JR Wellington Sports Management's new Director of Football MacCallum Barry was on hand to introduce the Freezers' new addition. "We are very pleased to add Mr. Cassar to Whitehorse" said Barry. "We have every intention to push towards being a championship club, and adding his experience and pedigree is a great first step towards that goal."
"I am very ready to get to work as soon as all of this is over" said Cassar, motioning to the gathered media members, which got a chuckle from the gallery. "It's exciting to be in Whitehorse. This club has been a very solid staple of the Canadian Premier League for years. Now, I think our hope is to take the solid foundation that has been established here and begin to push towards title contention. The work towards that will be arduous, but I am looking forward to starting into it." When asked about potential candidates for the vacant manager position, Cassar was tight-lipped about the issue. "Finding a new manager is obviously going to be goal number one, but as far as who that will be, we are a ways away from that. Our hope is to have someone new in place as soon as possible."
FC Whitehorse finished their season with a 22-5-11 record putting them in 8th place in the CPL, their lowest point total and ranking in 5 years.