Lynx set to open 10th preseason training camp
March 16, 2006 - USL First Division (USL-1)
Toronto Lynx News Release
(Toronto, CANADA) The Toronto Lynx Soccer Club will begin preparations for their 10th USL First Division Season when they open training camp at the Icelands in Mississauga on Monday March 20, 2006. Coach Duncan Wilde plans on evaluating a number of talented local players as part of the camp while whipping the veteran players into shape in advance of the rigorous First Division schedule.
Keeper Theo Zagar and midfielder Joe Mattacchione will be making their debuts as player/assistant coaches this season leading a solid core of returning veterans who will be in camp, including defender Andres Arango and midfielder Jamie Dodds. Invitees for the training camp include CPSL standouts Sergio DeLuca (midfield), Marko Bedinokovic (defender) and Sabrahima Traore (keeper); CIS player of the year and striker Ryan Anstey of the UPEI; Wright State forward Paul Anthony Perez and a number of other young talent.
The first week of the pre-season training schedule will be capped with a scrimmage against the Queen's University Men's Varsity team on Friday afternoon, March 24, at 3:15 pm at the Icelands. The club will be announcing additional exhibition matches and scrimmages at a later date.
Training camp sessions will be held daily at the Icelands in preparation for the club's first match which will be on the road and is scheduled for April 22 in Virginia Beach against the Mariners. The Lynx will open their Centennial Park Stadium home schedule on Saturday May 13 at 4:00 PM against rivals Rochester Raging Rhinos as part of a Soccerfest doubleheader with the Lady Lynx, who will tackle Rochester at 1:00 PM.
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