Palestre Nationale

The Palestre Nationale was a junior team in Montreal, Quebec.
It was originally an organization of sports teams first organized in 1894.
The hockey team was first organized in 1958 and played in the Metropolitan Montreal Junior League. The Palestre took over the Paul Sauve Arena in 1960,
The team won the league title in 1961-62 and lost the final in the 1961-62 Quebec Junior Playoffs.
It folded in 1969 when the Montreal league merged into the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League and the Palestre gave up control of the Paul Sauve Arena.
There was one alum who went on to the National Hockey League - Bob Champoux.
Players in the picture:
Front row from left: goaltender André Gagnon (?), center Jean-Pierre Malette, winger Ghyslain Delage.
Second row: forward Robert Boucher (?)
==Season-by-Season Records==
===Metropolitan Montreal Junior League===
Season 	Games	Won	Lost	Tied	Points	Goalsfor	Goalsagainst	Standing	Playoffs 	
1958-59	32 	9 	19 	4 	22 	- 	- 	5th East	out of playoffs 	
1959-60	32 	15 	15 	2 	32 	- 	- 	6th 	Lost Quarter Final 	
1960-61	42 	21 	16 	5 	47 	- 	- 	4th 	Lost Semi Final 	
1961-62	42 	26 	12 	4 	56 	- 	- 	2nd 	Won Final, Lost Quebec Final	
1962-63	42 	30 	10 	2 	62 	210 	131 	1st 	Lost Semi Final 	
1963-64	44 	17 	23 	4 	38 	- 	- 	2nd East	Lost Quarter Final 	
1964-65	52 	25 	25 	2 	52 	177 	147 	2nd 	Lost Quarter Final 	
1965-66	39 	18 	18 	3 	39 	- 	- 	3rd 	Lost Semi Final 	
1966-67	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	Lost Final 	
1967-68	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	- 	Lost Quarter Final 	
1968-69	48 	27 	21 	0 	54 	- 	- 	3rd 	Lost Semi Final 	
Category:Canadian ice hockey teams
Category:Quebec Junior Hockey
Category:Established in 1958
Category:Disestablished in 1969