masster Posted January 27, 2009 Share Posted January 27, 2009 Thought I would start this thread for any and all ongoing news: There are a total of 15 players on trial at this moment at Whitecaps training camp. Along with Ayre, Haber, Lensky, and Nonni as previously mentioned, other Canadians include: -Matthew Britner, former youth national team player drafter by New England in the MLS Suppleimental Draft last year. -Kristjan Johannson, local kid from North Delta that played PDL with Abbotsford last year -Martin John, from Ottawa, played NCAA at University of Buffalo -Brad Peetoom, another former youth national team player that played NCAA at University of Syracuse and was in the PDL with Abbotsford last year. -Graham Smith, UBC player that has gotten a run out with the Whitecaps before The roster limit is 26 and Whitecaps currently have 15 players under contract. The 15 under contract does not include residency players such as Edwini-Bonsu, Gage, Orgill, etc. that are expected to have full roster spots this year. If you include these 3 at a minimum, plus a backup keeper, there are still 6-7 spots to be won. USL teams are allowed a total of 7 international players (not from Canada or the US). The Whitecaps currently have a total of 5 under contract: Arze, James, Versailles, Charles, Hirano. Orgill would make 6 if he gets a full roster spot. That leaves one international spot open. The rest would have to be filled by Canadian/American players. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nolando Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Brad Peetoom - was wondering if he would surface at some point - had a lot of promise at one point Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Mass, if there's 11 roster spots open this year, do you recall how many would have been available one year ago? It would be great to see 1 big international and have the rest be former Canadian youth internationals and academy players. At least in terms of MLS prep. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Keegan Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 Britner probably has a good shot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Jeffery S. Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 I got this funny feeling they will be signing a few strong players from Cyprus this summer, just to strengthen the team and all that. And just to be consistent. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RJB Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 quote:Originally posted by youllneverwalkalone It would be great to see 1 big international and have the rest be former Canadian youth internationals and academy players. At least in terms of MLS prep. It would be great to see this even without MLS. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Calgary Boomer Posted January 28, 2009 Share Posted January 28, 2009 The Goalkeeper has been highly touted (Johannsen). Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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