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And just like that, after months of transfer speculation, new signings across the league and a lengthy hiatus for a certain 8 CPL Thoughts columnist, Canadian football is back in all its Wild Rose-coloured glory. The off-season, mercifully, is at its end. Like a bear awakening from its winter slumber
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Yesterday, the Halifax Wanderers cemented their goalkeeping position, signing Rayane Yesli to a deal that could see him on the East Coast until 2026. He joins fellow keeper Aiden Rushenas to form the Wanderers duo between the sticks for the upcoming campaign. Born in Algeria but raised in Montréal, Québec,
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It's the holidays and I'm told there's no better way to spread holiday cheer than to write copious amounts about the CPL off-season. If that's exactly what you wanted as The Wanderers Notebook's gift to you, you've come
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It's hard to believe we're a month removed from the CPL Final in Calgary but what a month it's been. From coaching changes to player departures, we're slowly but surely moving into the depths of another off-season. It will be the best
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Newfoundlanders would call it a large day, which is to say that, amidst the flags and smoke and panoply of fandom, there wasn't a better place to be a Canadian football fan than at Spruce Meadows last Saturday for the CPL Final. It was, with its chilly temperatures,
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The Halifax Wanderers are the first CPL club eliminated from playoff contention this year, a truth that would have seemed ludicrous in March but statistically likely by mid-August. Their 2-1 loss against Cavalry FC on Saturday certainly was spirited but, like far too often this season, a lack of clinical
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The Wanderers expect better of themselves and, as multiple people within the organization have stated this season, believe they have a squad capable of competing for trophies in this league. But what they believe and the reality on the pitch are two very different things. Take Saturday night for example.
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Despite being the better side on the night, Toronto FC was only able to find the back of the net once during the second leg of their Canadian Championship series against Forge FC. But thanks to the away goals rule, it was enough for John Herdman's side to
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Another transfer window has come and gone but that doesn't mean the wheeling and dealing is done in the Canadian Premier League. Canada's much debated — and unhappily agreed to — secondary transfer window closed on Thursday. With it's closing, clubs can no longer bring in
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The writing had been on the wall for some time. It had been over two months since 31-year old American striker Christian Volesky played a minute for the Halifax Wanderers and, on Wednesday, the club officially announced that they had parted ways with the USL veteran. The news comes only
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Canada’s tournament magic, it seems, has run out. Down 2-0 late, playing against Lionel Messi and a relentless Argentine side, Jesse Marsch’s players dug deep to force a few last gasp attempts to score — pushing, pushing, pushing until the bitter end on a searing New Jersey night — but
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They say imitation is the sincerest form of flattery and although it may be several weeks later than that of Major League Soccer, the time has come for the definitive list of top-selling Canadian Premier League shirts. The below rankings are organized by club and include some of the names