{"id":639843,"date":"2026-05-01T01:57:11","date_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:57:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/639843\/"},"modified":"2026-05-01T01:57:11","modified_gmt":"2026-05-01T01:57:11","slug":"winnipeg-sea-bears-back-in-action-winnipeg","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ca\/639843\/","title":{"rendered":"Winnipeg Sea Bears back in action – Winnipeg"},"content":{"rendered":"

A hometown basketball veteran is now leading the hometown professional team.<\/p>\n

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\u201cIt\u2019s super special and I take a lot of pride in it,\u201d Mike Raimbault said.<\/p>\n

Raimbault is the long-time University of Winnipeg men\u2019s basketball head coach and is entering his first year as the Winnipeg Sea Bears head coach and general manager. He spent the last three years as assistant coach for the Sea Bears.<\/p>\n

\u201cIt\u2019s an absolute honour, obviously, to be a part of an organization from any standpoint as an assistant or the head coach,\u201d Raimbault said.<\/p>\n

He\u2019s not the only local face returning to the Sea Bears.<\/p>\n

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On the first day of Sea Bears training camp on Thursday, Winnipeggers Mason Kraus and Kyler Filewich were back in teal and black and looking to quickly mesh with the new squad.<\/p>\n

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\u201cEvery day we have in here, we have to bring our best attitude and effort to build that chemistry, get in game shape and get ready to play in the next 10 days or so,\u201d Filewich said.<\/p>\n

Winnipegger Emmanuel Akot is also expected to return this year.<\/p>\n

As for international players, former Canadian Elite Basketball League MVP Teddy Allen is back with the Sea Bears after playing for Winnipeg in 2024.<\/p>\n

\u201cI know a lot of these guys. Played with them or played against them before. Great group of guys. A lot of energy and experience. The young guys are getting after it,\u201d Allen said.<\/p>\n

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This will be the Sea Bears\u2019 fourth season in Winnipeg.<\/p>\n

Adam Wedlake, the executive director of Basketball Manitoba, says the team has had a massive impact on the community and on registration in that time.<\/p>\n

\u201cIn that first year, we experienced over 30 per cent growth in our numbers just in one year,\u201d Wedlake said. \u201cSince then, we have been able to see some growth on top of that but we have been able to sustain and to maintain that growth.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Sea Bears\u2019 first game is in Edmonton on May 9.<\/p>\n

They\u2019ll return home a week later, bringing a hometown feel and local inspiration to Canada Life Centre.<\/p>\n

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