2018 CPL–U Sports Draft

The 2018 CPL–U Sports Draft was the inaugural CPL–U Sports Draft, held on November 12, 2018, in Vancouver, British Columbia. Seven Canadian Premier League (CPL) teams selected 21 U Sports athletes in total. The results were announced on November 13.[1]

2018 CPL–U Sports Draft
General information
SportSoccer
Date(s)November 12, 2018
LocationVancouver, British Columbia
Overview
21 total selections in 3 rounds
LeagueCanadian Premier League
Teams7
First selectionGabriel Bitar, Cavalry FC

Format

A blind draw was used to determine the draft order for the first round.[2] A "snake draft" was used, with the order reversing in the second round, and then reversing back in the third and final round. Clubs have a window of time in which they must submit their pick, and failure to do so results in a pass. There is a break between each round, as well as one timeout per club. However, timeouts can not be used in back-to-back picks.[1]

Player selection
* Denotes player who signed a professional contract for the 2019 season
^ Denotes player who signed a developmental contract for the 2019 season

Round 1
Pick #CPL teamPlayerPositionNationalityUniversity
1 Cavalry FCGabriel Bitar^Midfielder CanadaCarleton
2 Valour FCDylan Carreiro*Midfielder CanadaYork
3 Forge FCJace Kotsopoulos^Forward CanadaGuelph
4 York9 FCDaniel Gogarty*Defender CanadaYork
5 HFX Wanderers FCPeter Schaale^Defender GermanyCape Breton
6 Pacific FCThomas GardnerForward CanadaBritish Columbia
7 FC EdmontonConnor James*Goalkeeper CanadaAlberta

Round 2
Pick #CPL teamPlayerPositionNationalityUniversity
8 FC EdmontonAjeej Sarkaria*Forward CanadaAlberta
9 Pacific FCZach Verhoven^Forward CanadaBritish Columbia
10 HFX Wanderers FCAndré Bona*Defender FranceUQAM
11 York9 FCEmmanuel Zambazis*Midfielder CanadaYork
12 Forge FCAboubacar SissokoMidfielder MaliMontréal
13 Valour FCLewis WhiteDefender ScotlandCape Breton
14 Cavalry FCJoel Waterman*Midfielder CanadaTrinity Western

Round 3
Pick #CPL teamPlayerPositionNationalityUniversity
15 Cavalry FCEaston Ongaro[lower-alpha 1]Forward CanadaAlberta
16 Valour FCJack SimpsonMidfielder ScotlandCape Breton
17 Forge FCMarko MandekicMidfielder CanadaToronto
18 York9 FCDaniel PritchardDefender EnglandCape Breton
19 HFX Wanderers FCChristian Oxner*Goalkeeper CanadaSaint Mary's
20 Pacific FCNick FussellMidfielder CanadaBritish Columbia
21 FC EdmontonNoah CunninghamDefender CanadaAlberta
  1. Easton Ongaro was drafted by Cavalry but did not sign. He later joined FC Edmonton as a free agent.[3]

Source: [4][5]

Selection statistics

Draftees by nationality
Rank Country Selections
1  Canada 15
2  Scotland 2
3  England 1
 France 1
 Germany 1
 Mali 1

Canadian draftees by province
Rank Province Selections
1  Ontario 5
2  Alberta 4
 British Columbia 4
4  Manitoba 1
 Nova Scotia 1

Draftees by university
Rank University Selections
1 Cape Breton University 4
University of Alberta 4
3 York University 3
University of British Columbia 3
5 Carleton University 1
University of Guelph 1
Université du Québec à Montréal 1
Université de Montréal 1
Trinity Western University 1
University of Toronto 1
Saint Mary's University 1

References
  1. "CPL-U SPORTS Draft 101: Detailing the process of the CPL's inaugural university draft". canpl.ca. November 2, 2018. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  2. Bedakian, Armen (November 12, 2018). "Draft order revealed: Cavalry FC gets 1st pick in inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". canpl.ca. Retrieved November 12, 2018.
  3. "FC Edmonton Announces Signing of Easton Ongaro". Archived from the original on May 1, 2019. Retrieved May 1, 2019.
  4. "Canadian Premier League Announces U SPORTS Draft Picks". U Sports. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
  5. "Draft Tracker: All the picks who earned invites from the inaugural CPL-U SPORTS Draft". canpl.ca. November 13, 2018. Retrieved November 13, 2018.
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