Pottsy3 Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 The U SPORTS draft is barely two weeks away. Here are some need to knows: When? Thursday, December 15th, 2022 at 3pm ET Where can I watch? Streaming for free on CPL's YouTube channel. Who's eligible to be drafted? U SPORTS athletes that are eligible to return to their University side next season. Graduating seniors are not available in the draft anymore, and will become free agents. Last season, a list of players who declared for the draft was released by CanPL. What is the draft order? The Vancouver expansion side will be given the first two picks in the draft, in lieu of a second round pick. The full order is as follows: Round 1 Vancouver FC Vancouver FC Halifax Wanderers York United FC Valour FC Pacific FC Cavalry FC Atlético Ottawa Forge FC Round 2 Halifax Wanderers York United FC Valour FC Pacific FC Cavalry FC Atlético Ottawa Forge FC Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 (edited) 2022 U SPORTS MEN'S SOCCER AWARD WINNERS & ALL-CANADIANS Joe Johnson Memorial Trophy (player of the year): Christopher Campoli, Ontario Tech Lou Bilek Award (rookie of the year): Eric Lajeunesse, UBC Student-Athlete Community Service Award: Deven Doodnath, Nipissing Fox40 Coach of the year: Steve Simonson, UNBC First Team All-Canadians Pos Name School Yr Hometown Academic Program GK Sterling Kerr Mount Royal 4 Calgary, Alta. Psychology D Jacob Begley Ontario Tech 4 Markham, Ont. Kinesiology D Lewis Dye StFX 4 Fall River, N.S. Human Kinetics D Guillaume Pianelli Balisoni UQTR 4 Bastia, Corsica Physical Education D Caden Rogozinski Mount Royal 2 Calgary, Alta. Business MF Christopher Campoli Ontario Tech 3 Woodbridge, Ont. Finance MF Thomas Gardner UBC 4 North Vancouver, B.C. Science MF Soji Olatoye York 5 Brampton, Ont. Psychology MF Quentin Paumier Montréal 3 Marseille, France Economics F Michael Henman UNBC 4 Victoria, B.C. Business F Keji Adeniyi UNB 4 London, England Arts Second Team All-Canadians Pos Name School Yr Hometown Academic Program D Taylor Miskolczi Brock 3 Welland, Ont. Kinesiology D Kareem Sow Montréal 4 Sherbrooke, Que. Mechanical Engineering D Jamie Watson Cape Breton 2 Kirkcaldy, Scotland Arts Community Studies MF Heikel Jarras Laval 5 Quebec City, Que. Statistics (M) MF Logan Rieck StFX 2 Cambridge, Ont. Human Kinetics MF Jack Sears Guelph 3 Ajax, Ont. Mathematical Science MF Gabriel Wiethaeuper-Balbinotti UQTR 3 Trois-Rivières, Que. Kinesiology F Thierry Côté Montréal 2 Chicoutimi, Que. Arts & Sciences F Mohamed El Gandour Mount Royal 4 Calgary, Alta. Business F Sean Freeman Saint Mary's 2 Halifax, N.S. Science F Victory Shumbusho UBC 5 Chilliwack, B.C. Arts All-Rookie Team Pos Name School Hometown Academic Program GK Ludovyck Ciociola McGill Montreal, Que. Management D Eric Lajeunesse UBC Ottawa, Ont. Science D William Omoreniye Calgary Calgary, Alta. Business D Orion Wiersma Saint Mary's Barrie, Ont. Engineering MF Ilyes-Jaden Fradj UQAM Montreal, Que. Business MF Tiago Pereira Brock Woodbridge, Ont. Labour Studies MF Jacob Spizzirri Cape Breton Woodbridge, Ont. Business MF Tadija Vukas Toronto Toronto, Ont. Elec. Engineering MF Jonathan Walter Mount Royal Calgary, Alta. Open Studies F James Arango Waterloo Mississauga, Ont. Recreation & Leisure F Samuel Barrowcliffe StFX Princeton, Ont. Arts F Alexis Jeanne UQAM Montreal, Que. Ergonomics (M) Edited November 30, 2022 by K Edgar Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 Some eligible names that stand out: Akwasi Agyekum - TRU: Second year midfielder from Calgary. Impressed at the USPORTS finals, winning match MVP in two of three games as TRU earned their first national championship. Chris Campoli - Ontario Tech: Third year midfielder who was drafted in two previous iterations, but has yet to crack a roster. Campoli won U SPORTS player of the year by leading the OUA in both goals and assists. Quentin Paumier - Montreal: Third year midfielder from France, who was previously drafted by Edmonton. Added 4 goals and 3 assists in 10 games, on way to a nomination for U SPORTS player of the year. Gabriel Balbinotti - UQTR: Third year forward made 6 appearances with Forge in 2020. Has consistently been a top scorer at the PLSQ level. This season in U SPORTS, he delivered 13 goals in only 9 appearances in RSEQ. He impressed further at the National Championships, including a match against McMaster where he scored twice and added two assists. Eric Lajeunesse - UBC: First year defender from Ottawa, took home the national rookie of the year. Formerly part of VWFC academy, led UBC in minutes played (as a freshman). He is a 6'2 left-footed centre back. Caden Rogozinski - Mount Royal: Second year defender from Calgary, was drafted by Cavalry last year but did not make the final roster. Second straight U SPORTS team of the year honours while leading a team that only let in 7 goals in 14 Canada West matches. Gained valuable experience playing for Electric City in L1O during the summer. Zakaria Abdi - TMU: Second year forward, has only started 11 total USPORTS games but has put home 12 goals in his career. He averages 1 shot every 8 minutes, and 1 goal every 67 minutes through two seasons. The 6'5 sophomore previously spent six years developing at TFC Academy. Scored 10 goals in 21 L1O matches this year for NT Nitros. Bison44, Ftduck, aredding77 and 2 others 2 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
youllneverwalkalone Posted November 30, 2022 Share Posted November 30, 2022 Gardner should just sign as a free agent already 😂 yothat2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted November 30, 2022 Author Share Posted November 30, 2022 44 minutes ago, youllneverwalkalone said: Gardner should just sign as a free agent already 😂 There's quite a few collegiate guys that could probably get looks as a free agent, especially former draft picks. Gardner being one, Daniel Kaiser and the contingent of Michael Henman, Shumbusho, Pianelli, Sow, Olatoye, El Gandour assuming they're graduating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 9, 2022 Share Posted December 9, 2022 By all accounts, any players that wish to take part in the draft have to complete the 'CPL draft declaration' by today (Dec 9th). We should have a list of prospects soon. toontownman, K Edgar and Pottsy3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
yothat2 Posted December 10, 2022 Share Posted December 10, 2022 On 11/30/2022 at 11:35 AM, youllneverwalkalone said: Gardner should just sign as a free agent already 😂 maybe he just likes being drafted year after year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 https://canpl.ca/article/5-familiar-faces-in-the-2022-cpl-u-sports-draft-pool toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 (edited) And the complete list: https://canpl.ca/article/2022-cpl-u-sports-draft-full-prospect-list At least 10-15 players who have had a "brush" with CPL. 199 declared, a lot to select from. Edited December 12, 2022 by MM3/MM2/MM K Edgar 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 12, 2022 Share Posted December 12, 2022 21 minutes ago, MM3/MM2/MM said: And the complete list: https://canpl.ca/article/2022-cpl-u-sports-draft-full-prospect-list At least 10-15 players who have had a "brush" with CPL. 199 declared, a lot to select from. Previously drafted players who had their rights retained by their clubs are Kareem Sow by Halifax Wanderers FC, Jacob Carlos by Valour FC, Markus Kaiser by Cavalry and Luca Ricci by Pacific FC. As a result, they will not enter this year’s draft. MM3/MM2/MM 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 I know it says 199 players, but there is only actually 198 on the list. No, I didn't count, I copied the list into Excel. Unnamed Trialist, toontownman, K Edgar and 1 other 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toontownman Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 7 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said: I know it says 199 players, but there is only actually 198 on the list. No, I didn't count, I copied the list into Excel. Unnamed Trialist 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted December 13, 2022 Author Share Posted December 13, 2022 7 hours ago, EnigMattic1 said: I know it says 199 players, but there is only actually 198 on the list. No, I didn't count, I copied the list into Excel. Maybe another De Brienne situation where a team offered a draft-eligible player a full contract to skip the draft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Pottsy3 said: Maybe another De Brienne situation where a team offered a draft-eligible player a full contract to skip the draft? Probably. I mean, there is nothing stopping anyone from doing it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 13, 2022 Share Posted December 13, 2022 4 hours ago, Pottsy3 said: Maybe another De Brienne situation where a team offered a draft-eligible player a full contract to skip the draft? Which makes perfect sense, this isnt college football on every channel and playing bowl games in front of 70k on new years day. If a kid can get a full contract with a CPL team, does he really care much about losing his last year or two of Usports eligibility?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 top 30 https://49-sport.com/2022/12/14/49-sports-top-30-u-sports-msoc-players-ahead-of-cpl-draft/ toontownman 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATM Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 5 hours ago, K Edgar said: top 30 https://49-sport.com/2022/12/14/49-sports-top-30-u-sports-msoc-players-ahead-of-cpl-draft/ Hasn't Chris Campoli been selected before and nothing came of it. From what I read previously final year students are not eligible. Wouldn't he be better off signing as a free agent unless he is going for a 5th year? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted December 14, 2022 Share Posted December 14, 2022 13 minutes ago, ATM said: Hasn't Chris Campoli been selected before and nothing came of it. From what I read previously final year students are not eligible. Wouldn't he be better off signing as a free agent unless he is going for a 5th year? He must be returning to school in 2023 as that is one of the requirements to be eligible for the draft. Pottsy3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pottsy3 Posted December 14, 2022 Author Share Posted December 14, 2022 48 minutes ago, ATM said: Hasn't Chris Campoli been selected before and nothing came of it. From what I read previously final year students are not eligible. Wouldn't he be better off signing as a free agent unless he is going for a 5th year? I'm pretty sure Campoli is only a third year student, so he is returning to school. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ATM Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 3 hours ago, Pottsy3 said: I'm pretty sure Campoli is only a third year student, so he is returning to school. Just saw the Ontario Tech Roster and he has been on the team since 2019....that's four years. What are the draft rules? Is he and all 4th year students not considered free agents and ineligible to be in the draft. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 1 hour ago, ATM said: Just saw the Ontario Tech Roster and he has been on the team since 2019....that's four years. What are the draft rules? Is he and all 4th year students not considered free agents and ineligible to be in the draft. There was no season in 2020, so I don't think that counts as a year of eligibility, the 2022 roster shows him as a junior and Canadian Universities allow up to 5 years of eligibility. So looks like he is good for another year of University soccer. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 Knows he is being selected or just hopeful? aredding77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
EnigMattic1 Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 58 minutes ago, K Edgar said: Knows he is being selected or just hopeful? 13 games played, 13 starts, 4 goals and 3 assists in his 1st year. I could understand why he is optimistic. aredding77 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 15, 2022 Share Posted December 15, 2022 from Wikipedia... Round 1 Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy 1 Vancouver FC Anthony White DF Canada Toronto TSS Rovers FC (L1BC) 2 Vancouver FC Ameer Kinani FW Iraq TMU ProStars FC (L1O) 3 HFX Wanderers FC Anthony Stolar DF Canada Cape Breton Scrosoppi FC (L1O) 4 York United FC Christopher Campoli MF Canada Ontario Tech ProStars FC (L1O) 5 Valour FC Guillaume Pianelli DF France UQTR Celtix du Haut-Richelieu (PLSQ) 6 Pacific FC Eric Lajeunesse DF Canada UBC 7 Cavalry FC William Omoreniye DF Canada Calgary 8 Atlético Ottawa Junior Agyekum MF Canada Thompson Rivers Rivers FC (L1BC) 9 Forge FC Miles Green MF Canada McMaster Hamilton United (L1O) Round 2 Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University Last team/academy 10 HFX Wanderers FC Aiden Rushenas GK Canada Dalhousie 11 York United FC Trivine Esprit MF Canada Ontario Tech Simcoe County Rovers FC (L1O) 12 Valour FC Samuel LaPlante DF Canada UQTR CS Saint-Hubert (PLSQ) 13 Pacific FC Brandon Torresan MF Canada Trinity Western Rivers FC (L1BC) 14 Cavalry FC Eryk Kobza DF Canada Calgary Podlasie Biala Podlaska 15 Atlético Ottawa Mohamed Bouzidi FW Canada Carleton West Ottawa SC (OPDL) 16 Forge FC Milo Djuricic DF Canada York Vaughan Azzurri (L1O) imoffside, narduch and Unnamed Trialist 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MM3/MM2/MM Posted December 16, 2022 Share Posted December 16, 2022 I haven't done any checking but it seems to me that more U-21 eligible players were drafted this year. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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