Inescapably Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 23/USL Week 21

Tosaint Ricketts

As the Vancouver Whitecaps and Toronto FC prepare to do battle in the first leg of the Canadian Championship final, both teams took very different routes when it came to prepping for Wednesday’s game.

Whitecaps coach Carl Robinson chose to rest or play his regulars sparingly, that mean Alphonso Davies only got a run-out near the end of the second half. All things considered a 2-2 draw at NYCFC was pretty good.

TFC went to Atlanta and needed to prove a point. So, unlike the Whitecaps, the starters were present. But it was a Canadian sub, Tosaint Ricketts, who got the late equalizer off a a set-up from Jonathan Osorio. That’s a pretty sweet all-Canadian goal to take the smiles off the faces of the fans in Atlanta.

Also of note, Nana Attakora scored for the Ottawa Fury this past weekend, and while we’re on the topic of Canadian centre backs, Mallan Roberts finally made his season debut for the Richmond Kickers, after being one of the top minute-getters in 2017.

Here are the rankings after the 23rd week of MLS play/21st week of USL action:

MLS MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS

1. Samuel Piette, Montreal, 2100 (24)
2. Jonathan Osorio, TFC, 1712 (20)
3. Alphonso Davies, Vancouver, 1635 (22)
4. Mark-Anthony Kaye, LAFC, 1582 (20)
5. Will Johnson, Orlando, 1444 (19)
6. Marcel de Jong, Vancouver, 1119 (14)
7. Raheem Edwards, Montreal/Chicago, 1055 (17)
8. Russell Teibert, Vancouver, 818 (13)
9. Ryan Telfer, TFC, 796 (14)
10. Jordan Hamilton,TFC, 731 (11)
11. Ashtone Morgan, TFC, 703 (10)
12. Dejan Jakovic, LAFC, 694 (9)
13. Michael Petrasso, Montreal, 692 (13)
14. Doneil Henry, Vancouver, 630 (7)
15. Jay Chapman, TFC, 619 (12)
16. Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Montreal, 570 (15)
17. Tosaint Ricketts, TFC, 542 (14)
18. Tesho Akindele, FC Dallas, 397 (10)
19. Liam Fraser, TFC, 389 (7)
20. Brett Levis, Vancouver, 296 (5)
21. Shamit Shome, Montreal, 249 (5)
22. Richie Laryea, Orlando, 154 (6)
23. Kwame Awuah, NYCFC, 143 (6)
24. Louis Beland-Goyette, Montreal, 109 (4)
25. Julian Dunn-Johnson, TFC, 104 (2)
26. Brian Wright, New England,37 (3)
27. Mathieu Choiniere, Montreal, 26 (2)
28. David Choiniere, Montreal, 12 (1)
29. Aidan Daniels, TFC, 12 (1)

TEAM RANKINGS, MLS MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2018

Toronto FC, 5610/22 (255)

Vancouver, 4498/23 (195.6)

Montreal, 4291/24 (178.8)

LAFC, 2119/22 (96.3)

Orlando City, 1598/23 (69.5)

FC Dallas, 397/22 (18)

Chicago, 249/24 (10.4)

NYCFC, 143/23 (6.2)

New England, 37/22 (1.7)

USL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS

1. Jordan Schweitzer, Colorado Springs, 2180 (25)
2. Maxime Crepeau, Ottawa, 1710 (19)
3. Kyle Bekker, NCFC, 1674 (21)
4. Jamar Dixon, Ottawa, 1640 (21)
5. Eddie Edward, Ottawa, 1620 (18)
6. Paris Gee, Tulsa, 1607 (20)
7. Jordan Dover, Pittsburgh, 1604 (18)
8. Karl Ouimette, Indy, 1590 (18)
9. Skylar Thomas, Charleston, 1501 (17)
10. Luca Uccello, TFCII, 1439 (19)
11. Robert Boskovic, TFCII, 1439 (17)
12. Bradley Kamdem-Fewo, Fresno, 1426 (16)
13. Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, Ottawa, 1319 (15)
14. Chris Mannella, Ottawa, 1295 (17)
15. Amer Didic, Swope Park Rangers, 1290 (15)
16. Carl Haworth, Ottawa, 1261 (17)
17. Adonijah Reid, Ottawa, 1241 (19)
18. Aidan Daniels, TFCII, 1160 (16)
19. Malik Johnson, TFCII, 1137 (19)
20. Jordan Murrell, Reno, 1049 (15)
21. Rocco Romeo, TFCII, 1014 (12)
22. Drew Beckie, OKC Energy, 990 (11)
23. Josh Heard, Real Monarchs SLC, 933 (14)
24. Noah Verhoeven, Fresno, 922 (18)
25. Matthew Srbely, TFCII, 919 (15)
26. Nana Attakora, Ottawa, 900 (10)
27. Dante Campbell, TFCII, 899 (12)
28. Zachary Ellis-Hayden, Fresno, 847 (10)
29. Ryan James, Nashville, 812 (12)
30. Julian Dunn-Johnson, TFCII, 810 (9)
31. Chris Nanco, Bethlehem Steel, 789 (19)
32. Mastanabal Kacher, Real Monarchs SLC, 760 (13)
33. Shaan Hundal, TFCII, 753 (14)
34. Noble Okello Ayo, TFCII, 649 (9)
35. Tyler Pasher, Indy, 641 (9)
36. Kyle Porter, Ottawa/Tampa Bay, 470 (6)
37. Mauro Eustaquio, Penn FC, 462 (7)
38. Jordan Faria, TFCII, 453 (10)
39. Angelo Cavalluzzo, TFCII, 450 (5)
40. Darrin MacLeod, Swope Park Rangers, 450 (5)
41. Gianluca Catalano, TFCII, 434 (5)
42. Luca Petrasso, TFCII, 418 (7)
43. Keven Aleman, Sacramento, 417 (7)
44. Daniel Haber, FC Cincinnati/Ottawa, 381 (11)
45. Alessandro Riggi, Phoenix, 328 (13)
46. Zak Drake, Las Vegas, 296 (6)
47. Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Reno, 278 (4)
48. Jordan Hamilton, TFCII, 274 (4)
49. Liam Fraser, TFCII, 270 (3)
50. Doneil Henry, Ottawa, 270 (3)
51. Michael Cox, Nashville/Saint Louis, 264 (5)
52. Ryan Telfer, TFCII, 252 (4)
53. David Edgar, Nashville, 200 (5)
54. Steffen Yeates, TFCII, 196 (4)
55. Callum Irving, Ottawa, 180 (2)
56. Matthew Baldisimo, Fresno, 174 (2)
57. Kunle Dada-Luke, TFCII, 147 (4)
58. Luca Ricci, Phoenix, 119 (3)
59. Mallan Roberts, Richmond, 90 (1)
60. Daniel Da Silva, TFCII, 59 (1)
61. Terran Campbell, Fresno, 53 (5)
62. Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti, Ottawa, 50 (2)
63. Maxim Tissot, Ottawa, 48 (2)
64. Monti Mohsen, Ottawa, 45 (1)
65. Terique Mohammed, TFCII, 27 (2)
66. Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare, Ottawa, 16 (1)
67. Malyk Hamilton, TFCII, 11 (1)
68. Jordan Dunstan, Nashville, 1 (1)

TEAM RANKINGS, USL MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2018

TFCII, 13208/20 (660.4)

Ottawa, 11948/21 (569)

Fresno, 3421/24 (142.5)

Indy Eleven, 2411/21 (114.8)

Colorado Springs, 2180/25 (87.2)

Tulsa, 1607/20 (80.4)

Real Monarchs SLC, 1693/21 (80.6)

NCFC, 1674/21 (79.7)

Pittsburgh, 1604/21 (76.4)

Swope Park Rangers, 1740/23 (75.7)

Charleston, 1501/22 (68.2)

Reno, 1327/21 (63.2)

Nashville, 1277/21 (60.8)

OKC Energy, 990/23 (43)

Bethlehem Steel, 789/23 (34.3)

Penn FC, 462/21 (22)

Phoenix, 447/22 (20.3)

Sacramento, 417/23 (18.1)

Las Vegas, 296/21 (14.1)

Tampa Bay, 270/21 (12.9)

FC Cincinnati, 201/22 (9.1)

Richmond, 90/21 (4.3)