Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 22/NASL Week 17/USL Week 20 8 Aug 2016 Toronto FC’s Tosaint Ricketts scored his first MLS goal Wednesday, a game-winner against Real Salt Lake. The Canadian forward, who recently signed with the Reds, is one of 40 Canadians who have got onto the field for an MLS or NASL team so far this season. Last year, in between the two leagues that count Canadians as domestics on Canadian sides …
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 21/NASL Week 16/USL Week 19 1 Aug 2016 The Ottawa Fury has not only won three NASL matches in a row, the club is spiking in terms of minutes on the pitch it is providing to its Canadian players.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 20/NASL Week 15/USL Week 18 25 Jul 2016 In Saturday’s win in Jacksonville’s 40-plus C heat (with the humidity), the Ottawa Fury gave 464 of a possible 990 minutes playing time to Canadians. Canadian Carl Haworth scored the second goal of the game in a 2-0 win. And, with that, Ottawa not only leads all NASL and MLS teams in terms of giving minutes to Canadians, the Fury …
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 19/NASL Week 14/USL Week 17 18 Jul 2016 So, despite all the good Canadian news from the Whitecaps, after the team's two matches this past week, its season-long average of minutes played by Canadians per match dipped below 90. That means the Whitecaps average less than one full 90 minute session for a Canadian player per game. And that puts them far behind the four other Canadian MLS and NASL sides.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 18/NASL Week 13/USL Week 16 11 Jul 2016 In Saturday’s 2-2 draw with Colorado, the Whitecaps didn’t have a Canadian in the starting lineup, and didn’t have a Canadian come off the bench, either. That’s not the only depressing news when it comes to minutes played by Canadians in the major North American leagues. The Montreal Impact only had three minutes played by a Canadian this past weekend — Patrice Bernier in a substitute role.
The turnaround 28 Jun 2016 When he first arrived in Vancouver, Marco Bustos was a homesick teen. After a few months in the Whitecaps Residency, he was told by the club to get his act together. Now, years later, he is one of the Whitecaps’ brightest prospects...
Plastic Pitch is BACK! Issue 9 out now! 28 Jun 2016 Thank you for being patient. As we reorganized Plastic Pitch, you have shown us great support. And, now, the good news. The App is back live on Google Play, iTunes and Amazon. And issue 9 is out!
Young Canadians shine for TFC; young Canadians stumble for Whitecaps 2 Jun 2016 Less than three minutes in, Jonny Steele got the Fury off to a dream start in front of its home fans, with a strike that found the top corner of the goal.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings MLS Week 8/NASL Week 4/USL Week 5 25 Apr 2016 At this time last year (MLS Week 8/NASL Week 4), 26 Canadians had seen the field for their MLS or NASL clubs. This year, 32 Canadians have played in MLS or NASL games so far this season.
Overwhelmingly Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 7/NASL Week 3/USL Week 4 18 Apr 2016 This past weekend, the Edmonton teenager made his pro debut, playing 80 minutes in FC Edmonton’s 1-0 loss to the Tampa Bay Rowdies.