Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 31/NASL Week 28/USL Week 29 By Steven Sandor Posted on October 9, 2017 Comments Off on Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 31/NASL Week 28/USL Week 29 0 1,537 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Drew Beckie PHOTO: NASL As we near the end of the MLS, NASL and USL seasons, we can look at the rankings of Canadians by minutes played in two ways. There is the glass half-full approach. And that’s to look at the number of Canadians who have appeared in games. So far this year, 26 Canadians have got into games in the 22-team MLS; in the eight-team NASL, David Doe became the 17th Canadian to play in the leagye this past weekend, as he came on as a late substitute for FC Edmonton. In the USL, 74 Canadians have taken the field in the 30-team league, with WFC2 and TFCII having to fulfill Canadian quotas that require them to give more than half the playing time available to Canada-eligible players. There is some crossover — that is, some players have played in more than one league this season. In fact, Ben McKendry and Maxim Tissot have both played in all three leagues in 2017. Now, the glass half-empty part. How many of these Canadians have seen a lot of time on the pitch? Seven MLS players have played less than 90 minutes or less this season. That’s true of two NASL players from north of the border and nine Canadian USLers. As we get to the end of the season, and the teams are all nearing or have passed their 30-game marks, let’s look at how many Canadians have played 2,000 minutes or more — the equivalent of about 22 games. Basically, players who are used 70 per cent of the time or more by their clubs. MLS has just two who have passed 2,000; Cyle Larin and Will Johnson from Orlando City. Drew Beckie from Jacksonville is the only Canadian NASL player to push through the 2,000-minute barrier. In USL, there are six — Callum Irving, Mastanabal Kacher, Ryan James, Mallan Roberts, Ryan Telfer and Jordan Murrell. So, in the end, only nine Canadians have hit the 2,000-minute mark this season. If there’s a better case for a Canadian Premier League… please let me know. MLS MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS Cyle Larin, Orlando, 2169 (28) Will Johnson, Orlando, 2026 (25) Patrice Bernier, Montreal, 1700 (25) Tesho Akindele, FCD, 1434 (28) Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla, Montreal, 1078 (19) Raheem Edwards, TFC, 1055 (20) Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Montreal, 1047 (20) Alphonso Davies, Vancouver, 1036 (25) Tosaint Ricketts, TFC, 1001 (22) Jonathan Osorio, TFC, 954 (25) Samuel Piette, Montreal, 786 (7) Russell Teibert, Vancouver, 731 (12) Marcel de Jong, Vancouver, 689 (12) Jay Chapman, TFC, 375 (11) Louis Beland-Goyette, Montreal, 293 (6) Ashtone Morgan, TFC, 193 (4) Jordan Hamilton, TFC, 142 (8) Richie Laryea, Orlando, 139 (10) Wandrille Lefevre, Montreal, 106 (3) Maxime Crepeau, Montreal, 90 (1) Ben McKendry, Vancouver, 90 (1) Maxim Tissot, D.C. United, 90 (1) Brian Wright, New England, 45 (2) Tyler Pasher, Sporting KC, 45 (1) David Choiniere, Montreal,34 (3) Kwame Awuah, NYCFC, 15 (3) TEAM RANKINGS, MLS MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2017 Montreal, 5111/32 (159.7) Orlando City, 4314/32 (134.8) Toronto FC, 3730/32 (116.6) Vancouver, 2544/32 (79.5) FC Dallas, 1434/32 (44.8) D.C. United, 90/32 (2.8) New England, 45/31 (1.5) Sporting Kansas City, 45/31 (1.5) New York City FC, 15/32 (0.5) NASL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS Drew Beckie, Jacksonville, 2011 (25) Mason Trafford, Miami FC, 1899 (23) Allan Zebie, FCE, 1783 (22) Ben Fisk, FCE, 1760 (20) Kyle Bekker, San Francisco, 1724 (24) Karl Ouimette, San Francisco, 1657 (10) Dejan Jakovic, New York, 1620 (18) Nana Attakora, San Francisco, 1350 (15) Nik Ledgerwood, FCE, 1189 (16) Tyson Farago, FCE, 1125 (12) Maxim Tissot, San Francisco, 985 (16) Adam Straith, FCE, 949 (11) Mauro Eustaquio, FCE, 794 (14) Ben McKendry, FCE, 669 (10) Nathan Ingham, FCE, 495 (6) David Doe, FCE, 8 (1) Abraham Dukuly, FCE, 5 (1) TEAM RANKINGS, NASL MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2017 FC Edmonton, 8777/27 (325.1) San Francisco, 5716/27 (211.7) Jacksonville, 2011/28 (71.8) Miami FC, 1899/28 (67.8) New York, 1620/28 (57.9) USL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS Callum Irving, Ottawa, 2790 (31) Mastanabal Kacher, Colorado Springs, 2620 (31) Ryan James, Rochester, 2593 (30) Mallan Roberts, Richmond, 2577 (29) Jordan Murrell, Reno, 2369 (27) Ryan Telfer, TFCII, 2113 (29) David Norman Jr., WFC2, 1967 (25) Amer Didic, Swope Park, 1811 (21) Jamar Dixon, Ottawa, 1789 (27) Tyler Pasher, Swope Park, 1783 (23) Eddie Edward, Ottawa, 1777 (22) Daniel Haber, Real Monarchs, 1766 (28) Zachary Ellis-Hayden, OCB, 1753 (23) Bradley Kamdem Fewo, Rochester, 1725 (24) Marco Bustos, WFC2, 1724 (20) Kadin Chung, WFC2, 1719 (23) Terran Campbell, WFC2, 1714 (24) Angelo Cavalluzzo, TFCII, 1710 (19) Jordan Schweitzer, OCB, 1644 (23) Jordan Dover, Rochester, 1561 (21) Chris Nanco, Bethlehem Steel, 1552 (25) Liam Fraser, TFCII, 1486 (19) Shaan Hundal, TFCII, 1441 (21) Carl Haworth, Ottawa, 1414 (20) Thomas Gardner, WFC2, 1343 (20) Skylar Thomas, Charleston, 1225 (21) Ben McKendry, WFC2, 1203 (14) Gloire Amanda, WFC2, 1191 (26) Matthew Baldisimo, WFC2, 1167 (22) Alessandro Riggi, Phoenix, 1150 (19) Julian Dunn-Johnson, TFCII, 1088 (13) Sergio Camargo, TFCII, 1082 (18) Sean Melvin, WFC2, 1080 (12) Malik Johnson, TFCII, 1000 (19) Richie Laryea, OCB, 999 (12) Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Swope Park, 978 (19) Chris Serban, WFC2, 972 (16) Mark-Anthony Kaye, Louisville, 966 (18) Luca Uccello, TFCII, 915 (14) Paris Gee, Tulsa, 864 (18) Kyle Porter, Tampa Bay, 863 (11) Aidan Daniels, TFCII, 858 (15) Michael Cox, OCB, 832 (16) A.J. Gray, Phoenix, 779 (22) Jordan Hamilton, TFCII, 734 (9) Dominick Zator, WFC2, 685 (8) Marco Carducci, Rio Grande Valley FC, 540 (6) Michael Baldisimo, WFC2, 526 (11) Adonijah Reid, Ottawa, 504 (11) Anthony Osorio, TFCII, 467 (7) Ashtone Morgan, TFCII, 464 (6) Mackenzie Pridham, Reno, 446 (14) Maxim Tissot, Richmond, 340 (4) Dante Campbell, TFCII, 337 (10) Matthew Srbely, TFCII, 275 (4) Jay Chapman, TFCII, 270 (3) Darrin MacLeod, Swope Park, 270 (3) Josh Heard, Bethlehem Steel, 257 (15) Aron Mkungilwa, Ottawa, 233 (4) Patrick Metcalfe, WFC2, 222 (4) Marco Dominguez, FC Cincinnati, 189 (5) Brian Wright, Tulsa, 186 (3) Wandrille Lefevre, Ottawa, 180 (2) Brett Levis, WFC2, 176 (4) Daniel DaSilva, TFCII, 94 (2) Marcel DeBellis, Richmond, 90 (1) Raheem Edwards, TFCII, 90 (1) Rocco Romeo, TFCII, 90 (1) Mark Village, WFC2, 90 (1) Mele Temguia, FC Cincinnati, 62 (1) Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, Ottawa, 34 (3) Noble Okello Ayo, TFCII, 19 (1) Nicolas Apostol, WFC2, 17 (1) Noah Verhoeven, WFC2, 16 (1) TEAM RANKINGS, USL MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2017 WFC2,15809/31 (510) TFCII,14542/31 (469.1) Ottawa, 8721/31 (281.3) Rochester, 5879/30 (196) Orlando City B, 5268/31 (170) Swope Park Rangers, 4842/31 (156.2) Richmond, 3007/31 (97) Reno, 2822/31 (91) Colorado Springs, 2620/31 (84.5) Phoenix, 1929/30 (64.3) Bethlehem Steel FC, 1892/30 (63.1) Real Monarchs SC, 1766/30 (58.9) Charleston, 1225/31 (39.5) Tulsa, 1050/31 (33.9) Louisville City, 966/31 (31.2) Tampa Bay, 863/31 (27.8) Rio Grande Valley FC, 450/30 (15) FC Cincinnati, 251/31 (8.1)
