2015-16 Shawinigan Cataractes Roster
Team Record: 44-19-4 (SO: 0-1) - 93 points
Finishing 1st in the QMJHL's East Division
Lost League Championship
Coach: Martin Bernard (35-16, 4 OTL)
Coach: Claude Bouchard (9-3, 1 OTL)
Location: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
The Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League ended the 2015-16 season with a record of 44 wins and 19 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-1 showing in shootouts for 93 points finishing first in the QMJHL's East Division.
The Cataractes scored 281 goals and allowed 220. Alexis D'Aoust netted 44 goals for Shawinigan, while Dennis Yan and Anthony Beauvillier tallied 30 or more also. Samuel Girard contributed 64 assists. Philippe Cadorette topped the squad with 16 wins and a team-best 2.66 goals against average, best among goaltenders with enough qualifying appearances.
Martin Bernard and Claude Bouchard coached the team. The 2015-16 Shawinigan Cataractes lost in the League Championship.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Pascal Aquin | C | July 3, 1997 | 6'0" | 159 | L | Le Gardeur, QC Canada |
| Samuel Asselin | LW | July 1, 1998 | 5'10" | 190 | L | L'Assomption, QC CAN |
| Anthony Beauvillier | C | June 8, 1997 | 5'9" | 168 | L | Sorel, QC |
| Simon Benoit | D | September 19, 1998 | 6'3" | 180 | L | Laval, QC |
| Justin Bernier | RW | September 16, 1997 | 5'7" | 139 | L | Montmagny, QC CAN |
| Samuel Blier | LW | June 13, 1997 | 5'10" | 170 | L | Victoriaville, QC |
| Xavier Boucher | RW | November 5, 1997 | 5'10" | 167 | L | Trois-Rivieres, QC |
| Philippe Cadorette | G | April 7, 1995 | 5'11" | 186 | L | St-Hyacinthe, QC |
| Jocktan Chainey | D | September 8, 1999 | 6'0" | 201 | L | Asbestos, QC |
| Alexandre Coulombe | D | April 9, 1995 | 6'3" | 202 | L | Granby, QC |
| Alexis D'Aoust | RW | April 3, 1996 | 6'0" | 197 | R | Trois-Rivieres, QC |
| Mikhail Denisov | G | March 24, 1998 | 6'0" | 188 | L | Moscow, RUS |
| Jonathan Deschamps | D | April 16, 1996 | 6'2" | 203 | L | Trois-Rivieres, QC |
| Alexandre Dufour | LW | March 13, 1997 | 5'10" | 167 | L | Val-d'Or, QC |
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| Jonathan Fillion | D | August 24, 1996 | 5'9" | 176 | R | Ste-Catherine, QC CAN |
| Giovanni Fiore | RW | August 13, 1996 | 6'0" | 185 | L | Laval, QC |
| Cavan Fitzgerald | D | August 23, 1996 | 6'0" | 182 | L | Boston, MA USA |
| Louis-Philip Fortin | D | January 24, 1998 | 5'11" | 198 | L | Sherbrooke, QC |
| Frederic Foulem | G | July 15, 1997 | 6'0" | 160 | L | Dieppe, NB |
| Gabriel Gagne | C | November 11, 1996 | 6'3" | 168 | R | Laval, QC Canada |
| Brandon Gignac | LW | November 7, 1997 | 5'10" | 159 | L | Repentigny, QC |
| Samuel Girard | D | May 12, 1998 | 5'9" | 155 | L | Roberval, QC |
| Samuel Guilbault | C | April 9, 1998 | 5'10" | 177 | L | Varennes, QC |
| Matthew Klebanskyj | D | March 31, 1996 | 6'3" | 193 | L | Pierrefonds, QC |
| Tommy Lemay | RW | March 29, 1997 | 6'3" | 201 | L | Fortierville, QC |
| Danny Moynihan | C | December 8, 1995 | 6'0" | 178 | L | Boston, MA USA |
| Mathieu Olivier | LW | February 11, 1997 | 6'0" | 187 | R | St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC |
| Alex Pawelczyk | LW | September 21, 1995 | 6'6" | 218 | L | Richmond, USA |
| James Phelan | C | February 18, 1997 | 5'10" | 171 | L | Laval, QC |
| Xavier Pouliot | D | December 22, 1998 | 6'1" | 207 | R | St-Isidore, QC |
| Antoine Samuel | G | September 17, 1997 | 6'2" | 184 | L | Lac Etchemin, QC |
| Vincent Senez-Allaire | RW | September 11, 1998 | 6'0" | 174 | R | Longueuil, QC |
| Sandro Silvestre | G | April 16, 1998 | 5'10" | 176 | L | Lachine, QC CAN |
| Gabriel Slight | LW | June 23, 1995 | 6'2" | 209 | L | Riviere-du-Loup, QC Canada |
| Gabriel Sylvestre | D | January 22, 1998 | 6'4" | 194 | R | Laval, QC |
| Charles Taillon | LW | November 6, 1998 | 6'0" | 172 | L | Quebec, QC CAN |
| Zachary Taylor | D | February 1, 1995 | 6'0" | 199 | L | Halifax, NS |
| Dmytro Timashov | LW | October 1, 1996 | 5'9" | 189 | L | Kirovograd, Ukraine |
| Nicholas Welsh | D | May 7, 1997 | 5'9" | 174 | R | Halifax, NS |
| Dennis Yan | F | April 14, 1997 | 5'7" | 132 | L | Troy, MI |
