No surprise: Impact signs keeper Evan Bush for 2012 21 Oct 2011 It’s a move that surprised absolutely no one. The Montreal Impact announced Friday that standout goalkeeper Evan Bush has become the third player to sign with the club for its inaugural MLS season.
Doncaster asks for proof of Chimbonda’s trial in Montreal 5 Oct 2011 On Wednesday, after the The 11 contacted Doncaster Rovers for their reaction to Chimbonda’s appearance in Canada, the club's spokesperson asked if there was any proof of Chimbonda’s presence at the Impact camp. Steve Uttley, Doncaster’s media manager, said “he is signed with us till the transfer window.”
Edmonton’s Saiko lone Canadian to make NASL Best XI 28 Sep 2011 Shaun Saiko is the lone Canadian to make the NASL’s year end best XI. Saiko, who led his hometown FC Edmonton in scoring, was the only member of the Eddies to make the team, though defender Paul Hamilton was nominated.
Impact wins the battle, but not the war: Montreal out of NASL playoffs 25 Sep 2011 The Montreal Impact will not take part in the NASL playoffs. Sure, the Impact did its part — crushing the last-place Atlanta Silverbacks by a 4-0 count on the final day of the regular season. But, the NSC Minnesota Stars preserved its one-point advantage over the Impact with a 2-1 win on the road over the first-place Carolina RailHawks.
Impact needs Carolina to show up for final game of the season… but will it? 19 Sep 2011 But, then, there’s the matter of Montreal. The Impact is red-hot at the moment, earning 14 points out of the last 21 on the table. With the additions of MLS loaners Miguel Montano and Ryan Pore, the attack has been transformed. Evan Bush is the best keeper in NASL. Wouldn’t it suit Carolina best to ensure that the team most likely to make a Cinderella run from a low seed didn’t make the playoffs at all?
Montreal dominates FC Edmonton in must-win situation 18 Sep 2011 Undistracted from the task at hand in tonight’s match against the visiting FC Edmonton, getting the three points needed to close the gap between them and Minny, the Impact came through in the clutch with a 2-0 win and has almost climbed out of the hole that it has dug for itself with its dismal play in the first half of the season. Montreal is now just a single point behind Minnesota with each team having a game left on the schedule. Montreal owns the tiebreaker between the two teams.
Controversial goal gives Impact vital win over Carolina 11 Sep 2011 In front of 12,247 fans Sunday, the home side gave head coach Nick De Santis the best possible birthday present, prevailing in a 1-0 decision over the high-flying Carolina RailHawks, who have already clinched first place in the NASL this season and with it a bye for the opening go-round.
90th-minute penalty costs Impact precious points in Puerto Rico 8 Sep 2011 Tonight’s adversaries played the final 60 minutes a man short but, despite this assistance, the best the Impact could manage was a 1-1 tie against the Puerto Rico Islanders.
Should Evan Bush get the call to join the Impact in MLS? 6 Sep 2011 Goalkeeper Evan Bush was named the NASL’s defensive player of the week Tuesday, after his stellar performance allowed the Impact to, ahem, only lose to the Fort Lauderdale Strikers by a 1-0 scoreline Saturday.
Loss to Fort Lauderdale deals major blow to Impact’s playoff hopes 4 Sep 2011 As it turned out, things went a lot better for the Strikers than they did for the Impact. The teams avoided a third sister-kissing result with the home side coming away with their desired result in a 1-0 contest.