2016-17 Shawinigan Cataractes Roster
Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League (QMJHL)
Team Record: 42-20-4 (SO: 0-2) - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the QMJHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Claude Bouchard (42-20-4, 2 OTL)
Location: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
2016-17 Shawinigan Cataractes StatisticsTeam Record: 42-20-4 (SO: 0-2) - 90 points
Finishing 1st in the QMJHL's East Division
Lost in 1st Round
Coach: Claude Bouchard (42-20-4, 2 OTL)
Location: Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada
The Shawinigan Cataractes of the Quebec Maritimes Junior Hockey League ended the 2016-17 season with a record of 42 wins and 20 losses (and 4 overtime losses), with a 0-2 showing in shootouts for 90 points finishing first in the QMJHL's East Division.
The Cataractes netted 258 goals and surrendered 184. Dennis Yan scored 46 goals for Shawinigan, and Samuel Girard contributed 66 assists. Mikhail Denisov earned 31 wins in front of the net for the squad and a team-best 2.45 goals against average, best among qualifying goaltenders.
Claude Bouchard coached the team. The 2016-17 Shawinigan Cataractes lost in the in 1st Round of the playoffs.
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| Player | Pos. | Birth Date | Height | Weight | S/C | Hometown |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cameron Askew | RW | May 13, 1997 | 6'3" | 202 | R | Boston, USA |
| Samuel Asselin | LW | July 1, 1998 | 5'10" | 190 | L | L'Assomption, QC CAN |
| 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 |
| Zachary Bouthillier | G | November 8, 1999 | 6'2" | 175 | L | Chambly, QC |
| Samuel Bucek | RW | December 19, 1998 | 6'3" | 191 | R | Nitra, SVK |
| Tommy Cardinal | RW | January 14, 1999 | 5'10" | 194 | L | St-Etienne, QC |
| Alexis D'Aoust | RW | April 3, 1996 | 6'0" | 197 | R | Trois-Rivieres, QC |
| Renat Dadadzhanov | D | June 13, 1999 | 6'2" | 205 | L | Moscow, Russia |
| Antoine Demers | C | April 14, 1999 | 5'8" | 150 | L | Sherbrooke, QC |
| Gabriel Denis | LW | November 6, 2000 | 5'10" | 178 | L | Riviere-aux-Renards, 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 |
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| Cavan Fitzgerald | D | August 23, 1996 | 6'0" | 182 | L | Boston, MA USA |
| Jeremy Fortin | C | July 9, 1999 | 6'0" | 167 | L | Dolbeau, QC |
| Louis-Philip Fortin | D | January 24, 1998 | 5'11" | 198 | L | Sherbrooke, QC |
| Brandon Gignac | LW | November 7, 1997 | 5'10" | 159 | L | Repentigny, QC |
| William Gignac | C | September 25, 1996 | 5'6" | 155 | 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 |
| Alex Lavoie | D | February 8, 1999 | 6'0" | 185 | L | St-Basile, NB |
| Tommy Lemay | RW | March 29, 1997 | 6'3" | 201 | L | Fortierville, QC |
| Dakota Miskolczi | LW | June 13, 1998 | 6'0" | 162 | L | Fort Erie, ON |
| Mathieu Olivier | LW | February 11, 1997 | 6'0" | 187 | R | St-Lambert-de-Lauzon, QC |
| Alex Plamondon | C | October 14, 1999 | 5'11" | 162 | L | Drummondville, QC |
| Xavier Pouliot | D | December 22, 1998 | 6'1" | 207 | R | St-Isidore, QC |
| Mathieu Samson | LW | November 26, 2000 | 6'3" | 175 | L | Rimouski, QC |
| Vincent Senez-Allaire | RW | September 11, 1998 | 6'0" | 174 | R | Longueuil, QC |
| 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 |
| Nicholas Welsh | D | May 7, 1997 | 5'9" | 174 | R | Halifax, NS |
| Dennis Yan | F | April 14, 1997 | 5'7" | 132 | L | Troy, MI |
