NEW ENGLAND REVOLUTION AT PORTLAND TIMBERS THURSDAY, MAY 2, 2013 OFF-SEASON TRANSACTIONS NOV. 19, 2012 Waived midfielders Freddie Braun, Charles Renken and defender Ian Hogg. DEC. 3, 2012 Acquired allocation money and homegrown rights for Bryan Gallego from New York in exchange for defender Kosuke Kimura and a second-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft. Acquired defender Michael Harrington from Sporting KC in exchange for allocation money. Acquired allocation money from Houston Dynamo in exchange for defender Eric Brunner. Club declines contract options on midfielder/defender Lovel Palmer and defender Steve Purdy. Acquire midfielder Will Johnson from Real Salt Lake in exchange for allocation money.
OFF-SEASON TRANSACTIONS JAN. 31, 2013 Club and forward Kris Boyd come to a mutual agreement to terminate the player’s contract. FEB. 6, 2013 Signed 2013 SuperDraft pick Dylan Tucker-Gangnes. FEB. 11, 2013 Acquired allocation money from the New York Red Bulls in exchange for midfielder Eric Alexander. FEB. 13, 2013 Acquired midfielder Ben Zemanski from Chivas USA in exchange for allocation money and right of first refusal to Jonathan Bornstein. Acquired first right of refusal for midfielder Michael Nanchoff from Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for a second-round pick in the 2015 MLS Supplemental Draft. FEB. 20, 2013 Signed defender Mikael Silvestre.
DEC. 6, 2012 Signed goalkeeper Jake Gleeson, defender Ryan Kawulok and midfielder/defender Rodney Wallace to new contracts.
FEB. 21, 2013 Signed midfielder Michael Nanchoff.
Exercised the contract options on eight players - goalkeeper Joe Bendik; defenders Futty Danso and Chris Taylor; midfielders Eric Alexander, Kalif Alhassan and Sal Zizzo; and forwards Bright Dike and Brent Richards.
Acquired the natural second-round picks in the 2014 and 2015 MLS SuperDrafts of Vancouver Whitecaps FC in exchange for the first right of refusal for midfielder Nigel Reo-Coker.
DEC. 11, 2012 Signed forward Danny Mwanga to a new contract.
FEB. 28, 2013 Acquired a first-round pick in the 2015 MLS SuperDraft from Colorado in exchange for forward Danny Mwanga.
DEC. 12, 2012 Acquired forward Ryan Johnson and goalkeeper Milos Kocic from Toronto FC in exchange for goalkeeper Joe Bendik, a first-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft and allocation money. Acquired the No. 2 spot in the MLS allocation order from Chivas USA in exchange for the No. 3 spot in the order and either an international slot (through Dec. 31, 2013) or a second-round pick in the 2013 SuperDraft. Dec. 18, 2012 Acquired defender/midfielder Mobi Fehr through a weighted lottery conducted by MLS. JAN. 10, 2013 Acquired midfielder Diego Valeri as a Designated Player on loan from Club Atlético Lanús (Argentina). JAN. 16, 2013 Acquired allocation money from Real Salt Lake in exchange for the MLS rights for forward Robbie Findley. JAN. 17, 2013 Acquired a second-round pick in the 2013 MLS SuperDraft from San Jose in exchange for forward Mike Fuctio. Selected defender Dylan Tucker-Gangnes in the second round (No. 34 overall) of the 2013 MLS SuperDraft. JAN. 21, 2013 Signed defender Ryan Miller. Signed forward Jose Valencia to a new, multi-year contract. JAN. 22, 2013 Select goalkeeper David Meves (first round) and forward Chris Hegngi (second round) in the 2013 MLS Supplemental Draft.
Signed forward Frederic Piquionne.
TIMBERS ACADEMY UPDATE TIMBERS U-18 ACADEMY The Timbers U-18 Academy saw their three-game unbeaten streak snapped in a 2-1 loss to Crossfire Premier on April 27 at Redmond (Wash.) High School. Forward Christian Desir scored his team-leading 11th goal of the season in the 78th minute, but the Timbers U-18s (9-11-5, 32pts) were unable to overcome the two-goal deficit. The Timbers U-18 Academy has just three games remaining in the regular season, including a weekend set against the San Jose Earthquakes U-18s (May 4) and Cal Odyssey U-18s (May 5) at the adidas Timbers Training Facility. TIMBERS U-16 ACADEMY Despite a 3-0 loss against Crossfire Premier on April 27, the Timbers U-16s still hold onto a U.S. Soccer Development Academy wildcard playoff berth. The Timbers U-16s (10-7-8, 38pts) are in the final wildcard spot ahead of this weekend’s contests against the San Jose Earthquakes U-16s (May 4) and Cal Odyssey U-16s (May 5) at the adidas Timbers Training Facility.