Canadian Premier League Announces Club Draft Selections
Published on November 11, 2019 under Canadian Premier League (CPL) News Release
Toronto, ON - The Canadian Premier League is pleased to announce the 14 draft picks from the CPL-U SPORTS draft held following the 2019 U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship Presented by La Cage - Brasserie sportive in Montreal November 7-10. Fourteen players will be invited to CPL Clubs' preseason camp in early 2020.
Since 2018, at the conclusion of the U SPORTS Men's Soccer Championship, the Canadian Premier League holds a draft for eligible U SPORTS men's soccer players who have registered and declared themselves 'available' to be selected through the League's annual draft. This draft is open to any eligible U SPORTS underclassman that register for the draft. The CPL-U SPORTS Draft consisted of two rounds, seven picks in each round.
This truly unique partnership between the Canadian Premier League and U SPORTS provides student-athletes with an opportunity to be signed to a CPL-U SPORTS Developmental Contract that allows a student-athlete with one to four years of U SPORTS eligibility remaining to sign with a CPL Club, while preserving their eligibility before returning to U SPORTS competition.
The player draft picks were announced in succession on November 11th, 2019 at 7:00pm ET on CanPL.ca and on IGTV @cplsoccer.
1st Round CPL-U SPORTS draft selection:
1. HFX Wanderers - Cory Bent, Cape Breton University
2. Valour FC - Marcus Campanile, Cape Breton University
3. Pacific FC - Jan Pirretas Glasmacher, Thompson Rivers University
4. FC Edmonton - David Chung, University of Alberta
5. York9 FC - Stefan Karajovanovic, Carleton University
6. Cavalry FC - Gabriel Bitar, Carleton University
7. Forge FC - Gabriel Balbinotti, Université du Québec àTrois-Rivières
2nd Round CPL-U SPORTS Draft Selection:
8. Forge FC - Alex Zis, University of Guelph
9. Cavalry FC - Moe El Gandour, Mount Royal University
10. York 9 FC - Isaiah Johnston, Cape Breton University
11. FC Edmonton - Jacob Bosch, University of Alberta
12. Pacific FC - Tommy Gardner, University of British Columbia
13. Valour FC - Charlie Waters, Cape Breton University
14. HFX Wanderers - Jake Ruby, Trinity Western University
*the draft order was based off of the Club's regular season record over the course of both the Spring and Fall Competition and was formatted in a "snake draft" order with HFX Wanderers receiving the first-round selection.
This truly unique partnership between the CPL and U SPORTS provides student-athletes with an opportunity to be signed to a CPL-U SPORTS Developmental Contract. This will allow an athlete with one to four years of eligibility remaining to play with a CPL club in the spring and summer before returning to U SPORTS competition.
Canadian Premier League Stories from November 11, 2019
- HFX Wanderers Pick Cory Bent and Jake Ruby in CPL-U Sports Draft - HFX Wanderers FC
- Canadian Premier League Announces Club Draft Selections - CPL
- Valour FC Select Two Players in CPL-U SPORTS Draft - Valour FC
- Forge FC Selects Two Players in 2019 CPL-U Sports Draft - Forge FC
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