Vancouver Island Announced for the Next CPL Team

On Tuesday, the Canadian Premier League Twitter account announced that Vancouver Island has been approved to host the next CPL team, which is to be revealed on Friday.

Welcome Vancouver Island. We Are Many, We Are One. ⚽👊 #CanPL pic.twitter.com/nT5msOHrej

— CanPL (@CPLsoccer) July 17, 2018

The producers over at LSBTV enjoyed the video, but felt it lacked at least a few frames worth of soccer or soccer supporter culture. So, it is with great pride and a little cheekiness that we present to you the Official Lake Side Buoys response to the announcement, also in video form. Enjoy.

And the Winner Goes To... Supporters' Choice Award 2018

Lake Side Buoys Supporters' Choice Award 2018

In case you missed it, the Lake Side Buoys presented their Player of the Year Award for 2018 to Callum Montgomery, a crowd favorite and winner of the same award back in 2016. Here's our view from the pitch during the ceremony:

Victoria Highlanders Player Stats

If you're having a hard time deciding who you'd like to see win the Lake Side Buoys Supporters' Choice Player of the Year Award, here are some players' stats that might help:

Player Stats

Individual

#	Name	GP	MIN	G	A	SH	YC	RC	OG
	Francesco Bartolillo	11	430	2	0	5	0	0	0
	Callum Montgomery	10	882	2	0	8	2	0	0
	Mitchell Popadynetz	12	824	2	0	10	1	0	0
	Cory Bent	9	577	2	0	9	1	0	0
	Marcus Campanile	12	746	1	1	7	2	0	0
	Mackenzie Cole	8	453	1	1	7	1	0	0
	Kartar (Cam) Hundal	8	552	1	1	9	0	0	0
	Thomas Shores	10	900	1	0	1	1	0	0
	Blair Sturrock	9	176	1	0	5	0	0	0
	Christopher Rushworth	10	397	1	2	10	1	0	0
	Cody Gysbers	8	128	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Noah Cunningham	9	635	0	0	2	0	0	0
	Gordon Hall	11	845	0	1	3	3	1	0
	Stuart Heath	12	654	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Isaac Koch	8	560	0	1	5	0	0	0
	Owen Pearce	3	243	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Jonah Smith	10	170	0	0	1	3	0	0
	Tyrone Venhola	7	180	0	0	0	0	0	0
	Nolan Wirth	7	630	0	0	0	1	0	0
	Peter Schaale	11	919	0	1	3	1	0	0
	Joshua Walter	5	384	0	0	2	0	0	0

Goalkeeper

#	Name	GP	MIN	GA	SV	YC	RC	SV%	GAA
	Nolan Wirth	9	720	12	29	0	0	.707	1.50
	Tyrone Venhola	3	270	6	12	1	0	.667	2.00

The Supporters' Choice Player of the Year

A Brief History

2018 LSB Supporters' Choice Player of the Year Award

Every year since 2013, the Lake Side Buoys have presented the Supporters' Choice Player of the Year Award to a deserving Victoria Highlanders FC player based on their performance throughout the season, chosen by the fans. Our next presentation of this award will happen after the Highlanders' final home game of the season on Saturday, July 14th, 2018.

Here's a look back at the previous winners:

2013 - Brett Levis

Brett Levis was an outstanding player for the Victoria Highlanders in the 2013 season, and is currently a starter for the Vancouver Whitecaps FC.

2014 - Blair Sturrock

Everyone's favorite Jedi, Blair Sturrock has been a consistent cornerstone of the Victoria Highlanders and is one of two previous Player of the Year Award winners to be eligible to win it again in 2018.

2015 - Ryan Ashlee

The Highlanders may have been slumming it in the Pacific Coast Soccer League in 2015, but that didn't stop them from keeping top shelf talent like Ryan Ashlee, who had also played in the 2014 season.

2016 - Callum Montgomery

Callum Montgomery is also in the running for the 2018 Player of the Year Award, leading the Victoria Highlanders as their captain.

2017 - Sho Goto

In addition to winning the Player of the Year Award, Sho Goto was also on the PDL All-Western Conference Best 11 and one of the top goal scorers in the division. He is currently playing for the Napier City Rovers of New Zealand.

So who is eligible for 2018?

The only criteria for winning the Lake Side Buoys Supporters' Choice Player of the Year Award is to be on the team roster and have at least 1 minute played during the regular season. To determine a winner, ballots are cast at the final home game of the season. In case of a tie, the winner is chosen by the Lake Side Buoys executive board.

To cast your ballot, just head over to the Supporters Section and we'll provide one for you, one ballot per person. Or, you could see us before the game at our parking-lot tailgate.

Here is a complete list of eligible players in 2018:

#	Name	POS
21	Blair Sturrock	F
2	Callum Montgomery	D
23	Cam Hundal	M
9	Chris Rushworth	F
5	Cody Gysbers	M
3	Cory Bent	F
6	Francesco Bartolillo	M
14	Gordon Hall	D
11	Isaac Koch	F/M
15	Jonah Smith	M
8	Mackenzie Cole	M
10	Marcus Campanile	M
12	Mitchell Popadynetz	M
4	Noah Cunningham	D
1	Nolan Wirth	G
19	Owen Pearce	M
20	Peter Schaale	D
30	Simon Norgrove	G
17	Stuart Heath	D
16	Thomas Shores	M
31	Ty Venhola	G
	Joshua Walter	M