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2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
General information
Sport Soccer
Date(s)November 12, 2018
Location Vancouver, British Columbia
Overview
21 total selections in 3 rounds
League Canadian Premier League
Teams7
First selection Gabriel Bitar, Cavalry FC
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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. [2] 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]

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  Canada Carleton
2 Valour FC Dylan Carreiro* Midfielder  Canada York
3 Forge FC Jace Kotsopoulos^ Forward  Canada Guelph
4 York9 FC Daniel Gogarty* Defender  Canada York
5 HFX Wanderers FC Peter Schaale^ Defender  Germany Cape Breton
6 Pacific FC Thomas Gardner Forward  Canada British Columbia
7 FC Edmonton Connor James* Goalkeeper  Canada Alberta

Round 2

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University
8 FC Edmonton Ajeej Sarkaria* Forward  Canada Alberta
9 Pacific FC Zach Verhoven^ Forward  Canada British Columbia
10 HFX Wanderers FC André Bona* Defender  France UQAM
11 York9 FC Emmanuel Zambazis* Midfielder  Canada York
12 Forge FC Aboubacar Sissoko Midfielder  Mali Montréal
13 Valour FC Lewis White Defender  Scotland Cape Breton
14 Cavalry FC Joel Waterman* Midfielder  Canada Trinity Western

Round 3

Pick # CPL team Player Position Nationality University
15 Cavalry FC Easton Ongaro [a] Forward  Canada Alberta
16 Valour FC Jack Simpson Midfielder  Scotland Cape Breton
17 Forge FC Marko Mandekic Midfielder  Canada Toronto
18 York9 FC Daniel Pritchard Defender  England Cape Breton
19 HFX Wanderers FC Christian Oxner* Goalkeeper  Canada Saint Mary's
20 Pacific FC Nick Fussell Midfielder  Canada British Columbia
21 FC Edmonton Noah Cunningham Defender  Canada Alberta
  1. ^ Easton Ongaro was drafted by Cavalry but did not sign. He later joined FC Edmonton as a free agent. [3]

Source: [4] [5]

Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality

Rank Country Selections
1   Canada 15
2   Scotland 2
3   England 1
  France 1
  Germany 1
  Mali 1

Canadian draftees by province

Rank Province Selections
1   Ontario 5
2   Alberta 4
  British Columbia 4
4   Manitoba 1
  Nova Scotia 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

  1. ^ 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.
  2. ^ 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.
  3. ^ "FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Easton Ongaro". Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  4. ^ "Canadian Premier League Announces U SPORTS Draft Picks". U Sports. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. ^ "Draft Tracker: All the picks who earned invites from the inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". canpl.ca. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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