BURNABY, B. cheap jerseys .C. -- After several months of watching from a distance the new coach of the Vancouver Whitecaps is finally getting a chance to work with the Major League Soccer team. Martin Rennie, who the Whitecaps hired in August, was on the pitch Wednesday as the team began a training camp that will help decide which players will return next year. Rennie hopes to use the eight-day camp to get to know the Whitecap players, some he has only seen on video or watched on television. "I have a good idea about the players here," said the native of Thurso, Scotland. "This is the first chance to see them in person, on the training grounds. "The first objective for me is to give these guys a fair chance. They have been through a lot this season. These guys get their chance to show me what they can do." Rennie is the third Whitecaps coach in the teams inaugural MLS season. Teitur Thordarson was fired just 12 games into the campaign and replaced by Tommy Soehn on an interim basis. Soehn will return to his job of director of soccer operations. Rennie remained as coach of the Carolina RailHawks of the North American Soccer League until the teams season ended. The RailHawks had the best record in the NASL but lost on penalty kicks to the Minnesota Stars in the league semifinal. He now takes over a Whitecaps team that struggled to a 6-18-10 record, never really was in MLS playoff contention and didnt win an away game. Rennie said hes more focused on the future than the past. "As far as I am concerned last season is gone for these players," he said. "There is nothing they can do about that, other than perhaps glance back and learn from it. "We have to more forward." A slightly-built man with jet black hair, Rennie looked comfortable in answering questions from media. Building a winning culture in a team that spent most of last season losing will be one of his priorities. "The culture has to be a positive, winning culture," he said. "You have to build that first before you get wins. "A lot of people think you win and you build confidence. Actually you need to build a winning culture first and then the wins start to happen from there." Rennie showed a little steel by saying there will be personnel changes. "I think there will be some turnover," he said. "I think to build on what weve done so far we need to take the good things that weve got and build on that. "That will require some turnover. There are good players here. I dont think its unusual, in a first-year team when you are building an entire roster from scratch, that there will be things you want to improve in the second year." Adding a ball-winning central midfielder and another centre defender are two players Rennie believes the Whitecaps need. He also would like more MLS experience. "There are a few holes," he said of the Whitecaps lineup. "One of the things is building a team that can play both sides of the ball. "At times the team was good when it attacked, but if it didnt score it was very vulnerable and likely to lose a goal. We have to be very difficult to play against and very difficult to beat." Bob Lenarduzzi, the Whitecaps president, said the training camp will be more about getting acquainted than drawing up Xs and Os. "This mini-camp will give him a chance to interact with the players," said Lenarduzzi. "Im not sure it is going to be that important from a technical perspective. "I think for him its going to be an opportunity to get to know the people and sit down with guys on a one-on-one basis and find out a little more about what makes them tick." Rennie comes with an impressive coaching resume. He led the RailHawks to a conference title last year before losing the championship 3-1 on aggregate to Puerto Rico. Rennie was nominated as coach of the year four straight seasons, winning in 2008 while coaching the Cleveland City Stars to the USL third division title. His playing career was cut short by a knee injury but he obtained his UEFA A coaching license at age 26. There was speculation Rennie was a candidate for the head coaching job with the Montreal Impact, who will join MLS next year. Thats why Vancouver made the unusual move of signing him but leaving Soehn in place until the season ended. Despite losing on the field the Whitecaps still had the third highest average attendance in MLS. The team will play next season in the newly renovated BC Place Stadium, which has a soccer specific configuration and retractable roof. Rennie said the Whitecaps can only improve. "Its actually a good thing to come into a team that maybe has not had a great season," he said. "Sometimes if you come in and the team is at the top and doing really well there is more pressure on you and the team can go down. "Im under no illusions about it being a big challenge. Its also a great opportunity. Its a chance to be in pretty much at the start of something new. 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It is the first time they have been shut out in consecutive games since Feb. 16-18, 2012, when they sustained a pair of 1-0 home losses. "Thats a team that plays with a lot of confidence," Schneider said. "After what they accomplished last year, Im sure they feel like theyre in every single game -- and they have the talent to do so. They kept coming at us and didnt stray away from their game plan. "They got pucks deep, crashed the net and tried to get shots through. But we were just very good defensively." Before these two blankings, the Kings were averaging four goals a game at home. "Were not making it hard enough on the opposing teams goaltenders," captain Dustin Brown said. "Weve gone through spurts this year where weve scored a lot of goals, and it was just a result of getting the puck to the net with bodies at the same time. The power play has been a big source of our offence, and we had only one shot (on two opportunities)." Schneider has played the last three games for the Canucks, facing 88 shots and allowing only three goals. His other shutout this season was on Jan. 26, when he made 30 saves in a 5-0 victory at Anaheim. "I feel like I should be and where I can be," Schneider said. "Its nice to have consecutive efforts in a row like that. When you have a good one and then a bad one, its a little frustrating. "You cant sit on that and pat yourself on the back. You have to keep doing it, and thats the challenge of playing a lot of games." The Canucks, who maintained their share of the Northwest Division lead with Minnesota, scored the only goal at 11:06 of the first period. Jordan Schroeder took control of the puck in the Canucks zone and made a two-line pass to Raymond, who got a step on rookie defenceman Jakee Muzzin and slid his eighth goal between Jonathan Quicks pads. jerseys from china. "I think Schroeder is maturing more all the time and he has great vision," Raymond said. 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Quick (10-10-2) made a similarly spectacular save on Vancouvers Keith Ballard about 2 minutes before the second intermission, sticking out his left leg to deny his one-timer from in front. Last years Conn Smythe Trophy winner as playoffs MVP faced only 13 shots. "I wouldnt say we played bad. We just didnt find a way to win the game," Kings centre Jarret Stoll said. "Every teams got good goaltending. This leagues all about that and low-scoring games." The Canucks, who lost to the Kings in the opening round of last years playoffs, won two of the three meetings this season and lost the other in a shootout. "Weve taken five of six points against them, which is great," Schneider said. "Well enjoy it now, but right now were more focused on finishing off this road trip by getting a win (Sunday at Colorado)." NOTES: Nine players have scored Vancouvers first goal in its last nine victories. ... Canucks D Alex Edler began serving a two-game NHL suspension he received for charging Phoenix goalie Mike Smith behind the net on Thursday. ... The Kings begin a five-game road trip Monday night against the league-leading Chicago Blackhawks, who beat them in their other two meetings. ... The Canucks were 0 for 3 on the power play and are 1 for 43 over their last 15 games. They came in 15 for 113, the second-worst percentage in the NHL. ' ' '