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quote:Originally posted by Richard

"Canada’s only complete soccer league"

That is a presumptuous and insulting statement.

Not surprising the CPSL has trouble winning friends with an attitude like that.

It's probably an error. In the past they always used to say "Canada's only complete professional league". As for that missing word.....

quote:"Open Canada Cup, which enables leading amateur teams the one opportunity to meet the pros."

How many CPSL players are paid a living wage?

C'mon guys, start being honest.

.....the definition of "professional" is not that rigid.

This is not to say that I necessarily agree with the claims that the CPSL makes about itself, but I also think that the constant criticism of these types of things is, shall we say, over-stated.

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The CPSL continues to pretend it is something which it apparently is not.

Players do not become 'professionals' in the generally understood meaning of the word as it applies to sport because team owners pay the CPSL a lot of money for the privilege of entering a team in the league. I am not by any means anti-CPSL, I just wish they would be honest about what they really are - at best a semi-professional operation. One would be hard pressed to describe the players in our USL Division One clubs as all professionals.

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Appearing in the Financial Forum www.finacialforum.ca

I got their schedule a few weeks early because I go every year just at the time that every bank hard-sells their RRSPs. Metro Toronto Convention Centre.

Great headline for this story!

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Seminar Workshop Room 205B: Friday, January 28, 5:00-5:45pm.....Sponsor: De Thomas Financial Corp.

Tony De Thomasis, BSc, CFP, RFP, President & Michael J. Hill, CIM, CFP, Branch Manager

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So what? Well for you out of town folks, Tony De Thomasis is the owner of the CPSL Vaughan Shooters.

I'll be working until his speech on the other side of town so I won't be able to make it. I usually go to this show Sunday morning. Any Voyageur volunteer with time on their hands to check out that lecture?

Hey maybe you CPSL complainers use rational thinking to understand irrational markets! The CPSL may be part of the plan!

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Posted - 01/25/2005 : 20:33:36

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NEWS

FIFA--RECOMMENDED ITALGREEN THE SURFACE OF CHOICE IN NORTH YORK

Ever heard of Italgreen? Well, it’s an exciting new artificial surface imported from Italy and it’s about to be installed in one of the more popular stadiums in the Canadian Professional Soccer League………

It’s just a matter of time before the CPSL officially announces the launch of its women’s division and getting ready for the challenge is London City where Harry Gauss has revealed some interesting appointments to get a jump on things…..

and the CPSL’s Referee-in-Chief is being inducted into the Wall of Fame in his community……..

Toronto Supra are pleased with the highly successful visit of Portuguese First Division side Boavista in 2004, so much so they are attempting to repeat the visit with another top flight club from Europe in 2005……..and while on the subject of Europe, London City striker Paul Munster is back in the Czech Republic following a winter break by that country’s top loop and he has scored three goals in two games against league opposition while in training………

These and other stories will tell you what Canada’s only complete professional soccer league is up to as the teams move ever closer to the new season……

If Toronto Supra succeeds in bringing another top flight team from Europe, a game will almost certainly take place at Supra’s home ground, Centennial Stadium in Etobicoke with its much improved natural grass surface installed in 2003.

Talking about grounds used by the Canadian Professional Soccer League, Esther Shiner Stadium in North York is about to install a new surface produced in Italy called Italgreen 2000, a FIFA and UEFA-recommended exciting new grass-like product imported from Italy and which is expected to be in place in time for the upcoming season. The City of Toronto has gone for the top-of–the-line and more expensive HMM.65 Stadium Professional grade of Italgreen 2000 and that is good news for North York Astros who relocated to The Soccer Centre in Vaughan while Esther Shiner was out of commission in 2004.

Border Stars are now 4 and 0 in the American Indoor Soccer League, having defeated Massachusetts Twisters 8-2 on January 22 and this followed a win against Cincinnati Excite in a 7-6 squeaker on January 15. These followed victories over Massachusetts Twisters (7-4) and New Mexico Storm (14-4) to get the indoor season underway in the opener on December 18.

While on the subject of the indoor game, several CPSL players took part in the Soccer Legends spectacular involving ex-pros from Britain at the Air Canada Centre on January 22, while Victor Cameira, vice president and GM of Toronto Supra was coach of the Portuguese team.

New names are beginning to emerge as CPSL teams make appointments for the 2005 season, one of the first being Josip Cvitanovic who steps in as the new president of CPSL Champions Toronto Croatia, taking over from Mario Skara………. Doug Paterson, a former coach in the Oshawa Kicks organization who did such a good job to improve a struggling Durham Storm at the tail-end of last season has been appointed coach for the Storm’s second campaign in the CPSL……… John O’Neill has also announced the addition to his organization of an under 21 squad to play in the Ontario Soccer League, and at St. Catharines Roma Wolves’ Pat Viola has been announced as the new team manager.

Good news out of Quebec where Philippe Ciarlo and Nick Rotiroti are busy preparing for the impending return of Laval Dynamites to the CPSL line-up following a complete renovation of their stadium in Laval, a makeover that caused Les Dynamites to take 2004 off.

Walter Kirchner, the CPSL’s director of officials, a referee for many years and a top soccer administrator going back to the days of the National Soccer League, is being inducted into the Woodstock Sports Wall of Fame in the Builder of Sports category and we will have a more complete account of this CPSL official being honoured following the induction on January 29.

London City women’s team will be coached by Tonino Commisso who is in his 14th year with the organization, going back to the days of the Canadian National Soccer League (CNSL) and National Soccer League (NSL). Tonino is from Beachville, Ontario and the assistant coach is Sara Gasparotto, a former player in London’s female program. Sara is from Brantford, Ontario while Julia Wever of Langton, Ontario has been appointed team manager. She will be supported by the West Region scout Rainer Schechinger from Sarnia in spotting talent in that part of the province and given the explosion of the women’s game in recent years the scout is considered a key post in higher level women’s soccer these days.

People in Southern Ontario are still talking about London City striker Paul Munster who was described by one fan during a CPSL league game at the Cove last year as ‘sensational’. Munster is back in training with Slavia Prague of the Czech Republic following the traditional winter break in that country and scored three goals in two games against league opposition in the Tipsport Cup winter competition.

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Hmm, other than the new surface at London, not much news on the CPSL front:

"Several groups have expressed interest in joining Canada’s only complete soccer league, which will kick off its league competition in May, 2005 with games through to mid-October, a five-month long campaign."

No schedule, no naming of new teams (or even prospective teams, other than the usual about Buffalo and Ottawa, altho as many as 12 new teams may have applied). Still a dust collector at this stage.

Great fan website Hamiltonfan, impressed with the continuing improvements. Keep up the good work.

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Apparently Feb 5 or 6 is their AGM. I tried to get a list of cities, but no respose was given. The number of 12 applicants was from the CPSL itself.

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quote:Originally posted by Bxl Boy

In the january edition of Quebec Soccer, there was a confirmation that the Laval Dynamites will be back in 2005

In English

http://www.quebecsoccer.com/eng/somm.html

In the last issue of Quebec Soccer :

Nick DeSantis has to choose : Two options, one choice for the Montreal Impact coach.

2004 in marks : The Quebec Soccer redaction gave marks to the different events of the year

José Mourinho : Successful in Porto last season and now in Chelsea

Raymond Goethals : This mythic trainer died last December 6

MLS in Toronto, a big mistake : Georges Schwartz explains all the reasons why

Club structure : Comptitions, an animated workshop at the Federation colloquium

Extreme waste : What happened with the Montreal Xtreme ?

Guy Zittel : Our character of the month was part of some Quebec soccer revolutions

Laval Dynamites are back : they now have a home and an identity

Also : the national team in 2005, Quebec Soccer challenge, Totalcampo, QCSL, tournaments, etc.

In French

http://www.quebecsoccer.com/french/somm.html

A ne pas manquer dans le Québec Soccer de janvier 2005

Les bons et les mauvais points de 2004

Pour tirer le bilan de l’année qui vient de s’écouler, la rédaction de Québec Soccer a distribué des notes, un peu comme à l’école. Une façon originale de revenir sur les évènements réussis et ratés de 2004.

La MLS à Toronto, une grave erreur

Les Torontois s'affichent comme seule destination logique pour accueillir un club de la MLS. Et pourtant… Georges Schwartz nous démontre que les dirigeants sportifs de la Ville Reine sont peu imaginatifs et que Toronto et le soccer ne sont pas du même monde.

Les choix de Nick DeSantis

Pour mieux connaître ses préférences sur les terrains et en dehors, nous avons soumis l’entraîneur de l’Impact de Montréal au jeu du joker interdit : deux réponses possibles avec l’obligation d’effectuer un choix… parfois déchirant

La structure de club, un débat animé

Retour sur le colloque de la fédération et plus précisément sur l’atelier compétitions, où le sujet principal était la structure de club et la réforme des compétitions qui l’accompagne : les discussions étaient vives mais intéressantes.

José Mourinho

Après avoir remporté la Ligue des Champions avec Porto la saison dernière, l’entraîneur portugais est parvenu, en quelques mois, à faire de Chelsea le meilleur bloc collectif défensif d’Europe

Raymond Goethals

Portrait de cet entraîneur mythique, décédé le 6 décembre dernier : un homme truculent, connu pour son franc-parler, mais surtout un grand tacticien réputé pour sa science du football et qui a offert à la France sa première Coupe d’Europe

Guy Zittel

Entre le développement du talent local, le "coup d’état" de 1978, le championnat provincial senior et les Lavalois, notre personnage du mois peut se targuer d’avoir participé à des évènements d’importance qui ont changé la face du soccer québécois.

Extrême gâchis

Il y a un an, David Craig, soi-disant un nouvel homme fort dans le soccer au Québec, arrivait avec un beau costume, un beau sourire et de belles promesses. Il n’en reste plus rien. Que s’est-il passé ? Tout sur le déclin d’un club qui avait pourtant fière allure sur le terrain.

Le retour des Dynamites de Laval

C’est officiel : les Dynamites de Laval rejoueront en 2005. Maintenant qu’ils ont un domicile fixe (le centre Sportif Bois de Boulogne), leur principal problème est réglé. Le club veut maintenant devenir stable et s’ancrer dans une forte identité lavaloise.

Sans oublier

Le programme 2005 de l’équipe nationale, le défi Québec Soccer, Totalcampo, la QCSL, les potins de la section hors-jeu, les tournois à surveiller, etc.

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quote:Originally posted by beachesl

Great fan website Hamiltonfan, impressed with the continuing improvements. Keep up the good work.

It is a great website. But all the real hard stuff was done by HamiltonSteelers. I just updated it and so does he.

HamiltonSteelers is the man!!! What can i say

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quote:Originally posted by aussoccerfan

Has anyone heard if there will be Cpsl expansion teams in Quebec or Atlantic Canada ?

Forget about Atlantic Canada. That region is not in the radar screen of the CPSL. Nevertheless, there has always been talk about adding another club in Montreal, but that never materialised in the end.
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For a league to start with 6-teams only, they are better-off to start next year 2006.

Women's soccer group

up in air

Morris Dalla Costa, Free Press sports columnist

2005-02-08 02:34:04

The Canadian Professional Soccer League is ready to kick off it's new women's division. Better make that sort of . . . maybe . . . perhaps.

Well, at least Harry Gauss of London City has his women's team ready go this year.

He'll have to wait and see whether the CPSL decides to begin operating the division this year or next. The league is awaiting approval from the Ontario Soccer Association for the women's division to be recognized.

Confused? It's soccer. Expect to be confused.

"We're ready to go," Gauss said before heading to Toronto to discuss the women's teams and other soccer business. "We need someplace to showcase these women players. These are women who can play at the highest level of the game."

Gauss has a coaching staff, with Tonino Commisso as head coach.

Women's soccer is growing at all levels, particularly at the minor level. At various age groups, our national women's teams have had far more success than men's programs. With so many quality players, the CPSL thought it would be a natural for any city with a CPSL men's team to establish a woman's program.

The league was also concerned about the advent of the W-League, a North American professional women's league. The W-League has several Canadian franchises but is administered in the United States.

Twelve CPSL women's teams were expected to take to the field as of June 13, one for each CPSL men's franchise. But Gauss says six are scheduled to participate in a home-and-home schedule. Joining London will be Windsor, Oshawa, North York, Vaughan and Toronto Supra.

Stan Adamson of the CPSL said yesterday there are some issues to resolve.

"In principle, the CPSL set up a women's division for this year," he said. "It's got some hurdles because there's already a women's structure in Ontario, so the CPSL has to apply to the OSA. The first consideration was to have (a division) in 2005, then, because of the things to be done to satisfy the OSA, that was changed to 2006.

"It's now still an attempt (to get it going) for 2005. It's very much at the planning stage, very much in the works. Whether it's 2005 or 2006 . . . if you ask Harry, he says 90 per cent for 2005, but realistically my numbers are a 50-50 proposition for 2005. It could go in 2005 but it may be put back to 2006 because there's a lot of work to be done."

If you work through that carefully, you can come up with this translation: No one knows what's going on and there hasn't been enough preparation done. What hits you is that even though the CPSL made an announcement last May about the women's component, here it is February and it still has no approval from the OSA. In fact, only six of the teams in the CPSL have decided to enter teams in a women's division.

No translation needed for that number.

"I think (the OSA) likes what the CPSL has and what they can do," Adamson said.

"Their inclination is to say, 'These people are in the business of soccer at a professional level but it has to go through a process.' "

Gauss has always been a progressive sort when it comes to soccer. If something is good for the game, it should be implemented. But anyone who follows the game or has been involved in it also knows how difficult it is to change anything for the better.

"It's a culture shock for some people. They still can't believe that women are out of the kitchen," Gauss said.

"The numbers tell us this is a growing product and it's a good product. It can be entertaining."

Now that's something to look forward to this year. Or is it next year?

Better make that whenever.

Copyright © The London Free Press

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quote:Originally posted by Rocket Robin

Brampton Hitmen may be a team this year, just with new ownership.

Heard that earlier this week from a player on last year's team.

The ownership is to be the same. There is to be a name change(Brampton ???) and different staff to be appointed. That is what I've heard.

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OK most of the story is about the possible Women's CPSL but for the men, the story gives away that they will be 12 teams. I wonder if Montreal/Laval will be all alone for the entire territory east of Oshawa?

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For Immediate Release

CPSL EDGES CLOSER TO WOMEN’S LAUNCH

VAUGHAN, Ontario—Friday, February 11--The Canadian Professional Soccer League is expecting to showcase elite women’s soccer this summer.

The league’s Board of Directors has approved a plan that provides a competition format to involve many of the top female soccer players in Ontario, without disrupting the women’s programs already in place. The format will soon be presented to the governing body Ontario Soccer Association for approval.

The 12-team CPSL is Canada’s only complete men’s professional soccer league and is operating in Ontario and Quebec with a mandate to expand to other parts of Canada on a region-by-region basis. There are three other professional soccer teams in Canada, the Toronto Lynx, Montreal Impact and Vancouver Whitecaps are members of the U.S.-based A-League.

The question of a high level Canadian structure for women’s soccer has been the subject of discussion for some years now since the W-League was launched in the United States in 1998 and which in 2004 included eight Canadian teams. That number was reduced to five for 2005 when Montreal Xtreme, Edmonton Aviators Women and Calgary Wildfire pulled out at the end of last season. There are 29 U.S. teams in the loop.

Vincent Ursini, president of the CPSL, believes top-flight women’s soccer in Canada should be developed and controlled by Canadians, not by a U.S. league.

“We are working to launch a top women’s league here, and I believe we are on the right track with our current plans which I hope will be well received and supported by our governing body and all other supporters of women’s soccer,” he explained in announcing the CPSL’s first steps towards its goal of establishing Canada’s first women’s pro league.

For more information, please call Stan Adamson, Director of Media and Public Relations at (905) 856-5439

The Canadian Professional Soccer League Inc., The Soccer Centre, 7601 Martin Grove Road, Vaughan, Ontario L4L 9E4

Tel: 905 856-5439 Fax: 905 856-9325 e-mail: cpsl@cpsl.ca www.cpsl.ca

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quote:Originally posted by Rocket Robin

OK most of the story is about the possible Women's CPSL but for the men, the story gives away that they will be 12 teams. I wonder if Montreal/Laval will be all alone for the entire territory east of Oshawa?

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Rocket, I do think that it is still pre-mature to accept the notion that the CPSL will consit of 12-teams only. Perhaps a final decision will be made by the beginning of March, and probably we will see a league consisting of 14-to-16 teams.
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