But Thanksgiving Monday’s national club championship final between Royal-Select Beauport and Edmonton Scottish was a compelling Cup final, the kind of game you’ll talk about years from now. Beauport, down to 10 men, triumphed over a Scottish side laden with former NASL and USL players.

The Cougars got the honour of opening their first CIS season with a home-and-home series against the reigning Canada West champion (and nationally No. 4 ranked) University of Alberta Golden Bears. And, less than two minutes into their first CIS match, the Cougars were already down by two goals.

The Edmonton Drillers are playing to be the internationally recognized Canadian champion of indoor soccer on Saturday. But it's not like they will show up to the game as a well-oiled machine. In fact, they are holding their first practice on Tuesday night.

Calgary United FC captured its second consecutive Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League Championship Saturday, and punched its ticket to the North American Arena Soccer Championships in Cincinnati, with a 9-3 trouncing over the rival Edmonton Drillers.

The Edmonton Drillers scored three goals in a 55-second span to snatch a win out of the jaws of defeat. Trailing 8-7 with less than three minutes left in regulation at home to Calgary United in Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League action Saturday, the Drillers took advantage of a goalkeeping error to turn the game on its ear — and came out with a 10-9 win.