- Centre Bionest de Shawinigan
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Centre Bionest "Centre Bionest de Shawinigan" Location 1200, Avenue des Cèdres
Shawinigan, Quebec G9N 1P6Opened December 27, 2008 Owner Shawinigan, Quebec Surface 200' X 100' or 85' (rectractable) Capacity Hockey: 5,195 Tenants Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
(2008–present)The Centre Bionest de Shawinigan is a 4,125-seat multi-purpose arena in Shawinigan, Quebec, Canada that opened on December 27, 2008 and has been the home of the Shawinigan Cataractes since 2008. When the Shawinigan Cataractes played their first-ever game in their new state-of-the-art facility, the game sold out with 4,112 spectators in attendance. The Cataractes won 5–1 against the Junior de Montreal. The team departed from the historic Aréna Jacques Plante after their last game there on December 18, 2008 of the same year.
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Events
On May 5, 2009, Shawinigan Cataractes hosted their first QMJHL President Cup Finals game in 38 years and their first in the new arena. The Arena will host the Mastercard Memorial Cup in 2012
Tenants
- Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
(2008-present)
Retired jerseys
The following numbers have been retired by the Cataractes (positions in parentheses) and hang from the rafters:
- 7 Michel Brière (F) Shawinigan Bruins (original team name)
- 14 Benoit Plouffe (F) Shawinigan Dynamos (team name change)
- 18 Marcel Giguère (F) Shawinigan Cataractes (present team name)
- 26 Dean Bergeron (F)
- 17 Patrice Lefebvre (F)
- 27 Stephan Lebeau (F)
- 33 Patrick Lalime (G)
- 21 Marc-André Bergeron (D)
- 19 Stephane Robidas (D)
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Coordinates: 46°32′30″N 72°44′44″W / 46.54175°N 72.7455°W46.54175, -72.7455
Current arenas in the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League Eastern
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DivisionAréna Iamgold · Centre Bionest de Shawinigan · Centre Air Creebec · Centre d' Excellence Sports Rousseau · Centre Georges-Vézina · Centre Henry-Leonard · Centre Marcel Dionne · Colisée Desjardins · Colisée Pepsi · Colisée de Rimouski · Robert Guertin Arena ·Categories:- Indoor ice hockey venues in Canada
- Indoor arenas in Canada
- Sports venues in Quebec
- Quebec Major Junior Hockey League arenas
- Buildings and structures in Shawinigan
- Canadian ice hockey venue stubs
- Shawinigan Cataractes (QMJHL)
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