Vancouver Whitecaps centre-back Florian Jungwirth has announced his retirement after a 15-year playing career spanning two continents. But his time with the Whitecaps is not over. The club has named Jungwirth to an assistant coaching position with the first team.…
Time for another edition of Avid Thoughts, where I ramble on about whatever is happening in the world of sports. Well, if you are a Vancouver Canucks fan, it hasn’t been great. It hasn’t been great for a long time…
The Vancouver Whitecaps now have a week and a half under their preseason belts. That training has brought players kept on from last season, new signings, MLS SuperDraft picks and invitees together not only to fight for a spot in…
Time for another edition of Avid Thoughts where I write a weekly (not really) column on the Vancouver Canucks, the NHL, the Vancouver Whitecaps, soccer and whatever else is happening in the world of sports. If you are new here,…
The 2023 MLS SuperDraft will be known as the one where clubs did not want their pick. Of the 29 picks in the first round, 16 were chosen by clubs that received their pick order by virtue of trade. The…
On Tuesday, Vancouver Whitecaps fans got a Christmas present. No, it wasn’t a new signing, those will come in January. The club announced their 2023 regular season schedule. Let’s break down the Whitecaps’ schedule. Starting at home It made sense the Whitecaps…
The Vancouver Whitecaps had some news on Monday afternoon. It was announced that the club did not exercise the options for several players. Those were goalkeeper Cody Cropper, defenders Florian Jungwirth, Marcus Godinho and Jake Nerwinski, midfielder Leonard Owusu and…
With today being the deadline for all MLS clubs to exercise any contract options they had, the Vancouver Whitecaps were certainly busy. A total of eight players were affected by today’s moves leaving the majority looking for a new club…
No matter who wins the MLS Cup final tomorrow, there will not be much time to celebrate. The MLS offseason begins with a slate of events on Monday, Nov. 7, which means that even for those two clubs in the…
Ok, it is time for Avid Thoughts which is being written and will likely be published on the eve of Halloween. The Vancouver Canucks were a horror movie seven games in. Actually, they have been for the most part of the last…