Calgary Surge players stand during the singing of the national anthem before playing the Scarborough Shooting Stars during the CEBL basketball championship final, in Langley, B.C.
Calgary Surge brought basketball culture to the city. They're back this year to win it all | CBC News LoadedIt was an idea they had in the works for later down the road — much, much later. Calgary Surge to play at the Saddledome in the franchise's fifth year, but as its inaugural season progressed, they decided to go ahead with the idea in the second season.
Calgary Surge's Sean Miller-Moore, right, shoots over a falling Scarborough player, Myck Kabongo, during the first half of the CEBL basketball championship final on Aug. 13, 2023. "I believe I was one of the first ones to have season tickets," said Surge fan Travis Libby. "I would go to Mount Royal basketball games or U of C basketball games. But this is the next level of competitiveness."
"It's always hockey towns, hockey towns, hockey towns. So it was just nice to be somewhere that has professional-level basketball," Libby said. "We're growing as a community, we're growing as a city. The demographics are changing and this is one of the most accessible sports," Ribeiro said.Jason Ribeiro, the vice-chairman and president of the Calgary Surge, presents a Surge jersey to Calgary Mayor Jyoti Gondek at a celebration of the team's first anniversary on Thursday at the WinSport Event Centre.
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