Junior achievement 25 Sep 2014 They aren’t getting a lot of MLS playing time just yet, but a group of locally trained players have steadily moved up the ranks all the way to the Montreal Impact’s senior roster. Will they eventually get their chances to play?
The anticlimactic final: Montreal wins Canadian title 5 Jun 2014 If you were to review the finale of the 2014 Amway Canadian Championship, you might liken it to the final season of Dexter. The bizarre final episode of Seinfeld.
Jekyll-and-Hyde Impact gets vital away goal in Toronto 29 May 2014 This teams goes from “off” to “on” so often, it’s like the soccer version of a strobe light. It’s not as if this team goes from good to bad from game to game; you see the Jekyll-and-Hyde transformations at least a few times per game.
Two trials, no bites 17 Mar 2014 Jordan Ongaro led the PAC-12 in goals scored last season; but, after he was drafted, the Canadian striker found out that his homecoming wasn’t going to be as happy as he’d hoped...
Impact coach Schallibaum: “Season as a whole was a good one” 7 Nov 2013 "You have to say that the season as a whole was a good one. We may not have achieved everything we wanted but it's normal. We're going to have some serious discussions. It's important for the future that the club move forward and that everyone is going in the same direction.”
Suspensions for Impact playoff meltdown have a familiar ring to them 2 Nov 2013 This isn’t the first time the Impact have been censured for the team’s behaviour in a playoff ouster. After a 2010 USSF-Div. 2 playoff loss to Carolina, in which an Impact goal was disallowed — and Montreal also claimed one of Carolina’s goals was offside — the team charged the match officials.
Impact sees red as Dynamo runs riot in Eastern Conference playoff 1 Nov 2013 He would not be the only Impact player sent off. Montreal would have only eight men left when the final whistle blew.
Montreal Impact: The pressure is off, it goes into Houston as the team with nothing to lose 28 Oct 2013 The Impact needed one of three results to go its way Sunday. But both the New England Revolution and Houston Dynamo won their matches, leaving it up to the third and final game to decide if the Impact’s season would be over or not.
Ouimette’s late winner gives Impact a vital three points 19 Oct 2013 “I told them I felt that they wanted to win but that I didn't think wanting was enough. I also said that I felt we could turn the game around,” said Schallibaum when asked what message he addressed to his troops. “We did and I'm very proud of everyone on the team. We have had some difficult weeks and this is a kind of liberation. I'm happy for everyone because we deserved this win, it's a good moment for us.”
Impact welcomes back Di Vaio, bids fond farewell to Nesta 18 Oct 2013 “Above all statistics,” Saputo enthused, “Marco is player who has proven his worth by his presence in the locker room and his leadership with our young players and, even at 37, he is a true professional and still has the desire to win.
