YYC Soccer

We talk about the Canadian Championship in this episode, as two Calgary based teams are involved this week.  We review the Calgary Blizzard's match vs CF Montreal in the Canadian Championship.  Cavalry FC goes to Vancouver Island to play Pacific FC and we provide a preview.  A victory for the Cavs would result in them playing a two legged series vs the Vancouver Whitecaps in July.

Our interview this week is with Cavalry FC's Adam Pearlman. He talks about what it's like to get loaned out to another club, why he's playing more right back than centre back this season, and his goals for this season and beyond.

The Alberta Premier League shifts into full gear this week as most teams will be playing matches on Friday or Saturday. We preview this weekend's matches.

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We review matches that happened over the past weekend including:

Cavalry FC made their first visit to Montreal to play Supra and grabbed all three points, thanks to a late penalty by Tobias Warschewski. We talk about our impression of Supra, the video review reversals, and how the table is shaping up.

The Calgary Wild were also on the road as they travelled to Ottawa. They lost 5-2 in a match where both sides had a lot of goal scoring opportunities. After two matches, we are noticing some concerning trends, particularly at the back. We discuss this as well as the injury situation where 8 players are out of action and it's only the second week of the season.

The Alberta Premier League season kicked off on Friday. Jason gives a report from the Cavalry II vs Villains match at SAIT. We briefly review all of the other matches as well.

We will release a new episode on Friday as usual as we return to a twice weekly release schedule.

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The Calgary Blizzard's men's team will play CF Montreal at Stade Saputo next week in the Canadian Championship. We interview Blizzard head coach Ramon Mifflin and ask him about preparations for this big match and the APL season in general.

The Calgary Wild opened their season with a 2-0 loss to Montreal at snowy McMahon Stadium last weekend. We review the match, discuss the club's lengthy injured list and preview this weekend's match in Ottawa.

Cavalry FC played Inter Toronto FC to a 1-1 draw at Spruce Meadows last weekend.  We talk about that match and the club's upcoming trip to Montreal where they will take on the Supra for the first time ever.

The Alberta Premier League kicks off on Friday with home matches for the Wild U21 at the Calgary Soccer Centre and Cavalry II at SAIT. There have been an avalanche of player announcements this week. We take a look at some of the names that caught our attention.

We will be going back to our twice a week schedule so we can talk about about weekend results in a timely fashion. Our next episode will be released on Monday.

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We preview the Calgary Wild's first match of the season which is also their home opener. The Wild will take on the Montreal Roses on Saturday afternoon at McMahon Stadium.  We interview captain Meggie Dougherty Howard about the preseason, including how the team dealt with the shock departure of Lydia Bedford. She also discusses their preseason tour to the UK, new players on the team and her expectations for this season.

Cavalry FC is back at Spruce Meadows on Saturday afternoon where they face the rebranded squad now known as Inter Toronto. We preview this match and also review last weekend's 0-0 draw in Hamilton vs Forge FC.

The Alberta Premier League schedule dropped this week. The first matches of the season are on May 1. We review a few new signings for Calgary based teams.

We also discuss the possible need to close and relocate the soccer dome in the northwest as it may be in the way of a new water treatment plant. And the CMSA season starts this week.

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We interview Calgary referee Drew Fischer about his career, including his back to back wins of MLS Referee of the Year. Drew talks about life on the road as a referee and provides some advice for aspiring officials.

Cavalry FC soundly defeated Ottawa 3-1 last weekend, giving them a 2-0 record. We review that match and preview this weekend's match vs Forge in Hamilton.

The Calgary Wild are gearing up for their first match which is on April 25. We have exciting news as the Wild has given us 4 tickets to give away for the opening match.  Enter at https://kingsumo.com/g/1xq50ym/win-4-tickets-to-calgary-wild-home-opener-on-april-25. You can enter multiple times based on sharing and following us on social media including Instagram, X, Facebook, LinkedIn and YouTube. You can enter until Monday morning at 11am.

We also review the Canadian Futsal Championships and Nations Cup results.

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We review Cavalry FC's opening match victory vs Pacific FC last weekend and preview their home opener this Sunday afternoon at Spruce Meadows.

We talk with Cavalry FC general manager and head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr for our annual early season interview.  We discuss preseason training and the first matches of the year and how some of the new and returning players fit into the roster.

The Canadian Futsal Championships are being held at 7 Chiefs this week from Thursday to Sunday.  We provide a brief preview and also provide recommendations on what team to adopt as there are no Calgary-based teams in the tournaments.

The Calgary Wild are training in England and several players will be going on international duty shortly. Taegan Stewart has been called up to Canada's U20 team playing friendlies in Costa Rica next week. Is she looking at making the switch from Wales to Canada?

Nations Cup is entering its final stages this week at the Calgary Soccer Centre.  More Calgarians are joining teams around the world and we give you updates.

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We interview Cavalry FC assistant coach Nik Ledgerwood but we don't talk about what's currently happening with the Cavs. This discussion reviews his playing career from growing up in Lethbridge and playing with Lethbridge Croatia men's team when he was a teen, joining the Calgary Storm, his career in Germany and Sweden and his return to Alberta with FC Edmonton.  And there's a few questions about his time with the Canadian men's national team as well.

Nik talks about those early years with the Storm which many of us remember fondly. He reviews some of the difficult times he had moving to Germany as a teen and when he started to feel like he fit in with the team. We talk about his first Canada A cap, his only goal for national team, playing in Central America and what the CSA offered the players as a reward for making the "Hex" (the final World Cup qualifying stage for CONCACAF back in the day). 

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We interview Darren Bowman, who has recently joined Calgary Foothills as Alberta Premier League head coach on the men's side and also as a lead on the player development side. We talk about his impressive resume, which includes time at Manchester City and in China and Hong Kong. We also talk about what drew him to Calgary and his expansive role at Foothills. 

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We interview Calgary Wild interim head coach Sinead McSharry about the Wild's unusual preseason. We talk about the team's reaction to the news that Lydia Bedford was leaving for a new opportunity in England. Sinead also discusses how this change has affected training in advance to the season, and also if fans should expect any noticeable difference now that she's the head coach.

Cavalry FC is in Mexico this week for their training camp. We talk about the teams they are facing in friendlies.  We also chat a bit about the experimental offside rule that is expected to be used by the CPL this season.

There's also some controversy in ACAC futsal that we briefly discuss. And we give an update of what to expect in our next couple of episodes. 

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We talk about two massive stories from the Calgary soccer scene this week. Calgary Wild head coach Lydia Bedford resigned from the club to take the head coaching job of England's women's U23 team. We discuss this shocking turn of events and what the Wild executive might do to handle this situation. 

Cavalry FC had a more positive story this week in that Ali Musse re-signed with the club. Musse is one of the greatest players in Cavalry history, but his return seemed doubtful at the end of last season as his contract ended. We discuss what led to his return and how that will affect the Cavs in 2026.

Our interview this week is with Jerson Barandica-Hamilton, who is the head coach of the University of Saskatchewan women's soccer team. The U of S team has many Calgarians on the roster and a bunch of them will be joining the Saskatchewan representative team at futsal nationals in Calgary in April.

Bim Pepple keeps scoring for Plymouth Argyle. Will he get the call to join Canada for their upcoming friendlies? We talk about it.

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