Edmonton Energy

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Edmonton Energy
Edmonton Energy Logo.svg
Founded2007
Dissolved2012
League IBL (2008–12)
Team historyEdmonton Chill (2007–08)
Edmonton Energy (2009–12)
Based in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada
Arena Universiade Pavilion
ColoursBlue, green, black, and white
    
OwnerSMG Pro Hoops
Head coachPaul Sir
Championships0
Division titles0

The Edmonton Energy were a professional basketball team in the International Basketball League. It was founded in 2007 as the Edmonton Chill until the name was revoked in August 2008, after allegations of misconduct were filed with the league regarding Troy Barns, the majority shareholder in the team.[ citation needed ]

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On 27 January 2009, the Edmonton Chill were renamed Edmonton Energy. Eleven local business owners, led by businessman, chartered accountant, and mayoral candidate David Dorward came together to keep the IBL in Edmonton. Paul Sir was head coach and general manager of the Edmonton Energy. [1]

The Edmonton Energy formerly played their home games at the MacEwan Centre for Sport and Wellness at MacEwan University, just north of Downtown Edmonton, but moved to the "Butterdome" (or Universiade Pavilion), located at the University of Alberta in the Windsor Park/Garneau area. The Energy was the second Canadian team in the International Basketball League, as Vancouver, British Columbia also had a team called the BC Titans.

The team folded in the summer of 2012 due to financial problems. [2]

2009 season

The Edmonton Energy finished the regular season at the top of the IBL with a 17-3 record. The entire starting five of Will Funn (Portland State), J.R. Patrick (Santa Clara), Steve Sir (Northern Arizona), Skouson Harker (Oregon), and Lee Scruggs (Georgetown) were named 2009 IBL All-Stars. The team managed to split with the Los Angeles Lightning in LA, who eventually won the Playoffs. LA featured six former NBA players, including Bryon Russell and Lamond Murray.

Schedule

#DateOpponentScoreOTRecord
1May 2@ Los Angeles L 108 – 102-0 – 1
2May 3@ Los Angeles W 128 – 115-1 – 1
3May 8 BC W 114 – 96-2 – 1
4May 9 BC W 144 – 119-3 – 1
5May 15 Bellingham W 144 – 134-4 – 1
6May 16 Bellingham L 141 – 121-4 – 2
7May 22 Snohomish Co. W 159 – 127-5 – 2
8May 23 Snohomish Co. W 148 – 120-6 – 2
9May 29 Portland W 131 – 99-7 – 2
10May 30 Portland W 129 – 100-8 – 2
11June 5 Yamhill W 145 – 99-9 – 2
12June 6 Yamhill W 162 – 94-10 – 2
13June 8 Yamhill W 142 – 86-11 – 2
14June 9 Yamhill W 159 – 101-12 – 2
15June 13 Vancouver W 109 – 104-13 – 2
16June 14 Vancouver W 120 – 107-14 – 2
17June 20 Tacoma W 101 – 85-15 – 2
18June 21 Tacoma W 133 – 101-16 – 2
19June 28@ Bellingham L 121 – 115-16 – 3
20June 29@ BC W 129 – 100-17 – 3

2010 season

Edmonton had another solid season in the IBL, with the team finishing 14-6. The Energy ended the regular season with a 2-1 series victory over the LA Lightning. Will Funn, Rashaun Broadus (BYU), Steve Sir, Dave Patten (Weber State), and Skouson Harker were named 2010 IBL All-Stars. Lee Scruggs was also named Honorable Mention for his veteran leadership and superb shooting as the team captain.

On 30 June 2010, it was announced by the team's ownership group that the team will not be participating in the 2010 playoffs in Portland, Oregon. After finishing second in the Continental Conference, the Energy qualified for the playoffs with a 14-6 record, however team ownership stated that they did not have enough money to fund the trip. [3]

Coach Paul Sir finished his career with the Edmonton Energy with a 31–10 record over his two years as head coach.

Schedule

#DateOpponentScoreOTRecord
1May 14 Tacoma W 120 – 94-1 – 0
2May 15 Tacoma W 124 – 100-2 – 0
3May 16 Tacoma W 128 – 121-3 – 0
4May 21 BC W 124 – 103-4 – 0
5May 22 BC L 126 – 118-4 – 1
6May 23 BC W 126 – 112-5 – 1
7May 27 Bellingham W 132 – 129-6 – 1
8May 28 Bellingham L 114 – 104-6 – 2
9May 29 Bellingham W 122 – 120-7 – 2
10June 4@ Albany L 128 – 122-7 – 3
11June 6@ Albany W 126 – 112-8 – 3
12June 7@ Albany L 125 – 115-8 – 4
13June 10@ Battle Creek W 129 – 122-9 – 4
14June 11@ Battle Creek W 143 – 125-10 – 4
15June 17 Yamhill W 121 – 108-11 – 4
16June 18 Yamhill W 126 – 100-12 – 4
17June 19 Yamhill L 128 – 126-12 – 5
18June 25 Los Angeles W 144 – 103-13 – 5
19June 26 Los Angeles L 136 – 133-13 – 6
20June 27 Los Angeles W 146 – 131-14 – 6

2011 season

On February 11, 2011 the Club announced that it would be back for the 2011 season. Andrew Parker, Edmonton Energy guard, stated "We will play this year with a chip on our shoulder and show the fans that we deserve it." . [4]

The team also announced that Rick Stanley will take over as the club's general manager for the 2011 season. The Energy's head coach is Skouson Harker.

The Edmonton Energy launched a dance team for the 2011 season, and coined them the "NRG Girls." The team is coached by former Grant MacEwan University dance coach and former Edmonton Crush coach Danielle Alasaad. It is composed of 13 dancers from Edmonton and surrounding areas. Girls on the team range from age 17 to age 25.

Team captain and All-Star Lee Scruggs, is an exciting leader. Standing 6’11", ‘Captain Leezy’ cannot help but announce his presence in a game. This larger-than-life Energy team captain brings an impressive resume with his re-signing to the Edmonton IBL team. He began his career on the starting line for the Georgetown Hoyas. Scruggs was named an IBL All-Star in both the 2008 and 2009 Energy seasons, he spent two years in the NBA-D League as a professional rookie and has played for various FIBA leagues around the world. Most importantly, Scruggs is energized to be back as a part of the 2011 team in Edmonton. "I am super motivated to win it all this year; that has been my goal from day one in Edmonton. [W]e have a great team coming into training camp so our expectations are very high and I expect us to be a pretty good team this year- stay tuned for something special."

In April 2011, the Energy signed the Premier Basketball League's 2010-2011 official Player of the Year, Quinnel "Q" Brown. "Q" stands 6 feet 6 inches tall. He is a solid 37% 3 point shooter & an aggressive defenseman. Prior to the season's first game, "Q said that he was, "looking forward to a strong regular season with the goal being to win the championship and play with a good group of guys."

During their home opener, the Energy had a 129 - 107 victory over the Bellingham Slam on Friday, May 20. They lost the following two games in the series against the Bellingham Slam. The following weekend, the team played one home-game in Edmonton, and then travelled to Raymond, Alberta and Olds, Alberta where they won the entire series against the USA All-Stars. Friday: 131 - 123, Saturday: 140 - 91 and Sunday: 115 - 82.

Schedule

#DateOpponentScoreOTRecord
1May 13@ Albany L 109 – 106-0 – 1
2May 14@ Albany L 120 – 113-0 – 2
3May 15@ Albany W 124 – 108-1 – 2
4May 20 Bellingham W 129 – 107-2 – 2
5May 21 Bellingham L 128 – 95-2 – 3
6May 22 Bellingham L 111 – 99-2 – 4
7May 27 USA All-Stars W 131 – 123-3 – 4
8May 28 USA All-Stars W 140 – 92-4 – 4
9May 29 USA All-Stars W 115 – 82-5 – 4
10June 2 Portland W 133 – 102-6 – 4
11June 3 Portland W 158 – 126-7 – 4
12June 4 Portland W 139 – 129-8 – 4
13June 10 West Coast W 119 – 97-9 – 4
14June 11 West Coast W 115 – 107-10 – 4
15June 12 West Coast W 103 – 96-11 – 4
16June 24 Albany W 126 – 114-12 – 4
17June 25 Albany L 120 – 118-12 – 5
18June 26 Albany W 119 – 102-13 – 5
19June 28@ Olympia W 103 – 97-14 – 5
20June 29@ Portland L 125 – 106-14 – 6

2012 season

Schedule

#DateOpponentScoreOTRecord
1April 27@ OrlandoW 112 – 97-1 – 0
2April 28@ OrlandoW 110 – 108-2 – 0
3May 4New JerseyW 98 – 90-3 – 0
4May 5New JerseyL 89 – 88-3 – 1
5May 18@ Bellingham L 112 – 107-3 – 2
6May 19@ SalemW 111 – 110-4 – 2
7May 20@ Portland L 120 – 113-4 – 3
8May 25SalemW 142 – 72-5 – 3
9May 26SalemW 131 – 103-6 – 3
10June 1 Olympia W 126 – 69-7 – 3
11June 2 Olympia W 138 – 104-8 – 3
12June 8 Yamhill W 143 – 103-9 – 3
13June 9 Yamhill W 118 – 91-10 – 3
14June 22 Vancouver W 106 – 105-11 – 3
15June 23 Vancouver W 114 – 100-12 – 3
16June 29 Nippon
17June 30 Nippon
18July 3@ Olympia

Notable players

References

  1. ↑ "Edmonton Chill become Edmonton Energy". 630 CHED. 2009-01-27. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
  2. ↑ "Full court press: Stingers professional basketball reboot no slam dunk, despite Edmonton's rich hoops history". Edmonton Journal. 2019-05-31. Archived from the original on 2019-05-31. Retrieved 2024-06-08.
  3. ↑ O'Leary, Chris (2010-06-30). "High costs of Energy KOs playoffs". Edmonton Journal. Canada.com. Archived from the original on 2010-07-02.
  4. ↑ "Unfinished Business for Energy". Edmonton Sun. 2011-02-15. Archived from the original on 2011-02-17. Retrieved 2011-02-20.
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