This weekend there will be six local teams competing in playoff matches. Cavalry FC will face Forge FC in Hamilton on Sunday. The Dinos women's squad have a home playoff date vs UBC Okanagan on Friday afternoon. MRU Cougars men play the University of Victoria while the Dinos men play UFV. SAIT's men's team will face NW Polytechnic on Friday while t…

The Calgary Minor Soccer Association released some numbers regarding the need for more indoor facilities. The number of players and teams has exploded and the need is undeniable. But where does the money come from? We discuss the barriers and muse about possible solutions. Cavalry FC enters the final weekend of the CPL regular season with a good ch…

Defender Myla Schneider joins us to discuss the thriving connection between Calgary and the University of Maine soccer program. She was the first to don the Black Bears jersey but now about a quarter of the roster is composed of Calgarians. This group has helped the team reach new heights by winning their conference championship and making the nati…

We interview Scott Kennedy, who talks about his pro career, time with the Canadian Men's National Team and his connections to his hometown of Calgary. We discuss his recent move to K.A.S. Eupen in the Belgian second division and how it's been going so far. Cavalry FC played Vancouver FC to a goaless draw last week. This clinched a playoff spot but …

This week, we interview SAIT centre back Natalie Girvitz. She talks about her career from Blizzard to UBCO and now to SAIT. The Trojans women's team is undefeated and expects to be a contender for the national title. An undermanned Cavalry FC went to Toronto and defeated York United in a match with big implication in the standings. We also preview …

The NSL will likely start announcing player signings soon. We speculate which Calgarians could be offered pro deals and came up with a list of five possibilities (and a few honourable mentions). Dinos midfielder Aislin Phillips is our interview guest this week. Aislin played for UBC for three years but made the switch to the Dinos this year. She ta…

Shamit Shome has quietly had a solid season with Cavalry FC. He has been in the starting lineup every week but has moved positions as needed to cover for injuries. In our interview, we ask him about his versatility, what it's like to move from Edmonton to join the Cavs and his long relationship with head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr. Is Jay Herdman join…

We discuss last weekend's men's Crowchild Classic. A large crowd attended the derby match at Dinos Field which ended in a 1-1 draw. We have postgame interviews with MRU's Miguel Da Rocha as well as Owen Antoniuk and Gianmarco Plenzik from the Dinos. Cavalry FC's win streak came to an end last weekend at Spruce Meadows as they drew with Valour FC. W…

The Crowchild Classic (men's soccer edition) will be happening on the U of C campus on Saturday evening. We preview the match with interviews with MRU head coach Ryan Gyaki, Dinos head coach Ramon Mifflin and Cougars captain Caden Rogozinski. With Mifflin leaving the Cougars to take over the Dinos, does that spice up the rivalry? We ask both head c…

We chat with head coach Colin Mackay about the Foothills U17 girls team winning the PDP championship in Edmonton last weekend. Cavalry FC's win streak continues. We review last week's victory vs York and preview this weekend's match vs Pacific. We also discuss the end of the AMSL season, the beginning of the U Sports season and more. Subscribe to o…

Cavalry FC are on a winning streak. Last weekend they beat Halifax at Spruce Meadows and they will travel to York this weekend. We discuss both of those matches. Ali Musse has provided the Cavalry FC offence with a much needed spark. In our interview with him, we ask about sitting out with an injury and what it's like to make such a big impact as s…

We talk with League One Alberta (women's division) golden boot winner Kendall Showers. The Callies United product talks about finding her love for soccer again and making an impact after a long break from high level competition. We review Cavalry FC's victory over Ottawa and talk about Saturday's match vs HFX. The transfer window will have closed b…

We take a walk down memory lane with Michael Vandale, who was the owner of the Calgary Storm pro team that played between 2001 and 2003. Vandale talks about the genesis of the club, the initial successes in 2001 followed by many losses in the next two years. He recounts why he gave up on the team midway through the 2003 season and the legacy of the…

The League One Alberta regular season has wrapped up and Calgary Blizzard are the women's division champions. They will go to Hamilton in August for the interprovincial championships. We interview Blizzard head coach Diogo Raposo about their season, what happened to the league playoff final match and look ahead to the tournament in Hamilton. We rev…

Cavalry FC have reached the mid point of their CPL season. We review their loss against York United, preview their match on the weekend vs Forge and talk about the positives and negatives we noticed in the first 14 matches. Our interview is with Christian Greco-Taylor. He is currently with Pacific FC and is also playing for Canada in the upcoming C…

Foothills WFC demolished FC Arizona on the weekend to complete their season. We recap their year and discuss what's next. Is it worth keeping a UWS team going with NSL and League One Alberta now in the mix? Our interview this week is with Karim Bachir Bey. Karim grew up in Calgary and plays for the University of Lethbridge Pronghorns. This summer h…

This week we interview Mike Barwegan, who is a FIFA match official who has been appointed to referee at the Paris Olympics. We talk about how he got into officiating, what a typical road trip looks like and how if feels to be going to the Olympics. We review Cavalry FC's loss vs Halifax last weekend and preview their match vs Valour in Winnipeg. Lo…

This week we interview Grace Stordy of Foothills WFC. We discuss rejoining Foothills this summer, her first pro experience in Portugal and ask what's next. We review Cavalry's draw last week vs Ottawa and talk about the upcoming Canada Day matchup in Halifax. The transfer window is coming up and this one might be more compelling than usual. Daan Kl…

This week's episode features a review of the Cavs match last week vs Vancouver in Kelowna and previews Friday's match vs Ottawa at Spruce Meadows. Tommy Wheeldon Jr hinted the club will sign a new player under the CPL's "Exceptional Young Talent" program. We speculate who it could be. Wrapping up our Cavalry discussion, we interview Fraser Aird who…

In this week's episode, we review of the Cavs 1-0 victory over Forge last weekend. We also look ahead to the neutral site match this weekend in Kelowna vs Vancouver FC. Our interview this week is with Juli Sorochan of Callies United of League One Alberta. Juli has also spent time in the Philippines national youth team program. We discuss how her fi…

This week we start with a review of the Cavs 1-1 draw with Pacific and look ahead to their match against Forge at Spruce Meadows on Saturday afternoon. Foothills WFC had their UWS home opener last weekend against rival Santa Clarita Blue Heat. We were both at the match and give our thoughts. Our interview this week is with Moe El Gandour. He's curr…

This week we talk about the brand launch of Calgary's new women's pro soccer team. Calgary Wild FC will make McMahon Stadium their home with matches starting in the spring of 2025. Next, we discuss Cavalry FC's disappointing draw vs Valour and look ahead to this weekend's match in Victoria. Conrad Krausert joins us to talk about what's new in Leagu…

This week we review Cavalry FC’s most recent couple of matches including their draw vs York United and their match vs Vancouver Whitecaps in the Canadian Championship. We also preview this weekend’s home match vs Valour. The UWS season starts this week and we chat with Foothills WFC head coach Lee Tucker and midfielder Izzy Monck. Subscribe to our …

This week we interview Lee Tucker who is the head coach of the Alberta High Performance team. This is a women's team that is competing in League One Alberta this summer. We review their roster, which is younger than most other League One Alberta teams. We also discuss the plan for this program to eventually apply to be a National Development Centre…

We interview Lleyton Brooks from Cavalry FC. Among the topics we discuss is how he ended up making the move from Australia and how he thinks playing in Canada is a good fit for his career at this time. We review a couple of Cavalry matches including the first leg of the Canadian Championship matchup against the Vancouver Whitecaps and also look ahe…

We discuss the upcoming League One Alberta season. We interview the coaches of Calgary based clubs including Shaun Lowther from Callies United (6:58), Colin Mackay from Calgary Foothills (14:40) and Diogo Raposo from Calgary Blizzard (22.35). Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram Our website is yycsoccer.com…

We discuss the upcoming League One Alberta season. We interview the coaches of all of the Calgary based clubs including Ramon Mifflin from Calgary Blizzard (8:37), Marc McLaren from Calgary Foothills (16:10), Vikram Virk from Cavalry U21 (30:19) and Pavle Popara from Callies United (36:32). Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on …

This episode we interview Calgarians Talia White and Caleigh Boeckx. They have both joined Irish pro club Treaty United this spring. During our interview, we talk about their soccer careers thus far and how they've adjusted to life in Ireland. We review both of Cavalry FC's matches from this past week including the draw in Ottawa and the victory ov…

We talk with Vikram Virk who was recently announced as the head coach of the University of Lethbridge men's soccer program. Vikram is also coaching the Cavalry U21 team in League One Alberta this summer. We review the Cavs' season opener vs Forge and preview their next matches against Ottawa and Vancouver. The League One Alberta schedule has been r…

This week Cavalry FC GM and Head Coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr joins us to talk about the upcoming season. We discuss the new additions to the roster, Atletico Ottawa's free agent signings, and his newly extended contract. There's more League One Alberta signings to review and we discuss the newly branded Callies United teams entering the league this yea…

This week Jason and Scott discuss the Canadian Futsal Championships. The men's and women's tournaments are being held at the Seven Chiefs Sportsplex on Tsuut’ina Nation just west of Calgary. We also talk about a few more League One Alberta signings an provide another Cavalry FC update as they are close to wrapping up training camp. Subscribe to our…

On Good Friday, we talk about Cavalry's training camp in Mexico and some trialists looking to make the roster. We also review Calgarians playing soccer in Poland, New Zealand, Victoria, Thunder Bay and more. We look at some League One Alberta signings and also talk about a couple of Calgarians who have been called to Canada’s women’s U20 camp in Ge…

For our first anniversary episode, we discuss what we think were the top 5 Calgary soccer stories over the last 12 months. The stories include Cavalry FC, Mount Royal University, League One Alberta, Mya Jones and SAIT. We also discuss the topics and players we expect will be mentioned a lot in future episodes this year. Subscribe to our Substack or…

Our feature interview this week is with Cavalry FC defender Bradley Kamden Fewo. We talk with him about Cavalry's recent matches vs Orlando and his career path in general. We discuss the hiring of Jay Wheeldon as Cavs technical director and assistant coach. Scott provides more information about his upcoming book about Calgary soccer history titled …

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. Subscribe to our Substack or…

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 att…

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 fi…

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. Subscribe to our…

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 revie…

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 dra…

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, Do…

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 wee…

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 revi…

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 thi…

This week we chat about the Cavs playoff loss against Forge and look ahead to this weekend's matchup against Pacific. We have two interviews this week. Both guests are Calgarians who have scored a lot of goals for their respective teams this year. Anna Hauer is in her freshman year at the University of Memphis. Recently she was ranked as the 18th b…

This week, we preview Cavalry FC's playoff match vs Forge FC. We also talk about last weekend's match and trophy lift celebration. Comments from Marco Carducci and Tommy Wheeldon Jr from the post-match press conference are included. Other topics include SAIT, USports, and Calgary West United, who took home 2nd place at U17 Nationals last week. Subs…

This episode covers a wide variety of Calgary soccer topics. We start the week by paying tribute to John Fisher, who was a fixture in the Calgary soccer scene for many years. Other topics include include Cavalry FC, SAIT and U Sports, the National U17 championships and the MNT roster. Our feature interview is with Calgarian Adam Huskic, who has spe…

This week we chat with Charlie Trafford about the Cavs cliniching their first trophy. Topics include how the team found out en route to Calgary, how his career has come full circle, and what this means for the Cavs and soccer in Calgary. Our U Sports update discusses the big matchup last weekend between UBC and MRU in the men's division. We also lo…

This week we interview Calgarian Sebastian Dzikowski, who leads U Sports men's soccer with 12 goals for UBC this season. We also do our Cavalry FC review and update how they could clinich first place this weekend. Our now weekly update of U21 minutes and a recap of U Sports and ACAC are also included. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitt…

We talk about the final two matches of the Cavs' road trip and look ahead to their final four matches of the regular season. The Cavs U21 minute review is back for another installment. We catch up with what's been happening in U Sports, ACAC, and the NCAA. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram Our website is yycsoccer.…