Well-rested Fury advances to Soccer Bowl; but there’s still a what-if feel to the final 8 Nov 2015 But, it’s got to pain people in Ottawa — and at NASL offices — that the final won’t be held in Ottawa. The semifinal at TD Place set a league record for post-season attendance, with 9,346 fans coming out. Had Ottawa hosted the final, the 10,000-tickets-sold mark would easily have been eclipsed.
Miller on Eddies’ loss to Cosmos: “If we’re going to defend like that, we’re going to get what we deserve” 11 Oct 2015 The Eddies now trail the Tampa Bay Rowdies by one point for the fourth and final playoff spot in NASL. Both teams have three games left on their schedules. The Eddies are at Carolina Wednesday, then have a home-and-home with Jacksonville to end their season.
Eddies will be Laing-less for big weekend match against the Cosmos 7 Oct 2015 In the previous five matches Laing has missed, the Eddies have earned just five out of a possible 15 points (1-2-2).
Cosmos rotate the squad, Eddies soar into fourth spot 27 Sep 2015 With the Cosmos already assured of a post-season spot because it won the spring-season title, the club prioritized resting players over putting out the best XI available. And that decision will be magnified because it influenced a game that was vital not only to the Eddies, but the other teams involved in the dogfight for fourth.
Cosmos date marks the beginning of vital three-game stretch for FC Edmonton 25 Sep 2015 The Eddies host the spring-season champion and overall NASL leaders New York Cosmos Sunday. The team said that there are only about 200 or so tickets left for that match. Then, the Eddies go on the road to face the fall-season leaders Ottawa Fury and then the Cosmos, again. With the Eddies just two points out of the NASL’s final post-season spot, this three-game swing could very well be the defining stretch of their season.
Coaching, ambition are key factors in why parity exists in NASL 13 Aug 2015 In the NASL combined standings, only six points separates the last-place San Antonio Scorpions and fourth-place Minnesota United.
Gut check in Vancouver: “What a performance” by the Eddies, says Miller 13 May 2015 “What a performance by these guys tonight,” said FC Edmonton coach Colin Miller. “It speaks to the culture that we’re trying to build here. We gave up some very poor goals to the best team in NASL on Sunday. But we came into this game not looking to draw; we thought we could win the game. We knew that, playing against the best team in the MLS Western Conference, that we couldn’t have one single player out there fail tonight. And we didn’t have any failures.”
Cosmos score early, often in 4-2 triumph over the Eddies 10 May 2015 Crazily, that marks only the fourth quickest goal the Eddies have given up this season in NASL or Canadian Championship play. That’s right. Even though the season began in April, the Mendes goal is only at No. 4 in the quick-goals chart.
NASL Commissioner Peterson would prefer a system that allowed teams to sign as many internationals as they want 1 Apr 2015 NASL Commissioner Bill Peterson doesn’t believe player quotas achieve what’s supposed to be their ultimate goal — to develop domestic players.
NASL feels the wrath of Cann 3 Nov 2014 For scoring the 93rd-minute game winner against the New York Cosmos that allowed his San Antonio Scorpions to clinch the fall-season title, Cann was named the NASL player of the week.
