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| Founded | 2007 |
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| Dissolved | 2012 |
| League | IBL (2008–12) |
| Team history | Edmonton Chill (2007–08) Edmonton Energy (2009–12) |
| Based in | Edmonton, Alberta, Canada |
| Arena | Universiade Pavilion |
| Colours | Blue, green, black, and white |
| Owner | SMG Pro Hoops |
| Head coach | Paul Sir |
| Championships | 0 |
| Division titles | 0 |
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 It was founded in 2007 as the Edmonton Chill until the name was revoked in August 2008, after allegations of misconduct were filed with the league regarding Troy Barns, the majority shareholder in the team.[citation needed]
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]
- ^ "Edmonton Chill become Edmonton Energy". 630 CHED. 2009-01-27. Archived from the original on 2011-05-27. Retrieved 2010-12-07.
- ^ "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.