Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 3 By Steven Sandor Posted on March 21, 2016 Comments Off on Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 3 0 537 Share on Facebook Share on Twitter Will Johnson Will Johnson This marks the second year that The 11 has ranked the minutes played of Canadians in NASL and MLS — the two major pro leagues where Canadians are considered domestic players on Canadian teams but are treated as imports on the American sides. And, while three weeks of the MLS season is a very small sample size, it seemed like a good time to see where we are this year compared to last season. Why? Because only four MLS players were selected for Canada’s squad for the upcoming World Cup qualifiers against Mexico — and only one of those players, Will Johnson, came from a Canadian team. So, how are Canadians faring this year in MLS, compared to the Week 3 mark in 2015. In 2015, through three weeks of MLS action, 12 Canadians had seen the field, and played a total of 1,354 minutes. In 2016, the numbers are very close; 12 players have seen the field, and played a total 1,287 minutes. So, the number of players hasn’t changed, but the number of minutes played is down slightly. Here are the rankings: MLS AND NASL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS 1. Will Johnson, Toronto FC, MLS, 269 (3) 2. Cyle Larin, Orlando City, MLS, 235 (3) 3. Fraser Aird, Vancouver, MLS, 225 (3) 4. Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC, MLS, 178 (2) 5. Karl Ouimette, NYRB, MLS 135 (2) 6. Kianz Froese, Vancouver, MLS, 111 (2) 7. Tesho Akindele, FC Dallas, MLS, 52 (3) 8. Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Montreal, MLS, 47 (3) 9. Mo Babouli, Toronto FC, MLS 13 (1) 10. Kyle Bekker, Montreal, MLS, 10 (1) 11. Ashtone Morgan, Toronto FC, MLS, 8, (2) 12. Jay Chapman, Toronto FC, MLS, 4 (1) TEAM RANKINGS, MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2015, RANKED BY AVERAGE MINUTES PER GAME: Toronto FC, MLS, 472/3 (157.3) Vancouver, MLS, 336/3 (112) Orlando City, MLS, 235/3 (78.3) New York Red Bulls, MLS, 135/3 (45) Montreal, MLS, 57/3 (19) FC Dallas, MLS, 52/3 (17.3)
