The President and CEO of the National Basketball League of Canada, Andre Levingston , announced today that there will be a new team for the Province of Quebec, based in Montreal, which will play in the upcoming 2012/2013 season. This comes as the League made the decision to remove the Laval Kebs from the League's roster. "The Kebs placed 3rd in the League last year but were experiencing ongoing challenges that required the League to move in a different direction to ensure the continuity and long-term stability of the League." Levingston said the NBLC is moving quickly to address the situation by preparing to announce a new team for the Montreal area. "We are grateful to the fans in Quebec and we hope that support will continue in Montreal and throughout the province as the League and the new management team build a thriving and skilled organization and team of players," said Levingston. Details of the new Montreal team, including team name and its playing venue, will be released by the League very soon. The National Basketball League of Canada is committed to providing basketball fans in Quebec with high calibre basketball and affordable family entertainment. The League has 7 other teams across Ontario, Nova Scotia, New Brunswick and PEI. The NBL Canada 2012/2013 season tips off on November 2nd.
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The National Basketball League of Canada is moving up its schedule for next season by six weeks because fans want to spend more time outside in the spring. The season will now begin in mid-November, rather than late December, and will end at the beginning of April, as opposed to mid-May. Tyrone Levingston, the president of the Cape Breton Highlanders, said a survey of fans was conducted to look at when the season should run. "Our fans showed that that was the right choice to make," he sai... [read more]
The National Basketball League of Canada is moving up its schedule for next season by six weeks because fans want to spend more time outside in the spring. The season will now begin in mid-November, rather than late December, and will end at the beginning of April, as opposed to mid-May. Tyrone Levingston, the president of the Cape Breton Highlanders, said a survey of fans was conducted to look at when the season should run. "Our fans showed that that was the right choice to make," he said, pointing out that attendance had been dropping off toward the end of the season around the league. Levingston said people start opening up cottages in April and generally want to spend more time outdoors at that time of the year. The NBL Canada schedule for 2017-18 has not yet been completed, but play will begin on Nov. 18. Levingston also announced the league has mandated that each team carry five Canadian players on its roster, up from the previous requirement of four. He said the eventual goal of the league is to have Canadians represent the majority on team rosters. At present, players from the U.S. make up the bulk of the roster. Levingston said there are expansion plans for the 10-team league. He said St. John's and Sudbury, Ont., are both expected to put teams on the floor within two years. However, there's controversy over the plans to set up shop in St. John's. Courtesy of: cbc.ca
Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) signed experienced 54-year old American coach Rob Spon from Saint John Riptide. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in NBL Canada Atlantic Division. They also advanced to the league semifinals. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Spon was voted PBL Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2015. He is quite experienced coach. Spon has coached also professionally in USA, CBA (Saskatchewan H.), PBL (Rochester Ra... [read more]
Cape Breton Highlanders (NBL Canada) signed experienced 54-year old American coach Rob Spon from Saint John Riptide. He helped them to end the regular season as a second best team in NBL Canada Atlantic Division. They also advanced to the league semifinals. The list of the past achievements is quite long as among others Spon was voted PBL Coach of the Year in 2011 and 2015. He is quite experienced coach. Spon has coached also professionally in USA, CBA (Saskatchewan H.), PBL (Rochester RazorSharks) and Canada (Kebs de Laval and Halifax Rainmen).
The National Basketball League of Canada proudly announces that the 2017-18 regular season will start on November 18, 2017 and will run until April 2, 2018 as previously announced. After two years of starting the season on Boxing Day, the board of directors decided after their June meeting to move the campaign back to start on or around November 18, 2017. The good weather in the spring being too much of a competitor for the fans attention was cited as one of the reasons. The point came ba... [read more]
The National Basketball League of Canada proudly announces that the 2017-18 regular season will start on November 18, 2017 and will run until April 2, 2018 as previously announced. After two years of starting the season on Boxing Day, the board of directors decided after their June meeting to move the campaign back to start on or around November 18, 2017. The good weather in the spring being too much of a competitor for the fans attention was cited as one of the reasons. The point came back up for discussion at the board level and the topic was up for re-consideration. NBLC fans were outspoken on the matter and the board of directors listened. "The overwhelming response from our fans for an earlier start date was incredible" said NBL Canada president, Vito Frijia . "As a board, we heard them loud and clear and responded in a manner that was respectful to the wishes of our fans by having our season start in November." The decision will expand the regular season by two weeks which in turn will slightly increase the salary cap as well. Playoffs will immediately follow afterwards and the same playoff schedule will be followed: - Round 1 - Best of 5 Games - Conference Finals - Best of 7 Games - Championship Series - Best of 7 Games Note: Only the top (4) teams in each conference will make the playoffs, increasing the intensity and importance of the regular season. Courtesy of: nblcanada.ca
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