BRITISH COLUMBIA
Avid Thoughts: Whitecaps crazy game, Game 7s and Chelsea’s disappointing year
Photo Credit: TalkSport.Com via Getty Images *This was originally posted on May 17, 2022* The weather is (slowly) starting to get warmer and the playoffs in the NHL and NBA are in full force, baseball is in full swing and European soccer leagues are wrapping up. I really don’t know how to start these so […]
Avid Thoughts: The Canadian Championship is big, the ideal Canucks offseason and understanding the love for F1
Photo: Joshua Rey *This was originally posted on May 11, 2022* With the Canucks season (Both Vancouver and Abbotsford) now over, and the BC Lions season just over a month away, the Whitecaps are the only active pro sports team in Vancouver. Of course, we have the Giants still in the playoffs after an impressive […]
Avid Thoughts: Hearts go out to Boeser, NHL playoff predictions and Charity FC
Photo Credit: SportingNews.Com *This was originally posted on May 1, 2022* April Showers bring May Flowers as the old saying goes. It’s hard to believe we are in May now. April just flew by. I could have sworn the Super Bowl happened last week. Both the NHL and NBA are in the playoffs, MLS and […]
Avid Thoughts: Apathy with the Whitecaps, Canucks push not enough and how to fix the NHL
Photo Credit: Darryl Dyck of The Canadian Press *This was originally posted on April 24, 2022* Well, it’s been two weeks since the last Avid Thoughts. Things got busy last week since it was the weekend of Good Friday and Easter. Nonetheless, Avid Thoughts is back and I can share my thoughts on the vast […]
Avid Thoughts: Whitecaps lose to Portland, the rise of Chiasson and cheer for whatever team you want
Photo Credit: Vancouver Whitecaps Twitter *This was originally posted April 10, 2022* Another sports week, another edition of Avid Thoughts. We are underway in April and it is one of the best months for sports. It’s late regular season and playoffs for NHL and NBA, baseball begins, soccer season, NFL Draft and the Masters are […]
Avid Thoughts: The rest of the Canucks season, FIFA frustrations and mini mailbag
Photo Credit: Darko Bandic of The Associated Press) *This was originally posted April 2, 2022* No April Fools Jokes from me here. Ever since the pandemic began, I’ve seen fewer and fewer April Fools Jokes on Twitter. Perhaps it’s because life has become quite stressful and depressing in the last two years. The ones I […]
Seven notable stats from the Whitecaps stellar season so far
If you are a Vancouver Whitecaps fan, it feels like everything is coming up Millhouse right now. You are probably waking up every day singing: “Oh what a beautiful morning, oh what a beautiful day, I got a beautiful feeling everything is going my way.” Who could’ve predicted this at the beginning of the season? […]
Rise push past Tides 1-0 in dominant display
It was a match that Vancouver Rise would have believed they could have wrapped up earlier, but they got the job done, winning 1-0 against Halifax Tides. Jasmyne Spencer had the only goal of the match, an edge-of-the-box screamer in the second half, and the Rise’s first that was not a penalty. Rise head coach […]
Whitecaps in 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake in VAR-heavy match
The 2025 Vancouver Whitecaps keep writing themselves the season of their dreams. Tonight continued that dream as they recorded their 10th match undefeated in all competition with a 2-1 win over Real Salt Lake at BC Place. A missed penalty was not enough to silence the home side as goals from Jayden Nelson and Tristan […]
Whitecaps stun Inter Miami, advance to Champions Cup final
Once again, the Vancouver Whitecaps were playing the biggest game of their MLS era. And once again, it was a night to remember. It was going to be tough in the second leg of this CONCACAF Champions Cup semi-final tie. Inter Miami were going all out. Lionel Messi, Luis Suarez, Jordi Alba and Sergio Busquets […]