2014–15 NBL Canada season

2014–15 NBL Canada season National Basketball League of Canada Basketball November 1, 2014 – February 28, 2015 March 2, 2015 – April 12, 2015 (Playoffs) April 15 – 30, 2015 (Finals) 32 8 BeIN, EastLink TV, The Score, Rogers Media Draft 2014 NBL Canada draft Jordan Weidner List of first overall NBL Canada draft picks Mississauga Power Regular Season Windsor Express Quinnel Brown (Windsor) NBL Canada Most Valuable Player Award Quinnel Brown (Windsor) List of National Basketball League of Canada season scoring leaders Playoffs 2015 NBL Canada Playoffs Atlantic Atlantic Division (NBL Canada) Halifax Rainmen Island Storm Central Central Division (NBL Canada) Windsor Express Brampton A's Finals 2015 NBL Canada Finals Windsor Express Halifax Rainmen Kirk Williams List of NBL Canada seasons NBL Canada 2013–14 NBL Canada season 2013–14 2015–16 NBL Canada season 2015–16 The 2014–15 NBL Canada season was the fourth season of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). The NBL Canada contracted to 8 teams for 2014–15 after the ownership of the Ottawa SkyHawks were revoked by the league following the 2013–14 season.http://myemail.constantcontact.com/Ottawa-SkyHawks-Will-Not-Play-2014-15-Seaon.html?soid=1101896013653&aid=hjBFlPLWkpw Ottawa SkyHawks will not participate in the 2014-2015 Season nblcanada.com August 1, 2014 Offseason During preseason, the NBL Canada's Board of Governors voted to revoke the ownership rights of Bytown Sports & Entertainment Inc., who operated the Ottawa SkyHawks. The league is working to find a new ownership group to bring the NBL Canada back to Ottawa, as soon as next season.http://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/ottawa/ottawa-skyhawks-kicked-out-of-national-basketball-league-of-canada-1.2724097 Ottawa SkyHawks kicked out of National Basketball League of Canada cbc.ca July 31, 2014 Sam Hill was appointed NBL Canada Deputy Commissioner and General Counselhttp://www.nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100263/sam-hill-appointed-nbl-canada-deputy-commissioner-and-general-counsel Sam Hill Appointed NBL Canada Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel 2014-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054644/http://www.nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100263/sam-hill-appointed-nbl-canada-deputy-commissioner-and-general-counsel 2014-11-29 dead The owner of the Moncton Miracles, Kim Blanco, left the team without an owner during the off season.http://www.nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100276/miracles-looking-for-new-owner-and-coach Miracles Looking for New Owner and Coach 2014-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129054641/http://www.nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100276/miracles-looking-for-new-owner-and-coach 2014-11-29 dead + Coaching changesOffseasonTeam2013–14 season2014–15 seasonHalifax RainmenCraig HodgesJosep ClarósLondon LightningMichael Ray RichardsonCarlos KnoxMississauga PowerDavid JosephKyle JuliusMoncton MiraclesSerge LangisSaint John Mill RatsRob SponJulian KingGeneral Manager changesOffseasonTeam2013–14 season2014–15 seasonLondon LightningTaylor BrownBill SmithMoncton MiraclesJoe Salerno Sr. Rule changes The league will play a 32 game schedule (down from 40 in the previous two seasons) and take a break in the weeks heading up to Christmas.http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100061/league-owners-announce-changes-for-2014-2015 League Owners Announce Changes for 2014-2015 2014-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033344/http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100061/league-owners-announce-changes-for-2014-2015 2014-11-29 dead The minimum number of Canadians on a team has been increased from 3 to 4.http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100061/league-owners-announce-changes-for-2014-2015 League Owners Announce Changes for 2014-2015 2014-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033344/http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100061/league-owners-announce-changes-for-2014-2015 2014-11-29 dead The off season protected players list has been increased from 5 to 6.http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100061/league-owners-announce-changes-for-2014-2015 League Owners Announce Changes for 2014-2015 2014-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033344/http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100061/league-owners-announce-changes-for-2014-2015 2014-11-29 dead Coaching changes Offseason On July 17, 2014, the London Lightning hired Carlos Knox as head coach.http://www.lightningbasketball.ca/14668/our-coach Our Coach lightningbasketball.ca July 17, 2014 August 3, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20150602005846/http://www.lightningbasketball.ca/14668/our-coach June 2, 2015 dead General Manager changes Offseason On September 10, 2014, the London Lightning hired Bill Smith as general manager.http://www.lightningbasketball.ca/p/14539/nr/100162/lightning-welcomes-new-gm-bill-smith Lightning welcomes new GM Bill Smith 2014-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129031449/http://www.lightningbasketball.ca/p/14539/nr/100162/lightning-welcomes-new-gm-bill-smith 2014-11-29 dead On October 1, 2014, the Moncton Miracles hired Joe Salerno Sr. as general manager.http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100062/moncton-miracles-hire-joe-salerno-sr-as-general-manager Moncton Miracles Hire Joe Salerno Sr. as General Manager 2014-11-22 https://web.archive.org/web/20141129033517/http://www.miraclesbasketball.ca/p/14513/nr/100062/moncton-miracles-hire-joe-salerno-sr-as-general-manager 2014-11-29 dead Draft The 2014 NBL Canada Draft took place on August 24 at the Wegz Stadium Bar in Vaughan, Ontario. 160 players competed over the weekend at the Pre-Draft Combine at the Athlete Institute in Mono, Ontario. 40 players were nominated to attend the Draft with the possibility of being selected. Following the combine, the Mississauga Power drafted Indiana Wesleyan guard Jordan Weidner with the first overall pick.http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100266/2014-nbl-canada-draft-results 2014 NBL Canada Draft Results nblcanada.ca August 26, 2014 October 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019131830/http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100266/2014-nbl-canada-draft-results October 19, 2014 dead Teams 2014-15 National Basketball League of Canada Division Team City Arena Capacity Atlantic Halifax Rainmen Halifax, Nova Scotia Scotiabank Centre 10,500 Island Storm Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island Eastlink Centre 4,000 Moncton Miracles Moncton, New Brunswick Moncton Coliseum 6,554 Saint John Mill Rats Saint John, New Brunswick Harbour Station 6,603 Central Brampton A's Brampton, Ontario Powerade Centre 5,000 London Lightning London, Ontario Budweiser Gardens 9,000 Mississauga Power Mississauga, Ontario Hershey Centre 5,400 Windsor Express Windsor, Ontario WFCU Centre 6,500 Map of teams left 10px Atlantic Division 10px Central Division 780 450 275 300 445 Canada 850 Canada 44.65 -63.58 Blue pog.svg 70 right Rainmen Canada 46.25 -63.12 Blue pog.svg 70 top Storm Canada 46.10 -64.83 Blue pog.svg 70 left Miracles Canada 45.28 -66.06 Blue pog.svg 70 bottom Mill Rats Canada 43.67 -79.71 Red pog.svg 70 left A's Canada 42.98 -81.25 Red pog.svg 70 right Lightning Canada 43.63 -79.65 Red pog.svg 70 right Power Canada 42.32 -82.93 Red pog.svg 70 left Express Regular season The regular season began on November 1, 2014 and concluded on February 28, 2015. Standings Playoffs Division Semifinals Division Finals NBL Canada Finals Atlantic Division Central Division 1 Halifax* 3 4 Moncton 1 2 Island 3 3 Saint John 2 1 Windsor* 3 4 Mississauga 1 2 Brampton 3 3 London 2 1 Halifax 4 2 Island 1 1 Windsor 4 2 Brampton 3 A1 Halifax 3 C1 Windsor 4 * Division winner Bold Series winner Finals 2015 NBL Canada Finals All times local. Game 1 #eee April 15 7:00 pm WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario Halifax Rainmen 104 Windsor Express 113 Box score 22–28 29–30 26–22 27–33 PJ Foster 15 Chris Commons 33 Jermaine Dailey 13 Chris Commons 8 Cliff Clinkscales 3 Gary Gibson 6 1,013 Windsor leads series, 1–0 #eee April 17 7:00 pm WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario Halifax Rainmen 100 Windsor Express 93 Box score 32–19 22–24 25–26 18–27 Tyrone Watson 16 Tony Bennett 25 Young, Watson, Spikes, 9 each Jamarcus Ellis 8 Kevin Young 5 Gary Gibson 7 1,503 Series tied, 1–1 #eee April 23 7:00 pm Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Rainmen 100 Windsor Express 70 Box score 24–13 23–19 24–17 29–21 Kevin Young 17 Kirk Williams 13 Young 12 Tim Parham 7 Cliff Clinkscales 9 Chris Commons 3 2,417 Halifax leads series, 2–1 #eee April 24 7:00 pm Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Rainmen 105 Windsor Express 109 Box score 22–29 27–28 26–28 30–24 Chris Cayole 23 Kirk Williams 36 Jermaine Dailey 10 Ryan Anderson 16 Young, Ando 4 each Anderson, Bennett 4 each 2,758 Series tied, 2–2 #eee April 26 2:00 pm Scotiabank Centre, Halifax, Nova Scotia Halifax Rainmen 125 Windsor Express 91 Box score 30–25 29–20 25–25 41–21 Chris Cayole 30 Kirk Williams 20 Tyrone Watson 12 Ryan Anderson 15 Tyrone Watson 5 Tony Bennett 6 2,691 Halifax leads series, 3–2 #eee April 28 7:00 pm WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario Halifax Rainmen 112 Windsor Express 119 Box score 28–32 35–19 22–34 27–34 Seiya Ando 27 Quinnel Brown 30 Liam McMorrow 11 Jamarcus Ellis 9 Ando, Clinkscales 3 each Tony Bennett 7 1,813 Series tied, 3–3 #eee April 30 7:00 pm WFCU Centre, Windsor, Ontario Forfeit Windsor Express 20 Halifax Rainmen 0 Notable occurrences NBL Canada's Board of Governors voted on July 30 to remove the Ottawa SkyHawks' ownership group. The SkyHawks will not participate in the 2014-15 season.http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100262/ottawa-skyhawks-will-not-participate-in-the-2014-15-season Ottawa SkyHawks Will Not Participate in the 2014-15 Season nblcanada/ca July 30, 2014 October 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019143930/http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100262/ottawa-skyhawks-will-not-participate-in-the-2014-15-season October 19, 2014 dead Sam Hill was appointed deputy commissioner and general counsel of the NBL Canada on August 7.http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100263/sam-hill-appointed-nbl-canada-deputy-commissioner-and-general-counsel Sam Hill Appointed NBL Canada Deputy Commissioner and General Counsel nblcanada/ca August 7, 2014 October 16, 2014 https://web.archive.org/web/20141019143144/http://nblcanada.ca/p/14578/nr/100263/sam-hill-appointed-nbl-canada-deputy-commissioner-and-general-counsel October 19, 2014 dead References 30em External links http://www.nblcanada.ca/ Category:National Basketball League of Canada seasons NBL