Montreal Le National

The Le National or Montreal Nationals was an amateur, and later professional, men's senior-level ice hockey team in a few of the top leagues prior to the formation of the National Hockey League. They were noteworthy as one of the first ice hockey teams composed of francophone players, as the amateur ice hockey associations prior to then were dominated by anglophones.

Leagues

The Nationals played in:

• Federal Amateur Hockey League in 1903–04
• Canadian Amateur Hockey League in 1905
• Canadian Hockey Association in 1909–10
• Interprovincial Amateur Hockey Union in 1911–12
• Montreal City Hockey League (1911–12, 1914–15 - 1922–23)
• Eastern Canada Amateur Hockey League ( 1923–24 - ?)

Prominent Players

• Jack Laviolette
• Didier Pitre

See also

• Montreal Canadiens
• Montreal Montagnards