# Montreal Express > Mediated Wiki article. Canonical URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Montreal_Express > Markdown URL: https://mediated.wiki/source/Montreal_Express.md > Source: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Express > Source revision: 1349666758 > License: Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 International (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/) {{Short description|Canadian lacrosse team}} {{one source|date=June 2025}} {{Infobox sports team | name = Montreal Express | logo = Mont76.png | league = [National Lacrosse League](/source/National_Lacrosse_League) | division = Central Division | arena = [Molson Centre](/source/Molson_Centre) | city = [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec), Canada | colours = Black, Blue }} The '''Montreal Express''' was a member of the [National Lacrosse League](/source/National_Lacrosse_League) during the [2002](/source/2002_NLL_season) season. They played at the [Molson Centre](/source/Molson_Centre) in [Montreal](/source/Montreal), [Quebec](/source/Quebec). They were inactive during the [2003](/source/2003_NLL_season) and [2004](/source/2004_NLL_season) 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](/source/Minnesota_Swarm) for the [2005 NLL season](/source/2005_NLL_season). The first-ever Express game was a record-setting affair, with the Express defeating their expansion cousins the [Calgary Roughnecks](/source/Calgary_Roughnecks) by a final score of 32-17. New NLL records for most goals by one team (32),{{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](/source/National_Lacrosse_League)|first=Adam|last=Levi|date=November 24, 2023|access-date=June 24, 2025}} most goals by two teams (49), and most penalty minutes by two teams (155) were all set in this game. {{Clear}} ==All time Record== {| class="wikitable" ! Season !! Division !! W-L !! Finish !! Home !! Road !! GF !! GA !! Coach !! Playoffs |- ALIGN=center | [2002](/source/2002_NLL_season) || Central || 8-8 || 3rd || 4-4 || 4-4 || 237 || 227 || [Terry Sanderson](/source/Terry_Sanderson_(lacrosse)) || 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 }} {{Clear}} ==References== {{reflist}} {{NLL}} {{Defunct NLL}} {{2002 NLL season by team}} {{Defunct Quebec Sports}} Exp Category:Defunct National Lacrosse League teams Category:Lacrosse clubs established in 2001 Category:Lacrosse clubs disestablished in 2002 Category:2001 establishments in Quebec Category:2002 disestablishments in Quebec --- Adapted from the Wikipedia article [Montreal Express](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Express) by Wikipedia contributors ([contributor history](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Montreal_Express?action=history)). 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