Toronto Lynx Soccer News

The Toronto Lynx have been a labour of love for Bruno and Nicole Hartrell. A costly one. Bruno Hartrell estimates he and his wife have lost some $4 million in the 10 years they have operated the soccer franchise. That's a lot of red ink on a team whose franchise fee was a modest $50,000 a decade ago. ``And it's just wasted,'' Hartrell lamented in an interview. With Toronto FC, ...

Facing competition from an expansion Major League Soccer team, the Toronto Lynx are leaving the first division of the United Soccer League to join the Premier Development League in 2007. The PDL is one step below the USL's second division. Other Canadian PSL teams are the Ottawa Fury, Thunder Bay Chill and Abbotsford Rangers. ``Moving the Lynx to the PDL makes a lot of sense,'' Bruno Hartrell, the team's chief ...

Kevin Jeffrey scored a hat trick to help the Toronto Lynx blow out the Minnesota Thunder Sunday evening and finish the season on a winning note. A Thunder own goal and a goal by Damien Pottinger rounded out the scoring for the Lynx, which finished the season 8-12-8 for 32 points after starting the season winless in 11 games. Toronto finished 10th in the 12-team league and missed the playoffs ...

Osni Neto scored in the 69th minute to lift the Toronto Lynx to a 2-1 win over the Virginia Beach Mariners in United Soccer Leagues action Sunday. Kevin Jeffrey also scored for the Lynx (7-12-7). Brian Cvilikas replied for the Mariners (8-12-8). With the win, the Lynx moved out of last place, leap-frogging the Portland Timbers (7-13-6).

Marko Bedenikovic scored in the 16th minute to lead the Toronto Lynx to a 1-0 win over the Puerto Rico Islanders in United Soccer Leagues action Sunday. Even with the win, Toronto (6-12-7) remains in last place in the First Division. Puerto Rico (8-10-7) is in ninth place.

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (CP) _ Arturo Norambuena scored in the 74th minute as the Puerto Rico Islanders defeated the winless Toronto Lynx 2-1 Sunday in United Soccer League action. The Islanders opened the scoring in the 12th minute on a goal by Peter Villegas. The Lynx tied the game in the 38th minute on a Mat Paleschi solo effort. Norambuena broke the tie after receiving a pass from Mauricio ...