Montreal Le National

Le National de Montreal
Le National de Montreal
Founded	1895
History	; Montreal Nationals; 1895–1900 (independent); 1901 (I-CAHL); 1902–1903 (independent); 1904* (FAHL); 1905 (CAHL); 1906 (independent); 1907–1908 (dormant); 1909–10 (CHA); 1910–11 (MCHL); 1911–12 (IAHU) ; 1912–13 – 1913–14 (independent); 1914–15 – 1917–18 (MCHL); 1918–19 (MHL); 1919–20 – 1922–23 (MCHL); 1923–24 – 1924–25 (ECAHL); 1925–26 (SGHL); ; Montreal/St. Francois Nationals; 1926–27 (SGHL) *For this season the team merged with the Montreal Montagnards.
City	Montreal, Quebec
Team colours	Blue and White;
Stanley Cups	0

The Montreal Nationals (Le National de Montreal) were an amateur, later professional, and then amateur again men's senior-level ice hockey team. They are notable in that they were the first team to represent French Canada and were the first ice hockey team composed of francophone players. In 1910 during the first season of the National Hockey Association (the forerunner to the National Hockey League), they were offered a chance to replace the brand new Montreal Canadiens being as they were the established French Canadian club, but would refuse and return to their amateur roots playing in various amateur senior leagues.^[2]

^ "New senior club is Montagnard" – "National and Montagnard" The Gazette (Montreal). Oct. 26, 1904 (pg. 2). Retrieved 2024-09-29.
^ "Nationals will not take over franchise Les Canadiens Club" Ottawa Citizen. Jan. 18, 1910 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2020-11-01.

[1] "New senior club is Montagnard" – "National and Montagnard" The Gazette (Montreal). Oct. 26, 1904 (pg. 2). Retrieved 2024-09-29.

[Citizen-2] "Nationals will not take over franchise Les Canadiens Club" Ottawa Citizen. Jan. 18, 1910 (pg. 8). Retrieved 2020-11-01.

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