{"id":905503,"date":"2026-09-22T16:00:12","date_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:00:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/905503\/"},"modified":"2026-09-22T16:00:12","modified_gmt":"2026-09-22T16:00:12","slug":"spiring-announced-as-nsl-winnipeg-president-winnipeg-free-press","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/905503\/","title":{"rendered":"Spiring announced as NSL Winnipeg president \u2013 Winnipeg Free Press"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Northern Super League Winnipeg named Dayna Spiring as the pro women\u2019s soccer team\u2019s president Tuesday morning.<\/p>\n<p>An accomplished Winnipegger and business leader, Spiring will oversee the club\u2019s business operations as the team prepares to kick off the inaugural season in spring 2027.<\/p>\n<p>No stranger to sports, Spiring was one of the first women to serve on the CFL\u2019s Board of Governors and the first woman to serve as chair of the Winnipeg Football Club\u2019s Board of Directors. She is also the first woman to have her name engraved on the Grey Cup as the Winnipeg Blue Bombers captured back-to-back titles in 2019 and 2021.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a href=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4578451_web1_230517-Dayna-Spiring-0001-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" data-pswp- data-pswp-width=\"2048\" data-pswp-height=\"1365\"><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/4578451_web1_230517-Dayna-Spiring-0001-Enhanced-NR.jpg\" alt=\"MIKE DEAL \/ FREE PRESS FILES &#10;                                Dayna Spiring has been appointed as president of NSL Winnipeg pro women\u2019s soccer team.\"\/><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>MIKE DEAL \/ FREE PRESS FILES <\/p>\n<p>Dayna Spiring has been appointed as president of NSL Winnipeg pro women\u2019s soccer team. <\/p>\n<p>\u201cDayna is exactly the kind of leader we envisioned helping build this club,\u201d said Northern Super League President Christina Litz in a statement. \u201cShe understands Winnipeg, she understands business, and she knows what it takes to build organizations that bring people together. As we prepare for Winnipeg\u2019s first season in 2027, her experience, leadership and deep connection to this community will be invaluable.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Spiring joins an already stacked club leadership group alongside decorated Canadian soccer star Desiree Scott \u2014 the co-founder and vice president, community &amp; player experience of NSL Winnipeg \u2014 and former Canadian soccer coach Rob Gale \u2014 the co-founder alongside Scott and chief sporting officer NSL Winnipeg.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt was going to take something pretty special to bring me back into a full-time role, and this is exactly that,\u201d said Spiring in a statement. \u201cThere is something pretty magical about building a professional team, let along the first professional women\u2019s team, from the ground up and doing something that has never been done in our city.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThere are very few glass ceilings left to break, and I\u2019m incredibly excited to be part of breaking this one. Winnipeg has always been a city that rallies around big ideas, and I can\u2019t wait to see this community come together around this club.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>\n\t\tWinnipeg Free Press | Newsletter\n\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\tThe Warm-Up<\/p>\n<p class=\"frequency\">Winnipeg Jets Game Days<\/p>\n<p>On Winnipeg Jets game days, hockey writers Mike McIntyre and Ken Wiebe send news, notes and quotes from the morning skate, as well as injury updates and lineup decisions. Arrives a few hours prior to puck drop.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t<a class=\"email-subscribe-link button the-warmup inline-block-logged-in\">Sign up for The Warm-Up<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/09\/1790092812_560_theWarm-up-tile.jpg\" alt=\"Sign up for The Warm-Up\"\/><\/p>\n<p>The Northern Super League \u2014 Canada\u2019s first professional women\u2019s soccer league \u2014 is currently in its second season. NSL Winnipeg is the league\u2019s seventh franchise.<\/p>\n<p>More to come.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Northern Super League Winnipeg named Dayna Spiring as the pro women\u2019s soccer team\u2019s president Tuesday morning. 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