Looking to reverse course of some less than stellar MLS results, the Vancouver Whitecaps opened their campaign for the Canadian Championship and the Voyageurs Cup with a trip out east to visit the Montreal Impact. Though the away leg did see the positive return of some previously absent Whitecaps starters, Vancouver couldn’t match that positivity with a result, falling 1-0 Wednesday night.
Because the Canadian Championship lends itself to a certain flexing of roster spots, I think a quick recap of the Starting XI fielded by each side:
Nearly every player on the pitch has seen MLS action in their respective careers with the exception of David Norman, which was a bit of an oddity for the Canadian Championship compared to years passed, as we’d typically seeing younger or less MLS-familiar players take the pitch.