By: Hailey Miller, Staff Writer Like everything these days, the cost of living has skyrocketed. As well, the expense of sports has gotten out of hand — what do you mean it costs a couple of hundred dollars to check out a professional sports match? Currently, the average price of a Canucks game goes for well over $300 in Vancouver. Half-season passes and memberships for last season started around $300 per payment (with five required in the season), and went all the way up to $4,800 for a package of single club-section seats. The Canucks’ Student Rush program offered discounted…
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By: Izzy Cheung, Sports Editor Vancouver may be home to the Whitecaps of Major League Soccer (MLS), but on July 27, Wrexham AFC ran our beloved West Coast city. Conflicting colours of Whitecaps’ white and blue, as well as Wrexham’s…
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By: Kaja Antic, Sports Writer For the third time in as many years, the Vancouver Whitecaps are headed to the Canadian Championship finals. This annual tournament is organized by Canada Soccer and is played between the three Canadian Major League…
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By: Kristina Ronalda, Florida Woman To the fans in Vancouver, We are deeply sorry for the hurt feelings and wallets of all the fans who anxiously awaited the arrival of the world’s best footballer, just to be met with disappointment.…
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[caption id="attachment_1700" align="alignnone" width="1800"] Jovan Blagojevic described the pre-season matchup as “business” and not “friendly.” Image Credit: Hamed Yaghoubi Shahir /The Peak[/caption] Former SFU men’s soccer head coach Alan Koch and last year’s Great Northwest Athletic Conference (GNAC) player of…
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[caption id="attachment_1010" align="alignnone" width="1262"] Jovan Blagojevic played as a forward in his four years with the Clan. Photo courtesy of Ron Hole[/caption] Fittingly, after their many years on SFU’s men’s soccer team, former Clan head coach Alan Koch and forward…
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Following his years of resounding success at the helm of SFU’s men’s soccer program, it was announced Friday that head coach Alan Koch has joined Vancouver Whitecaps FC 2 — essentially a player development team for the ‘Caps — as…
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When it comes to the world’s most popular sport, the likelihood of attaining professional status is slim to none for soccer enthusiasts. Far more unlikely is the chance to play the beautiful game in your own hometown where the dream…
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It wasn’t supposed to end this way for the Whitecaps. A year ago, they had missed the playoffs after stumbling down the stretch, winning only three of their final 10 games. Their offseason wasn’t much better. They lost star player…
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It’s become a broken record for all those who follow the Vancouver Whitecaps: they can’t score. Until Wednesday’s game, they were held off the score sheet since August 16 — just under a month. It was so bad, it was…
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