National Basketball League of Canada Announces Moncton
Published on August 11, 2011 under National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) News Release
(Toronto, ON) The National Basketball League of Canada is pleased to announce that the city of Moncton, New Brunswick, has been approved and accepted to begin play for the 2011-12 season.
"Moncton is a city I've had my eye on for a long, long time now, and I'm absolutely thrilled that the franchise has finally come to fruition," said National Basketball League of Canada President & CEO, Andre Levingston. "Everyone knows what a great event city Moncton is, and we are confident that professional basketball will be no exception."
Levingston says that he has been incredibly impressed by the hard work and determination that the ownership group and the city of Moncton have demonstrated throughout the application and approval process.
"Mayor George LeBlanc, his dedicated members of City Council, Ian Fowler (General Manager of Economic Development, Tourism and Culture), and team owner Steven Conville have been nothing short of fantastic to work with," says Levingston. "They are all so passionate about bringing professional basketball to the city of Moncton, and are eager to leverage this team as not only a thrilling and unmatched entertainment option, but also as a new way to give back to the community."
Team owner, Steven Conville, is excited to add the city of Moncton into friendly rivalry that is currently brewing between the NBL Canada teams in Halifax, Saint John and Prince Edward Island.
"Since I stopped growing in grade ten, my dream of dunking a basketball diminished, but my passion for the game remained the same," said Conville. "When I found out professional basketball was coming to Canada, I could only think of one thing; owning a franchise in this league in a city that will embrace this team as I would. Moncton here we come!"
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