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Each month, a panel of experts made up of representatives from the Montreal Sports Council and Sportcom meets to select the Montreal sports figure who has distinguished themselves through their performance, commitment, or influence.
SPORTS PERSONALITY OF THE MONTH
June 2026 | Marie-Philip Poulin
In partnership with Sportcom, Marie-Philip Poulin is our Sports Personality of the Month for June! The Victoire captain led her team to its first Walter Cup championship with 8 points in 9 games—all while playing through an injury! The prolific forward also lifted the Ilana Kloss Trophy, awarded to the best player of the playoffs. The Beauceron native was recently selected by the team coached by Danièle Sauvageau. We should see No. 29 back next year to defend the title. Congratulations, and we’ll continue to follow the Victoire’s exploits!
HISTORY OF SPORTS FIGURES
May 2026
JEAN-MARIE LAPOINTE
In partnership with Sportcom, Jean-Marie Lapointe is our Sports Personality of the Month for May! We’re celebrating Jean-Marie’s 25-year commitment to the AlterGo Sports Challenge as its outstanding spokesperson and dynamic master of ceremonies! An athlete and multidisciplinary artist, Jean-Marie will continue to support the AlterGo Sports Challenge and other causes close to his heart!
April 2026
ISABELLE LECLAIRE
The head coach of the Université deMontréalCarabins women’s hockey team is our Sports Personality of the Month! The Bleues’ head coach led her team to a third Canadian Championship title with a 5-2 victory over the Concordia University Stingers. Finishing third in the regular season and reaching the Quebec championship final, Leclaire and her team pulled off an upset by defeating the top-seeded team in the quarterfinals before securing a spot in the grand final the following day. The coach is capping off a superb year, having analyzed theMontrealVictory’s games and the women’s hockey matches at the Milan Olympics earlier this year. Leclaire continues to promote women’s hockey on the Island ofMontrealand will certainly be aiming to win another title next year!
March 2026
COURTNEY SARAULT
Thanks to her four medals at the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games, the Montrealer-by-adoption has been named Sports Personality of the Month! Sarault won silver in the women’s 2000-meter mixed relay and 1000-meter race, and bronze in the 500-meter race and the women’s 3000-meter relay. Born in Grand Rapids, Michigan, but raised in New Brunswick, the skater is only the fourth Canadian athlete to have won four medals at a single Olympic Games! She joins Canadiansportslegends such as Penny Oleksiak, Cindy Klassen, and Summer McIntosh. Her achievement is all the more impressive given that Sarault had to deal with serious health issues in the year leading up to the Games. We suggest you follow her at the next World Cup, which will take place inMontrealon March 14 and 15.
February 2026
JULIA QUATTROCCHI AND ÉTIENNE LACASSE
In partnership with Sportcom, Julia Quattrocchi and Étienne Lacasse are our Sports Personalities of the Month for February, thanks to their gold medals at the Canadian Junior Figure Skating Championships! Congratulations, and we’ll be following you at the World Championships in Estonia this March!
January 2026
MAXIM LAOUN
In partnership with Sportcom, short-track speed skater Maxime Laoun is our Personality of the Month for January! Despite suffering a broken ankle in October, the Montreal native has earned his spot on the national team for the Milan-Cortina Olympic Games in February 2026! Congratulations, and we can’t wait to see him compete in his second Olympics—he won gold in the 5,000-meter relay in 2022 in Beijing.