Did Whitecaps inherit Montreal’s headache, or the NASL MVP? 18 Jan 2012 Can Martin Rennie sell the charm of playing with the Vancouver RailHawks, er, Whitecaps? Will it be enough of a calling card for Etienne Barbara?
Knighton leaves RailHawks for Whitecaps… so, what about Barbara? 17 Jan 2012 And, as the RailHawks exodus continues, the question has to be asked: What about Etienne Barbara?
MLS website confirms Voyageurs’ Cup match-ups 9 Jan 2012 Book it. The semifinals of the Voyageurs’ Cup will see the Vancouver Whitecaps face FC Edmonton and Toronto FC play the Montreal Impact. The match-ups were confirmed by MLSSoccer.com on Monday, quoting Canadian Soccer Association officials.
Does Canadian Championship need a Can-con rule? 23 Dec 2011 But here's a suggestion. The CSA currently has no roster rules on the Nutrilite Canadian Championship. The CSA regulates the Canadian Championship. Why not place a quota there?
Taking on Lenarduzzi’s take on Canadian player development 22 Dec 2011 But there is one chapter that will be the focus of the rest of this article: Lenarduzzi, as president of the Whitecaps and a former national-team coach, has a strong opinion on Canadian player development.
Rennie brings a RailHawk to the Whitecaps’ fold 16 Dec 2011 Let the exodus begin! Matt Watson is leaving the Carolina RailHawks for the Vancouver Whitecaps.
Whitecaps enter Nguyen sweepstakes… but what did they win? 15 Dec 2011 Or did the cards really pay off? Because, now that the Whitecaps have secured Nguyen, MLS rules state that the team can no longer participate in any weighted lotteries, unless, by some miracle, all 19 teams get players through the course of the season OR a player is made available that no one else wants.
Barber cuts himself free of Whitecaps’ CEO job 9 Dec 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps will be losing CEO Paul Barber at the end of February. But the club won’t be putting up a help wanted sign.
Whitecaps announce opener against Impact, signing of Korean defender Lee 6 Dec 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps will face their fiercest Canadian rival on opening day; the question is, how many Canadians will actually be on the field?
Whitecaps give new deals to Thorrington, Cannon; trade Nolly to Chicago 5 Dec 2011 Early Monday morning, the Whitecaps announced that the club had re-signed goalkeeper Joe Cannon and defender John Thorrington, while it had traded opening-day keeper Jay Nolly to the Chicago Fire in exchange for a first-round pick in the, ahem, MLS Supplemental Draft. That is, a pick which has a minute chance of actually cracking the Whitecaps’ lineup — as anything after round two of the MLS SuperDraft proper is a crapshoot.