The weather in eastern Canada has been the big story this past week. But the battle hardened athletes of the past two years of COVID no doubt will find a way to come out almost unscathed. Our thoughts are with the friends and families down…
Undoubtedly the story of the week has been the weather in eastern Canada. But the battle hardened athletes of the past two years of COVID no doubt will find a way to come out on fire. All thoughts are with the friends and families down…
The following story and the week 3 Men’s Soccer rankings are courtesy of USports https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/m/news/2022/09/3766392138/top-10-msoc-09192022. The Cape Breton Capers are the new team to beat in men’s soccer. The Capers claimed the No.1 spot after sweeping the Memorial Sea-Hawks back-to-back at King George V Park in St….
The following story and latest rankings are courtesy of USports https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/f/news/2022/09/16426252/top-10-wsoc-09192022. The UBC Thunderbirds continue to soar atop the U SPORTS women’s soccer top 10 after a pair of wins last weekend in Canada West action against Manitoba Bisons and Winnipeg Wesmen. Thunderbird forward Rebecca Morgan solidified UBC’s five game…
The following story of this week’s rankings for USports Women’s Soccer are courtesy of USports and their staff from September 13, 2022. https://usports.ca/en/sports/soccer/f/news/2022/09/3914730081/wsoccer-top-10-09142022 The UBC Thunderbirds continue to soar atop the U SPORTS women’s soccer top 10 after a pair of wins last weekend including a 2-1…
The following story from the CCAA website from September 15, 2022 by Rodney Wilson, https://www.ccaa.ca/sports/wsoc/2022-23/releases/facp_2022. The article checks in with a former feature coach from postcoach.ca, Danielle Cyr at Mount Saint Vincent University (MSVU) with the Mystics in the ACAA and her apprentice coach in…
The following statement can be attributed to Earl Cochrane, Canada Soccer General Secretary courtesy of SIRC and Canada Soccer: We acknowledge that the matters we are speaking about today involve real people and have a real impact on human lives. We unequivocally apologize for the Safe…
The following story by Canada Soccer is from March 24, 2022 on the SIRC website and the Canada Soccer website: https://sirc.ca/news/canada-soccer-and-gatorade-canada-introduce-new-partnership/ and https://canadasoccer.com/news/canada-soccer-and-gatorade-canada-introduce-new-partnership/ Toronto, ON (March 23, 2022) – Canada Soccer and Gatorade® Canada, a leader in fueling athletic performance, announced a new multi-year partnership that…
The following story by Benedict Rhodes, CANPL Contributor is courtesy of https://canpl.ca/article/herdman-before-2nd-leg-with-haiti-canmnt-know-theyre-on-the-cusp-of-something-important from June 15, 2021. The Canadian men’s national team takes on Haiti on Tuesday night (9pm ET/6pm PT on OneSoccer) in what is one of the biggest matches the men’s national team has…
Excerpts of the following story are from CANPL.ca on May 29, 2021 by CHARLIE O’CONNOR-CLARKE, digital content editor (@CHARLIEJCLARKE): https://canpl.ca/article/herdman-lauds-balance-in-canmnt-squad-for-wcq-i-believe-in-this-group Canadian men’s national team coach John Herdman held court with the media on Saturday morning, shedding some light on his decisions after revealing the 24-man squad that…
Excerpts of this story are courtesy of https://canpl.ca/article/23-cplers-to-take-part-in-canada-soccer-cb-coaching-licence-program from May 19, 2021 by the CANPL staff. A group of Canadian Premier League players is taking advantage of a new opportunity to help them get into coaching beyond their playing days. CPLers from across the country will be…
Exerpts of the following article from August 25, 2022 is courtesy of Canpl.ca https://canpl.ca/article/mark-noonan-named-cpl-commissioner-and-ceo-of-canadian-soccer-business. Toronto, ON – (Aug. 25, 2022) – The Canadian Premier League has hired Mark Noonan as Commissioner following a months-long international search. Noonan will officially begin in his new role on Sept. 1,…
Excerpts of the following story by John Jacques in the Northern Tribune are from July 18, 2022 https://northerntribune.ca/fc-edmonton-owner-alan-koch/. For the full story please visit the Northern Tribune. It’s been about a month since we confirmed that a prospective new owner was interested in acquiring FC Edmonton,…
Excerpts of the following story with Atlético Ottawa assistant coach and Carleton University Master Coach Kwesi Loney are from June 19, 2022: https://atleticoottawa.canpl.ca/article/father-figures-atletico-ottawa-assistant-coach-kwesi-loney. A ‘solid work ethic’ and ‘treating life like a playground, not a test’ have been instrumental in Loney’s rise from the pitches…
Excerpts of the following story is from canpl.ca on June 9, 2022 https://canpl.ca/article/cavalry-fcs-tommy-wheeldon-jr-named-canpl-manager-of-the-month-for-may. After his Cavalry FC side went without a loss during May in CPL action, Tommy Wheeldon Jr. has been named the league’s manager of the month. Wheeldon and Cavalry kicked off May by defeating…
The excerpts of the following article by Charlie O’Connor-Clarke from May 9, 2022 on the CPL website https://canpl.ca/article/a-hollywood-script-guelph-uniteds-meteoric-rise-in-l1o-ahead-of-canchamp-clash-vs-hfx-wanderers outlines some of the synergies between the League 1 Ontario and USports and the OUA. One year ago, Guelph United FC had never kicked a ball in…
