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Shawinigan Cataractes

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Shawinigan Cataractes
CityShawinigan, Quebec
LeagueQuebec Major Junior Hockey League
ConferenceTELUS
DivisionEast
Founded1969 (1969)
Home arenaCentre Bionest de Shawinigan
ColoursNavy blue, gold, green, white, burgundy
         
General managerCanada Martin Mondou
Head coachCanada Denis Chalifoux
Websitewww.cataractes.qc.ca

The Shawinigan Cataractes are a Canadian ice hockey team. That began playing in 1995. The team currently plays in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League. They play their home games in Shawinigan, Quebec at the Centre Bionest de Shawinigan.

The team was first known as the Shawinigan Bruins but they changed their name in 1973. The team was then known as the Shawinigan Dynamos from until 1978. They are only team in the history of the QMJHL to occupy the same city since its inception.[1]

The team won the Memorial Cup in 2012.

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  1. "NOTRE HISTOIRE". Shawinigan Cataractes. Retrieved 2012-12-19.

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