Expansion Draft: Impact ignores Ching’s retirement threat 23 Nov 2011 Brian Ching, scorer of 77 career regular-season goals, made it public that he would rather retire than be plucked off Houston’s roster and go to the Impact. What did Marsch do? He made Ching the first pick of expansion draft.
Interesting Canadian options for Impact in MLS expansion draft 22 Nov 2011 The Montreal Impact will be able to choose from several Canadian players in Wednesday’s MLS Expansion Draft.
MLS unveils new unbalanced scheduling format 20 Nov 2011 Under the new format, each Eastern Conference team will play each Western Conference opponent only once in a season. The home and road dates alternate from season to season. So, for example, if TFC hosts the Whitecaps in 2012, TFC will go to BC Place in 2013.
FC Edmonton confirms one-year deal for ex-Impact defender Kevin Hatchi 17 Nov 2011 Kevin Hatchi made the announcement on Facebook a couple of weeks ago, but FC Edmonton made it official on Thursday. The French defender has agreed to a one-year deal with the NASL club.
All four Canadian pro teams represented on U18 roster 12 Nov 2011 All four of Canada’s MLS and Division-2 professional sides are represented on the roster of the U-18 developmental squad.
TFC still undecided on where to stage CCL quarter-final match 2 Nov 2011 "We're looking at both options," said Cochrane. "The challenges here (at BMO Field) are obvious. The field is the least of our worries. We can get the field up and running and ready to play and be in great shape. It's all the other stuff in and around — the stands, making sure they're safe, plumbing, restrooms, amenities.
Ubiparipovic signs with Impact for 2012 season 1 Nov 2011 The Montreal Impact now has its fourth player under contract for the 2012 MLS season, and copy editors around Canada will curse the club for it.
Kevin Hatchi links himself to FC Edmonton 31 Oct 2011 The club is not confirming that Hatchi is on his way — but the team’s training camp did open Monday. Director of soccer operations Joe Petrone confirmed today that “two or three” of the players cut by the Montreal Impact would likely come in for trial in the coming weeks.
No surprise: Impact signs keeper Evan Bush for 2012 21 Oct 2011 It’s a move that surprised absolutely no one. The Montreal Impact announced Friday that standout goalkeeper Evan Bush has become the third player to sign with the club for its inaugural MLS season.
Impact to select 10 players on Nov. 23 19 Oct 2011 Each current team can protect 11 players from its roster. Generation Adidas players don’t need to be protected, nor are Homegrown Players on the team’s off-budget roster. And, according to the rulebook, “Designated Players do not have to be protected unless the player has a no-trade clause in his contract.”