sentences:  While the Alouettes were allowed to reclaim the legacy of the original 1946-86 Alouettes, they were not allowed to keep their history as the Stallions.However, while all of the Stallions players were released from their contracts and 14 of those players were signed by the NFL, Popp was able re-signed several key players from that team.The 1996 Expansion Montreal Alouettes team went on to have a 12-6 record and appear in the Eastern Division Championship game.