Denis Koder has always been a sports fan.
The former mayor of Montreal is now governor and president of the Montreal Tundra. BPM Sport this morning to talk about his team's season opener this weekend.
The Pierre Charbonneau Center will feature three games this week on Friday, Saturday and Sunday.
However, Max Lalonde took advantage of the former mayor's visit to ask him a few questions about recent comments regarding sports and Montreal. We know this has been the subject of much controversy in recent months…
In the eyes of Denis Coder, when he heard bad reviews about the city… Max Lalonde mentioned the recent Presidents' Cup and the 2024 Grand Prix, which did not go so well from a logistics point of view. – this is nonsense.
Because the former mayor is categorical: the city of Montreal has everything it needs to host major events of this kind.
I think we can do a lot of great things if we believe in it. – Denis Coderre
Mr. Coder reiterated that it takes a current mayor to succeed, and that the city of Montreal can start to shine again if we can get things right:
Let's stop turning ministries of health into ministries of disease control, let's get into prevention and let's invest in sport both socially and economically. – Denis Coderre
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-nDnKE8aBK4
This is also true.
Because in Montreal many sports shine. There are hockey, soccer, soccer and basketball clubs… And we also know that the city is capable of hosting the big events that make Montreal shine on the international stage.
The Road World Championships in Montreal this September are a perfect example. Like the Grand Prix that Montreal puts on on the map every year…
According to Denis Coderre, you can say that he is concerned about what is being said about the city of Montreal in the sports arena in recent months. He didn't hide this in his interview with Max Lalonde and wants to set the record straight.
And that's okay in a way, because during his tenure as mayor of Montreal, he made a number of efforts to make sports part of the identity of Montrealers.
However, Denis Coderre says he's confident in Soraya Martinez Ferrada's future… and I can't wait to see what happens.
After a while
– Really?
According to Luca Saputo himself, who spoke about this with @JFTeotonio(@LaPresse_Sports)), #CFMTL will be looking for a talented right-left winger to then move Ivan Jaime into the center (at 10).
Interesting… pic.twitter.com/RYSXJrTWDW
– Maxime Truman (@MaximeTruman) January 7, 2026
– I like his comments.
Lane Hutson has left talk of the Olympics behind him. pic.twitter.com/qWnTrVhC5A
– BarDown (@BarDown) January 7, 2026
– Remarkable.
William Strömgren will make his NHL debut tonight at the Bell Center! #Flame pic.twitter.com/OdZ7KTDREq
– Flames Prospects (@BlastyProspects) January 7, 2026
– This is good.
What do you think Brian Rust should NOT do when Sidney Crosby hosts?
(
: @PensInsideScoop) pic.twitter.com/xWjvrMGAwu
– BarDown (@BarDown) January 7, 2026
