2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
Appearance
2018 CPL–U Sports Draft | |
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General information | |
Sport | Soccer |
Date(s) | November 12, 2018 |
Location | Vancouver, British Columbia |
Overview | |
21 total selections in 3 rounds | |
League | Canadian Premier League |
Teams | 7 |
First selection | Gabriel Bitar, Cavalry FC |
The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was the inaugural CPL–U Sports Draft, held on November 12, 2018 in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 21 U Sports athletes in total. The results were announced on November 13.[1]
Format
A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round. A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round, and then reversing back in the third and final round. Clubs have a window of time in which they must submit their pick, and failure to do so results in a pass. There is a break between each round, as well as one timeout per club. However, timeouts can not be used in back-to-back picks.[1]
The draft order for the first round was drawn as follows:[2]
- Cavalry FC
- Valour FC
- Forge FC
- York9 FC
- HFX Wanderers FC
- Pacific FC
- FC Edmonton
Player selection
* | Denotes player who signed a professional contract for the 2019 season |
^ | Denotes player who signed a developmental contract for the 2019 season |
Round 1
Pick # | CPL team | Player | Position | Nationality | University |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | Cavalry FC | Gabriel Bitar^ | Midfielder | ![]() |
Carleton |
2 | Valour FC | Dylan Carreiro* | Midfielder | ![]() |
York |
3 | Forge FC | Jace Kotsopoulos^ | Forward | ![]() |
Guelph |
4 | York9 FC | Daniel Gogarty* | Defender | ![]() |
York |
5 | HFX Wanderers FC | Peter Schaale^ | Defender | ![]() |
Cape Breton |
6 | Pacific FC | Thomas Gardner | Forward | ![]() |
British Columbia |
7 | FC Edmonton | Connor James* | Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Alberta |
Round 2
Pick # | CPL team | Player | Position | Nationality | University |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | FC Edmonton | Ajeej Sarkaria* | Forward | ![]() |
Alberta |
9 | Pacific FC | Zach Verhoven^ | Forward | ![]() |
British Columbia |
10 | HFX Wanderers FC | André Bona* | Defender | ![]() |
UQAM |
11 | York9 FC | Emmanuel Zambazis* | Midfielder | ![]() |
York |
12 | Forge FC | Aboubacar Sissoko | Midfielder | ![]() |
Montréal |
13 | Valour FC | Lewis White | Defender | ![]() |
Cape Breton |
14 | Cavalry FC | Joel Waterman* | Midfielder | ![]() |
Trinity Western |
Round 3
Pick # | CPL team | Player | Position | Nationality | University |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
15 | Cavalry FC | Easton Ongaro[a] | Forward | ![]() |
Alberta |
16 | Valour FC | Jack Simpson | Midfielder | ![]() |
Cape Breton |
17 | Forge FC | Marko Mandekic | Midfielder | ![]() |
Toronto |
18 | York9 FC | Daniel Pritchard | Defender | ![]() |
Cape Breton |
19 | HFX Wanderers FC | Christian Oxner* | Goalkeeper | ![]() |
Saint Mary's |
20 | Pacific FC | Nick Fussell | Midfielder | ![]() |
British Columbia |
21 | FC Edmonton | Noah Cunningham | Defender | ![]() |
Alberta |
Selection statistics
Draftees by nationality
Rank | Country | Selections |
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1 | ![]() |
15 |
2 | ![]() |
2 |
3 | ![]() |
1 |
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1 | |
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1 | |
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1 |
Canadian draftees by province
Rank | Province | Selections |
---|---|---|
1 | ![]() |
5 |
2 | ![]() |
4 |
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4 | |
4 | ![]() |
1 |
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1 |
Draftees by university
Rank | University | Selections |
---|---|---|
1 | Cape Breton University | 4 |
University of Alberta | 4 | |
3 | York University | 3 |
University of British Columbia | 3 | |
5 | Carleton University | 1 |
University of Guelph | 1 | |
Université du Québec à Montréal | 1 | |
Université de Montréal | 1 | |
Trinity Western University | 1 | |
University of Toronto | 1 | |
Saint Mary's University | 1 |
References
- ^ a b "CPL-U SPORTS Draft 101: Detailing the process of the CPL's inaugural university draft". canpl.ca. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ Bedakian, Armen (November 12, 2018). "Draft order revealed: Cavalry FC gets 1st pick in inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". canpl.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
- ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Easton Ongaro". Retrieved 1 May 2019.
- ^ "Canadian Premier League Announces U SPORTS Draft Picks". U Sports. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
- ^ "Draft Tracker: All the picks who earned invites from the inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". canpl.ca. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.