On July 15, 2021, the
St. John's Edge of the
National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada) were unable to secure a lease with St. John's Sports and Entertainment (SJSE), the group that owns
Mile One Centre, and were announced as not returning to the venue for the 2022 season. The Edge's ownership had been negotiating with the arena alongside Deacon Sports and Entertainment (DSE), the majority owner of the arena's hockey tenant
Newfoundland Growlers, where DSE would have taken over as primary owner of the Edge upon the lease renewal. DSE chose not to sign the lease as SJSE had included terms that the Edge's debts for the installation of a 360
LED board must be rectified or taken on by DSE. SJSE instead awarded a lease to an outside ownership group, 2001 Investments Limited, and their
American Basketball Association franchise. On September 10, the sale of the Edge to DSE was approved by the league if an arena deal could be settled. DSE stated they were committed to keeping the Edge in the region, but no home arena was announced at the time. The Growlers were also evicted from the arena in October 2021 leading an on-going lease dispute between SJSE and DSE, leading to their first six home games of the season being moved to
Conception Bay South. The Edge were granted a leave of absence by the NBL in November 2021 in order to obtain a new lease but the sale of the team to DSE was never finalized. The new Growlers began play in the 2022 CEBL season playing out of
Memorial University's Field House. On November 11, 2022, it was announced the Growlers would be ceasing operations after the amenities at the
Memorial University's Field House were deemed to be inadequate for long term use and the team was unable to obtain a lease at a new venue. The team said however it is open to discussion if an opportunity to play in a new professional arena presents itself. == Players ==