It just wouldn't be a Canadian national-team roster announcement if we didn't focus more on who isn't on the team than who was on the list.

Then, on Thursday came the announcement that, as part of its national English-language television deal with TSN, seven MLS games will be broadcast coast-to-coast on CTV. That’s a massive sign of BellMedia getting behind the MLS property, with the same kind of fervour we have seen dedicated to the Canadian Football League in the past. Of the seven national CTV games, five will feature match-ups between the Canadian sides.

The 11 has learned that NASL is about to announce a major change to the league's roster rules — Canadians will now be full domestics league wide.

The Vancouver Southsiders posted this open letter on Tuesday night. They have stated that they aren't asking their members to boycott away games in the United States, but there won't be any "Caps on Tour" organized trips across the border as long as the current U.S. restrictions are in place.

It took longer than originally expected, but Canadian midfielder Kianz Froese has finally got his deal to play in Germany.

If you're a fan of one of the Canadian teams that play the majority of their road games in the United States (that'd be MLS, NASL and USL), is what's happening in the United States making you reconsider your travel plans for road matches in America?

“It was, obviously, disappointing on how the draft worked out but, luckily, I had my dad with me,” Shome said. “And we talked about how it doesn’t matter where you’re picked, it’s about making an impression once you get to camp. So, really, this will be motivation for me.”

But, despite Reid being a standout scorer in League1 Ontario and Shome being the only player in the draft class with significant professional experience — with 26 NASL games played — they both fell to the late stages of the second round of Friday’s SuperDraft.

Understand that the interest in the MLS playoffs was not the product of a steady rise in the ratings. It was a massive spike, with many Canadians watching the league for the first time.

For the better part of a decade, supporting Toronto FC was an exercise in futility. But, after getting to within one Stefan Frei fingertip from winning MLS Cup, expectations are high in Canada’s largest city. Where do the Reds go from here?