Click on the video above at 10 p.m. ET as the inaugural Northern Super League season begins tonight between Calgary Wild FC and Vancouver Rise FC at B.C. Place Stadium.
The match is available at CBCSports.ca and on the free CBC Gem streaming service.
Vancouver Rise FC midfielder Quinn entered NSL lore in the 22nd minute, scoring the first goal in league history after slotting home a penalty kick.
WATCH | Rise FC’s Quinn scores first goal in NSL history:
Vancouver Rise FC midfielder Quinn scores on a penalty against Calgary Wild FC goalkeeper Stephanie Bukovec in the 22nd minute for the first goal in NSL history.
The league, co-founded by former Canada women’s national soccer player Diana Matheson, consists of six Canadian-based teams in Vancouver, Calgary, Toronto, Ottawa, Montreal and Halifax.
Each team roster has both Canadian and International talent, including Team Canada veterans Quinn, Desiree Scott and Erin McLeod.
For retired Canadian soccer icon Christine Sinclair, a co-owner of Rise FC, the emotions are starting to set in ahead of the season’s launch.
“We have literally waited our whole career for this moment and to see this next generation of Canadians have this opportunity…all the young kids in the stands that can dream a different dream than I had growing up,” she said. “Right now, I’m a little emotional.”
WATCH | Sinclair on NSL’s momentous kick-off:
Canadian soccer legend and co-owner of Vancouver Rise FC joins Andi Petrillo to discuss the NSL’s momentous kick-off. Check out the full interview on the web.
