Despite everything you might have heard on the CBC, the oldest and best hockey rivalry in the world is Ottawa versus Montreal. The Ottawa HC first played Montreal’s Crystals, Victorias, Wanderers and McGill at the 1884 Montreal Winter Carnival. Ottawa played Montreal for the Stanley Cup in 1894, 1897, 1903, 1904, 1906 and 1908. Montreal and Ottawa were both in the NHA from 1910 and the NHL until 1931. An Ottawa team played in the Quebec senior leagues from 1934 till 1963. The new Senators’ first game in 1992 was against Montreal, as was Ottawa’s first game in the PWHL. Until just recently both the men’s and women’s university teams from Ottawa played in the Quebec league. Ottawa and Montreal both came through the great ice storm of 1998, whereas Toronto called in the army in 1999 because there was snow.
Montreal Victoire visit the Ottawa Charge. Montreal is currently fourth in the PWHL with 21 points, Ottawa fifth with 19. They met on January 13th, and Montreal won 2 – 1.
Ottawa versus Montreal in the PWHL:
2024/1/2 Montreal 3 – 2 Ottawa (OT)
2024/1/27 Montreal 2 – 1 Ottawa (OT)
2024/2/24 Montreal 6 – 3 Ottawa
2024/3/10 Ottawa 4 – 2 Montreal
2024/4/27 Montreal 2 – 0 Ottawa
2024/11/22 Montreal 6 – 3 Ottawa (preseason)
2024/11/30 Montreal 4 – 3 Ottawa (SO)
2024/12/6 Montreal 2 – 1 Ottawa
2025/1/19 Montreal 2 – 1 Ottawa (in Quebec City)
2025/1/29 Montreal 4 – 1 Ottawa
2025/2/22 Ottawa 3 – 1 Montreal
2025/4/26 Ottawa 3 -2 Montreal
2025/5/8 Ottawa 3 – 2 Montreal (semi-finals)
2025/5/11 Montreal 3 – 2 Ottawa (semi-finals)
2025/5/13 Ottawa 1 – 0 Montreal (semi-finals)
2025/5/16 Ottawa 2 – 1 Montreal (semi-finals)
2026/1/13 Montreal 2 – 1 Ottawa
Home team in italics. Ottawa wins in bold.
Ottawa and Vancouver swapped six players earlier this week. Michaela Cava, Brooke McQuigge and Emma Greco went to Ottawa. Anna Shokhina, Mannon McMahon and Anna Meixner went to Vancouver.
Montreal has three ex-Ottawa players: Hayley Scamurra, Shiann Darkangelo and Amanda Boulier. No one on the Charge squad has played for the Victoire.
The Olympics are coming up. Ottawa’s Brianne Jenner, Emily Clark, Jocelyne Larocque and Montreal’s Laura Stacey, Marie-Philip Poulin, Kati Tabin, Erin Ambrose and Ann-Renee Desbiens will play for Canada. Ottawa’s Rory Guilday and Gwyneth Philips and Montreal’s Hayley Scamurra will play for the USA.
Ottawa’s Kateřina Mrázová and Montreal’s Natálie Mlýnková have been called up to the Czech team. Carla MacLeodova will be head coach again. Ottawa’s Ronja Savolainen and Sanni Ahola will play for Finland. Montreal’s Sandra Abstreiter will play goal for Germany. Montreal’s Lina Ljungblom will play for Sweden. Montreal general manager Danièle Sauvageau will serve in that capacity for Italy.
[Montreal 3, Ottawa 1]
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