Friday, February 1, 2019 ~ LANGFORD.
~ West Shore Voice News
Pacific Football Club (Pacific FC) has added Brad Norris Jones, the former general manager of the Victoria HarbourCats, to their management team today. Norris Jones will take on the position of executive vice president of operations for the Pacific FC inaugural 2019 season.
“This is an exciting opportunity to work with Pacific FC as the team and league is just establishing itself in the region and in the country overall,” said Norris Jones. “I have the background in working with sports start-ups and this is a venture like none other.”
The Canadian Premier League starts in late April with Pacific Football Club representing BC in the seven team league. Matches will be held at Westhills Stadium in Langford that is currently undergoing renovations to expand to 6,000 seats.
Norris Jones joins former professional footballers Josh Simpson and Rob Friend on the executive team as they look forward to bringing a new level of football to Vancouver Island.
“Our goal is to bring a first class football experience to Vancouver Island and Brad’s background and enthusiasm will support us in this venture,” said Josh Simpson, president, Pacific FC. “He’s a great fit to help bring our club into the community.”
Norris Jones, who spent six seasons in management with the HarbourCats, will be responsible for managing the day-to-day operations of Pacific FC in the lead up to the 15-game season. Spring training begins in a month and completing the roster is the current business at hand.
The team has now signed seven players; Mark Village and Noah Verhoeven, as well as Alessandro Hojabrpour, Matthew Baldisimo, Terran Campbell, and Kadin Chung and Marcus Haber with additional players and the team schedule to be announced in the coming weeks.
The inaugural Canadian Premier League season with seven teams across Canada starts in April.
BACKGROUND:
Over the coming weeks, the team will continue to build its roster preparing for spring training in March.
ABOUT PACIFIC FOOTBALL CLUB: Founded in 2018, Pacific Football Club brings professional football to Vancouver Island. Playing out of a renovated, 6000-seat Westhills Stadium in Langford, the club will provide an outlet for young Canadian soccer players to realize their dreams of playing at the professional level. Fans will be able to enjoy the thrilling, fast-paced sporting atmosphere associated with the sport when the Canadian Premier League season kicks off in April 2019. For season ticket information: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/pacific-football-club-ticketing
ABOUT CPL: Canadian Premier League (CPL) is Canada’s professional men’s soccer league set to debut in April 2019. Playing in world-class and unique venues, and partnering with strong community-led ownership groups, CPL is a league for Canadians by Canadians that will bring professional soccer to communities coast-to-coast.
For updates and more information, please go to CanPL.ca . On Twitter: @CPLsoccer and #CanPL
LINKS:
Pacific FC signs goalkeeper & midfielder (January 25, 2019)
Trio signed: Alessandro Hojabrpour, Matthew Baldisimo, and Terran Campbell (January 19, 2019)
Pacific FC signs Marcus Haber for inaugural season (January 9, 2019)
Pacific FC opens downtown Victoria storefront & signs Kadin Chung (November 30, 2018)
For season ticket information: https://pacificfc.canpl.ca/pacific-football-club-ticketing