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The Shawinigan Falls Cataractes were a team in Shawinigan, Quebec. They were a senior, then an intermediate, then senior again, then a major, then a minor professional team.

They started out in the Provincial Senior League in 1938. In 1941-42 they played in the intermediate Montreal City & District League and then entered the Montreal & District Senior League in 1941-42. In 1942-43 the Cataractes were again intermediate in the Quebec-Lauzon Maritime League. They returned to the Provincial Senior League in 1944-45 after taking a year off in 1943-44.

In the 1945-46 season they were admitted to the Quebec Senior Hockey League and followed that league thorugh its change in status to major and then professional.

They took a leave of absence in 1953-54 because they good not accquire enough good players. In 1954 they returned as a farm team of the Montreal Canadiens which provided them with an adequate supply of players.

The Cataractes won the Quebec Hockey League title in 1954-55 and 1957-58. They also won the Edinburgh Trophy in 1954-55.

They folded in 1958. Shawinigan was too small to support a minor pro team.

Season-by-Season Results[]

Provincial Senior League (1938-45)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1938-39 38 13 24 1 31 111 175 5th out of playoffs
1939-40 41 16 24 1 33 122 159 7th out of playoffs
1944-45 39 13 24 2 28 155 173 4th Lost Semi Final

Montreal & District Senior League (1941-42)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1941-42 33 26 5 2 54 182 92 1st Won Final, Lost Quebec Final

Quebec Senior Hockey League (1945-50)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1945-46 40 18 20 2 38 158 193 3rd Lost Semi Final
1946-47 41 14 23 3 31 135 175 4th Lost Semi Final
1947-48 48 26 17 5 57 - - 3rd Lost Semi Final
1948-49 60 18 40 2 38 201 291 6th Lost Quarter Final
1949-50 60 15 42 3 33 184 270 7th out of playoffs


Quebec Senior Hockey League (Major) (1950-53)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoff
1950-51 60 15 40 5 35 181 273 7th out of playoffs
1951-52 60 19 34 7 45 147 200 7th out of playoffs
1952-53 60 15 39 6 36 171 241 7th out of playoffs

The team did not play in the 1953-54 QHL Season because it could not get enough good players.

Quebec Hockey League (1954-58)[]

Season Games Won Lost Tied Points Goals
for
Goals
against
Standing Playoffs
1954-55 62 39 20 3 81 228 145 1st Won Final, Won Edinburgh Trophy
1955-56 64 43 18 3 89 192 162 1st Lost Final
1956-57 68 24 35 9 57 202 213 5th out of playoffs
1957-58 64 31 28 5 67 243 235 2nd Won Final
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