Eddies look to rally against Fury, while the city’s eyes will be on the Oilers 9 May 2017 If a soccer game happens during the height of the NHL playoffs, will anyone hear (or see it)?
FCE’s Straith looks forward to his first league game on Canadian soil 6 Apr 2017 As a member of the Canadian national side, he’s played on this country’s soil many times. But Saturday’s home opener against the Jacksonville Armada will mark the first time he’s been part of a professional club match played in his home and native land. His family is making the trip from Victoria to Edmonton to take in the game.
Oilers: CanPL “not on our radar” 29 Mar 2017 So, today, I asked the Oilers Entertainment Group point-blank about their involvement with the Canadian Premier League. And the statement: "We are not in discussions and it's not on our radar."
NHL’s renaissance means MLS won’t have same window of opportunity it had in 2016 23 Feb 2017 Basically, we have a radically different sports landscape in Canada as MLS is set to open the 2017 season. Unlike last season, the sports media will have its eyes squarely set on the NHL.
Weak Canadian dollar is bad news for Canadian soccer franchises 22 Jan 2015 MLS and NASL teams aren’t forthcoming about the terms of their contracts. But the MLS Players Union sheds some light on how the salaries are paid out. According to MLSPU Executive Director Bob Foose: “All contracts are calculated in U.S. Dollars, players can then choose to have them paid in either, or a combination.”
Hogging the ball 17 Dec 2014 And, the Edmonton Drillers — the team that played in the National Professional Soccer League in the late 1990s — will always hold a special place in my heart.
How Asmir Begovic sorta helped FC Edmonton recruit Daryl Fordyce 25 Sep 2014 And, while at Portsmouth, he roomed with someone who had a pretty strong relationship with Edmonton — goalkeeper Asmir Begovic.
Roster equality 25 Sep 2014 Days after the interviews were done and the framework of the story was crafted, I got a press release from the Scorpions that announced they’d made a trade for Costa Rican César Elizondo. But, Elizondo would have been the eighth international on the roster, and NASL rules allow only seven. So, later in the release, came the news that Saiko had been cut loose from the team.
Sportsnet One to carry 4 of Canada’s 6 WC qualifiers 30 Aug 2011 But Sportsnet will not be picking up the Oct. 7 away match to St. Lucia and the Nov. 11 trip to St. Kitts and Nevis. This isn’t unusual; in qualifying for the 2010 World Cup, Sportsnet didn’t pick up the broadcasts for Canada’s early-round away fixtures in the Caribbean, either.
