The Summerside Storm announced today via a Twitter post that they’ve released center Ayodokun Akingbade.
In a official statement the Storm said that following their game today the Storm will make a “major player announcement.”
On a side note the Storm will be in Halifax today for a 2 p.m. tip off against the Rainmen. The game can be viewed online at sportstream.ca or on Eastlink TV in HD.
The poster sums it up, the Summerside Storm are in Halifax today for their first pre-season game of the 2012-2013 NBL season.
Coach Joe Salerno said that this game will be a great test to see where they’re at.
Eastlink bought 10,000 tickets to today’s game and gave them away free as part of each teams pre-season “Slam-Dunk Fan Game.”
Today’s game can be viewed online at: http://sportstream.ca/sports-ns-nb-pei-nf/34-blogroll/19413-get-wet-with-the-halifax-rainmen-vs-the-summerside-storm.html
***Correction tonight’s game will NOT be on Eastlink TV
The Halifax Rainmen are back in Summerside tonight for a 7pm game, and they’re bringing Eastlink TV with them.
The Storm have no easy task tonight welcoming the (16-6) Rainmen with four of their top players sidelined due to injuries. Chris Cayole who’s been out for over a month is unlikely for tonight, along with doubtful’s Mike Williams and Eric Gilchrese, Storm coach Joe Salerno said Julian Allen will be questionable for tonight.
If Eastlink TV isn’t available in your area you can always watch the game online at
Final: The Summerside Storm gave it their all tonight, but they came up short in the final seconds falling 97-96 to Halifax.
The Summerside Storm will still be in action tonight at the Eastlink Arena in the Credit Union Place. There was talk that the game was cancelled due to strong winds temporarily shutting down the Confederation Bridge. However the Halifax Rainmen arrived in Summerside last night. Tonight’s game is also an extra special one; it marks the first time the Storm will play on TV. The game will be airing at 7pm on Eastlink TV. This game should also bring in a nice crowd; Storm players were busy last night handing out thousands of tickets to fans that attended the Lights for Life campaign at the Price County Hospital.
I will be live blogging throughout tonight’s game on Storm Watch and also on Twitter - https://twitter.com/#!/Brett4Raps
UPDATE:
First Quarter: The Storm started off the first few minutes of the quarter sluggish; allowing Halifax easy baskets which led to a 15-5 lead. But the Storm surged back in the quarter led by Chris Cayole’s four three pointers. Summerside led 22-19 at the end of the first.
Second Quarter: Summerside and Halifax were in close combat throughout this quarter. Louie McCroskey was red hot adding to his 14 point halftime total. Score at the half was 47-46 for Halifax.
Third Quarter: For the first time in four games Summerside was able to maintain a solid 12 minute quarter. In fact Summerside led going into the fourth! The score was 72-70.
Fourth Quarter: By far the most exciting finish in Storm basketball this year. Unfortunately the Storm came up short, in a one point finish. With a pair of missed free throws from Julian Allen and a buzzer beater missed by Eric Gilchrese. The Rainmen went on to win by a mere one point; 97-96.
There were 2331 fans in attendance, that’s a season high!
It was another great game for Chris Cayole who finished the game with 20. Al Stewart added 11 points and 10 rebounds for Summerside.
And for Halifax it was a solid team effort; Lawrence Wright, Justin Johnson, Joey Haywood and Taliek Brown all managed double digit point totals.
But it was the free throws that killed the Storm tonight, they went 15/35 from the line, that’s a dismal 43%.
The Storm will have a week to plot their revenge on Halifax before they come back to Summerside on the 15th of December.
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#34 Chris Cayole driving to the hoop
