Cavalry FC: “An unlikely sport in an unlikely place” 17 May 2018 Cavalry FC will kick off the 2019 Canadian Premier League season at Spruce Meadows, Canada's premier show-jumping facility.
Clanachan: Victoria group still needs to be vetted 17 May 2018 After Thursday's launch of the new Cavalry FC at Calgary's Spruce Meadows facility, I had the chance to ask Canadian Premier League commissioner David Clanachan if Victoria is indeed on the radar of the nascent league, which is set to kick off in 2019.
Radzinski: CanPL “will give hope to any boy who dreams of wanting to play and wanting to compete” 16 May 2018 “I think, for young Canadian players, it will be the same story for them like it was for me,” Radzinski said.
York 9 reveals its colours 10 May 2018 York 9 is the first set-to-start-in-2019 Canadian Premier League club that has publicly revealed its name and logo. The primary colour is electric green, which we are told is meant to represent the lush forests of the regions north of Toronto, and not the GO Trains that carry thousands of commuters back and forth between York and the city every day.
Four more make it official: Canada Soccer sanctions more CanPL clubs 5 May 2018 The Canadian Premier League took four major steps towards its planned 2019 kickoff. At the Canada Soccer annual general meeting Saturday in Yellowknife, four more CanPL clubs received their official professional sanctions: York (Toronto Area), Port City (Vancouver area), Calgary and Halifax.
Field of dreams? As CanPL owners meet in Edmonton, commissioner turns eyes towards baseball stadium 4 May 2018 As the Canadian Premier League’s Board of Governors meeting in downtown Edmonton wrapped up Friday afternoon, Commissioner David Clanachan suggested that Clarke Stadium may not be the only option on the table.
Paulus keeps FCE going steady, despite uncertain times 1 May 2018 So, the end goal is the CanPL, but the team’s not officially signed on yet. Paulus’s role moving forward hasn’t been made clear, because, well, the future of the team is not clear. The question: How does he shepherd the club towards a 2019 launch that, for Edmonton, is still a wish list item and not a hard target?
Al Classico: Proof that fans will “invest in Canadian rivalries” 29 Apr 2018 “Today was about the past, the present and the future,” said Foothills coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. “And the crowd dictated that they’re here to watch local talent. They’re here to invest in Canadian rivalries. It’s hard to strike up a rivalry, as you guys know, with Miami and Puerto Rico. But if you say Calgary’s coming up for an Al Classico, and suddenly everybody wants to see the rivalry. I thought it was a brilliant response from the Edmonton community.”
While symbolic, Hamilton and Saiko’s FC Edmonton returns represent a bridge the club needed to repair 27 Apr 2018 Don’t call it a comeback, even though Shaun Saiko was an Eddie for years. On Sunday, the man who scored the first NASL goal in FC Edmonton history looks to be rocking his peers, putting Calgary Foothills in fear.
North star, northern lights: CanPL unveils its league branding 27 Apr 2018 When the Canadian Premier League’s new logo is displayed on the boardroom screen at the CanPL’s Toronto offices, Nasrala describes it like he’s seeing it for the first time. It’s like he’s unpacking a gift on Christmas morning.