Toronto Huskies
https://thecanadianencyclopedia.ca/en/article/toronto-huskies Article by Dave Zarum Published Online October 29, 2018 Last Edited October 29, 2018 On 1 November 1946, the Toronto Huskies faced the New York Knicks in the first professional basketball game played in Canada. Although the Huskies folded after only one season, it was Canada’s first professional basketball team and a founding member of the Basketball Association of America – what would later become the National Basketball Association. An advertisement for the BAA/NBA’s first game on 1 November 1946, played at Maple Leaf Gardens between the Toronto Huskies and the New York Knickerbockers. Ad features Ed Sadowski, the captain of the Huskies. It appeared in the Toronto Daily Star on 31 October 1946. Professional Sports in Toronto November 1946 was a hectic month in the Toronto sports calendar. Six games into the National Hockey League season, the Toronto Maple Leafs were in first place in their division. The Toronto Argonau...