YYC Soccer

We review the Cavs debut in the CONCACAF Champions Cup where they faced Orlando City in Victoria.  We also preview the second leg that will be played in Orlando.  We also talk about Canada men's U20 team and its Calgary connection and there were 5 players with Calgary connections announced for the next MNT match in March.

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We chat with Calgarian Mya Jones as she settles into her first pro training camp in San Diego. She talks about transitioning to the pro level, her hopes to play on the Canadian national team and what it's like to train with Alex Morgan.  Other topics include a few Cavalry FC roster updates, discussing local players on national youth teams and an attempted mutiny at a local minor soccer club.

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There's a lot of Calgary soccer news to talk about since our last episode.  Long time Calgary coach Leon Hapgood has accepted a position with NYCFC in MLS.   We discuss his legacy and speculate who could replace him at Cavalry FC.  We also discuss the Cavs preliminary roster for their CONCACAF games.  We provide updates about Calgarians signing their first pro deals including Grace Stordy and Caleigh Boeckx and also talk about the Canada WU17 team.

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We're back for our first episode of 2024. Our feature interview this week is with Niko Myroniuk, who had a busy 2023 with Cavalry FC, Mount Royal University and the Canadian national futsal team. We also discuss Mya Jones being selected in the NWSL draft by San Diego and review some of the offseason roster moves made by Cavalry FC.

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We talk about the results of the CONCACAF Champions Cup draw which saw the Cavs paired with Orlando City from MLS.  The Cavs home match in that tie will not be played at Spruce Meadows but in Victoria.   We chat with Mason Trafford from the Cavs front office about the reasons this decision was made.  The CanPL draft also happened this week and we review the Cavs two picks.   We wrap up the episode talking about former Cav Mo Farsi winning MLS Cup.   Happy Holidays and we'll be back with new episodes in the New Year!

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This week we provide updates on Calgarians playing soccer around the world from Memphis to Jamaica to Portugal and Senegal.  We chat with Calgary Blizzard executive director Jackie Martin about the Shouldice dome project which has started its second year of operation.  Jason and Scott also speculate on Calgarians that could be picked in the CanPL draft and who the Cavs may face in CONCACAF Champions Cup in February.

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We wrap up the Canadian post-secondary soccer season with a recap of how the Mount Royal Cougars men's team did at USports Nationals and the SAIT Cougars women's team did at CCAA Nationals.  The University of Memphis Tigers women's team and their Calgary contingent continue to roll in the NCAA tournament.  How are Calgarians such as Victor Loturi, Dominick Zator and Caniggia Elva doing in Europe?  We provide a mid-season update.    

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We talk a lot of university soccer this week, with the focus being Mount Royal University's historic Canada West triumph.  The Cougars are the first Calgary based team to win the title since the Dinos did in 1980.  We interview head coach Ryan Gyaki and forward David Schaefer as they discuss the final and the U Sports championship tournament this week.  The SAIT Trojans womens team is at Nationals this week and a bunch of Calgarians are involved in the NCAA women's soccer championship tournament.  

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 We discuss Cavalry's loss to Forge in the CanPL championship final and look ahead to the CONCACAF Champions Cup draw.   The Wheeldon Trifecta is now complete!  This week we interview Tommy Wheeldon Sr about his time in Calgary with the Storm and Blizzard and what he thinks of Cavalry FC.   There's also a lot of MRU, Dinos and SAIT playoff soccer to review.  We provide some updates from the NCAA regarding the Calgarians playing for the University of Memphis and the University of Maine. 

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The Cavs are in the CanPL final this weekend and we preview the matchup vs Forge with Daan Klomp.  Just a couple hours after we recorded this interview, he won CPL Player of the Year and Defender of the Year.  We also chat with Meaghan Wiebe who has been setting goal scoring records with SAIT this year.  Five local school teams are in the playoffs this weekend and we discuss their respective playoff matches.

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