Montreal Royal (AUDL)

Montreal Royal
Founded	2013
Division	Eastern
Based in	Montreal, Quebec
Stadium	Percival Molson Memorial Stadium
Colours	Blue, orange, and white
Owner(s)	Jean-Levy Champagne, Patrick Gratton, Christian Mathieu, Jean-Phillippe Riopel, Manuel Herreras, Éric Desrosiers, Marie-France Denoncourt, Audrey Ayotte^[1]
Head coach	Mikael Lacombe^[2]
Website	www.royalultimate.com

The Montreal Royal is a professional ultimate franchise based in Montreal, Quebec, Canada.^[3] They are members of the Eastern Division of the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL). The team is the second Canadian franchise in the AUDL, after the Toronto Rush.^[4] The Royal play their home games at Percival Molson Memorial Stadium in Montreal, Quebec. They played their inaugural game on April 19, 2014, where they hosted the Toronto Rush and lost by a score of 22-14.^[5] In this game, the Royal broke the AUDL attendance record previously held by the Rush with more than 3,000 fans.^[6]^[7] The team name has several references: a spring Association de Ultimate de Montréal league team called Royal that the co-owners play on, the Montreal hill Mount Royal, and a nod to the former minor league professional baseball team Montreal Royals.^[8]

External links

References

↑ "The Owners « Royal de Montréal". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ "Coaches « Royal de Montréal". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ "Royal de Montréal". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ "The AUDL « Royal de Montréal". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ "AUDL 2014 Full Schedule". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ "FINAL RUSH HOME GAME – Let’s Beat Our Own Record". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ Caitlin Cieslik-Miskimen; Adam Ruffner (September 18, 2014). "Catching up with Commissioner Gordon". Retrieved October 6, 2014.
↑ "Logo « Royal de Montréal". Retrieved October 6, 2014.

Teams in the American Ultimate Disc League

Eastern Division	DC Breeze Montreal Royal New York Empire Ottawa Outlaws Philadelphia Phoenix Rochester Dragons Toronto Rush

Midwestern Division	Cincinnati Revolution Detroit Mechanix Indianapolis AlleyCats Madison Radicals Minnesota Wind Chill Pittsburgh Thunderbirds Chicago Wildfire

Western Division	Los Angeles Aviators San Diego Growlers San Francisco FlameThrowers San Jose Spiders Seattle Cascades Vancouver Riptide

Southern Division	Atlanta Hustle Charlotte Express Jacksonville Cannons Nashville Nightwatch Raleigh Flyers

Former Teams	Columbus Cranes Connecticut Constitution Buffalo Hunters New Jersey Hammerheads Philadelphia Spinners Rhode Island Rampage Salt Lake Lions

Future Teams	Austin AUDL Team Dallas AUDL Team

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