Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League Announce Partnership with the Professional Arena Soccer League
New Indoor Soccer League format set to Kick- Off in November, 2008


    CALGARY, AB, CANADA, October 24, 2008 /Canada PR News/ -- Today the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) announced that they have formed a partnership with the Professional Arena Soccer League (PASL-Pro) to participate in inter-league play. The Canadian League will be a part of the PASL- Pro Championships. The CMISL will continue to be a separate organization, but will be playing in the PASL-Pro's family of leagues. PASL-pro consists of eight US teams with four western conference teams located in Denver, Colorado; Ft Collins, Colorado; Stockton, California and Wenatchee, Washington. The eastern conference consists of Cincinnati, Ohio; Dallas, Texas; Detroit Michigan and St. Louis, Missouri.

CMISL President, Mel Kowalchuk, stated "PASL Commissioner, Kevin Milliken and I have been having discussions since last year and the more we talked the more we realized that we were on the same page regarding our thoughts for the future of the indoor game." Kowalchuk went on to say "we actually joined forces with the PASL a few months ago but we were looking at several issues before we could make the announcement official. One of those issues was expansion of the CMISL. We were close to taking in as many as four eastern teams and in fact had a verbal agreement with them but we were unable to finalize all the details in time for the upcoming season. We will continue to work with potential franchises in the East and are very hopeful of expansion by at least two teams for next season."

The CMISL, PASL-Pro, and Liga Mexicana have formed an indoor soccer alliance which will result in a North American Indoor Soccer Championship. The North American Cup will be played in Stockton, California on March 14th -15th, 2009, to crown the overall North American Champion.

The CMISL further announced that Winnipeg has elected not to participate in the CMISL this season. Kowalchuk said "It is a disappointment for the rest of us in the CMISL but the decision was reached between the league and owner Bill Stewart a couple of weeks ago. Bill has been seeking local owners for the Winnipeg Alliance and although a group stepped forward, it was just too late for them to participate this season." Kowalchuk went on to further state that "We look forward to having Winnipeg back in the league next year."

The CMISL will play an unbalanced schedule for 2008-2009 that will involve games between Edmonton, Calgary, and Saskatoon, as well as inter-league games against teams from the PASL. The CMISL season will consist of 12 games for each team with Calgary playing an extra four games due to the fact they will be fulfilling Winnipeg's commitment to play in the PASL. Each CMISL team will play two home and two away games against PASL teams, with Calgary playing the two extra home games and the two extra away games. Because of Calgary's extra games a new scoring system will be incorporated regarding team standings. The normal two points will be awarded for each game won except in Calgary's case their games against PASL teams will be worth one point.

About the Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League:
The Canadian Major Indoor Soccer League (CMISL) is the brainchild of professional sports executive Mel Kowalchuk and will serve as a model, which can be used to foster the growth and development of professional soccer in Canada. Comprised of three founding member clubs, Calgary, Edmonton, and Saskatoon, the CMISL's long-term goal is to facilitate a successful re-birth of professional indoor soccer in Canada. Once fully implemented and with a majority of member teams on a solid financial footing, the CMISL model will be used as a template for the creation of a Canadian professional outdoor league. The last time Canada had an established pro-outdoor league is the last time that it went to the World Cup.

For more information on the CMISL and the new partnership, please contact Mel Kowalchuk- CMISL President (780) 232-9632 www.cmisl.com or Jonathan Molina -New Wave Public Relations (403) 466.8869.

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