Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 13/NASL Week 10/USL Week 10 29 May 2017 So far this season, Toronto FC looks to have shaken the “finalists’ curse” that has haunted so many MLS Cup runners-up in the past.
Voyageurs Cup wrap: Fury comes back, Canadians star in Vancouver 23 May 2017 The second stage of the Canadian Championship got underway Tuesday, as the three MLS teams got into the fray. The first legs provided plenty of talking points:
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 12/NASL Week 9/USL Week 9 22 May 2017 There were some other interesting Canadian storylines that developed over the weekend. In the loss to Vancouver, Canadian Tyler Pasher made his MLS debut, playing 45 minutes for Sporting Kansas City.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 11/NASL Week 8/USL Week 8 15 May 2017 But no one matched Tosaint Ricketts, who scored three times in two matches for Toronto FC. He scored two match-winning goals, as the Reds grew their winning streak to six games.
FCE captain Ledgerwood apologizes for “disgrace” after Eddies surrender three to Ottawa 10 May 2017 FC Edmonton captain Nik Ledgerwood didn’t sugar-coat his critique of his team’s play after the Eddies were eliminated at the first stage of the Canadian Championship for the second year in a row by the Ottawa Fury.
Eddies look to rally against Fury, while the city’s eyes will be on the Oilers 9 May 2017 If a soccer game happens during the height of the NHL playoffs, will anyone hear (or see it)?
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 10/NASL Week 7/USL Week 7 8 May 2017 A few of the FC Montreal diaspora have scattered through the USL; and, so far, the most successful of the bunch is Mastanabal Kacher, who got two goals for Colorado Springs this weekend, and now has four on the season.
Williams’s late goal, Irving’s wonder save give Fury first-leg win over the Eddies 3 May 2017 Eddies keeper Tyson Farago came out of goal to block the cross that came in for the Fury’s Tucker Hume, but the ball fell to Williams, who slotted the ball into the goal, bringing the less than 3,000 in attendance at Ottawa’s TD Place to their feet.
Canadian Championship: Fury’s Edward may have “some new tricks” for his former FC Edmonton teammates 2 May 2017 So, it was only fitting that Eddie Edward got the chance to meet and greet with his old FC Edmonton teammates at Ottawa International Airport. The Eddies were disembarking from their plane just as the Ottawa Fury players were returning from Charleston, S.C., where they drew the Battery over the weekend in USL play.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 9/NASL Week 6/USL Week 6 1 May 2017 n MLS, Orlando City has given more minutes to Canadians so far this season than any of the three Canadian sides. In NASL, the San Francisco Deltas lead the way in giving playing time to Canadians. And, in USL, Mastanabal Kacher leads all Canadians in minutes played; and the former FC Montreal player now plays his soccer in Colorado Springs.