The first goal of the new CSL season was struck by Burlington SC forward Danilo Richards, who found the net shortly after 7 pm on May 23, just 8 minutes after kickoff while playing for the club’s reserve team. Richards, 25, a Kitchener native, scored against Toronto Croatia B at the Hershey Centre in Mississauga. Burlington SC B went on to secure an opening season 2-1 away victory over last season’s Second Division title winner.
London City’s Marin Vucemilovic Grgic scored the first goal in the CSL First Division from the penalty spot to open the scoring against Niagara United FC at the 25th minute mark on May 25. Vucemilovic Grgic moved into the local spotlight in 2012 by winning the league’s MVP while playing for Toronto Croatia, the year the prolific midfielder won the league scoring title with 16 goals.
Tony De Thomasis, owner of York Region Shooters, president of De Thomas Financial, a leading company in the financial planning industry, is featured in the June issue of Money Sense Magazine, one of Canada’s popular and trusted publications in the financial planning and investment field.
Few will be aware that Joe Scanlon, president and co-owner of the CSL’s Kingston FC is also the Professor Emeritus and Director of the Emergency Communications Research Unit at Carlton University in Ottawa. As such, Joe, or Professor Scanlon if you prefer, gave a lecture to the Kingston Historical Society on May 21 about Kingston’s experience on the deadly Spanish Flu during the years 1918 – 20. Joe Scanlon and Kingston FC co-owner Lorne Abugov continue to enjoy a strong relationship with the Kingston community since establishing the professional team in that picturesque community two years ago.