* * * ALL DATA NOW FINAL! * * *
I mentioned in my previous post that I would reprise the Canadian content theme when Toronto FC and the Montreal Impact finished up their final matches of the season. But the combined appeal of messing around with spreadsheets and avoiding homework was too much. While I waited for last night's episode of Survivor to download (sue me --- not for downloading copyrighted material, I mean, but for liking such a played out reality TV concept), I crunched the numbers for Montreal and Toronto. The nearly final tables (to be updated when Toronto and Montreal play their final matches on Saturday and Tuesday respectively) are as follows:
So, in addition to being USL Champions, the Whitecaps are winners by virtue of having deployed the most Canadian lineup over the course of the season.
| VANCOUVER WHITECAPS | |||
| Competition | CDN Mins | Total Mins | % CDN |
| USL Regular Season | 16558 | 29622 | 55.9% |
| USL Playoffs | 3177 | 4912 | 64.7% |
| Voyageurs Cup | 1962 | 3960 | 49.5% |
| Totals | 21697 | 38494 | 56.4% |
| MONTREAL IMPACT | |||
| Competition | CDN Mins | Total Mins | % CDN |
| USL Regular Season | 13262 | 29502 | 45.0% |
| USL Playoffs | 1932 | 3940 | 49.0% |
| Voyageurs Cup | 1878 | 3923 | 47.9% |
| CONCACAF Champions League | 3216 | 7920 | 40.6% |
| Totals | 20288 | 45285 | 44.8% |
| TORONTO FC | |||
| Competition | CDN Mins | Total Mins | % CDN |
| MLS Regular Season | 6706 | 29596 | 22.7% |
| Voyageurs Cup | 725 | 3960 | 18.3% |
| Totals | 7431 | 33556 | 22.1% |
The numbers speak for themselves, but allow me to get a word in edgewise:
- Across the three teams, the Nutrilite Canadian Championship, aka Voyageurs Cup, had the lowest Canadian participation rate (39% compared to 41% for regular season matches and 58% for USL playoffs)
- Only 5 Canadian players for Toronto FC played more than 100 minutes on the season
- By way of comparison, Toronto's 22.5% Canadian ratio in regular season play is only 8% higher than that achieved by the Houston Dynamo, with 2 Canadian players.
2008.10.26 update: Numbers for Toronto FC above are now final.
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