Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 32/NASL Week 26

Atlanta's Kyle Porter pursues FCE's Hanson Boakai. PHOTO: TONY LEWIS

With the majority of MLS teams off for the international window — while NASL had a full slate of games through this past weekend – we are seeing some more balance brought to the rankings.

With NASL having a shorter schedule than MLS, this was basically a catch-up week for the second division, which gives us a better idea on how NASL teams rank against the MLS sides when it comes to giving first-team minutes to Canadian players. And, we see Toronto FC’s Jonathan Osorio fall out of top spot in the Canadian minutes-played ranks. Atlanta’s Kyle Porter retakes the lead.

But, in MLS action, Montreal did play twice this past week — and, the Impact’s positive trend continues. Since Mauro Biello took over as coach, the number of minutes played by Canadians has increased significantly. Patrice Bernier, frozen out of the team by former coach Frank Klopas, got 115 minutes of playing time over the most recent two Impact matches. Bernier’s return to the team has been maybe the most concrete sign of this change.

MLS AND NASL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS (MLS AFTER 32 WEEKS, NASL AFTER 26 WEEKS):
1. Kyle Porter, ATL, NASL, 2111 (26)
2. Jonathan Osorio, TFC, MLS, 2059 (27)
3. Eddie Edward, FCE, NASL, 2058 (24)
4. Mason Trafford, OTT, NASL, 1980 (22)
5. Cyle Larin, ORL, MLS, 1734 (25)
6. Mallan Roberts, FCE, NASL, 1710 (19)
7. Nana Attakora, SAS, NASL, 1691 (19)
8. Carl Haworth, OTT, NASL, 1545 (22)
9. Ashtone Morgan, TFC, MLS, 1464 (18)
10.Adrian Cann, SAS, NASL, 1444 (17)
11. Tesho Akindele, FCD, MLS 1407 (26)
12 Allan Zebie, FCE, NASL, 1372 (18)
13. Mauro Eustaquio, OTT, NASL, 1282 (17)
14. Russell Teibert, VAN, MLS, 1159 (20)
15. Will Johnson, POR, MLS 1046 (12)
16. Julian de Guzman, OTT, NASL, 991 (13)
17. Wandrille Lefevre, MTL, MLS, 900 (10)
18. Dominic Oppong, ATL, NASL, 846 (13)
19. Marcel de Jong, SKC, MLS, 822 (12)
20. Karl Ouimette, NYRB, MLS, 711 (11)
21. Frank Jonke, FCE, NASL, 662 (15)
22. Patrice Bernier, MTL, MLS 653 (18)
23. Michael Nonni, FCE, NASL, 651 (13)
24. Sam Adekugbe, VAN, MLS, 646 (9)
25. Drew Beckie, OTT, NASL, 625 (13)
26. Maxim Tissot, MTL, MLS 581 (11)
27. Sadi Jalali, FCE, NASL, 513 (8)
28. Kyle Bekker, FCD/MTL, MLS, 478 (11)
29. John Smits, FCE, NASL, 315 (4)
30. Hanson Boakai, FCE, NASL, 309 (11)
31. Kianz Froese, VAN, MLS, 208 (9)
32. Jay Chapman, TFC, MLS, 202 (10)
33. Patryk Misik, OTT, NASL, 166 (5)
34. Anthony Jackson-Hamel, MTL, MLS 156 (8)
35. Philippe Davies, OTT, NASL, 104 (5-RETIRED)
36. Tyson Farago, FCE, NASL, 90 (1)
37. Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare, MTL, MLS, 18 (2)
T38.Jordan Hamilton, TFC, MLS, 13 (2)
T38. Bruno Zebie, FCE, NASL 13 (1)

MLS AND NASL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIAN MAYBES — PLAYERS WHO COULD BE ELIGIBLE FOR CANADA, BUT ARE ELIGIBLE FOR OTHER NATIONS AND HAVE NOT COMMITTED TO CANADA (MLS AFTER 32 WEEKS, NASL AFTER 26 WEEKS):
1. Ethan Finlay, CLB 2611 (32)
2. Steven Vitoria, PHI 1530 (17)

TEAM RANKINGS, MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2015 (INCLUDES BOTH SUREFIRES and MAYBES); RANKED BY AVERAGE MINUTES PER GAME:
FC Edmonton, NASL, 7713/27 GP (285.7) (-1.9)
Ottawa, NASL, 6701/27 GP (248.2) (+1.2)
Toronto FC, MLS, 3738/31 GP (120.6) (NC)
San Antonio, NASL 3035/26 GP (116.7) (-1.1)
Atlanta, NASL, 2957/27 GP (109.5) (-1.9)
Columbus, MLS, 2611/32 GP (81.6) (NC)
Montreal, MLS, 2473/32 GP (77.3) (+0.9)
Vancouver, MLS, 2013/32 GP (62.9) (+0.9)
FC Dallas, MLS, 1721/31 GP (55.5) (+1.1)
Orlando City, MLS, 1734/32 GP (54.2) (NC)
Philadelphia, MLS, 1530/32 GP (47.8) (NC)
Portland, MLS, 1046/31 GP (33.7) (NC)
Sporting Kansas City, MLS, 822/31 GP (26.5) (NC)
New York Red Bulls, MLS 711/31 GP (22.9) (-0.8)