The 2022 Canadian Premier League season is finally upon us, and in celebration of the league's fourth campaign kicking off, CanPL.ca's Kristian Jack and Charlie O'Connor-Clarke got together for a full in-depth preview show.
They went team by team, starting out east with HFX Wanderers and finishing on the west coast with the champs Pacific FC, breaking down what's new with each of the CPL's eight clubs and hearing from the head coaches and key players from each team.
KJ and Charlie start with the Wanderers (8:19) and hear from Stephen Hart and João Morelli. They move on to a new-look Atlético Ottawa side (22:37) and chat with Carlos González and Nathan Ingham before heading to York United (40:11) as Martin Nash and Max Ferrari share their thoughts on the Nine Stripes in 2022.
Bobby Smyrniotis and Tristan Borges appear to chat about Forge FC (56:04), followed by a segment on Valour FC featuring Phillip Dos Santos and returning defender Andrew Jean-Baptiste (1:14:44). They head to Alberta next to talk about an intriguing FC Edmonton side and hear from both Alan Koch and Shamit Shome (1:29:28), then move on to their Al Classico foes Cavalry FC as Tommy Wheeldon Jr. and Elijah Adekugbe appear to share their outlook on the new season (1:42:50).
Finally, the champions close things out, as both James Merriman and Pa-Modou Kah join the CanPL Newsroom hosts to break down the coming year on Vancouver Island (1:57:47).
Week 3: York and Ottawa win big, Jensen the hero for Forge
Week 2: Three teams stay perfect, Forge dominate 905 Derby
Week 1: Home sides sweep thrilling 2024 opening weekend
2024 Season Preview: Valour FC
2024 Season Preview: Vancouver FC
2024 Season Preview: Atlético Ottawa
2024 Season Preview: York United FC
2024 Season Preview: Pacific FC
2024 Season Preview: Halifax Wanderers
2024 Season Preview: Forge FC
2024 Season Preview: Cavalry FC
REACTION: 2024 Concacaf Champions Cup draw; Forge vs Chivas Guadalajara, Cavalry vs Orlando City SC
CPL Final: Forge FC crowned CPL champions again!
Cavalry FC are going to the Final! Semifinal reaction
Forge FC to host CPL Final; Pacific advance from special day in Halifax
Week 25: Wild season finale coming up after York, Halifax, Vancouver wins
Cavalry win the regular season title! + More from a thrilling Week 24 (ft. Tommy Wheeldon Jr.)
Week 21: Cavalry, Pacific win late & York spoil party in Halifax; Pacius a hat-trick hero
Week 20: Halifax continue rise, York earn separation from bottom
Week 19: Vancouver FC claim B.C. Derby, Cavalry go top of the table
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