Toronto FC’s Doneil Henry won a close vote over Fortuna Dusseldorf’s Samuel Piette and claimed the title of Canada 2012 male U-20 player of the year.

And, in Janine Helland, not only are the women’s national teams of years past recognized, but also the Edmonton Aviators.

But women’s national-team coach John Herdman isn’t so sure. Instead or rosy prognostications about women’s soccer in Canada, he said it’s time for us to lower our expectations, as time has come for the program to take a few lumps.

Nick Dasovic spoke with FC Edmonton’s front office about the vacant coaching position, but he remains committed to the Canadian U-20 program.

Ottawa Fury President John Pugh was selected as a Builder in the USL Women’s Hall of Fame category. And, the best indoor player this country has ever produced, Hector Marinaro, was selected for his goal-filled career in the MISL, a league that is now owned by the USL.

The Canadian Soccer Association announced Monday that the men’s national team will play a friendly against Denmark on Jan. 27.

But, this is where it gets interesting. After being asked directly about how FC Edmonton and the Ottawa franchise, set to join NASL in 2014, could be impacted by a new Div. 2, Fonseca didn’t rule out the idea that those two teams would be compelled to join a new Canadian circuit.

The dressing room for the CFL Eskimos was not part of the proposal, and Mayor Stephen Mandel told reporters that he wants to know why it can’t be used. If the Eskimos simply don’t want to share, he said he “has no sympathy” for that position.

A new fourth way for the renovation of Commonwealth Stadium ahead of the U-20 Women’s World Cup and the Women’s World Cup will be debated by Edmonton City Council on Halloween.

The announcement that CONMEBOL and CONCACAF execs have laid down a “framework” for staging a special edition of the Copa America in the United States has likely put Canadian soccer execs in a bit of a quandary.