Calgary's new CEBL team will Surge into season with Battle of Alberta
Calgary’s newest basketball team will surge into its inaugural season in style.
The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) released the 2023 schedule Tuesday, with the Calgary Surge kicking off its season at WinSport Events Centre with a battle of Alberta against the Edmonton Stingers on May 27 at 4 pm MT.
Calgary, which unveiled its name and logo in October after relocating from Guelph in August, will play Edmonton head-to-head four times this season.
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— Calgary Surge (@CalgarySurge) January 24, 2023
The CEBL will play a conference model in its fifth season.
The Surge will play in the Western Conference with the Stingers, the Saskatchewan Rattlers, the Vancouver Bandits, and the Winnipeg Sea Bears. The Eastern Conference will consist of the Brampton Honey Badgers, Montréal Alliance, Niagara River Lions, Ottawa BlackJacks, and Scarborough Shooting Stars.
Calgary will play 13 of its 20 games in the 2023 regular season against Western Conference opponents.
“The fifth season of the CEBL promises to be historical in many ways as we not only introduce our brand of basketball to new markets but also celebrate the league’s five-year journey in becoming Canada’s preeminent professional basketball league,” Mike Morreale, commissioner and co-founder of the CEBL, said in a release. “The CEBL is a Canadian basketball mainstay and we are looking forward to its milestone fifth season with a brand new conference model of play and an exciting postseason format.”
Here is the full schedule for the Surge this season:
Saturday, May 23 vs. Edmonton Stingers
Sunday, May 28 at Edmonton Stingers
Tuesday, May 30 vs. Niagara River Lions
Saturday, June 3 at Vancouver Bandits
Friday, June 9 vs. Ottawa BlackJackets
Sunday, June 11 at Saskatchewan Rattlers
Wednesday, June 14 vs. Vancouver Bandits
Friday, June 16 vs. Montreal Alliance
Sunday, June 18 vs. Winnipeg Sea Bears
Wednesday, June 21 at Brampton Honey Badgers
Friday, June 23 at Niagara River Lions
Sunday, June 25 at Vancouver Bandits
Wednesday, June 28 vs. Scarborough Shooting Stars
Wednesday, July 5 at Edmonton Stingers
Wednesday, July 12 at Montreal Alliance
Sunday, July 16 at Winnipeg Sea Bears
Thursday, July 20 vs. Winnipeg Sea Bears
Saturday, July 22 vs. Saskatchewan Rattlers
Wednesday, July 26 vs. Edmonton Stingers
Friday, July 28 at Saskatchewan Rattlers
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