The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League will not have a 2012-13 season. But league president Mel Kowalchuk is hopeful the circuit will return for 2013-14.

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.

After a trying winter, CMISL president Mel Kowalchuk has confirmed that Calgary United FC will face the Edmonton Drillers in Cowtown on the weekend of April 21 for the league championship.

According to FIFRA, Edmonton is to play the Ecuadorean national champs Feb. 2 at 6 p.m. local time.

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The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League has been dealt a major blow. Tony Pesce, president of the Winnipeg Alliance, has confirmed that the team won’t play this season — and won’t come back at all unless its travel costs can be eased.

Kowalchuk wrote in an e-mail to The 11 that “it would be premature” to confirm that Vancouver will or will not have a team competing in the CMISL in 2012.

The Professional Arena Soccer League wants to work with the Major Indoor Soccer League. While the United Soccer Leagues, which took over the administration of the MISL last week, has made it clear that it thinks that its league is by the best indoor league on the continent, the PASL hopes the two leagues can discuss interleague play and competing against each other in Cup tournaments.

And, while the priority is to stabilize the MISL’s American base, USL will entertain Canadian suitors, president Tim Holt stated in an e-mail to The 11. “While our immediate focus is on ensuring the strength and performance of our current seven member teams going into the 2011-12 season, there is a high level of interest in the MISL from prospective teams in the United States and Canada,” stated Holt.

FC Edmonton debuted its new blue home jersey at a meet-the-team event at a south side eatery Monday. The club is also expected to announce the hiring of a new general manager later this week, after the first leg of the Nutrilite Canadian Championship semifinal against Toronto FC Wednesday. The team has also set a local broadcast crew for webcasts and television.