Raven Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 When going to university in New Brunswick and Victoria, I used to go watch CIS mens games. The really talented players stood out, I wonder if any of the big three clubs are looking at universities for hidden talent. I know Canadian players head south for the scholarships, but not all of them go. Any thoughts? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Richard Posted March 27, 2008 Share Posted March 27, 2008 Can't speak for the other clubs but I know the Whitecaps keep close tabs on BC university/college talent and have recruited a few players from there over the past few years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VPjr Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 I've only seen 2 CIS games in the past couple of years but the quality of play, from what I've seen, is pretty good. Actually surprisingly good. I would think that a pro team would look EVERYWHERE for viable talent, including CIS teams. I hear TFC does a lot of scouting at Wilfred Laurier games...LOL...for those that don't know, Maclean is the head coach of the men's and women's teams at WLU and is the "pet" agent for TFC...TFC fans can "thank" him to some degree for our bumper crop of quality new talent for 2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kurosawa1555362267 Posted March 28, 2008 Share Posted March 28, 2008 Montreal do watch CIS games, They had Boubacar Coulibaly of Unniversté de Montréal with their reserve team last year. They also had Gerry Argento from the same school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thunderguy Posted April 3, 2008 Share Posted April 3, 2008 CIS quality at the top is very good. You may recall that the CIS team selected to play at the World University Games in Thailand last summer had the highest ever world finish of any Canadian men's team...4th in the world. They were an injury time goal away from the gold medal game and a shootout goal away from a bronze medal. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Daniel Posted April 4, 2008 Share Posted April 4, 2008 When I was doing my undergrad (2002-2006), it seemed like a lot of the best CIS players in Montreal were foreign students. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Johnnyranger Posted April 14, 2008 Share Posted April 14, 2008 Whitecaps have Stefan Leslie and Diaz Kambere from Trinity Western university. Luca Bellisomo from SFU too. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ax2-Y Posted April 16, 2008 Share Posted April 16, 2008 SFU is in the NAIA Also signed this year from SFU is Leigh Sembaluk. He will be with Rochester this season Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM2 Posted April 20, 2008 Share Posted April 20, 2008 Evan Milward from the U of Toronto Blues just signed with the Rochester Rhinos. He also played in the CSL with the Lions and some reserve games for TFC. Good to see some CIS talent getting the opportunity Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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