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YYC Soccer

YYC Soccer

By: Jason Kmet and Scott Strasser
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YYC Soccer is a podcast that covers soccer at all levels in the Calgary area. We discuss the amateur, collegiate, and professional levels. We talk about the teams and players from the city's soccer community, from the grassroots to the pros.


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  • Cavalry advance to third straight CPL final while MRU wins Canada West at the death

    Cavalry advance to third straight CPL final while MRU wins Canada West at the death
    Nov 3 2025

    We talk about three matches in our weekend update episode:

    Cavalry FC defeated Forge FC in Hamilton this weekend. The Cavs will appear in their third consecutive CPL championship final next weekend. We talk about the victory and have audio from Tommy Wheeldon Jr and Shamit Shome from the post match press conference.

    The Mount Royal Cougars men's team inaugurated their new turf field on campus with a dramatic win over nationally #1 ranked UBC. The Cougars claim their second Canada West title in three years and are now off to USports nationals in Toronto.

    The Dinos women's squad defeated MRU Cougars in the Canada West bronze medal match.

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    30 mins
  • Sjard Strauss talks about MRU Cougars season and that wild penalty shootout

    Sjard Strauss talks about MRU Cougars season and that wild penalty shootout
    Oct 31 2025

    We preview Cavalry FC's playoff match with Forge this weekend. Both of us expect an epic battle.

    The MRU Cougars men's team will face UBC in the Canada West final on Saturday afternoon at Mount Royal. We discuss the match with Cougars keeper Sjard Strauss. We also talk about how he ended up going to school in Canada, his career and his perspective of that wild match last weekend vs Victoria where he scored the winner in penalty kicks.

    Both the Cougars and Dinos women's teams lost in their semifinal playoff matches on Thursday evening. We also review Canada West women's player and all star awards.

    We also have ACAC all star and player awards, Charlie Trafford's inclusion in Avenue magazine's 40 under 40 and we pay tribute to coach Noel Smith who passed away unexpectedly this week.

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    39 mins
  • Cavs advance in playoffs, Cougars men win a marathon penalty shooutout

    Cavs advance in playoffs, Cougars men win a marathon penalty shooutout
    Oct 27 2025

    We recap Cavalry FC's dominant victory over York on Sunday afternoon. Jason was also at the MRU Cougars men's match vs the University of Victoria. He talks about the penalty shootout that went 11 rounds before the Cougars prevailed.

    The Dinos and Cougars women's teams advanced to the next weekend's Canada West final four. The SAIT Trojans did not have a very good championships weekend in Raymond. We discuss all of these matches in our weekend recap episode.

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    18 mins
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