Jul 28 Marco Terminesi In, Tyler Hemming Out as Impact Make More Roster Changes

The Montreal Impact made more changes to its roster on Tuesday, with the signing of Canadian forward Marco Terminesi that covers him until the end of  the 2011 season ( pending league approval).  As well, and coming as no surprise to anyone following the team, the Impact also traded midfielder Tyler Hemming to the Austin Aztex for future considerations, (also pending the league's approval). 

 

 Terminesi, 25, is originally from Woodbridge, Ontario. After graduating from the University of Louisville, he played the 2009 season with the Minnesota Thunder. In 17 games (691 minutes), he scored six goals and added four assists for a total of 16 points. From 2008 to 2010, he also played indoor soccer for the Milwaukee Wave, where he was named Rookie of the year.

“He is a player who did very well in our league last year and adds some depth to our attack,” said technical director Nick De Santis. “He is naturally left-footed, with good offensive and technical skills, and he is very dangerous around the net.”

Terminesi will arrive in Montreal on Wednesday, and should be available to take part in the 7:30 pm game against the Vancouver Whitecaps, at Saputo Stadium .

Hemming only made five appearances with the Impact this season for a total of 279 minutes. He was acquired from the Charleston Battery (USL-2) last January, as part of loan agreement that sent Pierre-Rudolph Mayard to South Carolina.

“Tyler had some difficulties adapting to our team. These types of things can happen when a player joins a bigger club,” said De Santis. “We gave him an excellent opportunity to find his place with the team starting from training camp, but he was unable to meet our expectations. It’s too bad that it didn’t work out, but his departure gives us room to hire another midfielder.” 

It was evident from Hemming’s first couple of starts that he was not at the same speed as the USL/NASL veterans and had a tough time finding playing time with other newly acquired midfielders on the team such as Philippe Billy and Felipe Soares ead, willing and able to take the minutes.

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