CALGARY SURGE ANNOUNCE 2023 INAUGURAL SEASON SCHEDULE
Season tip-off on May 27, 2023
JANUARY 24, 2023 – The Calgary Surge will tip off their inaugural season against their cross-province rivals, the Edmonton Stingers on May 27, 2023, at WinSport Event Centre. This is one of four times the Surge will come head-to-head with the Stingers, setting up the newest addition to the famed, Battle of Alberta.
The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) will play a conference model of competition for its fifth season, meaning the league’s 10 teams are divided into an Eastern and a Western Conference. The Western conference includes the Calgary Surge, Edmonton Stingers, Saskatchewan Rattlers, Vancouver Bandits, and Winnipeg Sea Bears. Fans can expect several exciting matchups featuring these teams for 13 of 20 games during the 2023 regular season schedule.
The remaining seven games will consist of road trips and home games against the CEBL’s Eastern Conference, which includes the Brampton Honey Badgers, Montréal Alliance, Niagara River Lions, Ottawa BlackJacks, and Scarborough Shooting Stars.
The 2023 regular season schedule consists of 20 games, 10 home games, and 10 away games from May 24, 2023, to August 1, 2023. The regular season will be followed by the 2023 CEBL Championship Weekend hosted in Vancouver, British Columbia this year from August 11, 2023, to August 13, 2023.
The Calgary Surge are becoming increasingly active members of the city's professional sports community. The organization is fresh off the first leg of its Home Team Tour, where staff travelled to events across the city to meet and listen to Calgarians who are passionate about basketball. The tour confirmed that Calgarians want a team that’s welcoming, inspiring, and committed to winning for everyone. Every fan who enters WinSport Event Centre can expect to feel at home and experience a sports and entertainment event like no other.
Nationally televised games will be announced at a later date, but all games, including playoffs, will be livestreamed on CEBL’s OTT platform, CEBL+ and on CEBL Mobile, the official app of the CEBL (available on Android and iOS devices).
Fans can join hundreds of Calgarians who have placed a deposit for 2023 Calgary Surge season ticket memberships at www.calgarysurge.ca/tickets.
About the Calgary Surge
The Calgary franchise originated as the Guelph Nighthawks in 2018, one of the six founding members of the CEBL. The organization was relocated from the league’s smallest market to Calgary in August 2022 as part of the growing league’s business strategy to have teams in Canada’s largest metropolitan areas. Chairman Usman Tahir Jutt and Vice-Chairman and President Jason Ribeiro saw an opportunity to bridge Calgary’s diverse communities together through sport and to create a sense of belonging the city has never seen before. For more information, visit www.calgarysurge.ca.
About the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL):
A league created by Canadians for Canadians with a mission to develop Canadian players, coaches, sports executives, and referees, the CEBL boasts the highest percentage of Canadian players of any pro league in the country with 71 percent of its roster being Canadian. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international pro leagues, the Canadian National team program, top NCAA programs, and USPORTS. Nine players have moved from the CEBL into the NBA following a CEBL season, and 28 CEBL players attended NBA G League training camps during October. The CEBL season runs from May to August. More information about the CEBL is available at CEBL.ca and @cebleague on Instagram, Twitter, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.
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MEDIA CONTACTS:
Hilary Fontus
Manager, Communications
Calgary Surge
514-918-7826
Annalise Klingbeil
Champion Communications
403-993-8775