TENTATIVE DEAL REACHED BETWEEN CITY, GROWLERS AND EDGE

The Newfoundland Growlers, and the St. John’s Edge Basketball Club have reached an Agreement in Principle for a 10-year lease extension with the City of St. John’s and St. John’s Sports and Entertainment Ltd. (SJSEL) for use of Mile One Center through the 2029-2030 season.

Growlers owner Dean MacDonald said “ All of us in the Growlers organization are pleased and excited to have reached an Agreement in Principle for a historic ten-year lease with SJSEL and the City of St. John’s.

 He added they are committed to providing the very best product, both on and off the ice, as we represent Newfoundland and Labrador in the ECHL. 

The Growlers and Edge say they will bring some 60 nights of entertainment yearly to Mile One. 

St. John’s Edge co-owner Irwin Simon says they are thrilled to extend our great partnership with the City of St. John’s and SJSE to operate out of Mile One Centre. He said they  take great pride in making sure that our fans are treated to a world-class atmosphere, and Mile One Center is critical to that experience, we are now in a position to put together another exhilarating season of Edge basketball. The Edge say they will now begin signing a head coach and signing players for the coming season