History[]
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 |