What is Shawinigan Cataractes?
{{Hockey team|CAN_eng=1 | team = Shawinigan Cataractes | color = #003E7E | color text = #FDB827 | city = [[Shawinigan]], [[Quebec]] | league = [[Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] | conference = TELUS | division = East | founded = {{Start date|1969}} | arena = [[Centre Bionest de Shawinigan]] | colours = Navy blue, gold, green, white, burgundy <br /> {{Color box|#003E7E}} {{Color box|#FDB827}} {{Color box|#005837}} {{Color box|#FFFFFF}} {{Color box|#6e273d}} | coach = {{Flagicon|CAN}} Denis Chalifoux | GM = {{Flagicon|CAN}} Martin Mondou | website = [http://www.cataractes.qc.ca/ www.cataractes.qc.ca] }} The '''Shawinigan Cataractes''' are a [[Canada|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.<ref name=SCHistory>{{cite web|url=http://en.olympiquesdegatineau.ca/history|accessdate=2012-12-19|title=NOTRE HISTOIRE|publisher=Shawinigan Cataractes}}</ref> The team won the [[Memorial Cup]] in 2012. ==References== {{reflist}} ==Other websites== *[http://www.cataractes.qc.ca/ Official website] [[Category:1969 establishments in Canada]] [[Category:Canadian Hockey League teams]] [[Category:Ice hockey teams in Quebec]] [[Category:Quebec Major Junior Hockey League]] {{multistub|sports|Canada}}