As FC Edmonton won just five of those 28 games and finished dead last in the NASL, the numbers aren’t expected to be pretty. But because FCE’s defensive-minded games resulted in a lot of low-scoring losses and draws, the minus numbers aren’t as severe as you might think.

Christine Sinclair has won the Lou Marsh Award as Canada’s top athlete of 2012.

Toronto FC’s Doneil Henry won a close vote over Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Samuel Piette and claimed the title of Canada 2012 male U-20 player of the year.

We looked back at Toronto FC’s disastrous 2012 campaign, but we broke down the games minute by minute. From that, we came up with a goal difference for every player on the Reds, similar to a plus-minus in hockey.

The Impact were over .500 in games that saw either Collen Warner, Zarek Valentin or Patrice Bernier play a full 90 minutes.

It is rare to see a goalkeeper win an end-of-season honour when he or she is lumped into a field of outfield players. Player-of-the-year awards are rare for the only players on the field who get to use their hands.

And while many within the soccer community will say the Sinclair choice should have been an obvious one, there was one major distinction between Canada’s greatest soccer player and the rest of the field.

For FC Edmonton supporters, the good news is that the Montreal Impact have released Bryan Arguez. For FC Edmonton supporters, the bad news is that the Montreal Impact have released Bryan Arguez.

And, in Janine Helland, not only are the women’s national teams of years past recognized, but also the Edmonton Aviators.

Not only is the Vancouver Whitecaps’ announcement that it won’t field a W-League team in 2013 disappointing for women’s soccer followers, it comes at a very uncomfortable time for the Canadian Soccer Association.