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League Affiliation: Continental Association Founded: 1882 (Border Association) Ownership History:
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PENNANTS |
WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS |
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ABOUT THE MONTREAL SAINTS The Saints, along with the Toronto Wolves, were the Border Association's flagship franchises in Canada as BA founder James Tice sought to grow the sport outside the United States. While Tice and his team (Cincinnati) did not survive, the seeds he planted in Canada not only survived, but thrived. The road was a bit rocky for Montreal - they started slowly, became a contending team in the final years of the Border Association, and then struggled mightily during the rest of the 19th century after the formation of the FABL organization finishing as high as fourth just once before 1913. That's when things turned around, and the Saints became one of the Continental Association's power clubs, winning several pennants and world titles. The club played for many years at Parc Cartier, or as the locals called it, "La Belle de Rachel" for its location on the Rue Rachel. The crowds at La Belle were fanatically partisan and often raucous giving the Saints a decided home field advantage. The Saints needed to replace La Belle due to increasingly decrepit conditions and opened their new park Stade Montreal, in 1952. Long time owner Jacques Cartier, whose father founded the franchise in 1882, owned the team from 1905 through his death in 1958. Upon Cartier's death, the team was purchased from Cartier's estate by Wes Morgan, ending nearly 80 years of family ownership. |
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| PARC CARTIER (1909-55)
BUILT: 1909 CAPACITY: 33400 ADDRESS: 1385 Rue Rachel E, Montreal, QC |
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STADE MONTREAL (1955-)
BUILT: 1955 |
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