Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 33/NASL Week 27

Eddie Edward

As we head into the final week of the MLS regular-season schedule and the last two weeks of the NASL regular-season slate, only four players remain mathematically alive to be the top Canadian in terms of minutes played in either division one or two.

Eddie Edward has a 37-minute edge on Atlanta’s Kyle Porter, but Edward has just one game left, while Porter has two. Jonathan Osorio of TFC is 90 minutes behind Edward, with one game left, so the best he can do is tie for first (though it’s a long shot). Ottawa’s Mason Trafford is 68 minutes behind Edward, but has a game in hand.

Unless coaches make some drastic changes to the lineups in the final weeks, Porter is the favourite to be at the top of this list when both the MLS and NASL seasons come to a close.

Here’s the latest ranking:

MLS AND NASL MINUTES BY PLAYER, THE CANADIANS (MLS AFTER 33 WEEKS, NASL AFTER 27 WEEKS):?
1. Eddie Edward, FCE, NASL, 2238 (26)
2. Kyle Porter, ATL, NASL, 2201 (26)
3. Jonathan Osorio, TFC, MLS, 2148 (28)
4. Mason Trafford, OTT, NASL, 2070 (23)
5. Cyle Larin, ORL, MLS, 1815 (26)
6. Mallan Roberts, FCE, NASL, 1800 (20)
7. Nana Attakora, SAS, NASL, 1691 (19)
8. Carl Haworth, OTT, NASL, 1563 (23)
9. Ashtone Morgan, TFC, MLS, 1554 (19)
10. Allan Zebie, FCE, NASL, 1520 (20)
11. Tesho Akindele, FCD, MLS 1476 (27)
12. Adrian Cann, SAS, NASL, 1444 (17)
13. Mauro Eustaquio, OTT, NASL, 1372 (18)
14. Russell Teibert, VAN, MLS, 1235 (21)
15. Julian de Guzman, OTT, NASL, 1081 (14)
16. Will Johnson, POR, MLS 1046 (12)
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, 801 (12)
21. Frank Jonke, FCE, NASL, 694 (16)
22. Michael Nonni, FCE, NASL, 663 (14)
23. Patrice Bernier, MTL, MLS 661 (19)
24. Sam Adekugbe, VAN, MLS, 646 (9)
25. Drew Beckie, OTT, NASL, 628 (14)
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. Marco Bustos, VAN, MLS, 29 (1)
38. Jeremy Gagnon-Lapare, MTL, MLS, 18 (2)
T39. Jordan Hamilton, TFC, MLS, 13 (2)
T39. 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 33 WEEKS, NASL AFTER 27 WEEKS):
1. Ethan Finlay, CLB 2701 (33)
2. Steven Vitoria, PHI 1575 (18)

TEAM RANKINGS, MINUTES PLAYED BY CANADIANS IN 2015 (INCLUDES BOTH SUREFIRES and MAYBES); RANKED BY AVERAGE MINUTES PER GAME:?
FC Edmonton, NASL, 8175/29 GP (281.9) (-3.8)
Ottawa, NASL, 6992/28 GP (249.7) (+1.5)
Toronto FC, MLS, 3917/33 GP (118.7) (-1.9)
San Antonio, NASL 3035/27 GP (112.4) (-4.3)
Atlanta, NASL, 3047/28 GP (108.8) (-0.7)
Columbus, MLS, 2701/33 GP (81.8) (+0.2)
Montreal, MLS, 2571/33 GP (77.9) (+0.6)
Vancouver, MLS, 2118/33 GP (64.1) (+1.2)
Orlando City, MLS, 1815/33 GP (55) (+0.8)
FC Dallas, MLS, 1790/33 GP (54.2) (-1.3)
Philadelphia, MLS, 1575/33 GP (47.7) (-0.1)
Portland, MLS, 1046/33 GP (31.7) (-2)
Sporting Kansas City, MLS, 822/32 GP (25.7) (-0.8)
New York Red Bulls, MLS 711/33 GP (21.5) (-1.4)