Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 1 minute ago, Big_M said: Valour select Frank Facchineri from University of Windsor with the #9 pick lol this is Gianfranco Facchineri...why cpl put Frank is weird...are they trying to hide something?? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Cavalry select Rodane Cato from University of Alberta with the #10 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Ottawa select Samuel Laplante from UQTR with the #11 pick He got selected by Valour last year Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 York select Jason Hartill from Cape Breton with the #12 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Halifax select Max Bodurtha from SFX with the #13 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Pacific select Ibrahem Saadi from Western University with the #14 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Vancouver select Thomas Powell from Trinity Western University with the #15 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Forge select Amadou Kone from Carleton University with the #16 pick Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 41 minutes ago, Big_M said: Ottawa select Luca Piccioli from Carleton University with the #3 pick Did they really pick a 28 year old? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 Just now, Big_M said: Forge select Amadou Kone from Carleton University with the #16 pick related to Ismael? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 johnyb, Kent and narduch 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, VinceA said: Did they really pick a 28 year old? is he really 28? cant find his exact age but looks like he played with Montreal U16 in 2016 so would be around 24 in 2024 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
VinceA Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 8 minutes ago, K Edgar said: related to Ismael? Kone is a very common West African last name. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SpursFlu Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Luke Norman? Like as in Norman Norman? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 Haven't read all the posts. But I think Valour pick Frank Facchineri is ex Whitecaps prospect and Canadian u17 international that used to go by Gianfranco johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 10 minutes ago, narduch said: Haven't read all the posts. But I think Valour pick Frank Facchineri is ex Whitecaps prospect and Canadian u17 international that used to go by Gianfranco correct... did not play for the Whitecaps but did play on loans to Atletico Ottawa in 2020 and San Diego Loyal in 2021. U Windsor and Windsor City (L1O) since. narduch and johnyb 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Raven Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 2 hours ago, Big_M said: Valour select Owen Sheppard from Cape Breton with the #1 pick This is why the Draft is important for players in the Maritimes. No one is really looking at players from this region. A Newfoundlander playing in Cape Breton drafted by CPL Bison44 and narduch 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 5 minutes ago, Raven said: This is why the Draft is important for players in the Maritimes. No one is really looking at players from this region. A Newfoundlander playing in Cape Breton drafted by CPL On a somewhat related note -- USports Mens Soccer needs to come to MB. The nearest team to Valour is U Sask in Saskatoon! Need Mens Soccer to come to U Manitoba, U Winnipeg, even U Brandon or U Regina. With no local USports or League 1 team (only FC Manitoba in USL2) Valour scouts have to travel far. johnyb 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
K Edgar Posted December 14, 2023 Author Share Posted December 14, 2023 a nice summary https://canpl.ca/article/2024-cpl-u-sports-draft-team-by-team-breakdown-of-all-16-picks johnyb and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Big_M Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 rewatched the facchineri part of the draft and it was indeed very weird...not once did they mention that he actually played cpl four years back from the 2024 season...and jenkins says "im reading from the scouting report that..." bruh he played cpl,was on an mls contract and played usl and youre talking about his time at windsor and l1o like he never played pro...and putting his nickname of frank instead of his actual name...wth K Edgar and narduch 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
narduch Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 36 minutes ago, Big_M said: rewatched the facchineri part of the draft and it was indeed very weird...not once did they mention that he actually played cpl four years back from the 2024 season...and jenkins says "im reading from the scouting report that..." bruh he played cpl,was on an mls contract and played usl and youre talking about his time at windsor and l1o like he never played pro...and putting his nickname of frank instead of his actual name...wth Did he ever play Next Pro? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bigandy Posted December 14, 2023 Share Posted December 14, 2023 On 12/7/2023 at 11:41 PM, Ozzie_the_parrot said: Maybe there are valid reasons not to do it but also factoring in NCAA and community college players might help to make this draft more worthwhile. I actually love that its restricted to U-sports. I think the concept is to help develop an underserved market (u-sports). NCAA players can get drafted to MLS and if they dont, they can still likely give CPL a go. U-sports players have no where to go other than CPL. A guy like waterman is an example of a guy who wouldve retired after his TWU days had there not been a CPL to play in. Obv the quality of the draft is alot lower because of it, but at least we are trying to focus on canadian player development. Bison44 and K Edgar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 3 hours ago, Bigandy said: I actually love that its restricted to U-sports. Just look where the lets include NCAA comment came from. That explains it all eh? I'm glad our Usports kids get a little exposure through this, maybe more can actually make a roster though...please?? That would be real progress, build up a college pathway right here in Canada. Selfishly I hope Valors 2 picks stick around, we know they like to pinch pennies. Bigandy and K Edgar 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ozzie_the_parrot Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 6 hours ago, Bigandy said: ...Obv the quality of the draft is alot lower because of it, but at least we are trying to focus on canadian player development. Not sure I follow the logic here. A player suddenly stops being Canadian if he takes an NCAA scholarship? Big_M is probably correct in what was posted above but having future national team players of the level of Cyle Larin, Alistair Johnston and Richie Laryea playing in CanPL on developmental contracts wouldn't do the league any harm. As things stand, not having that and not having the players that go through MLS Next Pro makes the league a marginal contributer to elite player development. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bison44 Posted December 15, 2023 Share Posted December 15, 2023 Plenty of logic in throwing some love to CDN Usports. Build up our system, help build strong soccer programs in canada, Scoop up kids that might fall through the cracks, have a testing ground for CDN coaches. It all helps, build from the bottom up, no need to prop up the NCAA system any more than we do. They have their draft and next pro, and USL1-2-C etc etc etc, and for the most part they ignore any Usports kids. I know the squawker will say its just nationalist baloney, but whats wrong with a CDN pro league, paying special attention the players at the local CDN universities. MM3/MM2/MM, MtlMario, Bigandy and 3 others 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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