 On September 29, 2006, Gjertsen was named USL MVP at the league's championship weekend banquet in Rochester, New York.Gjertsen was instrumental in the Whitecaps' first USL-1 championship, won in 2006.His first half cross was deflected into the goal by a Rhinos defender for the first Whitecaps goal, and he assisted on another in Vancouver's 3–0 defeat of the Rochester Rhinos.