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Thomas Hasal - Concedes three goals to STL Hasal made five saves but conceded three goals in Saturday's 3-1 defeat against St. Louis City.

Impact Hasal was making his first league start of the season on Saturday, but he was beaten by an Eduard Lowen direct free kick, a late Miguel Perez strike and an own goal from Tristan Blackmon. Yohei Takaoka should return to the XI ahead of him moving forward.

MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tristan Blackmon - Scores own goal in loss Blackmon made three clearances and a block in Saturday's match against St. Louis City. Unfortunately for him, he also scored an own goal in the 3-1 defeat.

Impact Blackmon was unlucky to score for the wrong team just before halftime on Saturday, as a miscommunication with backup goalkeeper Thomas Hasal who got the start against St. Louis led to him accidentally heading the ball into his own net. Blackmon has kept four clean sheets from 12 MLS appearances (all starts) in central defense overall this season.

MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Julian Gressel - Records assist against St. Louis Gressel took two shots and assisted a goal in Saturday's 3-1 defeat against St. Louis City. He also made two clearances, an interception and won two of three tackles in the match,...

Impact Gressel was at his most dangerous passing self on Saturday as he posted his second game this season with five chances created, and he set up a Brian White headed goal with a cross. It was his fifth assist of the campaign, and his first since early April.

MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Brian White - Scores goal against STL White subbed into Saturday's match against St. Louis City in the 57th minute, taking four shots and scoring a goal in the 3-1 defeat.

Impact White came off the bench and got his side back into Saturday's game with a headed effort from a Julian Gressel cross, his fifth league goal of the season.

MAY 28, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ranko Veselinovic - Starting as expected Vesekinnovic is back in the starting XI for Saturday's match against St. Louis City SC,

Impact Veselinovic had to take last match off with personal issues, but is back and starting at center back Saturday. He's been averaging about 2.7 clearances a game with 36 in the last 13 contests.

MAY 27, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whitecaps yearn to end 14-match road winless skid at St. Louis City The Vancouver Whitecaps will take another shot at halting their road skid when they battle St.

MAY 26, 2023 • MIAMIHERALD.COM

Simon Becher's journey from Kansas to Cascadia goalscorer for Whitecaps Whitecaps forward Simon Becher took the path less traveled in order to grow into his goalscoring skills

MAY 26, 2023 • THEATHLETIC.COM

Ranko Veselinovic - Back in training Veselinovic (personal) returned to training with Vancouver on Tuesday, the Daily Hive Vancouver reports ahead of the clash against STL City SC this weekend.

Impact Veselinovic missed last weekend's win over the Sounders due to personal reasons, but he has returned to the squad now and should at least be available in the squad if not as a starter in central defense against St. Louis on Saturday.

MAY 26, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ali Ahmed - Suffers serious head injury Ahmed suffered a concussion that left him unconscious momentarily, but later regain conscious and was transported to Victoria General Hospital during Wedesday's 3-0 win against Pac...

Impact It was a scary moment for Ahmed, who suffered a severe head injury Wednesday. The good news is that CT scans returned normal and he will continue to stay in the hospital for further evaluation. This could leave him sidelined for a few matches and will surely miss Saturday's trip to St. Louis City SC. In the league, the midfielder's made five starts in the last seven matches, totaling a goal and an assist with 23 tackles (16 won) in that span. Andres Cubas, Julian Gressel and Alessandro Schopf are expected to start in the midfield Saturday.

MAY 25, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Whitecaps leading against Pacific, but all thoughts are with Ali Ahmed after horrific injury The Whitecaps midfielder was taken to hospital, but his status wasn't immediately known

MAY 25, 2023 • THEPROVINCE.COM

CF Montréal advance to 2023 Canadian Championship final | MLSSoccer.com CF Montréal are into the 2023 Canadian Championship final in early June, and an all-Major League Soccer matchup could await depending on how...

MAY 25, 2023 • MLSSOCCER.COM

Luis Martins - Creates three chances vs. Seattle Martins created three chances and won three of three tackles in Saturday's 2-0 victory against the Sounders.

Impact Martins returned to the XI pushed slightly further up to left wing-back against Seattle, and he posted his highest single-game chances created total across his 12 months with the Whitecaps thus far on Saturday.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tristan Blackmon - Makes five clearances Blackmon recorded five clearances in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC. In addition, he was given a yellow card in the 10th minute.

Impact With five clearances Saturday, Blackmon has totaled 23 in the last five matches. This brings him to an average of 4.5 clearances a game. He only needs 27 more to surpass his career high with five months left on the campaign.

MAY 24, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Yohei Takaoka - Returns to clean sheets Takaoka made one save and secured a clean sheet in Sunday's 2-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC.

Impact Takaoka made a single save to bounce back and earn his fifth MLS clean sheet. The goalkeeper went through a rough patch of form from himself and the defense, conceding seven times in three matches, but got back to winning ways Saturday. Takaoka has shown some individual excellence when needed, and with the Whitecaps defense getting healthy once more he could find more help from the team in front of him.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Javain Brown - Busy defensively Brown recorded two shots (zero on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC.

Impact Brown had plenty to do behind the ball as he made a second consecutive start at center-back. The defender has done well in his new role with seven interceptions and eight clearances in two starts at center-back. When Ranko Veselinovic (personal) returns to the starting XI Brown would likely shift back to a major role at right-back.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Sebastian Berhalter - Makes rare start Berhalter generated three shots (one on goal), three crosses (three accurate) and two corners in Sunday's 2-0 win over Seattle Sounders FC.

Impact Berhalter made just his second start and created a pair of chances while earning a minor role on set-pieces Saturday. The midfielder isn't likely to challenge for a consistent spot in the starting XI, but has been a rotational option off the bench frequently. Berhalter has yet to earn an MLS goal contribution across four bit-part seasons.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Ryan Gauld - Creates four chances Gauld registered four shots (one on goal), three crosses (two accurate) and four chances created in Sunday's 2-0 victory over Seattle Sounders FC.

Impact Gauld's ridiculous volume continued as he created four more chances and still came away without an assist. The winger has been let down by the attack in front of him incessantly, with 31 chances created and just one assist in 2023. With the ridiculous volume he's manages Gauld still seems a safe bet for some positive regression.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pedro Vite - Scores again Vite scored one goal to go with two shots (one on goal) and one cross (zero accurate) in Sunday's 2-0 win against Seattle Sounders FC. In addition, he was given a yellow card in th...

Impact Vite scored for the second straight match, tying his goal-scoring tally from the 2022 season in just eight starts. In an attack that has struggled to put away chances this sort of form from Vite could see him continue with a major role in the starting XI. That said with just three shots in his last two matches near-perfect goal-scoring efficiency isn't likely to continue.

MAY 22, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Pedro Vite stays hot as Whitecaps topple Sounders Pedro Vite scored for the second consecutive game as the Vancouver Whitecaps defeated the visiting Seattle Sounders 2-0 on Saturday night.

MAY 21, 2023 • STAR-TELEGRAM.COM

Vite, own-goal lead Whitecaps to 2-0 victory over Sounders

Pedro Vite scored just before halftime and the Vancouver Whitecaps used an own-goal by Seattle goalkeeper Stefan Frei in the second half to post a 2-0 victory over the Sounders

MAY 21, 2023 • ASSOCIATED PRESS

Whitecaps 2, Sounders 0: A rare and dominating win over their Cascadia rivals The Vancouver Whitecaps make their way up the West standings after knocking off the top team in the conference, the Seattle Sounders.

MAY 21, 2023 • THEPROVINCE.COM

Ryan Gauld - Starting Saturday Gauld (hamstring) is in the starting XI for Saturday's clash with Seattle.

Impact Gauld returns to the starting XI on the left wing after missing Wednesday's 2-1 loss to Dallas. The winger was dealing with a minor hamstring issue, and was likely rested to let that recover before becoming a bigger injury. Gauld is straight back in the starting XI and still searching for his first 2023 goal.

MAY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Tristan Blackmon - Starting against Sounders Blackmon (undisclosed) is in the starting XI for Saturday's clash with Seattle.

Impact Blackmon makes his return directly to the starting XI after missing a mid-week clash with an undisclosed issue. It's likely he was left out due to rest Wednesday, so the defender should be fully fit and good to go against the Sounders.

MAY 20, 2023 • ROTOWIRE

Yohei Takaoka - Single save in defeat Takaoka registered one save and allowed two goals in Thursday's 2-1 defeat versus FC Dallas.

Impact Takaoka made just one save on three shots faced during Thursday's narrow loss. The defense in front of Takaoka has struggled, as has the goalkeeper himself. With three poor showings in a row Takaoka will be looking to bounce back and regain the form that saw him manager four consecutive clean sheets.

MAY 19, 2023 • ROTOWIRE