paradis | dab = | num = 63 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 1 | birthday = 02 | acq = - | birthplace = Normandin, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Tommy | last = Gauthier | dab = | num = 72 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 3 | birthday = 3 | acq = - | birthplace = Shawinigan, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Michael | last = Dubuc | dab = | num = 74 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1988 | birthmonth = 6 | birthday = 29 | acq = - | birthplace = Gramby, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Michaël | last = Bournival | dab = | num = 78 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1992 | birthmonth = 5 | birthday = 31 | acq = - | birthplace = Shawinigan-Sud, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Pierre-Alexandre | last = Vandall | dab = | num = 89 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1989 | birthmonth = 11 | birthday = 16 | acq = - | birthplace = St-Louis-de-France, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Charles-Olivier | last = Roussel | dab = | num = 91 | pos = D | nat = Canada | s/g = R | birthyear = 1991 | birthmonth = 9 | birthday = 13 | acq = - | birthplace = St-Louis-de-France, QC | inj = no | c
fa = player4
first = Ashton | last = Bernard | dab = | num = 95 | pos = F | nat = Canada | s/g = L | birthyear = 1990 | birthmonth = 2 | birthday = 5 | acq = - | birthplace = Eskasoni, NS | inj = no | c
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Coaching Staff

*Martin Mondou - General-Manager
*Eric Veilleux - Head Coach
*Eric Messier - Asst. Coach
*Sylvain St-Hilaire - Asst. Coach
*Pascal Lizotte - Goaltenders coach
*Patrick Léonard - Trainer
*Diane Ouimet - Therapist

NHL alumni

*Yves Beaudoin *Jean-Claude Bergeron *Marc-Andre Bergeron *Yves Bergeron *Mathieu Biron *Michel Briere *Alexandre Burrows *Stephane Charbonneau

*Enrico Ciccone *Matthieu Descoteaux *Pascal Dupuis *Benoit Gosselin *Mario Gosselin *Francois Groleau *Stephane Guerard *Jean-Francois Jomphe

*Patrick Lalime *Patrick Lebeau *Stephan Lebeau *Sergio Momesso *Stephane Morin *Steve Penney *Jason Pominville *Daniel Poudrier

*Claude Pronovost *Jean-Francois Quintin *Pierre Rioux *Stephane Robidas *Dominic Roussel *Daniel Shank *Patrick Traverse *Radim Vrbata

Yearly results

*1969-73 Shawinigan Bruins
*1973-78 Shawinigan Dynamos
*1978-Present Shawinigan Cataractes

^†Seeded 8th in Eastern Division for 2006-07 playoffs.

External links

* [http://www.cataractes.qc.ca/ Official Site]