Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 6/NASL Week 2/USL Week 3

Kyle Bekker scored for the Impact this past weekend.

The Montreal Impact is an enigma wrapped in a riddle.

The Impact is well behind the Whitecaps and Toronto FC when it gives to offering playing time to Canadian players. But, out of those three Canadian MLS organizations, it leaves TFC and the Whitecaps in the dust when it comes to giving domestic players time on the pitch at the USL level. As the stats below show, FC Montreal — even though it’s awfully early in the season — is far more likely to play Canadians than WFC2 or TFCII.

In the end, the effectiveness of the academy program is determined by how many of its products earn first-team opportunities or develop into players who have solid careers elsewhere. With the USL programs still being in their infancies, it’s too early to judge them.

Here are this week’s rankings… USL stats are ranked separately because NASL and MLS have similar rules when it comes to treating Canadians as imports on the U.S.-based teams; meanwhile, USL treats Canadians as domestics, no matter if they’re signed to American teams or clubs north of the border. If you look at the number of Canadians playing for Orlando City B (three, including former FC Edmonton striker Michael Cox, who scored his first USL goal this past weekend) or Swope Park Rangers (four Canadians have appeared in game for coach Marc Dos Santos), it’s hard to argue that allowing Canadians to be treated as domestics does nothing but increase job opportunities for this country’s players.

MLS AND NASL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS 1. Fraser Aird, Vancouver, MLS, 495 (6) 2. Will Johnson, Toronto FC, MLS, 449 (4) 3. Jonathan Osorio, Toronto FC, MLS, 331 (4) 4. Karl Ouimette, NYRB, MLS 315 (4) 5. Cyle Larin, Orlando City, MLS, 259 (4) 6. Kyle Bekker, Montreal, MLS, 190 (3) 7. Tesho Akindele, FC Dallas, MLS, 182 (5) T8. Drew Beckie, Carolina, NASL, 180 (1) T8. Marcel De Jong, Ottawa, NASL, 180 (2) T8. Eddie Edward, FC Edmonton, NASL, 180 (2) T8. Nik Ledgerwood, FC Edmonton, NASL, 180 (2) T8. Kyle Porter, Ottawa, NASL, 180 (2) 13. Julian de Guzman, Ottawa, NASL, 160 (2) 14. Mallan Roberts, FC Edmonton, NASL, 142 (2) 15. Kianz Froese, Vancouver, MLS, 140 (3) 16. Allan Zebie, FC Edmonton, NASL, 100 (2) 17. Mo Babouli, Toronto FC, MLS 93 (3) T18. Nana Attakora, Fort Lauderdale, NASL, 90 (1) T18. Mason Trafford, Miami FC, NASL, 90 (1) 20. Anthony Jackson-Hamel, Montreal, MLS, 68 (4) T21. Mozzi Gyorio, Ottawa, NASL, 61 (1) T21. Russell Teibert, Vancouver, MLS, 61 (1) 23. Marco Bustos, Vancouver, MLS 45 (1) 24. Ashtone Morgan, Toronto FC, MLS, 28 (4) 25. Sam Adekugbe, Vancouver, MLS, 21 (1) 26. Patrice Bernier, Montreal, MLS, 18 (1) 27. Mauro Eustaquio, Ottawa, NASL, 6 (1) 28. Jay Chapman, Toronto FC 4 (1)

TEAM RANKINGS, MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2016, RANKED BY AVERAGE MINUTES PER GAME: FC Edmonton, NASL, 602/2 (301) Ottawa, NASL, 587 /2 (293.5) Toronto FC, MLS, 905/5 (181) Vancouver, MLS, 762/6 (127) Carolina, NASL, 180/2 (90) Fort Lauderdale, NASL, 90/1 (90) New York Red Bulls, MLS, 315/5 (63) Orlando City, MLS, 259/5 (51.8) Montreal, MLS, 256/5 (51.2) Miami FC, NASL, 90/2 (45) FC Dallas, MLS, 182/6 (30.3)

USL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS T1. Zachary Ellis-Hayden, Orlando City B, USL, 270 (3) T1. John Smits, Wilmington, USL, 270 (3) 3. Daniel Haber, WFC2, USL, 256 (3) 4. Brett Levis, WFC2, USL, 243 (3) 5. Richie Laryea, Orlando City B, USL, 219 (3) T6. Janouk Charbonneau, FC Montreal, USL, 180 (2) T6. Kadin Chung, WFC2, USL, 180 (2) T6. Raheem Edwards, TFC II, USL, 180 (2) T6. Sean Melvin, WFC2, USL, 180 (2) T6. Anthony Osorio, TFC II, USL, 180 (2) T6. Skylar Thomas, TFC II, USL, 180 (2) 12. Aron Mkungilwa, FC Montreal, USL, 177 (2) 13. Mark Anthony Kaye, Louisville City FC, 169 (2) 14. Dominic Samuel, Rochester, USL, 167 (2) 15. Alphonso Davies, WFC2, USL, 159 (2) 16. Louis Beland-Goyette, FC Montreal, USL, 145 (2) 17. Aidan Daniels, TFC II, USL, 144 (2) 18. Thomas Gardner, WFC2, USL, 137 (2) 19. Mastanabal Kacher, FC Montreal, USL, 135 (2) 20. Jordan Haynes, WFC2, USL, 104 (2) 21. Chris Serban, WFC2, USL, 98 (2) 22. Adam Bouchard, TFC II, USL, 91 (2) T23. Mo Babouli, TFC II, USL, 90 (1) T23. Maxime Crepeau, FC Montreal, USL, 90 (1) T23. Jackson Farmer, WFC2, USL, 90 (1) T23. Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare, FC Montreal, USL, 90 (1) T23. Wandrille Lefevre, FC Montreal, USL, 90 (1) T23. Chris Mannella, TFC II, USL, 90 (1) T23. Thomas Meilleur-Giguere, FC Montreal, USL, 90 (1) T23. David Paulmin, FC Montreal, USL, 90 (1) T23. Ballou Jean Yves Tabla, FC Montreal, USL, 90 (1) 32. Yacine Ait-Slimane, FC Montreal, USL, 89 (2) 33. Mitch Piraux, WFC2, USL, 86 (1) 34. Tyler Pasher, Swope Park Rangers, USL, 84 (1) 35. Marco Leonel Dominguez-Ramirez, FC Montreal, USL, 82 (1) 36. Jordan Murrell, Pittsburgh, USL, 74 (1) 37. Shaan Hundal, TFC II, USL, 70 (1) 38. Michael Cox, Orlando City B, USL, 67 (1) 39. Matthew Baldisimo, WFC2, USL, 66 (2) 40. Benjamin McKendry, WFC2, USL, 65 (2) 41. Giuliano Frano, WFC2, USL, 61 (2) 42. Ryan James, Rochester, USL, 60 (1) 43. Mark Anthony Gonzalez, Swope Park Rangers, USL, 47 (3) 44. Charles Joly, FC Montreal, USL, 44 (2) 45. Malik Johnson, TFC II, USL, 41 (2) 46. Heikel Jarras, FC Montreal, USL, 40 (2) 47. David Choiniere, FC Montreal, USL, 35 (1) 48. Liam Fraser, TFC II, USL, 25 (1) 49. Fabrice Mbvouvouma, FC Montreal, USL, 16 (2) 50. Terren Campbell, WFC2, USL, 10 (2) 51. Amer Didic, Swope Park Rangers, USL, 9 (2) 52. Nevelo Yoseke, FC Montreal, USL, 8 (1) T53. Robert Boskovic, TFC II, USL, 4 (1) T53. Jonathan Grant, Swope Park Rangers, USL, 4 (1)

USL TEAM RANKINGS, MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2016, RANKED BY AVERAGE MINUTES PER GAME: FC Montreal,1580/2 (790) WFC2, 1725/3 (575) TFC II, 1095/2 (547.5) Orlando City B, 556/3 (185.3) Rochester Rhinos, 227/2 (113.5) Wilmington Hammerheads FC, 270/3 (90) Pittsburgh Riverhounds, 74/1 (74) Louisville City FC, 169/3 (56.3) Swope Park Rangers, 154/3 (51.3)