{{Short description|Canadian lacrosse team}} {{one source|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox sports team | name = Montreal Express | logo = Mont76.png | league = National Lacrosse League | division = Central Division | arena = Molson Centre | city = Montreal, Quebec, Canada | colours = Black, Blue }}
The '''Montreal Express''' was a member of the National Lacrosse League during the 2002 season. They played at the Molson Centre in Montreal, Quebec. They were inactive during the 2003 and 2004 seasons. The team remained inactive and the franchise was returned to the NLL after the 2004 season. The NLL in turn sold the rights to the franchise to the Minnesota Swarm for the 2005 NLL season.
The first-ever Express game was a record-setting affair, with the Express defeating their expansion cousins the Calgary Roughnecks by a final score of 32-17. New NLL records for most goals by one team (32),<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.nll.com/news/nll-returns-to-montreal-after-20-years/|title=NLL Returns to Montreal After 20 Years|publisher=National Lacrosse League|first=Adam|last=Levi|date=November 24, 2023|access-date=June 24, 2025}}</ref> most goals by two teams (49), and most penalty minutes by two teams (155) were all set in this game.
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==All time Record== {| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs |- ALIGN=center | 2002 || Central || 8-8 || 3rd || 4-4 || 4-4 || 237 || 227 || Terry Sanderson || Missed playoffs |- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Total !! 1 season !! 8-8 !! !! 4-4 !! 4-4 !! 237 !! 227 !! !! |} ===2001–02 schedule=== {{NLLGameLog |arena_link=Bell Centre |game1_date=11/24/2001 |game1_opp_link=Calgary Roughnecks |game1_loc_link=Scotiabank Saddledome |game1_road_game=1 |game1_team_score=32 |game1_opp_score=17 |game1_attendance=9517
|game2_date=11/29/2001 |game2_opp_link=Calgary Roughnecks |game2_team_score=23 |game2_opp_score=16 |game2_attendance=7634
|game3_date=12/2/2001 |game3_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits |game3_loc=HSBC Arena |game3_loc_link=KeyBank Center |game3_road_game=1 |game3_team_score=18 |game3_opp_score=17 |game3_ot=1 |game3_attendance=6118
|game4_date=12/4/2001 |game4_opp_link=Vancouver Ravens |game4_team_score=13 |game4_opp_score=17 |game4_attendance=6590
|game5_date=1/11/2002 |game5_opp_link=Columbus Landsharks |game5_team_score=12 |game5_opp_score=13 |game5_attendance=9296
|game6_date=1/25/2002 |game6_opp_link=Ottawa Rebel |game6_team_score=20 |game6_opp_score=15 |game6_attendance=7132
|game7_date=1/27/2002 |game7_opp_link=Ottawa Rebel |game7_loc_link=Canadian Tire Centre |game7_road_game=1 |game7_team_score=13 |game7_opp_score=7 |game7_attendance=6304
|game8_date=2/1/2002 |game8_opp_link=Buffalo Bandits |game8_team_score=10 |game8_opp_score=7 |game8_attendance=8317
|game9_date=2/3/2002 |game9_opp_link=Toronto Rock |game9_loc_link=Air Canada Centre |game9_road_game=1 |game9_team_score=12 |game9_opp_score=17 |game9_attendance=14515 |game10_date=2/9/2001 |game10_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995–2019) |game10_loc_link=Blue Cross Arena |game10_road_game=1 |game10_team_score=10 |game10_opp_score=13 |game10_attendance=8349
|game11_date=2/17/2001 |game11_opp_link=Rochester Knighthawks (1995-2019) |game11_team_score=16 |game11_opp_score=21 |game11_attendance=8101
|game12_date=2/23/2001 |game12_opp_link=Vancouver Ravens |game12_loc_link=General Motors Place |game12_road_game=1 |game12_team_score=11 |game12_opp_score=16 |game12_attendance=9084
|game13_date=3/2/2002 |game13_opp_link=Columbus Landsharks |game13_loc_link=Nationwide Arena |game13_road_game=1 |game13_team_score=12 |game13_opp_score=10 |game13_attendance=3122 |game14_date=3/8/2002 |game14_opp_link=Toronto Rock |game14_team_score=15 |game14_opp_score=9 |game14_attendance=9339
|game15_date=3/15/2002 |game15_opp_link=Albany Attack |game15_team_score=13 |game15_opp_score=14 |game15_attendance=7346
|game16_date=3/24/2002 |game16_opp_link=Albany Attack |game16_loc_link=Times Union Center |game16_road_game=1 |game16_team_score=6 |game16_opp_score=14 |game16_attendance=3562 }}
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==References== {{reflist}}
{{NLL}} {{Defunct NLL}} {{2002 NLL season by team}} {{Defunct Quebec Sports}}
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