Exhilarating
by Ella on 2023-06-02Canada Life Centre - WinnipegWhat a fabulous inaugural basketball game! Seeing all of the people, the swag for fans and being able to purchase merch while cheering on our team was awesome!!
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Winnipeg Sea Bears History
The Winnipeg Sea Bears are a professional basketball team in the Canadian Elite Basketball League (CBL). Founded in 2022, the Sea Bears are the latest expansion team to join the CBL’s Western Conference. In their inaugural 2023 season, Winnipeg placed second in the Western Conference and advanced to the play-in game of the 2023 CEBL playoffs. The 2023 squad also became the first one in CEBL history to collect four major league awards in a single season, with recipients for Most Valuable Player (Teddy Allen), Coach of the Year (Mike Taylor), Sixth Man of the Year (Jelani Watson-Gayle) and U SPORTS Player of the Year (Simon Hildebrandt).
Winnipeg Sea Bears Team Info
Division: Western
Team Colors: Teal, White, Black
Team Rivals: Saskatchewan Rattlers, Vancouver Bandits, Calgary Surge
Winnipeg Sea Bears at Canada Life Centre
Canada Life Centre is the home of the CEBL’s Winnipeg Sea Bears. Opened in 2004, Canada Life Centre is located in downtown Winnipeg, Manitoba and has hosted the NHL’s Winnipeg Jets since 2011. In their first season, the Sea Bears led the league in average attendance and placed first in total season attendance by a margin of over 20,000 fans. Winnipeg set a CEBL attendance record at their inaugural 2023 home opener, which they broke once again later that season in their first playoff matchup at Canada Life Centre.
To connect with the Winnipeg Sea Bears:
The schedule for the Winnipeg Sea Bears’ 2024 basketball season can be found on the team’s website.
Tickets for the Winnipeg Sea Bears’ 2024 regular season can be purchased on Ticketmaster, the official ticket marketplace of the CEBL.
Canada Life Centre, home of the CEBL’s Winnipeg Sea Bears, is located in Winnipeg, Manitoba. The street address for Canada Life Centre is 300 Portage Avenue.
What a fabulous inaugural basketball game! Seeing all of the people, the swag for fans and being able to purchase merch while cheering on our team was awesome!!
The premier night for the Sea Bears was great! Great experience for the money, hope to see lots more games. The league game ending format adds a lot of tension.
The Sea Bears franchise opening game was a fun, entertaining and safe event. It's exciting to see Winnipeg players in a professional league in our home city. The quality of the basketball is great. It's fast paced. It's fun for the family. Thank you for a stellar event. I also really enjoy the rule about the ca. last 4 minutes being replaced with the target score 9 points higher than the leading score at the time. Ideally the quarters would get increased from ten minutes to 12. Thank you again.
Liked the excitement and fast pace of the game. Didn’t care for the music blasting during the play. Glad it was tuned down in the second half. Great experience.
The Canada Life Centre was loud and spectators demonstrated enthusiasm for this inaugural game! Mascot Churchill 'dropping in' for the tipoff was a treat (although not an original entry), and the light show added energy. The quality of play was a little less spectacular - maybe the team just needs more time together to shake out the nerves and improve shot accuracy. The third quarter was a highlight and the Sea Bears showcased their talent. I like the end-of-game rules for CEBL - the 'target score' made the game exciting and the Sea Bears kept us on the edge of our seats to the very end. All 'n all, we're happy to welcome the Sea Bears to Winnipeg and look forward to more exciting bball throughout the season. Go Sea Bears Go!
The Canada Life Centre was loud and spectators were enthusiastic for this inaugural game! Mascot Churchill 'dropping in' for the tipoff was a treat (although not an original entry), and the light show added energy. The quality of play was a little less spectacular - maybe the team just needs more time together to shake out the nerves and improve shot accuracy. The third quarter was a highlight and the Sea Bears showcased their talent. I like the end-of-game rules for CEBL - the 'target score' made the game exciting and the Sea Bears kept us on the edge of our seats to the very end. All 'n all, we're happy to welcome the Sea Bears to Winnipeg and look forward to more exciting bball throughout the season. Go Sea Bears Go!
The experience was good. Fun atmosphere. Only negative was the shortage of staff. Lines to get in the building were excruciating long, security was also being extra diligent making that process take longer than usual. Then inside the venue, only about half the gates had staff to direct patrons. But the on court production and product were good. Would attend again
I've been to many sporting events in my life. The fan experience at this one was AMAZING! Wish I could afford a season ticket
Our family had a wonderful time at the game. The excitement and energy of the crowd was amazing. The Sea Bears players made the game so exciting and we are looking forward to the next game. Go Sea Bears!
I loved watching the game. Enjoyed the crowd excitement, entertainment provided by the players is awesome. I did NOT enjoy the continuous loud music, felt it was distracting for the players. I am NOT a fan of the Target score, it takes away from the game.
Great Game and great experience overall. But there is ONE policy or rule that needs to be implemented in the next games and onwards. And that is, Fans Should NOT be allowed to get back to their seats while the game is ongoing. It disrupts the viewing pleasure of the fans who are already seated and it is so annoying. This rule has been implemented on other venues that i have been to when I watch NBA games in the states. Fans should only be allowed to get back to their seats during deadball situations i.e fouls are called, timeouts etc...Hopefully we can adapt this rule asap. But as mentioned above, my overall experience was fantastic. I certainly had a great time with my friends. Thank You!
Recently i took my son to tge Sea Bears game as an early birthday gift. We had an amazing time. The game was great, they won!! We will definitely be purchasing more tickets. The jerseys were a bit pricey, but we still got one. Not everyone can afford the $90 pricetag, plus admission, food, drinks, parking it does add up. However, im glad we went because it was a great time. I wish the team all the best this season!
Go Sea Bears! Cory in the house really stepping it up
Home opener game was a great experience Will definitely be back for more games And will be sharing how great it was So exciting Staff, players, office staff etc well done 5⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️⭐️
Excited to see professional basketball in Winnipeg again! I remember the days of the Winnipeg Thunder and Cyclone as a kid and now I get to bring my kids to games. Pretty special feeling :)