narduch Posted January 3 Share Posted January 3 Olympique_de_Marseille, Kent, Canuckia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted January 5 Share Posted January 5 Very different sports, etc., but Project 8 has to take some encouragement from this (as well as the strong initial ticket sales). Canuckia, Ivan and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted January 18 Share Posted January 18 De Grasse is investing in AFC Toronto. Amount undisclosed. Note they have dropped "City" from their name. rkomar, narduch, Canuckia and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Colonel Green Posted January 26 Share Posted January 26 On 1/17/2024 at 8:56 PM, red card said: Note they have dropped "City" from their name. This battle has already been lost to some extent, but I wish that US/Canadian soccer leagues weren't so frequently running away from our own sports naming conventions and trying to sound like they're European clubs (especially with words like "United" that have been completely stripped of their original context). Just call them "the Toronto ________" and run with that; "AFC Toronto" vs "Toronto FC" is not distinct enough, and "City" would have been another example of copying the Premier League with no regard for actual local usage. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted February 29 Share Posted February 29 Looks like a private holding company has acquired rights to a team in December. They will announce city and team name in the spring. They're looking to build their own stadium. Hokulani (means heavenly star in Hawaiian) has women football teams in Ukraine, Romania, England & Finland. Most recently in October 2023, shares in the FA Womens National League Club (3rd Tier) - Halifax FC Women were acquired. Their portfolio also includes companies involved in music & media rights. https://pressat.co.uk/releases/hokulani-limited-acquires-the-franchise-rights-to-a-team-in-the-professional-canadian-womens-football-league-65720ae49c912795930fc593fef8e4d5/ Kent, Trois Reds, Canuckia and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 12 Share Posted March 12 Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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mtlfan Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 (edited) Will there be a league in 2025? Project 8 is giving no news. Edited March 19 by mtlfan narduch and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 11 minutes ago, mtlfan said: Will there be a league in 2025? Project 8 is giving no news. Apparently they will launch next year with 6 teams. That was in the Halifax teams docs that leaked on twitter Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RS Posted March 19 Share Posted March 19 Are they following the PWHL model of launching on a few months' notice? The clock is ticking. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Kent Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Canuckia, Trois Reds and narduch 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 Looks like they got my wife to film that video seeing as it's not wide-screen Kent 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
zeelaw Posted March 25 Share Posted March 25 34 minutes ago, narduch said: Looks like they got my wife to film that video seeing as it's not wide-screen Lots of video now is made for mobile use exclusively. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted March 30 Share Posted March 30 CSA have stated they plan to financially support thr new league Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Maybe some news tomorrow? Canuckia and Kent 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shermanator Posted April 4 Author Share Posted April 4 If the process to launch CPL was any indication, once this step is done we'll start having formal club announcements shortly after. Canuckia, rkomar, Kent and 1 other 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 4 Share Posted April 4 Canuckia and Unnamed Trialist 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 Kent and Canuckia 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 I believe that is now 4 cities confirmed. Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax. I wonder who the other 2 are. Canuckia 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Watchmen Posted April 9 Share Posted April 9 11 hours ago, narduch said: I believe that is now 4 cities confirmed. Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto and Halifax. I wonder who the other 2 are. Wonder if they'll beat the CPL in to Quebec. narduch, Canuckia and Kent 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
red card Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 Courtney Sherlock who is a veterinarian with ownership in six hospitals is a co-founder and CEO of the Halifax entry. She has no background in soccer ex for her kids playing it. Sherlock says the Wanderers Field is one option for a venue. The other 2 investors so far are Miriam Zitner and Adam Baggs. Zitner is involved with Carbon to Sea, a non-profit initiative evaluating whether ocean alkalinity enhancement can safely remove and store billions of tons of CO2. Baggs is CEO of Maplewave, a software company. Matheson said the 5th & 6th teams aren't ready yet to announce. She also said there is still a chance for a 7th or 8th team. https://nationalpost.com/pmn/sports-pmn/halifax-the-latest-city-to-sign-up-for-the-project-8-womens-pro-soccer-league Unnamed Trialist and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Unnamed Trialist Posted April 10 Share Posted April 10 I'm impressed, good for them. Going to predict that if the Caps women play at BC Place, they'll outdraw every team in the CPL. Does that sound unreasonable? Hoping that the Halifax team helps get a new stadium in the city. Ivan and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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Ozzie_the_parrot Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 They are going to go to the cities where somebody is willing to sign the cheque in the first instance obviously but is there a pent up demand for a second pro soccer club in Halifax? Think their best bet would be the largest markets with no MLS or CanPL club, which at this point would be Edmonton, Quebec City, K/W, London and possibly a Laval rather than a Montreal club. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ivan Posted April 11 Share Posted April 11 3 hours ago, Ozzie_the_parrot said: They are going to go to the cities where somebody is willing to sign the cheque in the first instance obviously but is there a pent up demand for a second pro soccer club in Halifax? Think their best bet would be the largest markets with no MLS or CanPL club, which at this point would be Edmonton, Quebec City, K/W, London and possibly a Laval rather than a Montreal club. So, the men should have a bus league but it's okay for the women to have a cross Canada league? Bison44, kacbru, narduch and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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