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Professional basketball is coming to the Yukon for the first time ever next month, and the game will feature a team from Saskatoon.
According to the Canadian Elite Basketball League, the game between the Saskatoon Mamba and Calgary Surge at the 1,535-seat Takhini Arena in Whitehorse on July 3 will mark the first pro basketball game ever played in Canada’s territories.
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“We love Canada in our bones and could not pass up the opportunity to bring Canada’s pro basketball league and our two teams to the North,” Jason Ribeiro, co-chairman of REAL Entertainment & Culture Inc., the company that owns both the Mamba and the Surge, said in a statement.
Events like the Snowline Gold 2026 REAL North Classic show what is possible when Canadian sports and live events operators, orders of government, & commercial & non-profit stakeholders work together with a shared vision to build tourism, economic, & community-building value. 🇨🇦🏀 pic.twitter.com/TstGsJnzXw
— Jason Ribeiro, Ph.D. (@Jason_Ribeiro) June 3, 2026
“We owe a deep debt of gratitude to the team at Sport Yukon for their assistance and guidance and to the members of our Host Committee who championed this sport tourism initiative from inception.”
In addition to the game, the event will include a 3×3 basketball tournament, a coaches clinic, player appearances around the community and a youth basketball skills camp.
“Sport has a remarkable ability to connect people, strengthening communities through shared experiences and collective celebration,” Jen Gehmair, the Yukon’s minister of economic development, tourism and culture, said in a statement.
“The REAL North Classic brings together tourism, culture, sport and community pride in a way that can create lasting value for Yukoners and visitors alike.”
The Saskatoon Mamba is in its first year of a rebrand after ditching the Saskatoon Rattlers name, which the team had used since its original launch in 2019.
