CF Montreal and PLSQ announced jointly yesterday that the club’s reserve team will join the Quebec league for the 2022 season.
This makes sense for the club on many levels.
Perhaps ideally the best place for the three Canadian MLS clubs’ reserve teams is the currently 8-team CanPL (I believe it would be good for the league too), however with that organization unwilling to onboard reserve teams, it’s a closed option.
Under the circumstances this latest development appears the best option for the CF Montreal club. Not only does it alleviate potential Covid problems which cross-border travel in an MLS u23 league would possibly have presented, it ensures young Montreal reserve team players will go head to head with more experienced opponents.