The Saint John Mill Rats are a Canadian professional basketball team based in Saint John, New Brunswick, Canada. They play in the Atlantic Division in the National Basketball League of Canada (NBL Canada). The Mill Rats play their home games at Harbour Station.
The Mill Rats started as the Manchester Millrats, an expansion team in the American Basketball Association in 2007 based in Manchester, New Hampshire. For the next three seasons, they played in the Premier Basketball League. The team is owned by Jason Briggs, Steve Yankopoulos, Dave Cooper, Ralph Allen and Silena Cooper.
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