DJT Posted May 30, 2003 Share Posted May 30, 2003 FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE PIVOTAL WEEKEND IN THE VOYAGEURS CUP TORONTO, May 29, 2003 - This weekend, the defending Voyageurs Cup champions, the Montreal Impact, make their season's sole western trip to play the Vancouver Whitecaps and Calgary Storm. These are only the second and third matches of the 2003 Voyageurs Cup but are pivotal in determining this year's Cup winner. The Impact have an early opportunity to establish a significant lead over their Cup rivals, who also include the Toronto Lynx. The Impact started by taking all three points in their 2-0 win over the Lynx in the opening match. Considering that they will have completed all of their away matches after this weekend, two more positive results would issue a serious challenge to Montreal's rivals. Particularly intriguing is Friday's match at Vancouver, as both the Whitecaps and the Impact are considered favourites to win the A-league championship this year. Vancouver remains undefeated at home with 3 wins and 1 draw in league play, while 7 of the Impact's 8 league points were won away from home. Kickoff is at 8 PM Pacific time at Swangard Stadium. The match will be broadcast live in English on Fox Sports World Canada and in French on RDS. Montreal then move on to Calgary to play the Storm on Sunday. After losing all of their matches in last year's competition, the Storm will be looking to extend their strong A-league start this season into their first Voyageurs Cup match of 2003. Calgary's first games of the season included important wins over Seattle and Portland, and they are rapidly approaching last year's point total. Kickoff is at 3 PM Mountain time at Foothills Park. Following these two matches the Voyageurs Cup will take its longest break of the season as it is nearly one month until the next matches over the Canada Day weekend, when the Toronto Lynx repeat Montreal's western trip. ABOUT THE VOYAGEURS CUP The Voyageurs, Canada's national soccer fan club, inaugurated the Voyageurs Cup, Canada's only national, fan-awarded soccer trophy, in 2002. The Voyageurs Cup trophy will be awarded to the most successful Canadian A-League team, based on matches with other Canadian A-League teams. The Voyageurs will present the Voyageurs Cup trophy to that team at a home game late in the season. The Cup will remain in possession of the winning team for display until the beginning of the following A-League season. The entire cost of the Voyageurs Cup, including purchasing, maintaining, engraving, shipping, and promoting the trophy and tournament, has been borne entirely by private donations from individual Voyageurs. ABOUT THE VOYAGEURS The Voyageurs soccer fan club was founded in 1996 as a national group of fans of Canada's men's World Cup team. Since then, they have been a visible (and audible) presence at Canadian national team games both in Canada and abroad, at all age levels, for both the men's and women's teams. The Voyageurs maintain a strong working relationship with members of the CSA, but are an entirely independent body. The Voyageurs group is maintained, run, and funded entirely by its fiercely enthusiastic members. The Voyageurs host the most active Canadian soccer forum on the Internet (at www.canadian-soccer.com), with participants including fans, national-level players, media representatives, and CSA representatives. The forum receives over 300,000 hits per month. CONTACTING THE VOYAGEURS Matthew Bin, Director of Communications for the Voyageurs Cup, is available to provide any further information about the Voyageurs or the Voyageurs Cup competition. Matthew Bin 19 Bond Court Guelph, Ontario N1H 8N6 519-729-8432 info@voyageurscup.ca Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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