CEBL playoffs

CEBL Playoffs
CEBL Playoffs
First played	2019
Most recently played	2026
Most recent champions	Winnipeg Sea Bears (1)
Most titles	Edmonton Stingers, Niagara River Lions (2)

The CEBL playoffs is the annual postseason tournament of the Canadian Elite Basketball League to determine the league champion.

The playoffs have undergone multiple changes, starting from four teams in 2019, six teams from 2020 to 2022, and eight teams since 2023. Until 2025, the semifinals and finals were played as part of Championship Weekend.

On January 15, 2026, the CEBL announced the introduction of a full in-market postseason and a best-of-three finals, beginning with the 2026 season.

Results

Championship Weekend era

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Semi-finalists	Host city	Finals MVP
2019	Saskatchewan Rattlers	94–83	Hamilton Honey Badgers	Edmonton Stingers (83–85 SSK) Niagara River Lions (103–104 HAM)	Saskatoon	Alex Campbell
2020	Edmonton Stingers	90–73	Fraser Valley Bandits	Hamilton Honey Badgers (75–76 FRA) Ottawa Blackjacks (75–88 EDM)	St. Catharines	Xavier Moon
2021	Edmonton Stingers	101–65	Niagara River Lions	Fraser Valley Bandits (84–82 NIA) Ottawa Blackjacks (87-94 EDM)	Edmonton	Xavier Moon
2022	Hamilton Honey Badgers	90–88	Scarborough Shooting Stars	Niagara River Lions (93–81 SSS) Ottawa Blackjacks (76–72 HAM)	Ottawa	Christian Vital
2023	Scarborough Shooting Stars	82–70	Calgary Surge	Niagara River Lions (74–71 SSS) Vancouver Bandits (77–75 CGY)	Langley	Isiaha Mike
2024	Niagara River Lions	97–95	Vancouver Bandits	Calgary Surge (89–87 VAN) Montreal Alliance (78–75 NIA)	Montreal	Khalil Ahmad
2025	Niagara River Lions	79–73	Calgary Surge	Scarborough Shooting Stars (93–91 NIA) Winnipeg Sea Bears (90–79 CGY)	Winnipeg	Khalil Ahmad

In-market format era

Year	Champion	Score	Runner-up	Conference Champions	Finals MVP	Ref
2026	Winnipeg Sea Bears	98–84	Brampton Honey Badgers	West: Winnipeg Sea Bears East: Brampton Honey Badgers	Xavier Moon

Championship Weekend results by teams

Note: Statistics include the semi-finals and final of the 2020 Summer Series which was held in lieu of the Championship Weekend due to the COVID-19 pandemic.

Bold	Team won that year's Championship Weekend
Italics	Team hosted that year's Championship Weekend

Team	Championships	Runners-up	Semi-final losses	Total appearances	Year(s) of appearance
Brampton Honey Badgers	1	1	1	3	2019, 2020, 2022
Calgary Surge	0	2	1	3	2023, 2024, 2025
Edmonton Stingers	2	0	1	3	2019, 2020, 2021
Montreal Alliance	0	0	1	1	2024
Niagara River Lions	2	1	3	6	2019, 2021, 2022, 2023, 2024, 2025
Ottawa Blackjacks	0	0	3	3	2020, 2021, 2022
Saskatoon Mamba	1	0	0	1	2019
Scarborough Shooting Stars	1	1	1	3	2022, 2023, 2025
Vancouver Bandits	0	2	2	4	2020, 2021 2023, 2024
Winnipeg Sea Bears	1	0	1	1	2025

In-market playoff results by team

Bold	Team won that year's championship

Team	Championships	Runners-up	Conference championships	Total conference finals appearances	Year(s) of appearance
Brampton Honey Badgers	0	1	1	1	2026
Calgary Surge	0	0	0	0
Edmonton Stingers	0	0	0	0
Montreal Alliance	0	0	0	0
Niagara River Lions	0	0	0	1	2026
Ottawa Blackjacks	0	0	0	0
Saskatoon Mamba	0	0	0	0
Scarborough Shooting Stars	0	0	0	0
Vancouver Bandits	0	0	0	1	2026
Winnipeg Sea Bears	1	0	1	1	2026

Notes

↑ As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Championship Weekend was not held in Edmonton as originally planned. Instead, a single-site Summer Series tournament was held.

References

↑ "New Playoff Era to Begin as CEBL Announces 2026 Season Schedule". CEBL. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.
↑ "CEBL 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
↑ "CEBL 2020 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
↑ "Edmonton To Host 2021 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
↑ "City of Ottawa and Ottawa BlackJacks to host 2022 Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
↑ "Canadian Elite Basketball League Awards 2023 Championship Weekend to Fraser Valley". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
↑ "Montréal to Host 2024 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.
↑ "Winnipeg to Host 2025 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

External links

Official website

[3] As a result of the COVID-19 pandemic, the Championship Weekend was not held in Edmonton as originally planned. Instead, a single-site Summer Series tournament was held.

[1] "New Playoff Era to Begin as CEBL Announces 2026 Season Schedule". CEBL. January 15, 2026. Retrieved January 15, 2026.

[2] "CEBL 2019 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2019-07-30. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[4] "CEBL 2020 CHAMPIONSHIP WEEKEND". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2019-12-23. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[5] "Edmonton To Host 2021 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-06-21. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[6] "City of Ottawa and Ottawa BlackJacks to host 2022 Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[7] "Canadian Elite Basketball League Awards 2023 Championship Weekend to Fraser Valley". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[8] "Montréal to Host 2024 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.

[9] "Winnipeg to Host 2025 CEBL Championship Weekend". Canadian Elite Basketball League. Archived from the original on 2021-07-18. Retrieved December 23, 2019.