Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 26/NASL Week 21/USL Week 24 5 Sep 2016 For the first time in NASL play, the Eddies put out a starting XI that didn’t feature any Canadians. Now, there were mitigating circumstances. Due to international call-ups, both Shamit Shome (Canada U-20) and Nik Ledgerwood (who played in Canada’s 2-1 loss to Honduras on Friday) weren’t available for the 2-2 draw against the Ottawa Fury.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 25/NASL Week 20/USL Week 23 29 Aug 2016 The Vancouver Whitecaps made club history Saturday night. Coach Carl Robinson named four Canadians to the starting lineup for the match in Carson, Calif. against the Los Angeles Galaxy. David Edgar, Marcel de Jong, Russell Teibert and Fraser Aird all were in the starting XI for the 0-0 draw.
Race for the prize: Looking at the scramble for three remaining NASL post-season spots 23 Aug 2016 So, unless we see a major capitulation by either the Eddies or the Cosmos — remember that Indy is guaranteed a spot in the four-team post-season as the Eleven is the spring-season title holder — we’re going to watch the rest of the teams battle for the fourth and final playoff spot.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 24/NASL Week 19/USL Week 22 22 Aug 2016 If there is one Canadian player who has the “coach puts my name in the lineup in pen” distinction, it is Janouk Charbonneau of FC Montreal.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 23/NASL Week 18/USL Week 21 15 Aug 2016 Cyle Larin scored for Orlando City Sunday and played the full 90 minutes in a 2-2 draw with the Chicago Fire. Larin continues to lead all Canadians in either MLS or NASL in terms of minutes played.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 22/NASL Week 17/USL Week 20 8 Aug 2016 Toronto FC’s Tosaint Ricketts scored his first MLS goal Wednesday, a game-winner against Real Salt Lake. The Canadian forward, who recently signed with the Reds, is one of 40 Canadians who have got onto the field for an MLS or NASL team so far this season. Last year, in between the two leagues that count Canadians as domestics on Canadian sides …
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 21/NASL Week 16/USL Week 19 1 Aug 2016 The Ottawa Fury has not only won three NASL matches in a row, the club is spiking in terms of minutes on the pitch it is providing to its Canadian players.
Clarke vs. Clarke: Carolina coach fumes as Edmonton goes to the top of the table 31 Jul 2016 Maybe the Carolina RailHawks need to hire a shaman. Maybe someone at the club has wronged a Canadian in the past, and to fix it they’ll need to have Drew Beckie sing William Shatner quotes to the tunes of Rush songs.
Argentina’s Di Biase comes from Bolivian League to FC Edmonton 29 Jul 2016 The Eddies are set to fill their open international roster spot, as Argentine midfielder Nicolas Di Biase trained with the team Friday.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 20/NASL Week 15/USL Week 18 25 Jul 2016 In Saturday’s win in Jacksonville’s 40-plus C heat (with the humidity), the Ottawa Fury gave 464 of a possible 990 minutes playing time to Canadians. Canadian Carl Haworth scored the second goal of the game in a 2-0 win. And, with that, Ottawa not only leads all NASL and MLS teams in terms of giving minutes to Canadians, the Fury …