TUKWILA, Wash. – As the MLS Cup champion Seattle Sounders kicked off the 2017 preseason with a light practice session at Starfire Sports on Tuesday, new acquisitions Will Bruin and Harry Shipp were looking ahead to a fresh start.
The Sounders acquired Bruin in a December trade following a productive six-year stint with the Houston Dynamo that saw him score 50 goals across 178 appearances.
But the 27-year-old forward is coming off a difficult final season with the Dynamo that saw him net just four goals. Speaking with reporters after Tuesday’s practice, Bruin said he hopes the move to Seattle proves to be the spark that allows him to recapture the form that made him one of the league’s more reliable goal-scorers.