Braletic, Jacques named CIS players of the year 7 Nov 2013 But, Braletic became the first Ryerson athlete to ever be named the CIS player of the year in any sport. On Wednesday, he was named the top university soccer player in the country.
The 11’s Top 11 stories of 2012 24 Dec 2012 So we went under the website’s hood and looked at the analytics. And, we were able to rank our 11 most-read stories of the year. Now, we present them in order.
CIS Wrap: York stunned, final eights set for men’s and women’s nationals 5 Nov 2012 After a weekend of shocks, we have the final eight for both the men’s and women’s national championships.
Confident Gigolaj wants to be a starter for FC Edmonton 17 Jan 2012 “I wasn’t sure if anyone was watching me (at the CIS final),” said Gigolaj. “I had an OK season the year before, too. And there was no news. So I wondered it was going to be the same. But this year, the biggest thing was having it (the CIS final) in the West. Soccer is much bigger in the West than it is in the East. There were more fans and coaches there.”
FC Edmonton signs CIS players, offers tryout to former D.C. United defender 10 Jan 2012 And St. Mary’s forward Elvir Gigolaj, who was one of the stars of the 2011 CIS Men’s Soccer Championship held in Victoria, wowed in his trial with FC Edmonton and is likely to stick with the team. Gigolaj helped St. Mary’s get all the way to the CIS final. He scored in the championship game, but the Huskies fell to the hosts. Gigolaj scored two extra-time goals in the semifinal win over the University of Alberta.
