The Edmonton Skyhawks was a professional basketball franchise based in Edmonton

Edmonton

Edmonton is the capital of the Canadian province of Alberta and is the province's second-largest city. Edmonton is located on the North Saskatchewan River and is the centre of the Edmonton Capital Region, which is surrounded by the central region of the province.The city and its census...

, Alberta

Alberta

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 that played in 1993 and 1994. The Skyhawks were members of the National Basketball League

National Basketball League (Canada)

The National Basketball League that was based in Canada lasted only one and a half seasons in 1993 and 1994. It rose from the ashes of the World Basketball League which folded after the 1992 season, which had teams in various Canadian and American cities. The NBL's first game was played on May 1,...

. The team moved to Edmonton from Hamilton, Ontario

Hamilton, Ontario

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 for the 1993 playoffs. It remained in Edmonton for the 1994 season, which saw the league fold before the schedule ended.

The Skyhawks played their games at Northlands Coliseum

Rexall Place

Rexall Place is an indoor arena in Edmonton, Alberta, Canada situated on the north side of Northlands. It is currently the home to the Edmonton Oilers of the National Hockey League, the Edmonton Rush of the National Lacrosse League and the Edmonton Oil Kings of the WHL...

.