2020 CPL Island Games

[SpursFlu 2,676]

It's dark at 9am in the morning in August?

[Unnamed Trialist 5,791]

13 minutes ago, SpursFlu said:

It's dark at 9am in the morning in August?

Might want to check your time zone orientations there.

[Shway 3,216]

2 hours ago, narduch said:

But they do have 3 games at 9pm local time. So the lighting must work.

Looks like the tournament will feature an U21 component.

 

I was going to say this is low, but thats about 30% of the minutes for the initial round of 9(?) games.

[SpursFlu 2,676]

29 minutes ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

Might want to check your time zone orientations there.

Lol my bad, pm looked like am for some reason 

Edited August 11, 2020 by SpursFlu

[shorty 581]

1 hour ago, Shway said:

I was going to say this is low, but thats about 30% of the minutes for the initial round of 9(?) games.

It’s not 30% of all minutes available though. Round 1 is 7 games, so 250/630 ~ just under 40% but that would be the % of time one U21 player would play to satisfy the team requirement.  Divide by 11 ~ about 3.5% of all Round 1 minutes per team’s total player minutes must go to U21 players. Or, put another way, if three U21s get one full game each, the requirement is met. 

[narduch 2,699]

So the start times for mid week games will indeed be reviewed 

 

[dyslexic nam 9,888]

2 hours ago, narduch said:

So the start times for mid week games will indeed be reviewed 

 

Whether or not they should have anticipated it, at least they are being responsive to fan concerns.  I see that as a pretty big positive.  

[toontownman 2,943]

Nonsense it's all about the "new virtual and augmented reality technology"

[narduch 2,699]

Sportsnet will have a writer covering the tournament.

 

[dyslexic nam 9,888]

FWIW, if anyone knows how to get hold of Jamie, please let me know.  I would still like to look into the possibility of a banner.  

[red card 994]

As per tweet above, Peter's first Sportsnet CPL article is up. He likes to use analytics, so first CPL article with lots of it. Highlights one player to watch per team.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canadian-premier-leagues-island-games-everything-need-know/

Edited August 12, 2020 by red card

[narduch 2,699]

Tie breaker rules

 

[dyslexic nam 9,888]

27 minutes ago, narduch said:

Tie breaker rules

 

7. Lobster-eating contest.  

[m-g-williams 739]

16 minutes ago, dyslexic nam said:

7. Lobster-eating contest.  

8. Whichever team can sit through the most consecutive performances of "Anne: The Never-Ending Musical" at the Confederation Centre.

[Unnamed Trialist 5,791]

4 hours ago, m-g-williams said:

8. Whichever team can sit through the most consecutive performances of "Anne: The Never-Ending Musical" at the Confederation Centre.

9. Team captains guess how many times certain words appear in Anne of Green Gables, like "violet", "wicked", "dear" or "prayers". Assistant coaches get them to study up before the tiebreaking session.

Edit for the dummies who'll check: 11, 22, 29, 9

Edited August 13, 2020 by Unnamed Trialist

[Atlantic 96]

 

Edited August 13, 2020 by Atlantic

[Stouffvillain 523]

Unimaginative but I have Forge, Cavalry, Y9 and Pacific making it through the first round.

I could see FC Edmonton or HFX getting through ahead of Pacific but they both have Forge and Cavalry in their first 3 games so I think they will be working from behind in the last four matches.

The smaller squad I think will hurt Pacific in the second round.

Y9 v Forge in the final.

[CanadianSoccerFan 1,485]

21 hours ago, red card said:

As per tweet above, Peter's first Sportsnet CPL article is up. He likes to use analytics, so first CPL article with lots of it. Highlights one player to watch per team.

https://www.sportsnet.ca/soccer/canadian-premier-leagues-island-games-everything-need-know/

His follow up tweet is important. We need to like and share all content as much as possible

 

[Ingham 133]

Peter and I work together on The Peruvian Waltz. He's an excellent man to take on the job and I'm glad he's gotten permission to cover the league.

[fil 318]

14 hours ago, Unnamed Trialist said:

9. Team captains guess how many times certain words appear in Anne of Green Gables, like "violet", "wicked", "dear" or "prayers". Assistant coaches get them to study up before the tiebreaking session.

Edit for the dummies who'll check: 11, 22, 29, 9

10. Guess how many potatoes are in the 50 lb. bag of potatoes 

Edited August 13, 2020 by fil

[grande 336]

3 minutes ago, fil said:

10. Guess how many potatoes are in the 20 lb. bag of potatoes 

Five, but they're really big potatoes.

[fil 318]

12 minutes ago, grande said:

Five, but they're really big potatoes.

Switched to a 50 pound bag, this is PEI we are talking about. Folks here don't want a mini bag...

Edited August 13, 2020 by fil

[narduch 2,699]

As mentioned in the other forum, the winner of the Island Games will advance to the Voyageurs Cup final against the best MLS team from their mini tournament 

Edited August 13, 2020 by narduch

[SpursFlu 2,676]

6 minutes ago, narduch said:

As mentioned in the other forum, the winner of the Island Games will advance to the Voyageurs Cup final against the best MLS team from their mini tournament 

I'm not sure.. I thought there was knockout tourney planned after for that

[narduch 2,699]

38 minutes ago, SpursFlu said:

I'm not sure.. I thought there was knockout tourney planned after for that