Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings: The final countdown 1 Nov 2015 As MLS began its playoffs, NASL finished the final week of its regular season. So, this will be the final instalment of our power rankings.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS season-end/NASL 1 week to go 26 Oct 2015 If Kyle Porter plays 22 minutes or more for Atlanta in the final week of the NASL season, he is guaranteed to be the Canadian minutes leader in MLS or NASL this season.This is the penultimate instalment of the Power Rankings, with the MLS regular season having wrapped up this past weekend and NASL having just one week to go (save for FC Edmonton, which has a bye on the final week of the season).
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 33/NASL Week 27 19 Oct 2015 As we head into the final week of the MLS regular-season schedule and the last two weeks of the NASL regular-season slate, only four players remain mathematically alive to be the top Canadian in terms of minutes played in either division one or two.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 32/NASL Week 26 12 Oct 2015 With NASL having a shorter schedule than MLS, this was basically a catch-up week for the second division, which gives us a better idea on how NASL teams rank against the MLS sides when it comes to giving first-team minutes to Canadian players. And, we see Toronto FC’s Jonathan Osorio fall out of top spot in the Canadian minutes-played ranks. Atlanta’s Kyle Porter retakes the lead.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 31/NASL Week 25 5 Oct 2015 As we get into the final weeks of the MLS and NASL seasons, the minutes-played-by-Canadians numbers continue to trend downward.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 30/NASL Week 24 28 Sep 2015 Cyle Larin went into this weekend's action knowing he just needed one goal to set the MLS rookie-scoring record.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 29/NASL Week 23 21 Sep 2015 Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio — thanks to starting two games this week — has taken back the lead in our ranking of minutes played by Canadians on either MLS or NASL teams.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 28/NASL Week 22 14 Sep 2015 With the Atlanta Silverbacks on a bye week, there was a chance that Kyle Porter, who has led the Canadian-minutes-played ranking over the last few weeks, would be overtaken.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 27/NASL Week 21 7 Sep 2015 Even though teams lost Canadians to international duty, the fact that so many other international players were also away opened up opportunities for our domestic players who usually ride the pine. The Impact started two Canadians in its 4-3 win over Chicago — and Wandrille Lefevre got a goal. The Eddies gave more than 300 minutes to Canadian players in their 1-1 draw with Minnesota United. Toronto FC gave starts to both Jonathan Osorio and Ashtone Morgan.
The Not-so-Great Walls: 10-man Eddies fight back to draw Minnesota 6 Sep 2015 On Sunday, both FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller and Minnesota United boss Manny Lagos will rue how the players in their teams’ respective walls got out of the way when free kicks were hammered in their direction.