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YYC Soccer

Jason Kmet and Scott Strasser

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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38:19

Cavalry break their April curse ahead of home opener...

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2026/04/10

We review Cavalry FC's opening match victory vs Pacific FC last weekend and preview their home opener this Sunday afternoon at Spruce Meadows.We talk with Cavalry FC general manager and head coach Tommy Wheeldon Jr for our annual early season interview. We discuss preseason training and the first matches of the year and how some of the new and returning players fit into the roster.The Canadian Futsal Championships are being held at 7 Chiefs this week from Thursday to Sunday. We provide a

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28:36

Nik Ledgerwood looks back and talks about his playing...

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2026/04/03

We interview Cavalry FC assistant coach Nik Ledgerwood but we don't talk about what's currently happening with the Cavs. This discussion reviews his playing career from growing up in Lethbridge and playing with Lethbridge Croatia men's team when he was a teen, joining the Calgary Storm, his career in Germany and Sweden and his return to Alberta with FC Edmonton. And there's a few questions about his time with the Canadian men's national team as well.Nik talks about those

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30:06

Darren Bowman talks about leading Foothills into the...

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2026/03/27

We interview Darren Bowman, who has recently joined Calgary Foothills as Alberta Premier League head coach on the men's side and also as a lead on the player development side. We talk about his impressive resume, which includes time at Manchester City and in China and Hong Kong. We also talk about what drew him to Calgary and his expansive role at Foothills. Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky.Our website is yycsoccer.com

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34:24

Who is Sinead McSharry? Our interview with the Wild's...

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2026/03/19

We interview Calgary Wild interim head coach Sinead McSharry about the Wild's unusual preseason. We talk about the team's reaction to the news that Lydia Bedford was leaving for a new opportunity in England. Sinead also discusses how this change has affected training in advance to the season, and also if fans should expect any noticeable difference now that she's the head coach.Cavalry FC is in Mexico this week for their training camp. We talk about the teams they are facing in

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47:47

Lydia Bedford departs Calgary Wild while Ali Musse...

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2026/03/13

We talk about two massive stories from the Calgary soccer scene this week. Calgary Wild head coach Lydia Bedford resigned from the club to take the head coaching job of England's women's U23 team. We discuss this shocking turn of events and what the Wild executive might do to handle this situation. Cavalry FC had a more positive story this week in that Ali Musse re-signed with the club. Musse is one of the greatest players in Cavalry history, but his return seemed doubtful at the end of

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29:46

Mya Jones talks about her recovery from injury and...

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2026/03/06

We interview Mya Jones for the third time on the podcast. She had a rough 2025 where she didn't play because of a difficult injury. But she's well on the road to recovery and has signed for the Wild. We catch up with her and cover these topics and if she feels any additional pressure by playing for her hometown team.James McGlinchey made his Canada debut as the U20 team qualified for the next round of the CONCACAF U20 tournament. We talk about those matches as well as numerous other

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29:29

Nate Edwards talks about signing for Cavalry and his...

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2026/02/27

It was a bit of a quiet week in the training camps of Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild. Several players are away on international duty, and we talk about some of their upcoming matches. Our interview this week is with Cavalry FC player Nate Edwards. He signed with the club after spending the last couple of years with Toronto FC II in MLS Next Pro. We talk about his career, how he ended up signing with Cavalry and where to expect him to line up on the pitch.We discuss Calgarian Bim Pepple's

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36:28

Mya Jones returns home and signs for the Calgary Wild

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2026/02/20

The Calgary Wild made a big splash this week by signing Calgarian Mya Jones to a contract. Jones is considered one of the best women's soccer players the city has ever produced. We talk about her potential impact both on and off the pitch.The Wild signed former Montreal Rose Allie Hess and introduced their new goalkeeping coach, who makes the move from Spruce Meadows to McMahon Stadium. Meanwhile, Cavalry FC announced their own new goalkeeping coach and a tryout for a Ukrainian right back who

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29:37

"Hoo" are the Vermont Wild?

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2026/02/13

Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild continue their preparations for the 2026 season. The Cavs signed a couple more players in Nathaniel Edwards and Curtis Ofori. We talk about how they fit into the club. Can Edwards perhaps be Fraser Aird's replacement?Meanwhile, the Calgary Wild announced the signing of GK Molly Race and they have a couple more signed players that haven't been announced yet. That would mean they have 23 of 25 roster spots filled. We talk about what types of players they

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32:37

Harry Paton and the 100th Cavalry signing

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2026/02/06

Training camps have begun for Cavalry FC and the Calgary Wild. We also saw the release of the CPL and NSL schedules this week.Cavalry held their open tryouts last week and Jason had a chance to watch some of the action. He also did a short interview with technical director/assistant coach Jay Wheeldon about these tryouts.Cavalry announced some roster moves with the signing of midfielder Harry Paton, who is the 100th signing in club history. The club also announced the transfer of Callum Montgomery

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35:06

Cavalry, Wild announce signings with training camps...

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2026/01/23

We're back for our first episode of 2026. Training camps for both the Wild and Cavalry will be starting soon, and both clubs are making roster moves.Cavalry has signed Nate Ingham and Amer Didic, and has said farewell to several players including Shamit Shome. We discuss these moves and speculate on players who could join the team prior to the start of training. We also discuss Tommy Wheeldon Jr's stint with the Canadian National Team in California.The Calgary Wild haven't made much

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30:58

Season Finale: Reviewing 2025 and a look ahead to 2026

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2025/12/19

In our final new episode of 2025, we review our picks for top Calgary soccer stories this year. We both picked our top five stories and four of the five were the same. So we decided to include make it a list of the top six, which we recap in chronological order. We also look ahead to 2026. We talk about some of the stories we are expecting to follow and we also make some predictions for the new year.We expect to be back in late January or early February once we get close to Cavalry and Wild

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40:24

Carducci departs Cavs while Wild sees six departures

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2025/12/11

After a week's delay we are back covering a wide variety of Calgary related soccer topics. Most of them are regarding player movement.Goalkeeper Marco Carducci has announced he's leaving Cavalry FC. We discuss his iconic tenure with the club, where we think he will play in 2026 and who could be his replacement at Spruce Meadows. Cavalry also provided a roster update verifying who is under contract for 2026.Emmanuel Dan-Adokene and Luc Ihama were selected by Cavalry in the recent CPL draft

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21:17

CPL Draft Preview: Will Chanan Chanda be the first...

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2025/11/28

This week we preview Friday's Canadian Premier League college draft. We discuss Calgary connections to the draft, including MRU"s Chanan Chanda. Both Jason and Scott make some predictions regarding who Cavalry FC might pick. We also catch up with some Calgarians playing pro soccer overseas.Subscribe to our Substack or follow us on Twitter/X or on Instagram or Bluesky.Our website is yycsoccer.com

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34:48

Nikki Charlton reflects on her award winning career...

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2025/11/21

We interview graduating SAIT Trojan Nikki Charlton, who reflects on the conclusion of her collegiate career. We talk about personal and team achievements and her connection to retiring head coach John Talerico.Many Calgary based pros are playing with their international clubs in the men's and women's November windows. We do some recaps of completed matches and preview some of the games yet to come. We also look at both women's and men's NCAA tournaments. Subscribe to our

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28:15

Nyema Ingleton talks about NCAA tournament, playing...

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2025/11/14

This week we catch up on what's been happening with Calgarians playing NCAA soccer this season. We interview Nyema Ingleton, who is a defender at West Virginia University and with the Jamaican women's national team. Nyema grew up in Airdrie and played soccer as a youth in Calgary before moving to Vancouver to join the Whitecaps program. We talk about her career so far, the Mountaineers upcoming first match in the NCAA soccer tournament and what it's like to play international

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23:25

Cavs, Cougars both suffer championship defeats in...

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2025/11/10

It's the final weekend for the two Calgary teams that made it to a national championship. Both Cavalry FC and the Mount Royal Cougars men's team were faced with snowy conditions in Ontario. Both matches went into extra time and both teams ultimately lost their games.We review Cavalry FC's 2-1 loss to Atletico Ottawa in a rather unforgettable match especially when it comes to the weather.The Cougars were a few hundred km to the southwest in Toronto but faced similar snowy conditions

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21:47

Cavalry prepares for CPL final, MRU Cougars advance...

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2025/11/07

We preview this weekend's CPL championship final between Ottawa and Cavalry FC. Cavs defender Callum Montgomery joins us to talk about preparations for the match and also talks about his career including his time growing up in Nanaimo.The MRU Cougars men's team is at USports nationals this week and they had success in their opening match vs Max Piepgrass and the Cape Breton University Capers. The Cougars advance to the semifinals vs UQTR on Friday.We also review USports player award

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30:26

Cavalry advance to third straight CPL final while MRU...

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2025/11/03

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

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38:49

Sjard Strauss talks about MRU Cougars season and that...

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2025/10/31

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

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