Finally! 21 Sep 2015 After years and years and years and years of Canadian Championship heartbreak, the Vancouver Whitecaps finally exorcised their demons by taking the Voyageurs Cup in 2015
The long road back… 21 Sep 2015 When Ethan Gage left the Vancouver Whitecaps for Reading, the former Canadian U-20 Player of the Year had high hopes for his career. Instead, it was a disaster. He’s spent years in Scandinavia rediscovering a passion for the game, a passion that he’d lost in England...
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 29/NASL Week 23 21 Sep 2015 Toronto FC's Jonathan Osorio — thanks to starting two games this week — has taken back the lead in our ranking of minutes played by Canadians on either MLS or NASL teams.
The Canadian way: Looking at who DIDN’T end up being on our Olympic roster 18 Sep 2015 It’s the nature of Canadian soccer supporters to focus who is not on a roster rather than who’s on a roster.
MDS on the move: Will the Fury of 2015 be just like the RailHawks of 2011? 15 Sep 2015 Remember that this isn’t the first time that an NASL coach announced he would be leaving his club at the end of a season in order to take an MLS job. Back in 2011, the Carolina RailHawks were absolutely savaging the rest of the NASL, and head coach Martin Rennie was rumoured to be going to a number of MLS teams.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 28/NASL Week 22 14 Sep 2015 With the Atlanta Silverbacks on a bye week, there was a chance that Kyle Porter, who has led the Canadian-minutes-played ranking over the last few weeks, would be overtaken.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 27/NASL Week 21 7 Sep 2015 Even though teams lost Canadians to international duty, the fact that so many other international players were also away opened up opportunities for our domestic players who usually ride the pine. The Impact started two Canadians in its 4-3 win over Chicago — and Wandrille Lefevre got a goal. The Eddies gave more than 300 minutes to Canadian players in their 1-1 draw with Minnesota United. Toronto FC gave starts to both Jonathan Osorio and Ashtone Morgan.
Quintessentially Canadian Power Rankings, MLS Week 26/NASL Week 20 31 Aug 2015 Tesho Akindele started for FC Dallas and scored on a penalty kick. Cyle Larin set the MLS rookie scoring record when the Orlando City striker notched his 12th goal of the season.
Red-less: No Toronto FC players on the roster for Canada’s WC qualifiers against Belize 27 Aug 2015 It says something when the three Canadian MLS teams put a grand total of four players on the national side — and none of those four players are what you’d consider “regulars” for their club sides.
The Impact threw away the Voyageurs Cup 10 minutes before Cabrera was sent off 26 Aug 2015 Montreal’s four-on-two was a comedy of errors. It should be shown to atom-age players as a lesson on how not to attack.
