Holy crap, just looked at the format for this year and they've changed the process.
4 groups of 3 with the top 2 going forward into the championship knockout phase.
Peg has New Brunswick and Saskatchewan in their group... if they finish in the top 2 of the group, they will likely play either Quebec or Nova Scotia with the winner of that moving on to the semis.
Personally Regs i like the New Format at first glance.
How many times have we seen B C have one minor blip and not get through due to a bad ref or field on the day?
Not making excuses or anything here. I just like the idea alot better rather than seeing one team from two groups moving on.
Good Luck to the B C Teams!
2011 Men's National Championships Challenge Trophy - Montreal
There are a few TTP'ers making the trip to Montreal. There will be plenty of updates (soccer and other!). Should make for a good trip. The tournament is set up in the following format:
Format:
4 groups of three teams
top 2 teams from each group advance to quarter finals.
Groups:
A) PEI (Soccerstop Edge), Manitoba (Winnipeg Juventus), NL (Holy Cross)
B) BC (ICST Peg), New Bruns (Picaroons), Sask (HUSA Alumni)
C) NS (Suburban FC), Quebec (Mont Royal), Yukon (Yukon Selects)
D) Ontario (Toronto Celtic), Alberta (Edm Green/Gold), NWT (Yellowknife)
Round Robin matches for BC:
Wednesday Oct 5 10AM PST vs. New Brunswick
Friday Oct 7 10AM PST vs. Saskatchewan
Also, Good Luck to the Surrey United Womens team - maybe someone can start a thread for the Jubilee Trophy.
Careful Berg, you know what got you in trouble last time ! We arrived this morning to RAIN. but the rest of the week should be great !! Met the boys as we were heading out for dinner, tired looking bunch. Training tommorrow after a good sleep should wake them up and as for the women, we are looking forward to getting started. Thanks for your support for both of us......