http://www.socceramerica.com/article/50131/vancouver-whitecaps-not-back-for-2013-season.html The will however field a team in the PCSL women’s premier division.
So on the subject of players missing out on W-League action, it seems some of them are following former Whitecaps coach Hubert Busby, Jr. to Seattle and signing with the Sounders. We've heard Shannon Woeller, Erin McNulty and Jenna Richardson are going that route.
Grant Wahl is reporting that it's a very realistic scenario. Go to his twitter account, he reported it a week ago or so.