Jeanette Kuc from Saskatchewan and Ken MacLean from Nova Scotia have been elected as directors-at-large for the Canadian Soccer Association.
Among the defeated candidates -- veteran CSA board member Mike Traficante.
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Traficante is seen by many as the embodiment of the pre-reform soccer hanger-on, a man more dedicated to the perqs of the office than the progress of the game.
His dismissal is the loudest, clearest sign that a new, more progressive day has, in fact, dawned at Metcalfe Street. It's also another big setback for CSA president Dominique Maestracci.
Deeper analysis to follow soon.
Onward!