Wikipedia / Edmonton Energy
Wikipedia / Edmonton Energy
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 It was founded in 2007 as the Edmonton Chill until the name was revoked in August 2008, after allegations of misconduct were filed with the league regarding Troy Barns, the majority shareholder in the team.
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.
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.
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
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Record |
1 | May 2 | L 108 102 | - | 0 1 | |
2 | May 3 | W 128 115 | - | 1 1 | |
3 | May 8 | W 114 96 | - | 2 1 | |
4 | May 9 | W 144 119 | - | 3 1 | |
5 | May 15 | W 144 134 | - | 4 1 | |
6 | May 16 | L 141 121 | - | 4 2 | |
7 | May 22 | W 159 127 | - | 5 2 | |
8 | May 23 | W 148 120 | - | 6 2 | |
9 | May 29 | W 131 99 | - | 7 2 | |
10 | May 30 | W 129 100 | - | 8 2 | |
11 | June 5 | W 145 99 | - | 9 2 | |
12 | June 6 | W 162 94 | - | 10 2 | |
13 | June 8 | W 142 86 | - | 11 2 | |
14 | June 9 | W 159 101 | - | 12 2 | |
15 | June 13 | W 109 104 | - | 13 2 | |
16 | June 14 | W 120 107 | - | 14 2 | |
17 | June 20 | W 101 85 | - | 15 2 | |
18 | June 21 | W 133 101 | - | 16 2 | |
19 | June 28 | L 121 115 | - | 16 3 | |
20 | June 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.
Coach Paul Sir finished his career with the Edmonton Energy with a 31–10 record over his two years as head coach.
Schedule
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Record |
1 | May 14 | W 120 94 | - | 1 0 | |
2 | May 15 | W 124 100 | - | 2 0 | |
3 | May 16 | W 128 121 | - | 3 0 | |
4 | May 21 | W 124 103 | - | 4 0 | |
5 | May 22 | L 126 118 | - | 4 1 | |
6 | May 23 | W 126 112 | - | 5 1 | |
7 | May 27 | W 132 129 | - | 6 1 | |
8 | May 28 | L 114 104 | - | 6 2 | |
9 | May 29 | W 122 120 | - | 7 2 | |
10 | June 4 | @ Albany | L 128 122 | - | 7 3 |
11 | June 6 | @ Albany | W 126 112 | - | 8 3 |
12 | June 7 | @ Albany | L 125 115 | - | 8 4 |
13 | June 10 | W 129 122 | - | 9 4 | |
14 | June 11 | W 143 125 | - | 10 4 | |
15 | June 17 | W 121 108 | - | 11 4 | |
16 | June 18 | W 126 100 | - | 12 4 | |
17 | June 19 | L 128 126 | - | 12 5 | |
18 | June 25 | W 144 103 | - | 13 5 | |
19 | June 26 | L 136 133 | - | 13 6 | |
20 | June 27 | 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." .
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 stands 6’11" and is nicknamed ‘Captain Leezy’. The Energy team captain re-signed 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. Scruggs said "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
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Record |
1 | May 13 | @ Albany | L 109 106 | - | 0 1 |
2 | May 14 | @ Albany | L 120 113 | - | 0 2 |
3 | May 15 | @ Albany | W 124 108 | - | 1 2 |
4 | May 20 | W 129 107 | - | 2 2 | |
5 | May 21 | L 128 95 | - | 2 3 | |
6 | May 22 | L 111 99 | - | 2 4 | |
7 | May 27 | W 131 123 | - | 3 4 | |
8 | May 28 | W 140 92 | - | 4 4 | |
9 | May 29 | W 115 82 | - | 5 4 | |
10 | June 2 | W 133 102 | - | 6 4 | |
11 | June 3 | W 158 126 | - | 7 4 | |
12 | June 4 | W 139 129 | - | 8 4 | |
13 | June 10 | W 119 97 | - | 9 4 | |
14 | June 11 | W 115 107 | - | 10 4 | |
15 | June 12 | W 103 96 | - | 11 4 | |
16 | June 24 | W 126 114 | - | 12 4 | |
17 | June 25 | L 120 118 | - | 12 5 | |
18 | June 26 | W 119 102 | - | 13 5 | |
19 | June 28 | @ Olympia | W 103 97 | - | 14 5 |
20 | June 29 | @ Portland | L 125 106 | - | 14 6 |
2012 season
Schedule
# | Date | Opponent | Score | OT | Record |
1 | April 27 | @ Orlando | W 112 97 | - | 1 0 |
2 | April 28 | @ Orlando | W 110 108 | - | 2 0 |
3 | May 4 | New Jersey | W 98 90 | - | 3 0 |
4 | May 5 | New Jersey | L 89 88 | - | 3 1 |
5 | May 18 | L 112 107 | - | 3 2 | |
6 | May 19 | @ Salem | W 111 110 | - | 4 2 |
7 | May 20 | @ Portland | L 120 113 | - | 4 3 |
8 | May 25 | Salem | W 142 72 | - | 5 3 |
9 | May 26 | Salem | W 131 103 | - | 6 3 |
10 | June 1 | W 126 69 | - | 7 3 | |
11 | June 2 | W 138 104 | - | 8 3 | |
12 | June 8 | W 143 103 | - | 9 3 | |
13 | June 9 | W 118 91 | - | 10 3 | |
14 | June 22 | W 106 105 | - | 11 3 | |
15 | June 23 | W 114 100 | - | 12 3 | |
16 | June 29 | ||||
17 | June 30 | ||||
18 | July 3 | @ Olympia |
Notable players
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