Josée Bélanger and Kaylyn Kyle have played their last games for the Pride. The Canadian defender and midfielder were both subsidized by Canada for the 2016 NWSL season, but today it was announced that neither would be subsidized for the upcoming season. Due to that, the Pride decided to pass on retaining both players’ rights and made them available for selection in the upcoming NWSL Distribution Draft.
Kyle posted on her Twitter earlier saying, “Shocked & devastated is an understatement, I wore my heart on my sleeve for this club, team & community!”
Kyle appeared in 18 games for the Pride in the 2016, starting 16 of them.