Canada Soccer reported a loss of $4 million in 2024, up from $2.5 million the year before.
The deficit is just under the $4.2 million the governing body had projected in early 2024. The gap was covered by cash reserves, of which Canada Soccer now has $5.9 million remaining.
EDMONTON — Off the mark and on the brink.
The Dallas Stars simply can’t figure out a way to solve Stuart Skinner, and who would have thought that would be a thing?
Sure, it happened in last year’s Conference Final too.
But surely with the scoring depth of a Stars team that added Mikko Rantanen, Skinner couldn’t do it again, could he?
Edmonton’s favourite whipping boy is clearly living rent-free in the heads of the Stars, and in the process has the Oilers one game away from advancing to their second-straight Stanley Cup Final, thanks to a 4-1 win Tuesday at Rogers Place.
The lads in Victory Green have only managed to score twice during their three-game losing skid against ol’ Stuey, with both goals coming courtesy of Jason Robertson.
That stretch includes a 22-shot period in Game 3 and a 16-shot barrage to open Game 4 Tuesday that saw the visitors throw a playoff-high 39 shot attempts his way.
An incredible 17 of those missed the net, demonstrating just how much the Oilers goaltender has damaged the Stars’ confidence.
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“It felt like last year, in a way — we did everything but fill the net,” said Tyler Seguin, thinking back on their series-ending loss against Skinner’s Oilers in Game 6 last year despite outshooting the hosts 34-10.
“I feel like we missed the net a lot. I felt like I missed the net quite a bit too, so there’s still things to do better.
“Hit the net a bit more, get guys in front of their net a bit more, and bear down a bit more.”
And start relaxing, said Rantanen, which he’s well-aware is easier said than done when you’re staring down a 3-1 series deficit in the Conference Final.
“Yeah, it’s important to hit the net, to try to get the rebound or something like that,” said Rantanen, whose first-round magic has dried up.
“So maybe just to relax a little with the puck, and maybe we’re trying to shoot even too hard and trying too much offensively.”
Trying desperately to score the first goal for the first time in the series, the Stars’ opening onslaught featured a series of hurried shots, misfires and poor decisions around the net that could have set a different tone for a deep squad suddenly short on goals.