1978-79 Shawinigan Cataractes Roster
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
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 |
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Pierre Alexandre | D | December 13, 1960 | 6'0" | 192 | L | , QC CAN |
Michel Audet | C | May 1, 1961 | 5'7" | 157 | R | , QC CAN |
Marc Audisio | C | January 19, 1959 | 6'0" | 203 | L | , QC CAN |
Alain Blais | C | February 12, 1961 | 5'10" | 176 | L | , QC CAN |
Sylvain Boutet | LW | July 20, 1961 | 6'1" | 187 | L | , QC CAN |
Michel Cote | RW | August 11, 1961 | 5'10" | 176 | R | East Angus, QC CAN |
Sylvain Cote | RW | July 14, 1959 | 6'1" | 187 | L | East Angus, QC Canada |
Michel D'Amboise | D | May 15, 1960 | 5'11" | 185 | L | , QC CAN |
Benoit Desjardins | RW | January 30, 1959 | 5'8" | 170 | R | , QC CAN |
Pierre Dumouchel | RW | January 8, 1960 | 5'9" | 181 | R | Hull, QC CAN |
Simon Gagne | D | , QC CAN | ||||
Steve Gallant | ||||||
Marco Gauvin | D | March 18, 1961 | 6'0" | 174 | L | , QC CAN |
Marc Genest | RW | February 26, 1959 | 5'10" | 165 | R | Quebec, QC Canada |
Claude Gosselin | D | March 2, 1960 | ||||
Marc Guerrette | ||||||
Denis Houde | LW | January 19, 1960 | 6'0" | 187 | L | , QC CAN |
Mike Kennedy | LW | March 17, 1960 | 6'0" | 192 | L | |
Alain Labelle | C | August 10, 1960 | 5'10" | 176 | L | , QC CAN |
Benoit Laporte | LW | June 14, 1960 | 5'11" | 176 | L | Montreal, QC Canada |
John MacNeil | D | July 25, 1959 | 5'10" | 168 | R | |
Eric Morin | C | May 15, 1961 | 5'10" | 174 | L | , QC CAN |
John O'Sullivan | D | |||||
Bernard Ouimet | D | , QC CAN | ||||
Paul Pageau | G | October 1, 1959 | 5'9" | 160 | R | Montreal, QC Canada |
Steve Penney | G | February 2, 1961 | 6'1" | 190 | L | Ste. Foy, QC Canada |
Rene Poirier | RW | March 16, 1962 | 6'3" | 183 | R | , QC CAN |
Benoit Prefontaine | D | September 15, 1961 | 5'11" | 194 | R | , QC CAN |
Mario Proulx | G | November 29, 1961 | 5'11" | 174 | L | Drummondville, QC Canada |
Dany Rondeau | D | May 1, 1961 | 6'0" | 181 | L | , QC CAN |
Gary Ryan | D | March 12, 1959 | 5'10" | 163 | L | |
Sylvain St. Pierre | ||||||
Christian Thellend | D | July 14, 1961 | 5'11" | 179 | L | |
Lonnie Thompson | D | |||||
Gaetan Vachon | D | February 4, 1960 | 5'8" | 170 | L | , QC CAN |