Power forward Gabe Freeman, who was released by the St. John's Edge just days before their National BasektballLerague of Canada seasonon-opener in London, has signed on with the Halifax Hurricanes.
Freeman, the 2011-12 NBL Canada MVP, was seen as a major summertime acquisition for St. John’s, but Edge head coach Doug Plumb told The Telegram’s Robin Short the ultimate call was “We didn’t feel there was a fit with the type of people we have here.”
But Plumb also said he wasn’t going to “hold him hostage” and keep Freeman from hooking on with another club.
And that’s what happened fairly quickly, with the 32-year-old joining Halifax. The Hurricanes were runners-up to the Lightning in the last two league finals, but struggled badly in their first couple of games this fall, losing 121-94 and 104-78, both times to Moncton.
The Edge play in Halifax on Dec. 2, but the Hurricanes don’t make their first visit to St. John’s until late January.
