Good Friday morning Caps fans, hope you all are having a lovely week and that you have big plans for your weekend. It never gets old typing this sentence: once again, the Vancouver Whitecaps are champions of Canada. The latest Voyageurs Cup title, secured with a penalty win over Toronto FC, looked a bit different, however. With the first two cup wins, the Caps put … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Friday September 27
The Vancouver Whitecaps are, once again, champions of Canada and they have one man to thank. Sure, there were some other decent enough individual performances. But this was a cagey match, one typical of a cup final. While Toronto FC got the better of the chances, they were unable to find their way past Isaac Boehmer, who finished off a brilliant tournament with his finest … Continue reading Report Card: Isaac Boehmer’s Big Night
Good Monday morning Caps fans, hope you all had a relaxing weekend and enjoyed your last Saturday without the Whitecaps for a long while. It felt weird watching the opening weekend of MLS, knowing I had no match duties and didn’t have to concern myself with the Caps. I did a bit of recon on their opponent next week, Charlotte FC, who had a tidy … Continue reading Coffee with the Caps, Monday February 26
The Vancouver Whitecaps will get their 2021 MLS season underway in less than two weeks, as they’ll take on the Portland Timbers at ‘home’ on April 18th. In this, the second part of our 2021 season preview, we look at the state of their roster at the moment, looking at who stands out among the 28 players the ‘Caps currently have signed to first-team deals … Continue reading Studying the Squad: Evaluating the Vancouver Whitecaps roster ahead of the start of the 2021 MLS season
In the next part of our ‘Caps Look Back, we take a look at how the Vancouver Whitecaps Homegrowns and draftees aged 23 and under fared in 2020, giving an overall grade for how they handled themselves this season. The ‘next wave’ took a step forward this season. Ever since Marc Dos Santos was hired as head coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps, he’s given a … Continue reading ‘Caps Look Back: Breaking down how the Vancouver Whitecaps U23 homegrowns and draftees did in 2020
As expected, the Vancouver Whitecaps released some roster news on Monday, as they confirmed the return of 7 players for 2021, along with the release of 2 others, with a few ‘Caps still remaining in negotiations. Here is what we took away from that news, along with some information from Sporting Director Axel Schuster, who spoke to reporters on Monday. Change is on the horizon. … Continue reading Options Aplenty: Vancouver Whitecaps get ball rolling on 2020 offseason with latest roster announcements
In Second ‘Caps Thoughts, our day-after column about the Vancouver Whitecaps, we look back at their most recent game, a tight loss to the Portland Timbers, and look at what stood out in what was a unique game, for a multitude of reasons. On paper, it isn’t a terrible result. Taking on the team tied for first in the Western Conference table, the Portland Timbers, … Continue reading Second ‘Caps Thoughts: Early defensive lapse undoes improved Vancouver Whitecaps performance in 1-0 loss to Timbers