Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: The Final Countdown 30 Oct 2017 Well, that’s it. With the NASL regular season coming to a close this past weekend, we’re now at the final instalment of the Power Rankings for 2017.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS FINAL/NASL Week 30/USL FINAL 23 Oct 2017 Now, to USL. We stopped ranking minutes last week when the league’s regular season came to a halt. But, in the opening round of the playoffs, Canadian (and former TFC Academy) goalkeeper Darrin MacLeod shone for Swope Park Rangers.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 32/NASL Week 29/USL Week 30 16 Oct 2017 Congratulate Ottawa Fury keeper Callum Irving for finishing as the top Canadian minute-getter in USL this season.
WFC2 became the Whitecaps’ own Kobayashi Maru 14 Oct 2017 But, no. Frankly, the Whitecaps were backed into a corner. When the USL got its Division-2 status from the USSF for the 2017 season — moving up from Div-3 status — it began a chain of events that really could have only ended this way.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 31/NASL Week 28/USL Week 29 9 Oct 2017 MLS has just two who have passed 2,000; Cyle Larin and Will Johnson from Orlando City. Drew Beckie from Jacksonville is the only Canadian NASL player to push through the 2,000-minute barrier. In USL, there are six — Callum Irving, Mastanabal Kacher, Ryan James, Mallan Roberts, Ryan Telfer and Jordan Murrell.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 30/NASL Week 27/USL Week 28 2 Oct 2017 Congratulations go out this week to teenager Abraham Dukuly, who made his professional debut Sunday for FC Edmonton.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 29/NASL Week 26/USL Week 27 25 Sep 2017 Orlando City’s Cyle Larin, Jacksonville’s Drew Beckie and Ottawa Fury keeper Callum Irving continue to lead their respective leagues when it comes to minutes played by Canadians.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 28/NASL Week 25/USL Week 26 18 Sep 2017 Toronto FC misses a few key regulars, and still is good enough to annihilate the Los Angeles Galaxy, 4-0. For Canadian soccer followers, the big news out of TFC’s weekend win was that Tosaint Ricketts bagged a couple of goals.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 27/NASL Week 24/USL Week 25 11 Sep 2017 So far this season, 26 Canadians have appeared in MLS matches; but, of those, only five have earned more than 1,000 minutes each. To put that in perspective, 1,000 minutes is just over 11 games of full-game action. More than half are under the 500-minute mark.
Intrinsically Canadian Power Rankings: MLS Week 26/NASL Week 23/USL Week 24 4 Sep 2017 The most significant change comes in MLS, where Orlando City, which has been that league’s leader in minutes played by Canadians since First Kick, was finally passed at the top. The Montreal Impact, even with Samuel Piette and Anthony Jackson-Hamel on international duty, has surpassed the Lions in terms of minutes played by Canadians. Patrice Bernier’s 90 minutes played in Saturday’s loss to Chicago helped nudge the Impact ahead.
