Summerside Storm set to move to Charlottetown

CHARLOTTETOWN – The Summerside Storm of the National Basketball League of Canada are moving to Charlottetown.

The club made the announcement Sunday, saying a memorandum of understanding had been signed to play in the Charlottetown Civic Centre in the 2013-14 season.

“Our first responsibility as owners is to put the business in a position to succeed and sustain itself,” said Storm co-owner Duncan Shaw in a statement. “It was a difficult, complicated decision but we feel that in the end the circumstances in Charlottetown are the best situation for the Storm to succeed in Prince Edward Island.”

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The Storm have played in Summerside ever since the league’s inaugural season in 2011-12.

After struggling to a 12-24 record in their campaign, the Storm finished second in the Atlantic Division with a 26-14 record last season.

The club added in its statement that the decision was based on “increased access for corporate partnerships, which are critical to the team’s survival.”