Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 9/NASL Week 6/USL Week 6 1 May 2017 n MLS, Orlando City has given more minutes to Canadians so far this season than any of the three Canadian sides. In NASL, the San Francisco Deltas lead the way in giving playing time to Canadians. And, in USL, Mastanabal Kacher leads all Canadians in minutes played; and the former FC Montreal player now plays his soccer in Colorado Springs.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 8/NASL Week 5/USL Week 5 24 Apr 2017 So, Anthony Jackson-Hamel has played just 36 minutes for the Montreal Impact so far in 2017. He has three goals. That’s a return of a goal every 12 minutes. What does this mean? That Anthony Jackson-Hamel is the greatest player to ever play in MLS. Take your Landon Donovans and Dwayne De Rosarios and Jaime Morenos and Chris Wondolowskis … …
Despite three losses in first three games, FC Edmonton won’t panic 20 Apr 2017 “I do a report [after every game] and that was as poor a report that I’ve written for the team,” said Miller. “And that’s very hard to take when you’re the one steering the ship. I’ve always said it’s our team when we win, and my team when we get beat. There were portions of that game I was cringing, watching, because it was one of Colin Miller’s teams and I don’t want that to happen again.”
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 7/NASL Week 4/USL Week 4 17 Apr 2017 Maybe this weekly feature should be renamed “What Orlando City SC did this week.”
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 6/NASL Week 3/USL Week 3 10 Apr 2017 At this time last year (the conclusion of week 6 of the MLS season), 16 Canadians had each seen at least of minute of action for their respective MLS clubs. This year, the number is down slightly to 14.
Eddies dominate on the stat sheet, but not on the scoreboard 8 Apr 2017 “I’m in disbelief that we lost that game,” Miller said after the Eddies’ 1-0 loss to Jacksonville. “We battered Jacksonville for 80 minutes. We’ll play worse and win.”
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.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 5/NASL Week 2/USL Week 2 3 Apr 2017 Former Canadian U-17 and U-20 player of the year Ballou Jean-Yves Tabla scored his first MLS goal on Saturday, giving the Montreal Impact a 2-1 lead that it would later relinquish and have to settle for a tie in Chicago.
Armada beats FCE on Banks’s goal 2 Apr 2017 JC Banks pounced on an FC Edmonton giveaway in the middle of the park — and then made the visiting Eddies pay.
Eddies still recall pain of the 2015 Jacksonville opener 29 Mar 2017 “We now owe them one,” said Miller after Wednesday’s training session at Clarke Field. “It still eats away at me that we set the NASL record of the quickest goal against in Jacksonville. We’ll try to rectify that result. We’ve done well over the last few times we’ve played down in Jacksonville. They’ve got one or two changes on their team, but we have to go down there with the mindset that we’ll get three points."
