CIS wrap: Eddy Sidra makes his return to the No. 1 ranked U of A lineup 24 Sep 2012 Eddy Sidra made his return in University of Alberta green and gold, as the Golden Bears looked good to hold onto their national No. 1 ranking after two routs of the University of Winnipeg.
CIS: Alberta takes over as country’s new No. 1 18 Sep 2012 After a weekend of shocking results, the CIS men’s soccer top 10 has been totally remade.
CIS wrap: U of A scores 11 in two wins over Mount Royal 10 Sep 2012 The Cougars got the honour of opening their first CIS season with a home-and-home series against the reigning Canada West champion (and nationally No. 4 ranked) University of Alberta Golden Bears. And, less than two minutes into their first CIS match, the Cougars were already down by two goals.
Vancouver’s new training centre gives it the edge for WWC final, marquee matches 6 Sep 2012 Make no mistake about it — the news of a National Soccer Development Centre in Vancouver could represent a major shift in the focus of our soccer programs.
SFU coach Alan Koch to coach Canada at Maccabi Games 1 May 2012 Alan Koch, the architect of Simon Fraser University’s soccer program, is taking on a new challenge. He will coach the Canadian team at the 2013 Maccabi Games.
Whitecaps beat CIS champs, but more links are needed 20 Feb 2012 The Vancouver Whitecaps certainly scored well in the PR department Sunday, as it beat the reigning CIS champion University of Victoria Vikes Sunday, in front of 2,831 fans in the B.C capital.
Canadians McNamara, Northey excel at USL Combine 30 Jan 2012 University of Saskatchewan midfielder Josh Northey and Oakland University defender (and Toronto Lynx alumnus) Julian Konner McNamara reportedly made the strongest showings of the 12 Canadians who participated in the combine.
12 Canadians head to Florida, hoping for USL deals 26 Jan 2012 A dozen Canadian prospects are among the 102 prospects working out at the United Soccer Leagues’ combine, which kicked off Thursday in Bradenton, Fla.
Confident Gigolaj wants to be a starter for FC Edmonton 17 Jan 2012 “I wasn’t sure if anyone was watching me (at the CIS final),” said Gigolaj. “I had an OK season the year before, too. And there was no news. So I wondered it was going to be the same. But this year, the biggest thing was having it (the CIS final) in the West. Soccer is much bigger in the West than it is in the East. There were more fans and coaches there.”
FC Edmonton signs CIS players, offers tryout to former D.C. United defender 10 Jan 2012 And St. Mary’s forward Elvir Gigolaj, who was one of the stars of the 2011 CIS Men’s Soccer Championship held in Victoria, wowed in his trial with FC Edmonton and is likely to stick with the team. Gigolaj helped St. Mary’s get all the way to the CIS final. He scored in the championship game, but the Huskies fell to the hosts. Gigolaj scored two extra-time goals in the semifinal win over the University of Alberta.
