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This iteration of the Halifax Wanderers is very much incomplete, an oil painting still on the easel. But on Sunday, versus an organized opponent at York Lions Stadium, head coach Patrice Gheisar's side laid a few more brushstrokes, earning their first win of 2025 in a spirited 2-1
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Jesse Marsch is not one to play coy. Less than four months ago on a snow swept night, the Canadian Men’s National Team head coach stood in the Future Inns Hotel in Halifax and mused on the importance of symbolism. It was, he told reporters that evening, imperative to
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The Northern Super League (NSL) is on the precipice of history. This coming Wednesday, Vancouver Rise and the Calgary Wild will kickoff the season at B.C. Place, officially marking the highly anticipated launch of the first professional women's football league in Canadian history. And while history is
The CPL announced on Wednesday afternoon that it's set to play in Québec City, with the Halifax Wanderers and York United playing a regular season match at Laval University on May 31. The tilt, which is meant to showcase CPL clubs to prospective markets, will be broadcast nationally
The feeling around the Halifax Wanderers heading into this weekend's final pre-season friendlies — two tilts against Ligue1 Québec side FC Laval — couldn't be more different than last year. Internally, the expectations are similar: both the 2024 and 2025 iterations of the club eyed silverware, be it
The first loan deal in Northern Super League (NSL) history came about relatively quickly, a tidy affair in the otherwise wide and messy world of football. Many negotiations can span months, if not years. But in the case of 19-year old New Zealand international Milly Clegg, who has already made
He arrived in Nova Scotia unceremoniously, a leather jacket and pair of boots his only clothing to brace himself against the whipping winds of the North Atlantic. Then Wanderers head coach Stephen Hart picked him up and drove him through Halifax, showing him and some other players around town, and
These days, Erin McLeod — Olympian, analyst, and now officially the first ever player signing in Halifax Tides' history — has a favourite word. It's a word, in her own words, that drives both her body and mind as, at 41-years old, she moves into the twilight of her
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The Halifax Wanderers, for 60 precious minutes, looked like the club they aspire to be on Saturday. Kicking off their 2025 season versus Atlético Ottawa at a soaking TD Place, the Wanderers began brightly with a myriad of new faces in their midst. Former stalwarts like Dan Nimick and Zachary
The CPL announced on Wednesday afternoon that it's set to play in Québec City, with the Halifax Wanderers and York United playing a regular season match at Laval University on May 31. The tilt, which is meant to showcase CPL clubs to prospective markets, will be broadcast nationally
A lot has changed since CPL commissioner Mark Noonan last addressed the league's media ahead of the playoff final in Calgary. For starters, CPL matches are scheduled to be broadcast on TSN. There's also been significant discussion around potential expansion, with the league's plans
The feeling around the Halifax Wanderers heading into this weekend's final pre-season friendlies — two tilts against Ligue1 Québec side FC Laval — couldn't be more different than last year. Internally, the expectations are similar: both the 2024 and 2025 iterations of the club eyed silverware, be it
Before he was a football agent, Winnipeg-native Josh Carabatsakis was a player. And, like any athlete, Carabatsakis believed in himself. He had represented the province of Manitoba on the pitch; he had played at a high level locally. He believed, with the Canadian Premier League (CPL) set to launch in
16-year old left-back and Canadian youth international Sergei Kozlovskiy is leaving CF Montréal, sources told The Wanderers Notebook on Saturday. Kozlovskiy, a Montréal-native, has played the last 18 months with the Québec-based club’s U-18s. However, the young defender has made the decision to leave the club in pursuit of
There wasn't a particular moment or play at Rush Green, West Ham United's training facility in East London, that made Tiago Coimbra feel like he belonged. Rather, the experience as a whole was a confirmation of something the 21-year old striker had long suspected: he has
It appears former Pacific FC star Kunle Dada-Luke may be joining the other side of the Salish Sea Derby, with sources telling The Wanderers Notebook on Wednesday that Vancouver FC was in negotiations to sign the 25-year old full-back. Previously, this publication reported that Dada-Luke — who played four seasons on
Valour FC added another key piece on Tuesday, signing former Halifax Wanderer and attacking full-back Zachary Fernandez through 2025, with a club option for 2026. Fernandez, 23, arrives in Winnipeg following three seasons with the Wanderers. Signed from then-Première ligue de soccer du Québec side AS Blainville, Fernandez immediately made
Onrise, a mental health service provider specializing in sports, has partnered with PFA Canada, a statement announced on Tuesday. Through the partnership, CPL players — who are represented by and unionized through PFA Canada — will have access to mental health support at no cost to them. The deal between Onrise and
The plot — or their midfield, in this case — continues to thicken for the Halifax Wanderers as they added one of Canada's top prospects this week, signing 18-year old CF Montréal player Alessandro Biello on a season-long loan. His signature makes him the club's eighth midfielder under
The Halifax Wanderers have entered their third week of training camp, the start of the CPL regular season just on the horizon. Josh Healey of The Wanderers Notebook recently sat down on the first day of camp to speak with Wanderers head coach Patrice Gheisar. The conversation ranged from his
