| Team: | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts |
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| City: | Grand Falls-Windsor, NL |
| League: | Central West Senior Hockey League |
| Colours: | Green, white |
| Name3: | Grand Falls |
| Dates3: | 1928–48 |
| Name4: | Grand Falls All-Stars |
| Dates4: | 1948–55 |
| Name5: | Grand Falls Andcos |
| Dates5: | 1956–65 |
| Name6: | Grand Falls Cataracts |
| Dates6: | 1966–91 |
| Name7: | Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts |
| Dates7: | 1991–present |
The Grand Falls-Windsor Cataracts are a senior ice hockey team based in Grand Falls-Windsor, Newfoundland and Labrador and a member of the Central Division of the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League.
Since it was founded in 1966, the Cataracts hockey club has been awarded the Herder Memorial Trophy eight times as all-Newfoundland senior hockey champions, including three consecutive championships from 2014 to 2016. The Cataracts were awarded the Evening Telegram Trophy on four occasions for finishing first overall in the NSHL regular season. The Cataracts won the Allan Cup in 2017 in Bouctouche, NB.
The Cataracts have played all their home games at the Joe Byrne Memorial Stadium, formerly known as the Grand Falls Stadium until 1991.
The Grand Falls Cataracts were founded in 1966 by a group led by Leo Murphy, Al Dwyer Jr., Jim Temple and Walter Davis and supported by the Cataracts Booster Club whose members were ex-hockey players and hockey fans. The Cataracts joined the Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (NSHL) for the 1966–67 season. The previous papertown entry in the provincial senior league, the Grand Falls Andcos, had folded at the end of the 1964–65 season. Winnipeg native Nick Mickoski was hired as the Cataracts' first head coach. At the end of the 1967-68 regular season, the Cataracts finished in first place and were awarded the Evening Telegram Trophy. The Cataracts won back-to-back all-Newfoundland senior hockey championships in 1981 and 1982 but did not join the NSHL in 1983–84. The club re-joined the NSHL in 1984–85 to make it a four-team league.
At the end of the 2010–2011 season, after finishing first place in the league, the Cataracts defeated the Conception Bay North Cee Bee Stars 4–0 in the finals series to win the Herder Memorial Trophy. It was the hockey club's first provincial senior hockey championship since 1982. From 2011 to 2014 the club was part of the re-formed Newfoundland Senior Hockey League. In 2012 Herder finals, the Cataracts were runners-up to the Clarenville Caribous who took the Provincial title.
On March 8, 2015, Cataracts' import Rob Hennigar scored the OT winner to win the CWSHL finals series four-games-to-two. The Cataracts were awarded their second straight all-Newfoundland senior championship and the home town received its thirteenth Herder Memorial Trophy.
The Cataracts won their first Allan Cup on April 15, 2017 in Bouctouche, NB after defeating the Lacombe Generals 7–4 in the final.http://pointstreak.com/prostats/boxscore.html?gameid=3095073
Note: GP = Games played, W = Wins, L = Losses, T = Ties, OTL = Overtime Losses, Pts = Points, GF = Goals for, GA = Goals against
| Led league in points | Herder Trophy champions |
NSHL = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (1962-1989) or Newfoundland Senior Hockey League (2011-2014), NSHL-C = Newfoundland Senior Hockey League - Central Division, CBIHL = Central Beothuck Intermediate Hockey League, WCSHL = West Coast Senior Hockey League, CWSHL = Central West Senior Hockey League
| Season | League | Regular season | League Postseason | Herder Playoffs | |||||||||||||||||||
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| GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | PTS | Finish | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result | GP | W | L | GF | GA | Result | |||
| 1966-67 | NSHL | 40 | 15 | 22 | 3 | - | 146 | 162 | 33 | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | Did not qualify | |||||||
| 1967-68 | NSHL | 40 | 21 | 15 | 4 | - | 197 | 156 | 46 | 1st | 7 | 3 | 4 | 31 | 30 | Lost Herder semi-finals 3–4 to Corner Brook Royals | |||||||
| 1968-69 | NSHL | 40 | 17 | 16 | 7 | - | 153 | 150 | 41 | 3rd | 6 | 2 | 4 | 19 | 36 | Lost Herder semi-finals 2–4 to Gander Flyers | |||||||
| 1969-70 | NSHL | 40 | 17 | 18 | 5 | - | 173 | 185 | 39 | 4th | 7 | 3 | 4 | 30 | 29 | Lost Herder semi-finals 3–4 to Gander Flyers | |||||||
| 1970-71 | NSHL | 36 | 14 | 17 | 5 | - | 148 | 149 | 33 | 3rd | 7 | 4 | 3 | 27 | 16 | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. St. John's Capitals, 4-3 | |||||||
| 1971-72 | NSHL | 36 | 25 | 8 | 3 | - | 188 | 98 | 53 | 1st | 12 | 12 | 0 | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. St. John's Capitals, 4-0 | |||||||||
| 1972-73 | NSHL | 36 | 17 | 18 | 1 | - | 158 | 149 | 35 | 3rd | Lost Herder finals to St. John's Capitals, 0-4 | ||||||||||||
| 1973-74 | NSHL | 32 | 17 | 11 | 4 | - | 171 | 136 | 38 | 2nd | 10 | 5 | 5 | 64 | 54 | Lost Herder finals to St. John's Capitals, 1-4 | |||||||
| 1974-75 | NSHL | 16 | 8 | 6 | 2 | - | 84 | 66 | 18 | 2nd | 2 | 0 | 2 | 11 | 13 | Lost Herder semi-finals to Corner Brook Royals, 0-2 | |||||||
| 1975-76 | NSHL | 20 | 12 | 6 | 2 | - | 111 | 71 | 26 | 2nd | 8 | 4 | 4 | 43 | 37 | Lost Herder finals to St. John's Capitals, 1-4 | |||||||
| 1976-77 | NSHL | 32 | 11 | 19 | 2 | - | 161 | 179 | 24 | 3rd, West | 3 | 1 | 2 | 21 | 21 | Lost Herder quarter-finals to Gander Flyers, 1-2 | |||||||
| 1977-78 | NSHL | 32 | 19 | 12 | 1 | - | 200 | 163 | 39 | 3rd, West | 3 | 0 | 3 | 8 | 25 | Lost Herder quarter-finals to Gander Flyers, 0-3 | |||||||
| 1978-79 | NSHL | 30 | 8 | 15 | 7 | - | 135 | 172 | 23 | 5th | - | - | - | - | - | Did not Qualify for playoffs | |||||||
| 1979-80 | NSHL | 34 | 17 | 15 | 2 | - | 191 | 170 | 36 | 3rd | 4 | 1 | 3 | Lost semi-finals 1–3 to Labatt BlueCaps | |||||||||
| 1980-81 | NSHL | 32 | 20 | 9 | 3 | - | 198 | 138 | 43 | 1st | 11 | 8 | 3 | 47 | 33 | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Corner Brook Royals, 4-2 | |||||||
| 1981-82 | NSHL | 32 | 19 | 10 | 3 | - | 212 | 148 | 41 | 2nd | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Gander Flyers, 4-3 | ||||||||||||
| 1982-83 | NSHL | 31 | 18 | 11 | 2 | - | 174 | 134 | 38 | 2nd | Lost Herder finals 3–4 to Stephenville Jets | ||||||||||||
| 1983-84 | CBIHL | 24 | 13 | 8 | 3 | 29 | 3rd | 13 | 9 | 4 | Won Central Beothuck League Championship | n/a | |||||||||||
| 1984-85 | NSHL | 36 | 7 | 28 | 1 | - | 170 | 258 | 15 | 4th | Lost Herder semi-finals 0–3 to Corner Brook Royals | ||||||||||||
| 1992-93 | CBIHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 1993-94 | CBIHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2002-03 | WCSHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2003-04 | WCSHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2004-05 | WCSHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2005-06 | WCSHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2006-07 | WCSHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2007-08 | WCSHL | ||||||||||||||||||||||
| 2008-09 | WCSHL | 24 | 12 | 12 | 110 | 116 | 25 | 3rd | lost 1–4 to Clarenville Caribous | ||||||||||||||
| 2009-10 | WCSHL | 24 | 16 | 8 | 124 | 83 | 33 | 2nd | lost 2–4 to Clarenville Caribous | ||||||||||||||
| 2010-11 | NSHL | 24 | 15 | 6 | - | 3 | 134 | 95 | 33 | 1st | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. CBN Eastlink CeeBee Stars, 4-0[1] | ||||||||||||
| 2011-12 | NSHL | 24 | 15 | 7 | - | 2 | 109 | 77 | 32 | 2nd | Lost Herder finals to Clarenville Caribous 1-4 | ||||||||||||
| 2012-13 | NSHL | 24 | 20 | 3 | - | 1 | 114 | 78 | 41 | 1st | Lost Herder semi-finals | ||||||||||||
| 2013-14 | NSHL | 24 | 19 | 5 | - | 0 | 124 | 70 | 38 | 1st | Won Herder Memorial Trophy | ||||||||||||
| 2014-15 | CWSHL | 24 | 13 | 10 | - | 1 | 99 | 82 | 27 | 2nd | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Corner Brook Royals, 4-0 | ||||||||||||
| 2015-16 | CWSHL | 22 | 15 | 6 | - | 1 | 98 | 72 | 31 | 1st | 10 | 8 | 2 | 45 | 17 | Won CWSHL championship vs. Corner Brook Royals, 4-1[2] | 3 | 3 | 0 | 23 | 4 | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. St. John's Toyota Plaza Caps, 3-0 | |
| 2016-17 | CWSHL | 18 | 13 | 2 | - | 3 | 76 | 52 | 29 | 1st | Lost CWSHL championship in OT to Clarenville Caribous, 3-4 | Did not qualify | |||||||||||
| 2017-18 | CWSHL | 16 | 6 | 10 | - | 0 | 55 | 65 | 12 | 3rd | Lost CWSHL semi-final in OT to Clarenville Caribous, 1-4[3] | Did not qualify | |||||||||||
| 2018-19 | NSHL-C | 17 | 10 | 5 | - | 2 | 65 | 48 | 22 | 2nd | 6 | 4 | 2 | 23 | 18 | Won Central Division championship vs. Gander Flyers, 4-2[4] | 5 | 4 | 1 | 16 | 10 | Won Herder Memorial Trophy vs. Southern Shore Breakers, 4-1 [5] | |
| 2023-24 | CWSHL | 18 | 13 | 4 | - | 1 | 118 | 74 | 27 | 2nd | 9 | 5 | 4 | 40 | 31 | Lost CWSHL championship vs. Deer Lake Red Wings, 1-4 | Did not qualify | ||||||
| Year | Location | GP | W | L | T | OTL | GF | GA | Round-robin results | Playoffs Result | |
| Galt, Ontario | 5 | 2 | 3 | - | - | 16 | 19 | Lost Eastern final to Galt Hornets, 2-3 | |||
| Spokane, Washington with Kimberley, British Columbia | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 7 | 21 | Lost Eastern final to Barrie Flyers, 0-4 | |||
| 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 12 | 27 | Lost Eastern semi-final to Petrolia Squires, 3-6 | ||||
| 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 21 | 32 | Lost Eastern final to Petrolia Squires, 0-3 | ||||
| Lloydminster, Sask | 4 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 12 | 17 | 3rd Pool One | Lost semi-final to South East Prairie Thunder | ||
| 4 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 14 | 12 | 2nd Division One | OT loss semi-final to Bentley Generals | |||
| 3 | 2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9 | 8 | 1st Division One | Lost semi-final to South East Prairie Thunder, 3-2 | |||
| 4 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17 | 9 | 1st Division Two | Won Allan Cup vs. Lacombe Generals, 7-4 |
For the current team roster see the Cataracts profile on the league website
(Cataracts most valuable player in the regular season)
(Awarded to the player who shows dedication to the team both on and off the ice)
(Awarded to the Cataract receiving the most points on 3-Star selection during the regular season)
League MVP (in the regular season)
Top Scorer (in the regular season)
Top goal scorer (in the regular season)
Coach of the Year (in the regular season)
Top Goalie (in the regular season)
Top Defenseman (in the regular season)
Rookie of the Year (in the regular season)
Most Gentlemanly and Effective Player (in the regular Season)
S. E Tuma Memorial Trophy (Top scorer in the regular season)
T.A. (Gus) Soper Memorial Award (Most valuable player in the Senior "A" leagues in the regular season)
Albert "Peewee" Crane Memorial Trophy (Senior league rookie of the year)
Howie Clouter Memorial Trophy (Most Gentlemanly and Effective Player in the regular season)
President's Goaltender's Award (Top goaltender in the regular season)
Top Defenseman (Top defenseman in the regular season)
Coach of the Year
Cliff Gorman Memorial Award (Most valuable player of the Herder Playoffs)
Note: (the year honoured is noted)
The following people associated with the Cataracts have been inducted into the Newfoundland and Labrador Hockey Hall of Fame.Note: (the year of induction is noted)