Ottawa BlackJacks Announce 2022 CEBL Season Schedule
Team to host Championship Weekend in addition to 10 regular season home games
The Ottawa BlackJacks in collaboration with the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) announced its 2022 regular season schedule Thursday, consisting of 20 games from May 25 to August 1.
With three new franchises added for the 2022 season (Montreal, Newfoundland and Scarborough) the CEBL became the largest professional sports league in Canada and expanded their schedule from a 14-game regular season in 2021 to a 20-game campaign in 2022.
In addition to 10 regular season home games, three more than last year, the BlackJacks will be hosting the 2022 CEBL Championship Weekend from August 10-14, 2022, with games taking place in the Arena at TD Place. The team with the best regular season record will join host Ottawa with automatic berths into the four-team Championship Weekend.
The BlackJacks tipoff their third campaign, second on home court, at the Arena at TD Place on May 25 against the Fraser Valley Bandits, followed by a road trip to Ottawa’s closest geographical opponents and 2022 CEBL expansion franchise, the Montreal Alliance.
Ottawa will then play a pair of games against the other two new CEBL teams, at home on Thursday, June 2 against the Scarborough Shooting Stars and on the road Sunday, June 5 against the Newfoundland Growlers.
The only team to beat the Edmonton Stingers in 2021, the BlackJacks will welcome the defending CEBL champions back to the nation’s capital on Thursday, June 23.
The rematch of the 2021 CEBL quarter-final will take place on July 2, as the BlackJacks will travel to Hamilton to take on the Honey Badgers.
After a pair of back-to-back home games, Ottawa will then embark on their longest road trip of the season July 12-17 when they will travel out West to visit Edmonton, Saskatchewan and Fraser Valley.
Coming back from a single trip to Edmonton on July 27, the BlackJacks will close their regular season Monday, August 1, playing host to the Montreal Alliance and preparing for the CEBL Championship Weekend semifinal on August 12.
All regular season games will be live streamed on CEBL+, the free CBC Gem streaming service, cbcsports.ca and the CBC Sports app. Nationally televised games will be announced at a later date.
CEBL free agency started on Monday, February 1. The BlackJacks currently have 10 players on their 2022 protected list. BlackJacks Coach Charles Dubé-Brais will work again with General Manager Jevohn Shepherd to complete the 2022 coaching staff and roster ahead of the 2022 CEBL season.
Fans can now purchase 2022 BlackJacks season seat memberships and Flex Packs at theblackjacks.ca/tickets. Season seat members have exclusive access to 2022 CEBL Championship tickets. For more information or to purchase tickets, please contact the Ottawa BlackJacks Membership Services team directly at 613-690-0519 or by email at [email protected].
Highlights of the 2022 Ottawa BlackJacks season schedule
· Ottawa play every day of the week
· All Ottawa home games are at 7:30pm except one at 2pm
· Five games on Thursday, the most of any day in the week
· Three pairs of back-to-back home games
· Home opener on May 25 against Fraser Valley
· Three consecutive games against 2022 CEBL expansion franchises
· Three games against the defending CEBL Champions Edmonton and Fraser Valley
· Two trips out west
· Season home finale against Montreal
· Automatic berth into the 2022 CEBL Championship Weekend semifinal at the Arena at TD Place
Click here to watch the BlackJacks schedule release video.
Quotes:
“The 2022 Ottawa BlackJacks campaign will be a season of celebration. We welcome three new teams to the CEBL, we finally get to provide a complete schedule of home games for our thousands of BlackJacks fans, and the culmination of our collective efforts will be hosting Championship Weekend in our nation’s capital – showing Canada we are the basketball headquarters. From our basketball operations department to our front office staff, we are working hard to make our fans and partners proud. This will be a year to remember. After an offseason filled with growth and momentum, the CEBL is ready to take another step as one of the top FIBA leagues in the world.”
-Michael Cvitkovic, President, Ottawa BlackJacks
“Looking at the schedule, it’s hard to temper our excitement. New teams, more games and CEBL Championship in Ottawa. I can’t wait for our guys to play in front of the best fans in the league again.”
-Jevohn Shepherd, General Manager, Ottawa BlackJacks
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About the Ottawa BlackJacks
The first expansion franchise of the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL), the Ottawa BlackJacks showcase the best of basketball and entertainment in the nation’s capital. Having recently completed its second season, the BlackJacks earned a semifinal appearance at the 2021 CEBL Championship Weekend in Edmonton. The Ottawa front office brings NBA, NBA G League, national team, NCAA and major international pro league experience to the franchise. Led by General Manager Jevohn Shepherd and Head Coach Charles Dubé-Brais, Ottawa plays its home games out of the world-class Arena at TD Place in Lansdowne Park. The BlackJacks and the City of Ottawa have been awarded the rights to host the 2022 CEBL Championship Weekend from August 12-14, 2022 with games taking place in the Arena at TD Place. The CEBL Championship Weekend will be a celebration of basketball, music, and local culture that will feature concerts, street festivals, the CEBL Awards, and several legacy projects to be announced at a later date. For more information visit www.theblackjacks.ca.
About Canadian Elite Basketball League
A league created by Canadians for Canadians, the CEBL has the highest percentage of Canadian players of any professional league in the country, with 75 percent of its current rosters being Canadians. Players bring experience from the NBA, NBA G League, top international leagues, the Canadian National team program, and top NCAA programs as well as U SPORTS. The only First Division Professional League Partner of Canada Basketball, the CEBL season typically runs from May through August. Head to CEBL.ca for more information or follow us on Instagram, Twitter, TikTok, LinkedIn, Facebook & YouTube.
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