Thomas Hewitt 🇨🇦
@thomashewitt.bsky.social
green pitch, red seats, bluesky | covering #CanPL, #NSL and the 🇨🇦 national teams for @cansoccerdaily.bsky.social + @wakingthered.bsky.social | Elbows Up!!
🏆🏔️VANCOUVER RISE, INAUGURAL #NSL CHAMPIONS 🏔️🏆
It took a gritty comeback, but the Rise have done it. The NSL season starts and ends with Vancouver wins.
Samantha Chang raises the Diana B Matheson Cup.
It took a gritty comeback, but the Rise have done it. The NSL season starts and ends with Vancouver wins.
Samantha Chang raises the Diana B Matheson Cup.
November 15, 2025 at 10:13 PM
🏆🏔️VANCOUVER RISE, INAUGURAL #NSL CHAMPIONS 🏔️🏆
It took a gritty comeback, but the Rise have done it. The NSL season starts and ends with Vancouver wins.
Samantha Chang raises the Diana B Matheson Cup.
It took a gritty comeback, but the Rise have done it. The NSL season starts and ends with Vancouver wins.
Samantha Chang raises the Diana B Matheson Cup.
ITS GO TIME AT BMO FOR THE NSL FINAL‼️🏆
Beautiful rendition of O Canada by a choir
Beautiful rendition of O Canada by a choir
November 15, 2025 at 7:14 PM
ITS GO TIME AT BMO FOR THE NSL FINAL‼️🏆
Beautiful rendition of O Canada by a choir
Beautiful rendition of O Canada by a choir
Evan Solomon announces the Canadian government is investing $5.4 million into helping the #NSL grow women’s soccer in Canada.
“It’s gonna be a kickass championship today,” he said.
“It’s gonna be a kickass championship today,” he said.
November 15, 2025 at 6:21 PM
Evan Solomon announces the Canadian government is investing $5.4 million into helping the #NSL grow women’s soccer in Canada.
“It’s gonna be a kickass championship today,” he said.
“It’s gonna be a kickass championship today,” he said.
📍 BMO Field for the NSL FINAL!!!
It’s not the best of days here on the lakeshore, but spirits are high for the #NSL ’s first final.
AFC Toronto vs Vancouver Rise, but I’ve talked to fans from Halifax, Ottawa, and Calgary outside the stadium.
It’s not the best of days here on the lakeshore, but spirits are high for the #NSL ’s first final.
AFC Toronto vs Vancouver Rise, but I’ve talked to fans from Halifax, Ottawa, and Calgary outside the stadium.
November 15, 2025 at 6:06 PM
📍 BMO Field for the NSL FINAL!!!
It’s not the best of days here on the lakeshore, but spirits are high for the #NSL ’s first final.
AFC Toronto vs Vancouver Rise, but I’ve talked to fans from Halifax, Ottawa, and Calgary outside the stadium.
It’s not the best of days here on the lakeshore, but spirits are high for the #NSL ’s first final.
AFC Toronto vs Vancouver Rise, but I’ve talked to fans from Halifax, Ottawa, and Calgary outside the stadium.
Asked Sergio Camargo what his message was to longtime friend Nathan Ingham, and Ottawa after they beat Camargo's Cavs in the Final 👇
#CanPL
#CanPL
November 10, 2025 at 5:01 AM
Asked Sergio Camargo what his message was to longtime friend Nathan Ingham, and Ottawa after they beat Camargo's Cavs in the Final 👇
#CanPL
#CanPL
November 10, 2025 at 4:47 AM
ATLÉTICO OTTAWA, YOUR 2025 #CANPL CHAMPIONS!
Ottleti win a first North Star Cup and a first trip to the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a comeback 2-1 win over Cavalry in a blizzard.
Diego Mejia has told us this team is the CPL's best all year. He wasn't wrong, just early.
Ottleti win a first North Star Cup and a first trip to the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a comeback 2-1 win over Cavalry in a blizzard.
Diego Mejia has told us this team is the CPL's best all year. He wasn't wrong, just early.
November 10, 2025 at 2:11 AM
ATLÉTICO OTTAWA, YOUR 2025 #CANPL CHAMPIONS!
Ottleti win a first North Star Cup and a first trip to the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a comeback 2-1 win over Cavalry in a blizzard.
Diego Mejia has told us this team is the CPL's best all year. He wasn't wrong, just early.
Ottleti win a first North Star Cup and a first trip to the CONCACAF Champions Cup with a comeback 2-1 win over Cavalry in a blizzard.
Diego Mejia has told us this team is the CPL's best all year. He wasn't wrong, just early.
November 10, 2025 at 1:08 AM
Sam Salter’s 3 awards last night tied for the most received in a single season, with 2019 Tristan Borges!
Salter won Golden Boot, Player of the Year, and Players’ Player of the Year. 2019 Borges won the Boot, POTY, and U21 POTY.
#CanPL
Salter won Golden Boot, Player of the Year, and Players’ Player of the Year. 2019 Borges won the Boot, POTY, and U21 POTY.
#CanPL
November 8, 2025 at 1:31 PM
Sam Salter’s 3 awards last night tied for the most received in a single season, with 2019 Tristan Borges!
Salter won Golden Boot, Player of the Year, and Players’ Player of the Year. 2019 Borges won the Boot, POTY, and U21 POTY.
#CanPL
Salter won Golden Boot, Player of the Year, and Players’ Player of the Year. 2019 Borges won the Boot, POTY, and U21 POTY.
#CanPL
ATLÉTICO OTTAWA IS GOING TO THE CPL FINAL!
A 2-1 comeback win has Ottleti final bound, and they get to host it. Salter and Antinoro score the goals to get the there.
Amazing composure from Ottawa today.
A 2-1 comeback win has Ottleti final bound, and they get to host it. Salter and Antinoro score the goals to get the there.
Amazing composure from Ottawa today.
October 26, 2025 at 8:16 PM
ATLÉTICO OTTAWA IS GOING TO THE CPL FINAL!
A 2-1 comeback win has Ottleti final bound, and they get to host it. Salter and Antinoro score the goals to get the there.
Amazing composure from Ottawa today.
A 2-1 comeback win has Ottleti final bound, and they get to host it. Salter and Antinoro score the goals to get the there.
Amazing composure from Ottawa today.
ITS THE BEST CPL DAY OF THE YEAR!!
Two playoff games. Two huge rivalries from this season going head to head.
Championship semifinal: Forge vs Ottawa - 2:00 EST
Quarterfinal: Cavalry vs York - 6:00 EST
#CanPL
Two playoff games. Two huge rivalries from this season going head to head.
Championship semifinal: Forge vs Ottawa - 2:00 EST
Quarterfinal: Cavalry vs York - 6:00 EST
#CanPL
October 26, 2025 at 2:58 PM
ITS THE BEST CPL DAY OF THE YEAR!!
Two playoff games. Two huge rivalries from this season going head to head.
Championship semifinal: Forge vs Ottawa - 2:00 EST
Quarterfinal: Cavalry vs York - 6:00 EST
#CanPL
Two playoff games. Two huge rivalries from this season going head to head.
Championship semifinal: Forge vs Ottawa - 2:00 EST
Quarterfinal: Cavalry vs York - 6:00 EST
#CanPL
Crucially, no Leonel Lopez available for York today, leaving them without a crucial double-pivot.
Adekugbe drops into the back, with both Altobelli and Ferrin starting, a very bizarre choice.
Halifax goes with two strikers too, as part of probaby their best XI possible.
#CanPL
Adekugbe drops into the back, with both Altobelli and Ferrin starting, a very bizarre choice.
Halifax goes with two strikers too, as part of probaby their best XI possible.
#CanPL
October 22, 2025 at 10:01 PM
Crucially, no Leonel Lopez available for York today, leaving them without a crucial double-pivot.
Adekugbe drops into the back, with both Altobelli and Ferrin starting, a very bizarre choice.
Halifax goes with two strikers too, as part of probaby their best XI possible.
#CanPL
Adekugbe drops into the back, with both Altobelli and Ferrin starting, a very bizarre choice.
Halifax goes with two strikers too, as part of probaby their best XI possible.
#CanPL
October 22, 2025 at 9:33 PM
🏆 FORGE FC WIN THE CPL SHIELD
Absolute dominance from the Hammers to beat York United 3-0 and win a second straight regular season title.
58 points, 16 wins, +29 goal differential... what a team.
#CanPL
Absolute dominance from the Hammers to beat York United 3-0 and win a second straight regular season title.
58 points, 16 wins, +29 goal differential... what a team.
#CanPL
October 18, 2025 at 10:05 PM
🏆 FORGE FC WIN THE CPL SHIELD
Absolute dominance from the Hammers to beat York United 3-0 and win a second straight regular season title.
58 points, 16 wins, +29 goal differential... what a team.
#CanPL
Absolute dominance from the Hammers to beat York United 3-0 and win a second straight regular season title.
58 points, 16 wins, +29 goal differential... what a team.
#CanPL
IT’S OUTCOME DAY IN THE #CANPL!
4 games, all at 4 ET/1 PT today.
Forge vs York
Halifax vs Ottawa
Cavalry vs Vancouver
Pacific vs Valour
Forge and Ottawa can still both win the Shield, while Cavs/HFX/York can all finish anywhere between 3rd and 5th.
Let the madness begin.
4 games, all at 4 ET/1 PT today.
Forge vs York
Halifax vs Ottawa
Cavalry vs Vancouver
Pacific vs Valour
Forge and Ottawa can still both win the Shield, while Cavs/HFX/York can all finish anywhere between 3rd and 5th.
Let the madness begin.
October 18, 2025 at 2:31 PM
IT’S OUTCOME DAY IN THE #CANPL!
4 games, all at 4 ET/1 PT today.
Forge vs York
Halifax vs Ottawa
Cavalry vs Vancouver
Pacific vs Valour
Forge and Ottawa can still both win the Shield, while Cavs/HFX/York can all finish anywhere between 3rd and 5th.
Let the madness begin.
4 games, all at 4 ET/1 PT today.
Forge vs York
Halifax vs Ottawa
Cavalry vs Vancouver
Pacific vs Valour
Forge and Ottawa can still both win the Shield, while Cavs/HFX/York can all finish anywhere between 3rd and 5th.
Let the madness begin.
Something new, for the storytellers
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open.substack.com/pub/farandwi...
October 15, 2025 at 2:56 PM
Something new, for the storytellers
open.substack.com/pub/farandwi...
open.substack.com/pub/farandwi...
Julian Altobelli on representing suspended teammate Oswaldo Leon in the XI photo:
"Everyone doesn't really agree with it... 13 games is very excessive. You've seen things all over the world of football that have been much worse and have much less of a suspension."
#CanPL
"Everyone doesn't really agree with it... 13 games is very excessive. You've seen things all over the world of football that have been much worse and have much less of a suspension."
#CanPL
September 28, 2025 at 9:47 PM
Julian Altobelli on representing suspended teammate Oswaldo Leon in the XI photo:
"Everyone doesn't really agree with it... 13 games is very excessive. You've seen things all over the world of football that have been much worse and have much less of a suspension."
#CanPL
"Everyone doesn't really agree with it... 13 games is very excessive. You've seen things all over the world of football that have been much worse and have much less of a suspension."
#CanPL
PLAYOFFS ARE CALLING FOR YORK UNITED!
With a 1-0 win over Valour, York clinches a #CanPL playoff berth for the third season in a row.
Now, it's about securing home field, which hinges on the HFX Wanderers' results.
📸 Denys Rudenko
With a 1-0 win over Valour, York clinches a #CanPL playoff berth for the third season in a row.
Now, it's about securing home field, which hinges on the HFX Wanderers' results.
📸 Denys Rudenko
September 28, 2025 at 9:03 PM
PLAYOFFS ARE CALLING FOR YORK UNITED!
With a 1-0 win over Valour, York clinches a #CanPL playoff berth for the third season in a row.
Now, it's about securing home field, which hinges on the HFX Wanderers' results.
📸 Denys Rudenko
With a 1-0 win over Valour, York clinches a #CanPL playoff berth for the third season in a row.
Now, it's about securing home field, which hinges on the HFX Wanderers' results.
📸 Denys Rudenko
It’s Orange Shirt Day in the #CanPL!
York United can clinch the playoffs today with a win or draw against Valour, the only team who can still catch York.
York United can clinch the playoffs today with a win or draw against Valour, the only team who can still catch York.
September 28, 2025 at 7:09 PM
It’s Orange Shirt Day in the #CanPL!
York United can clinch the playoffs today with a win or draw against Valour, the only team who can still catch York.
York United can clinch the playoffs today with a win or draw against Valour, the only team who can still catch York.
CANADA’S WORLD CUP MASCOT IS HERE!
It’s Maple the Moose, the goalkeeper of the 2026 mascots.
Wonder if his kit might be similar to Canada’s…
#CanMNT
It’s Maple the Moose, the goalkeeper of the 2026 mascots.
Wonder if his kit might be similar to Canada’s…
#CanMNT
September 25, 2025 at 4:06 PM
CANADA’S WORLD CUP MASCOT IS HERE!
It’s Maple the Moose, the goalkeeper of the 2026 mascots.
Wonder if his kit might be similar to Canada’s…
#CanMNT
It’s Maple the Moose, the goalkeeper of the 2026 mascots.
Wonder if his kit might be similar to Canada’s…
#CanMNT
BONJOUR ET BIENVENUE FC SUPRA!!
The brand identity of the #CanPL's ninth team, and first in Québec, has been unveiled at a league event in Laval.
The name is a direct callback to the team that played in the Canadian Soccer League in the 80s and 90s.
The brand identity of the #CanPL's ninth team, and first in Québec, has been unveiled at a league event in Laval.
The name is a direct callback to the team that played in the Canadian Soccer League in the 80s and 90s.
September 24, 2025 at 11:19 PM
BONJOUR ET BIENVENUE FC SUPRA!!
The brand identity of the #CanPL's ninth team, and first in Québec, has been unveiled at a league event in Laval.
The name is a direct callback to the team that played in the Canadian Soccer League in the 80s and 90s.
The brand identity of the #CanPL's ninth team, and first in Québec, has been unveiled at a league event in Laval.
The name is a direct callback to the team that played in the Canadian Soccer League in the 80s and 90s.
🎙️ CANADIAN KICKABOUT EPISODE 1 IS LIVE!
@brandonfque and I talk the endless action across the #CanPL, #NSL, and preview Thursday’s #CanChamp semifinal.
Listen here:
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/2SB5...
@brandonfque and I talk the endless action across the #CanPL, #NSL, and preview Thursday’s #CanChamp semifinal.
Listen here:
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/2SB5...
September 16, 2025 at 8:01 PM
🎙️ CANADIAN KICKABOUT EPISODE 1 IS LIVE!
@brandonfque and I talk the endless action across the #CanPL, #NSL, and preview Thursday’s #CanChamp semifinal.
Listen here:
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/2SB5...
@brandonfque and I talk the endless action across the #CanPL, #NSL, and preview Thursday’s #CanChamp semifinal.
Listen here:
🍎 podcasts.apple.com/ca/podcast/c...
🟢 open.spotify.com/episode/2SB5...
FT at YLS: York and Ottawa draw 2-2.
Simply put, it’s a result nobody’s happy with. There were plenty of chances to win it but none went in.
Entertaining regardless!
#CanPL
Simply put, it’s a result nobody’s happy with. There were plenty of chances to win it but none went in.
Entertaining regardless!
#CanPL
September 14, 2025 at 8:10 PM
FT at YLS: York and Ottawa draw 2-2.
Simply put, it’s a result nobody’s happy with. There were plenty of chances to win it but none went in.
Entertaining regardless!
#CanPL
Simply put, it’s a result nobody’s happy with. There were plenty of chances to win it but none went in.
Entertaining regardless!
#CanPL
HUGE #CANPL SHOWDOWN RIGHT NOW!
Massive implications for the title race for Ottawa and in the third place battle for York. An Ontario Derby with extra meaning.
Always entertaining with these clubs. On national TV too, tune in on TSN!
Massive implications for the title race for Ottawa and in the third place battle for York. An Ontario Derby with extra meaning.
Always entertaining with these clubs. On national TV too, tune in on TSN!
September 14, 2025 at 6:09 PM
HUGE #CANPL SHOWDOWN RIGHT NOW!
Massive implications for the title race for Ottawa and in the third place battle for York. An Ontario Derby with extra meaning.
Always entertaining with these clubs. On national TV too, tune in on TSN!
Massive implications for the title race for Ottawa and in the third place battle for York. An Ontario Derby with extra meaning.
Always entertaining with these clubs. On national TV too, tune in on TSN!