| OTTAWA BLACKJACKS NAMED 7TH FRANCHISE OF CANADIAN ELITE BASKETBALL LEAGUE Basketball is coming! The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced today a multi-year agreement with TD Place to host the Ottawa BlackJacks, which will tipoff its inaugural season in 2020. The BlackJacks join the six-team single entity ownership league that launched in 2019.
The BlackJacks represent the first expansion franchise for Canadas only First Division professional basketball league, joining charter teams in Edmonton, Guelph, Fraser Valley, Hamilton, Niagara and reigning champion, Saskatchewan. The BlackJacks inaugural season schedule will be released on November 26 as part of the release of the entire CEBL season schedule. The CEBL is thrilled to welcome the Ottawa BlackJacks to its roster of professional basketball clubs. Ottawa/Gatineau and the surrounding area has a history of basketball excellence. The game was invented in Almonte, which is about 40-minutes west of the city. We look forward to bringing a family-oriented, basketball and entertainment experience to The Arena at TD Place. This relationship ensures the sustainability of the team and delivers another club for the legion of sports fans in the Ottawa area to rally behind.
- Mike Morreale, CEO and Commissioner, Canadian Elite Basketball League Basketball fans can get a jump start on the action through the BlackJacks first season ticket deposit drive. A $50 non-refundable deposit guarantees fans front of the line access to celebrity, courtside and lower bowl tickets in The Arena at TD Place, in addition to a limited-edition Ottawa BlackJacks official New Era team T-shirt. To secure your part of Ottawa basketball history, click here. Flex and Voucher Packs, Group Tickets and Single-Game Tickets will go on sale in early 2020. For more information and to see the full news announcement, click here. Welcome, CEBL and the BlackJacks, to Ottawa! | 
