TV star and Alberta entrepreneur Manjit Minhas has grow to be the primary feminine proprietor ever within the Canadian Elite Basketball League.
Minhas and her brother Ravinder Minhas have joined the possession group of the Edmonton Stingers and the CEBL.
“We have been on the town right here in Edmonton final summer time with our households — I’ve two ladies and Ravinder has two ladies — and we got here to a sport,” Manjit stated. “We cherished the vibe, we cherished the elite degree of basketball play, we cherished that it was family-friendly, and we left the sport actually energized for basketball on this province.
“As we have been on the way in which house, we thought: ‘Effectively, how can we become involved?’ The house owners are buddies of ours, so we had a dialog with them.”
The pair be a part of Taranvir (Tank) Vander and James Burns of Stingers Leisure Group as managing companions of the Stingers and buyers within the CEBL.
“They create a wealthy historical past of success in Alberta enterprise, and their funding in our workforce and league speaks to their dedication to the continued progress of basketball,” Vander stated.
Ravinder and Manjit are the co-founders of Minhas Breweries & Distilleries – the creators of Boxer Lager and Mountain Crest. They acquired the second-oldest brewery within the U.S. and opened Minhas Micro Brewery of their hometown of Calgary.
The Canadian Elite Basketball League (CEBL) and Stingers Leisure Group introduced Wednesday that Ravinder Minhas and Manjit Minhas have grow to be companions of the CEBL and the Edmonton Stingers.
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“From cheering on the Raptors courtside to sponsoring the Milwaukee Bucks, anybody who is aware of me is aware of I’m an avid basketball fan,” Ravinder stated.
“We didn’t know what to anticipate after we went to a Stingers sport and we have been blown away.”
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There are at the moment 10 CEBL groups throughout Canada. The possession group hopes to increase the league, recruit extra Canadian gamers and put it up for sale broadly.
The siblings say they’re additionally excited to grow to be extra concerned locally.
“For us, it’s about range of ownerships and it’s about having one thing that younger girls and boys can look as much as, elite, proper of their yard,” Manjit stated. “To have the ability to be followers of however then additionally take part in.”
She stated illustration issues and it’s essential that younger folks see themselves mirrored on boards and groups.
“To be impressed to sit down in these chairs, be a part of totally different possession teams, have a seat on the desk, but additionally do issues that make them joyful and make a distinction,” Manjit stated.
“I’ve two younger ladies and for me, it will be important at all times to say: there are not any glass ceilings. If you’re obsessed with one thing, you may be concerned, you possibly can have a say, and you may have enjoyable alongside the way in which.”
As for what Stingers followers can anticipate from the years forward?
“Plenty of enjoyable … a championship,” Ravinder stated. “After all, the choices of alcoholic drinks and non-alcoholic shall be improved,” he added with a smile.
The Stingers open their 2024 season on Tuesday, Could 21. The sport towards the Calgary Surge shall be nationally televised from the Scotiabank Saddledome. The Stingers will host their first house sport on Sunday, June 2 towards the Saskatchewan Rattlers.
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