American midfielder Tony Donatelli, and forward Canadian Sita-Taty Matondo, Another key signing was the English Premier League Newcastle United goalkeeper Tony Caig on April 13, 2006. Due to injuries in midfield and forward requiring one of the regular defenders to move to midfield, in June the Whitecaps also signed defender Ryan Saurez. The 2006 team was billed as much more offensive minded with greater depth at the forward and midfield positions. The line up was relatively settled with 25 players getting playing minutes and seven getting about 2000 minutes or more. James Alberts, Jeff Clarke, Joey Gjertsen, and David Morris appeared in all 28 games for the Whitecaps. Despite preseason speculation the goal scoring was again singular, this year Joey Gjertsen was fourth in the league with 12 goals. Martin Nash and Joey Gjertsen led the team in assists with both in the top ten league-wide. Gjertsen's year for the champion Whitecaps, fourth in goals (12) and second in assists (7), earned him a league most valuable player award. Goalkeeper stats As of the end of the season. Player statistics External links References Vancouver Whitecaps (1986–2010) seasons Vancouver Whitecaps