Hassli’s wonder strike doesn’t take MLS Goal of the Year 16 Nov 2011 Vancouver Whitecap Eric Hassli’s wonder strike against the Seattle Sounders didn’t win the Goal of the Year honour. Instead, rookie Darlington Nagbe got the award for his volley-and-shoot effort against Sporting Kansas City.
Hassli finishes third in MLS Newcomer of the Year balloting 16 Nov 2011 Vancouver’s Eric Hassli, who is likely to win the Goal of the Year for his stunning volley against Seattle, and who scored 10 times this year, finished third in voting, behind Rosales and New York Red Bull Luke Rodgers.
MLS to unveil unbalanced 2012 schedule with “rivalry focus” 10 Nov 2011 Garber wouldn’t say exactly what the new format will be, but it will have a “rivalry” focus. So, expect to see more Cascadia games for the Whitecaps. More Colorado vs. Real Salt Lake. More Chivas vs. Los Angeles Galaxy. And Toronto and Montreal could face each other more than twice next season.
Why was Koevermans AWOL on Newcomer of the Year ballot? 8 Nov 2011 Danny Koevermans’ name wasn’t on the ballot for voters to select. And while his body of work, 10 MLS games, might not be enough to dislodge Rosales, he deserved to get some notice from the voters.
Whitecaps waive Morfaw, wave goodbye to Elmasri 8 Nov 2011 The Vancouver Whitecaps made a couple of moves Monday that would be best classified under post-season housekeeping.
Harris fits the bill for a Martin Rennie-coached team 4 Nov 2011 Harris can be a brutal opponent to play against, tall and gangly, he is an energy player who saps the will from defenders. He doesn’t often score the goal himself, but his high-pressure game creates openings throughout the pitch.
Rennie brings another RailHawk into the Whitecaps’ fold 3 Nov 2011 A week after assistant coaches Colin Miller and Denis Hamlett were shown the door, new Vancouver Whitecaps boss Martin Rennie is bringing one of his old Carolina RailHawks cohorts into his new club’s staff.
Whitecaps terminate assistant coaches Miller, Hamlett 26 Oct 2011 New Vancouver Whitecaps coach Martin Rennie will get the chance to work with a new staff in 2012. The Whitecaps announced Wednesday that assistant coaches Colin Miller and Denis Hamlett were relieved of their durties “effective immediately.”
TFC’s Dunfield unsure of his status for next season (with VIDEO) 26 Oct 2011 Although Toronto FC finished out of the MLS playoffs, midfielder Terry Dunfield’s season isn’t over just yet. The B.C. native is looking forward to Canada’s last two World Cup qualifiers against St. Kitts and Nevis in November. But, as his club wrapped up its end-of-season press conference, he took time to reflect on his up and down year so far.
Whitecaps finish expansion season with loss 23 Oct 2011 Saturday’s 2-1 loss to Colorado guaranteed the Whitecaps would finish tied for the worst record in MLS with the New England Revolution. But, if you want to be picky, the tiebreaker in MLS is head-to-head record, and New England drew and beat the Whitecaps this season. So, by the MLS book, you can say that the Whitecaps finished with the worst record in the league.