Concussions fuel Canadian defender’s love of science 13 Mar 2015 Oliver Spring was just 13 years old, trying out for TFC Academy, when he suffered his first concussion. A ball, travelling at high velocity, careened into his skull. Spring dropped to the ground.
After two years with Maccabi Tel Aviv, Canadian defender Oliver Spring commits to Duke 4 Dec 2014 “Israel was incredible for me. I had two fantastic years playing there. But I felt that it was time for a new challenge.”
Disappointment for Canadian developmental teams: Whitecaps, Fury both lose 23 Jul 2012 Two of Canada’s top developmental sides had crucial post-season matches Sunday, and both came up short.
Montreal gets historic win at expense of Toronto FC 7 Apr 2012 Montreal coach, Jesse Marsch, fielded a reworked starting XI to begin the game against Toronto FC. The decisions paid off as the Impact got off to a good start, grabbed a lead in the early going and held it — despite giving up a goal in the late going — to put its historic first MLS win into the books.
Whitecaps, Impact get draws in preseason action 10 Feb 2012 Both the Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps were busy in preseason action Friday.
SuperDraft: Impact chooses defence over offence, Whitecaps get Mattocks, TFC adds to midfield logjam 12 Jan 2012 With the first pick of the 2012 SuperDraft, MLS commissioner announced — in French — that the Impact had selected Duke University defender Andrew Wenger with its first pick, leaving high-scoring University of Akron star Darren Mattocks to the Vancouver Whitecaps, who had the second pick.
