The Montreal Express was a member of the

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during the

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season. They played at the

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. They were inactive during the

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and

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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

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for the

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. The first-ever Express game was a record-setting affair, with the Express defeating their expansion cousins the

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by a final score of 32-17. New NLL records for most goals by one team (32), most goals by two teams (49), and most penalty minutes by two teams (155) were all set in this game.

All time Record

2001–02 schedule

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