[3][4] The club was to be a community property as a non-profit corporation controlled by a board of directors made up of 12 voters: six founding companies (including O'Keefe) plus six representatives of small investors.

[citation needed] Supra had a difficult inaugural season, finishing last in the East Division with a record of 8-8-12 and failing to make the playoffs.

[7] The team struggled financially, with the players agreeing to play without pay in 1989, later being paid with Ultramar gas coupons.

[7] In their final season, they finished in 4th place out of 8 teams, qualifying for the playoffs for the third consecutive year, where they were once again eliminated in the first round, this time by the Vancouver 86ers.

[19][20][21] Many of Montreal Supra's best players would join the expansion Impact, winning the league championship in 1994, during the team's second season.