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{{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 NLL season|2002]] season. They played at the [[Molson Centre]] in [[Montreal]], [[Quebec]]. They were inactive during the [[2003 NLL season|2003]] and [[2004 NLL season|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 NLL season|2002]] || Central || 8-8 || 3rd || 4-4 || 4-4 || 237 || 227 || [[Terry Sanderson (lacrosse)|Terry Sanderson]] || Missed playoffs
|- ALIGN=center bgcolor="#e0e0e0"
! Total !! 1 season !! 8-8 !! &nbsp; !! 4-4 !! 4-4 !! 237 !! 227 !! &nbsp; !! &nbsp;
|}
===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==
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{{NLL}}
{{Defunct NLL}}
{{2002 NLL season by team}}
{{Defunct Quebec Sports}}

[[Category:Lacrosse teams in Montreal|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]]