The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League or CMISL was a professional indoor soccer league that began full league play in January 2008. The league's president was Mel Kowalchuk.
32-737: As the league has become affiliated with the Professional Arena Soccer League in the United States, the Edmonton Drillers and Saskatoon Accelerators played four soccer games and the Calgary United FC played eight games against the PASL teams in 2009. Edmonton and Saskatoon played two home games and two road games and Calgary played four home games and four road games against PASL teams. In
64-590: A crowd of 7,727 to the MTS Centre . In the league's inaugural season the Alliance were a road-only team due to scheduling conflicts with the MTS Centre. The team finished in last place and went inactive for the 2009 season. The team changed ownership and played four of its six home games at Gateway Recreational Centre and a doubleheader at the MTS Centre on February 27. The CMISL became affiliated with
96-572: A home doubleheader, leading to an uneven number of games between the teams. Edmonton played the most with six games played, as they were the road team for three of the four doubleheaders. The Saskatoon Accelerators on the other hand played only two games, as they did not play a single road game. The CMISL released its 2008 schedule via press release on October 25, 2007, and held an accompanying press conference at Servus Place in St. Albert . The league kicked off its inaugural season on January 19, 2008, with
128-730: A merging of the MISL and PASL names. MASL fielded 23 teams for the 2014–15 season. In February 2016, the current owner of the Baltimore Blast , Ed Hale, announced his intentions to leave the MASL and form a new league, the Indoor Professional League . Hale was later announced as the chairman of the league, and Sam Fantauzzo, former owner of the Rochester Lancers , was announced as the first commissioner of
160-565: A new management team, the league has grown in popularity and commercially. Former USMNT and MLS star Landon Donovan played in MASL as do multiple international players. The league was organized as the Professional Arena Soccer League on May 18, 2008, as an offshoot of the Premier Arena Soccer League (PASL-Premier), the largest amateur league in the United States. The league was originally nicknamed "PASL-Pro" to distinguish it from PASL-Premier. The first league game
192-655: A professional indoor soccer team that played in the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) from 2007 through 2011. The team suspended operations in January 2012. The Winnipeg Alliance was one of 4 founding teams of the CMISL. In 2007 the league played a Showcase season consisting of exhibition games the Alliance played 2 double headers against the Edmonton Drillers . Although it did not win any games in its showcase season, it did bring
224-400: A result of a player being shown a blue card. A blue card requires the offending player to serve a two- or four-minute penalty depending on the severity of the offense. A single game is composed of four 15-minute quarters. In the few instances where doubleheaders are scheduled, the games will then be shortened to two 20-minute halves. During exhibition matches if the teams are tied at the end of
256-654: A tournament involving all the teams, hosted by Calgary United FC at the Stampede Corral in Calgary . A "showcase" match had been scheduled for December 1, 2007, and December 2, 2007, between the Edmonton Drillers and the Prince George FC , but on November 10, 2007, it was reported the series had been rescheduled to April 5, 2008, and April 6, 2008. The game is being played in Prince George at
288-431: Is a regular sized hockey rink with artificial turf placed on it. The goals are eight feet high and 14 feet (4.3 m) wide. Unlike previous years, all goals are worth one point. Teams consist of six players, including the goalkeeper, on the floor at any one time. The players are changed on the fly, like in hockey. Also like hockey, at times teams will be required to play one or even two players short. These situations, are
320-702: The CN Centre . Four other pre-season exhibition games were scheduled between the Edmonton Drillers and Saskatoon Accelerators . Two of these games will be held in St. Albert at the Servus Place and two will be held in Saskatoon at the Credit Union Centre . All were held between December 28, 2007, and January 6, 2008. As the league has become affiliated with the Professional Arena Soccer League in
352-613: The Prince George Fury . The league shrank to just three teams (Calgary, Edmonton, and Winnipeg) in 2011 then just two teams (Calgary and Edmonton) in 2012. The league announced a hiatus for 2013 and had planned return for 2014, but never did. On January 23, 2007, the CMISL issued its first major announcement disclosing its charter franchises in Calgary , Edmonton , Winnipeg , and Saskatoon . The press release announced that each member franchise would play year round, in both indoor and outdoor professional leagues. For 2007,
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#1732797549763384-407: The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL) in the United States. The season will consist of 12 soccer games total. The Edmonton Drillers , Saskatoon Accelerators , Prince George Fury and Winnipeg Alliance FC will play 6 home games and the Calgary United FC will play 7 due to playing American teams. Calgary United FC won the league championship in the three-team league. With only two teams in
416-406: The Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) of the United States and the Alliance played four games against American teams. The Alliance played its 2007 exhibition doubleheader at the 15,003 seat MTS Centre with an attendance of 7,727. Due to scheduling concerns the team played a road only team in 2008. After a one-year hiatus the team moved to 7 Oaks Indoor Soccer Complex in 2010 and played
448-577: The WISL in the 2014–15 season and then rejoined the MASL near the end of the 2014–15 season (in 2015) replacing the Seattle Impact . The official game ball was made by Puma SE through the 2016–17 season. Starting in the 2017–18 season, Mitre became the official ball sponsor of both the MASL and M2 . Select 2018–2019 MASL matches were broadcast on Eleven Sports Network in the United States. Some matches are also broadcast regionally throughout
480-611: The 2014 season due to the failure to recruit other teams throughout Canada and with the health concerns of Mel Kowalchuk. All games were played every Saturday and will started exactly at 12:00pm, this allowed the players to free up their schedule. January (Pre Season) February (Regular Season/Indoor) March (Regular Season/Indoor) April (Off Season) May (Regular Season/Outdoor) June (Regular Season/Outdoor) July (Post Season, Playoffs/Outdoor) August (Off Season) September (Regular Season/Indoor) October (Regular Season/Indoor) November (Post Season, Playoffs/Indoor) December (Off Season) The pitch
512-461: The 2019–20 season due to COVID-19, they rejoined the league for the 2022–23 season. – Monterrey suspended operations following the 2014–15 season; they rejoined the league for the 2017–18 season. Monterrey suspended operations following the 2019–20 season due to COVID-19, they rejoined the league for the 2022–23 season. – Tacoma moved down to the PASL-Premier for the 2013–14 season, played in
544-574: The CMISL champion taking part in an interlocking championship with the winners of the PASL and the winner of the Mexican Liga Mexicana de Futbol Rapido . It has not been announced what format the CMISL championship will take. The 2009–08 Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League season sees the reactivation of the Winnipeg Alliance FC and the expansion of the Prince George Fury . Each team will play 4 games against teams from
576-557: The CMISL played a " Showcase Season " or an exhibition schedule to create interest and test the markets. The first match of the "Showcase" was held on March 10, 2007, at the Stampede Corral in Calgary and was played between the Edmonton Drillers and Calgary United FC , while the final match was played on April 1, 2007, in Winnipeg, at the MTS Centre , between Edmonton and the Winnipeg Alliance FC . In all, each CMISL franchise held
608-402: The CMISL portion of the schedule each team will play eight games. This will see Edmonton play six home games and two road games, Saskatoon play two home games and six road games and Calgary play six home games and two road games. The Winnipeg Alliance FC decided to sit out the 2009 season, but rejoined for the 2010 season. In addition, a new expansion club joined the league in 2010 in the form of
640-724: The MASL as an expansion team. This effectively ended the IPL split with the MASL. In a repeat of the 2015-16 Newman Cup the Baltimore Blast would go on to once again defeat Soles de Sonora 2–1. In October 2017 it was officially announced the Major Arena Soccer League 2 ( MASL 2 ) would launch in December 2017. MASL 2 serves as the developmental league for the MASL. The initial lineup of this league consisted of former MASL clubs Chicago Mustangs , Waza Flo ,
672-582: The United States, the Edmonton Drillers and Saskatoon Accelerators will play four soccer games and the Calgary United FC will play eight games against the PASL teams. Edmonton and Saskatoon will play two home games and two road games and Calgary will play four home games and four road games against PASL teams. In the CMISL portion of the schedule each team will play eight games. This will see Edmonton play six home games and two road games, Saskatoon play two home games and six road games and Calgary play six home games and two road games. The playoffs will feature
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#1732797549763704-1195: The United States. All matches since 2016–2017 season are archived on MASLtv , the MASL's YouTube Channel For the 2022-23 Season, MASL announced broadcast partnerships with Amazon / Twitch, CanelaTV (Spanish) and AtmosphereTV. With broadcast partnerships driving viewership, the league was recognized for its fast growing fan base and engage viewers. Keith Tozer Shep Messing – Chairman JP Dellacamera – President of Communications/Media Lindsay Mogle – Director of Communications/Team Services Jon Ramin – Vice-President of Operations Werner Roth – Advisor Dennis Fry – Chief Financial Officer Ken Stanley – Content Director Ryan Cigich - Head of MASL Officials Jesse Meehan - Operations Manager Pete Richmire – League Statistician Óscar Sánchez – Spanish Content Manager Phil Lavanco – Video Production Manager Jack Williams – Social Media Manager Lane Smith (Tacoma) – President Bernie Lilavois (Empire) – Vice-President Shelly Clark (St. Louis) – Secretary Phil Salvagio (San Diego) – Treasurer Mike Zimmerman (Milwaukee) – Member-at-Large Winnipeg Alliance FC Winnipeg Alliance FC were
736-561: The first members of the league. However, the Risers were dropped from M3 and replaced by the Springfield Demize and Wichita Wings 2 . The league launched their new website on January 30, 2017. On September 3, 2024, the MASL launched a new women's league known as MASL W ( Major Arena Soccer League Women ) set to kick off in 2024. Notes: – Suspended operations following the 2019–20 season due to COVID-19, and rejoined
768-574: The following year. In April 2014 it was officially announced that six teams ( Baltimore Blast , Milwaukee Wave , Missouri Comets , Rochester Lancers , St. Louis Ambush , and Syracuse Silver Knights ) joined PASL for the 2014–2015 season. The league announced a change in its name from the Professional Arena Soccer League to the Major Arena Soccer League (MASL) on May 18, 2014. This represents
800-652: The league for the 2012 season, the Edmonton Drillers visited the Calgary United FC for a one-game season and league championship game at the Genesis Wellness Centre on April 21, 2012. Edmonton defeated Calgary 6–3. The league was on hiatus for 2013, planned to return in 2014, but never did. League president Mel Kowalchuk cited health concerns for the failure to recruit additional teams for 2013. The CMISL did not return to play for
832-606: The league for the 2021–22 season. – Chihuahua joined the M2 for the 2019–20 season and then suspended operations following the season due to COVID-19. Originally planned to rejoin the M2 for the 2021–22 season, the MASL membership of the Soles de Sonora was transferred to the Savage instead. – Dallas suspended operations following the 2016–17 season; they rejoined the league for the 2018–19 season. – Mesquite suspended operations following
864-506: The league. The St. Louis Ambush, Baltimore Blast, and Harrisburg Heat announced plans to join, along with the expansion Florida Tropics SC. In July 2016, the MASL was reformed as a new not for profit entity [501(c)6], a new entity separate from the previous MASL, LLC. In August 2016, the new MASL announced that the Blast, Heat, and Ambush would return to the MASL while the Tropics would join
896-533: The regulation time, a penalty shootout will occur to determine the winner. Professional Arena Soccer League The Major Arena Soccer League ( MASL ) is a North American professional indoor soccer league. The MASL features teams playing coast-to-coast in the United States and Mexico. MASL is the highest level of arena soccer in North America. The league draw talent from a global talent pool with players from MLS, LigaMX and many national teams. With
928-638: The reserve teams for the Ontario Fury , San Diego Sockers , former PASL clubs, and new expansion teams. In the 2018–19 season, the MASL saw an influx of players to the arena game with past MLS experience, headlined by the additions of Landon Donovan to the San Diego Sockers , Jermaine Jones to the Ontario Fury , and Dwayne De Rosario with the Mississauga MetroStars . The Empire Strykers signed Marco Fabián to
960-464: The second-largest contract in league history in December 2023 in an attempt to lure more professional players to the league. Like many sports leagues, the MASL ended its regular 2019–20 season early because of the COVID-19 pandemic . In May, the league announced that it was looking at conducting its playoffs in a centralized location. However, this did not take place, and the remainder of the season
992-709: Was cancelled. On July 20, 2020, the MASL launched a new semi-professional/amateur developmental league known as MASL 3 ( Major Arena Soccer League 3 ) set to kick off in 2021. The anticipated conferences expected to play were to be in the North East, Mid-Atlantic, South East, Great Lakes, Central North, Central South, Heartland Conference, Mountain North, Mountain South, Southwest, Pacific North, and Pacific South regions. The Omaha Kings FC, Sunflower State FC, Grand Rapids Wanderers FC and Muskegon Risers SC were announced as
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1024-812: Was played on October 25, 2008, in front of a crowd of 3,239 at the Stockton Arena , in Stockton, California, with the California Cougars defeating the Colorado Lightning 10–5. In 2011, it was announced the professional league would officially be referred to as simply PASL, while the amateur league would still be referred to as the PASL-Premier. On March 17, 2014, one day after the 2013–2014 Major Indoor Soccer League Championship finale, United Soccer Leagues President Tim Holt announced "a number" of teams would not be returning to MISL
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