Trinidad and Tobago central defender Carlyle Mitchell arrived in Edmonton Monday, as a loan deal that sends him from the Whitecaps to the Eddies is now awaiting signatures and league approvals.

Canada will go into Wednesday’s Cyprus Cup final against England with the confidence of having a perfect record at the tournament.

Twenty-five members of the North American Soccer Reporters voted for a Player of the Week. Twenty-three of the first-place votes went to players who represent the three Canadian MLS franchises.

The Montreal Impact finished its initial MLS season with a meagre harvest of nine points on the road. The team returns home after this season’s first two matches on the west coast with six points in pocket, having already matched 2012’s total of a pair of wins on enemy turf.

The Vancouver Whitecaps might not have had their captain, but they got a skipper’s performance from his stand in, as Kenny Miller bagged the winner as the home side defeated the Columbus Crew 2-1 in front of 18,078 at BC Place.

"These are players who have been in these situations. Not to slag off young players, but you only know what it's like when you're in the positions and Danny has been in these positions for years," O'Dea said. "It's a bit of experience and mental toughness and we lacked a bit of that last year."

Albert Watson is FC Edmonton’s new captain, but there’s a chance that he might not be ready to wear the armband for the team when the season kicks off in April.

Christine Sinclair came back from suspension, and promptly scored a winning goal.

It’s a symbiotic deal: Toronto FC desperately needs attacking options, and midfielder John Bostock needs to get his career moving in a positive direction.

But now Lam is a full member of the first team, and can play in second leg of Kitchee’s Hong Kong FA Cup tie against Biu Chun Rangers. Kitchee holds a 2-1 lead after the first leg, but go on the road to Kowloon for the second leg.