1978-79 Shawinigan Cataractes Roster

Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Team Record: 24-43-7 - 53 points
in the QMJHL's Dilio Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Ron Racette (24-43-7)
Location: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
1978-79 Shawinigan Cataractes Statistics

The Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ended the 1978-79 season with a record of 24 wins and 43 losses and 7 ties for 53 points in the QMJHL's Dilio Division.

The Cataractes scored 310 goals and surrendered 424. Marc Audisio netted 46 goals for Shawinigan, while Eric Morin and Marc Genest tallied 30 or more also. Alain Labelle contributed 50 assists. Paul Pageau topped the squad with 18 wins and a team-best 5.08 goals against average, best among regular goalies.

Ron Racette coached the team. The 1978-79 Shawinigan Cataractes lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.

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Player Pos. Birth Date Height Weight S/C Hometown
Pierre AlexandreDDecember 13, 19606'0"192L, QC CAN
Michel AudetCMay 1, 19615'7"157R, QC CAN
Marc AudisioCJanuary 19, 19596'0"203L, QC CAN
Alain BlaisCFebruary 12, 19615'10"176L, QC CAN
Sylvain BoutetLWJuly 20, 19616'1"187L, QC CAN
Michel CoteRWAugust 11, 19615'10"176REast Angus, QC CAN
Sylvain CoteRWJuly 14, 19596'1"187LEast Angus, QC Canada
Michel D'AmboiseDMay 15, 19605'11"185L, QC CAN
Benoit DesjardinsRWJanuary 30, 19595'8"170R, QC CAN
Pierre DumouchelRWJanuary 8, 19605'9"181RHull, QC CAN
Simon GagneD, QC CAN
Steve Gallant
Marco GauvinDMarch 18, 19616'0"174L, QC CAN
Marc GenestRWFebruary 26, 19595'10"165RQuebec, QC Canada
Claude GosselinDMarch 2, 1960
Marc Guerrette
Denis HoudeLWJanuary 19, 19606'0"187L, QC CAN
Mike KennedyLWMarch 17, 19606'0"192L
Alain LabelleCAugust 10, 19605'10"176L, QC CAN
Benoit LaporteLWJune 14, 19605'11"176LMontreal, QC Canada
John MacNeilDJuly 25, 19595'10"168R
Eric MorinCMay 15, 19615'10"174L, QC CAN
John O'SullivanD
Bernard OuimetD, QC CAN
Paul PageauGOctober 1, 19595'9"160RMontreal, QC Canada
Steve PenneyGFebruary 2, 19616'1"190LSte. Foy, QC Canada
Rene PoirierRWMarch 16, 19626'3"183R, QC CAN
Benoit PrefontaineDSeptember 15, 19615'11"194R, QC CAN
Mario ProulxGNovember 29, 19615'11"174LDrummondville, QC Canada
Dany RondeauDMay 1, 19616'0"181L, QC CAN
Gary RyanDMarch 12, 19595'10"163L
Sylvain St. Pierre
Christian ThellendDJuly 14, 19615'11"179L
Lonnie ThompsonD
Gaetan VachonDFebruary 4, 19605'8"170L, QC CAN



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