Ottawa SkyHawks
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| Founded | 2012 | ||
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| League | National Basketball League of Canada | ||
| Division | Central | ||
| Team history | Ottawa SkyHawks 2013–present | ||
| Based in | Ottawa, Ontario | ||
| Arena | Canadian Tire Centre | ||
| Colours | Black, white, orange, silver | ||
| Owner | Bytown Sports and Entertainment (Gus Takkale, Sunny Gill) | ||
| Head coach |  Jaren Jackson | ||
| General manager | TBA | ||
| Website | OttawaSkyHawks.com | ||
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The Ottawa SkyHawks are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Ottawa, Ontario. They are members of the Central Division of the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). Founded in 2012, the SkyHawks began their inaugural season in NBL Canada in 2013[1] at the Canadian Tire Centre, home of the Ottawa Senators (NHL), before moving to the Ottawa Civic Centre once the Lansdowne Park redevelopment is completed.[2][3]
History
On November 13, 2012, National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) announced that an Ottawa expansion team would join the league for the 2013-14 season. At a news conference on November 21, 2012, Gus Takkale, President of Bytown Sports & Entertainment and the man heading up the ownership group, confirmed the franchise would put a team on the court in the fall of 2013.
Following a name-the-team contest, the team unveiled their nickname, the "TomaHawks", a logo, and colours on February 26, 2013.[4] However, just hours after the announcement, social media erupted with people upset over what they felt to be a culturally insensitive nickname. [5] After an outcry, the Ottawa NBL team will no longer be called the TomaHawks.[6] It was announced at an event on April 4, 2013 that the team would be named the Ottawa SkyHawks.[7]
Current roster
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References
- ^ "The National Basketball League of Canada Approves Ottawa". NBL Canada. November 13, 2012. Retrieved November 13, 2012.
- ^ Silva, Edilson (November 14, 2012). "Pro Basketball Comes To Ottawa, NBL Canada expansion team awarded for 2013-14 season". BasketballBuzz.ca. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ Kovessy, Peter (November 9, 2012). "Ottawa basketball franchise set to launch in 2013". Ottawa Business Journal. Retrieved November 19, 2012.
- ^ Devji, Farhan (February 26, 2013). "Ottawa's first professional basketball team will be called the Tomahawks". Ottawa Citizen. Retrieved February 26, 2013.
- ^ http://ottawa.ctvnews.ca/ottawa-s-new-basketball-team-drops-tomahawks-name-1.1173044
- ^ "Ottawa TomaHawks to change name after outcry". CBC. February 27, 2013. Retrieved February 27, 2013.
- ^ "New Ottawa basketball franchise banking on SkyHawks to fit the bill as franchise name". Ottawa Citizen. April 4, 2013. Retrieved April 4, 2013.
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