Roster
No. | Player | Pos | Ht | Wt | Birth Date | Exp | College | |
0 | Terence Davis | SG | 6-4 | 205 | May 16, 1997 | us | R | Mississippi |
3 | OG Anunoby | SF | 6-7 | 232 | July 17, 1997 | gb | 2 | Indiana |
25 | Chris Boucher | PF | 6-9 | 200 | January 11, 1993 | lc | 2 | Oregon |
43 | Pascal Siakam | PF | 6-9 | 230 | April 2, 1994 | cm | 3 | New Mexico State |
4 | Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | SF | 6-6 | 217 | January 3, 1995 | us | 4 | Arizona |
7 | Kyle Lowry | PG | 6-0 | 196 | March 25, 1986 | us | 13 | Villanova |
9 | Serge Ibaka | C | 7-0 | 235 | September 18, 1989 | cg | 10 | None (Congo/Spain) |
23 | Fred Van Vleet | PG | 6-1 | 195 | February 25, 1994 | us | 3 | Wichita State |
24 | Norman Powell | SG | 6-3 | 215 | May 25, 1993 | us | 4 | U.C.L.A. |
33 | Marc Gasol | C | 6-11 | 255 | January 29, 1985 | es | 11 | None (Spain) |
21 | Matt Thomas | SG | 6-4 | 190 | August 4, 1994 | us | R | Iowa State |
22 | Patrick McCaw | SF | 6-7 | 185 | October 25, 1995 | us | 3 | U.N.L.V. |
13 | Malcolm Miller | SF | 6-7 | 210 | March 6, 1993 | us | 2 | Holy Cross |
5 | Stanley Johsnon | PF | 6-6 | 245 | May 29, 1996 | us | 4 | Arizona |
12 | Oshae Brissett (TW) | SF | 6-7 | 210 | June 20, 1998 | ca | R | Syracuse |
1 | Paul Watson (TW) | SF | 6-7 | 215 | December 30, 1994 | us | R | Fresno State |
20 | Dewan Hernandez | C | 6-10 | 235 | December 9, 1996 | us | R | Miami-FLA |
TW = two-way contract with G-League affiliate Raptors 905
TRANSACTIONS
-June 20/2019: In the NBA draft, the Raptors selected Miami (FLA) forward Dewan Hernandez in the second round, the 59th pick in the draft. The 6-11, 235-pound Hernandez averaged 8.6 points, 4.9 rebounds, 0.9 blocks and 21.6 minutes in 64 career games (47 starts) during two seasons with the Hurricanes (2016-18). He shot .560 (224-400) from the field. The Miami-native posted averages of 11.4 points, 6.6 rebounds (14th in ACC), 1.0 blocks and 25.8 minutes in 32 starts as a sophomore. He scored in double figures 20 times, with five double-doubles.
June 28/2019: The Raptors announce that their NBA Summer League roster will include Canadians Chris Boucher (Oregon), Duane Notice (South Carolina) and Lindell Wigginton (Iowa State).
July 1/2019: Kawhi Leonard becomes a free agent. He subsequently bails and signs with the Los Angeles Clippers.
July 1/2019: Danny Green becomes a free agent. He subsequently signs with the Los Angeles Lakers.
July 1/2019: Jeremy Lin becomes a free agent.
July 1/2019: Patrick McCaw becomes a free agent.
July 1/2019: Jodie Meeks becomes a free agent.
July 1/2019: Eric Moreland becomes a free agent.
July 7/2019: Re-sign free agent Patrick McCaw to an $8-million, two-year contract.
July 10/2019: Sign free agent Stanley Johnson to a $7.4 million, two-year contract. The 6-7 forward spent 2018-19 between Detroit and New Orleans, averaging 6.9 points, 3.3 rebounds and 18.3 minutes in 66 games (seven starts). He scored in double figures 17 times, including four 20-point performances. He was acquired by the Pelicans from the Pistons on Feb. 7 as part of a three-team trade involving the Milwaukee Bucks. The Los Angeles-California-native averaged 7.0 points, 3.4 rebounds and 21.6 minutes in 285 career games (64 starts) with Detroit and New Orleans. He was picked eighth overall by the Pistons in the 2015 NBA Draft. He was named First Team All-Pac-12 and selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team in his lone season at Arizona (2014-15). He averaged a team-high 13.8 points, 6.5 rebounds and 28.4 minutes in 38 games (37 starts) and helped the Wildcats reach the Elite Eight in the NCAA Tournament in 2014-15.
July 11/2019: Sign Terence Davis to a $4.3-million, three-year contract. The 6-4 guard averaged 12.5 points, 4.9 rebounds, 2.1 assists, 1.2 steals and 24.3 minutes in 121 career games (82 starts) during four seasons at Ole Miss (2015-19). He shot .445 (549-1,234) from the floor, including .339 (176-519) from three-point territory. The Southhaven, Mississippi-native was a second-team All-SEC selection as a senior, averaging 15.2 points (10th in SEC), 5.8 rebounds, 3.5 assists, 1.6 steals and 31.0 minutes in 33 games (32 starts). He shot .444 (179-403) from the floor and .371 (65-175) from beyond the arc.
July 12/2019: Sign Dewan Hernandez to a rookie-scale, $4-million, three-year contract.
July 17/2019: Sign free agent Rondae Hollis-Jefferson to a $2.5 million/one-yeaer contract. The 6-7 forward averaged 8.9 points, 5.3 rebounds and 20.9 minutes in 59 games (21 starts) with Brooklyn in 2018-19. The Chester, Pennsylvania-native averaged 9.9 points, 5.9 rebounds and 23.6 minutes in 234 career games (147 starts) with the Nets (2015-19). He was picked 23rd overall by the Portland Trail Blazers in the 2015 NBA Draft and traded to Brooklyn on draft night. He played two seasons at Arizona (2013-15), helping the Wildcats to consecutive Elite Eight appearances in the NCAA Tournament, while averaging 10.2 points, 6.3 rebounds and 27.0 minutes in 76 career contests (31 starts). As a sophomore, Hollis-Jefferson was named First Team All-Pac-12 and selected to the Pac-12 All-Defensive Team.
July 19/2019: Sign Matt Thomas to an $828,310 (multi-year?) contract. The 6-5, 190-pound Thomas spent the previously two seasons playing in Spain. He averaged 12.0 points, 1.6 assists, 1.4 rebounds and 20.7 minutes in 52 games (all competitions) with Valencia Basket (Spain-Liga Endesa) last season. Thomas shot .514 (218-424) from the field, including .481 (116-241) from three-point range, and helped Valencia Basket capture the 2019 EuroCup title. The Decatur, Illinois-native played four collegiate seasons at Iowa State (2013-17). He averaged 8.5 points, 3.1 rebounds, 1.3 assists and 25.4 points in 138 career games with the Cyclones and was an All-Big 12 Honourable Mention his final two seasons.
July 22/2019: Sign Devin Robinson to an Exhibit 10 contract (summer contract that can be converted to a regular-season or two-way deal, or can expire at the conclusion of summer camp, allowing the player to become a free agent). The 6-8 Robinson was a two-way player with Washington in 2018-19. He appeared in seven games with the Wizards, averaging 6.7 points, 2.9 rebounds and 13.6 minutes. In 22 games with the Capital City Go-Go of the NBA G League, he averaged 19.9 points, 8.2 rebounds and 34.4 minutes. The Christchurch, Virginia-native played three seasons at Florida (2014-17) prior to signing with Washington as an undrafted free agent. He averaged 8.9 points, 4.9 rebounds and 23.0 minutes in 105 career games with the Gators and was selected to the SEC All-Freshman Team in 2014-15.
July 23/2019: Sign Oshae Brissett and Sagaba Konate to Exhibit 10 contracts. …………………………………………………… The 6-8 Brissett averaged 12.4 points, 7.5 rebounds and 33.0 minutes in 34 games at Syracuse last season. He scored in double figures 23 times and posted seven double-doubles. The Mississauga-native Brissett played two seasons (2017-19) with the Orange, posting averages of 13.7 points, 8.2 rebounds and 35.7 minutes in 71 career contests. He was named to the ACC All-Freshman Team in 2017-18. He helped Canada earn a silver medal at the 2016 FIBA Americas U18 Championship in Chile, averaging 16.4 points, 7.8 rebounds and 27.6 minutes in five games. …………………………………………………… The 6-8 Konate played 9 games with West Virginia in 2018-19 due to a right knee injury. He averaged 13.6 points, 8.0 rebounds, 2.8 blocks and 24.1 minutes. The Bamako, Mali-native spent three seasons at West Virginia (2016-19), averaging 8.0 points, 5.5 rebounds, 2.4 blocks and 18.7 minutes in 81 career games. As a sophomore, he was named to the All-Big 12 third team and Big 12 All-Defensive Team.
July 24/2019: Sign free agent Cameron Payne to a $150,000 dead cap salary. The 6-3 guard averaged 6.3 points, 2.7 assists and 17.8 minutes in 40 games (13 starts) with Chicago and Cleveland last season. The Memphis, Tennessee-native had career averages of 6.0 points, 2.5 assists and 16.0 minutes in 153 games (28 starts) with Oklahoma City, Chicago and Cleveland. He was picked 14th overall by the Thunder in the 2015 NBA Draft after playing two collegiate seasons at Murray State. As a sophomore with the Racers, Payne was named the Lute Olson Player of the Year – given to the top NCAA player with at least two seasons of experience – and was also selected the Ohio Valley Conference Player of the Year.
August 2/2019: Waive Jordan Loyd.
September 19/2019: Sign free agent Isaiah Taylor to a dead cap, one-year $50,000 contract. The 6-3 guard owned caareer averages of 6.3 points, 2.9 assists and 17.2 minutes in 71 games (nine starts) with Atlanta (2017-18) and Houston (2016-17). He missed the 2018-19 season after sustaining a stress fracture in his left leg. The Hayward, California native, played three collegiate seasons at Texas (2013-16), averaging 13.6 points, 4.5 assists and 30.8 minutes in 92 career games. He led the Longhorns in scoring (15.0 ppg) as a junior, earning First Team All-Big 12 honours.
October 4/2019: Raptors exercise the fourth-year team option on the rookie scale contract of O.G. Anunoby. The option awards him $3.872 million in 2019-20. Anunoby averaged 6.4 points, 2.7 rebounds and 20.1 minutes while shooting .351 (140-for-399) from three-point range in 141 career regular-season games. He led the bench in scoring 12 times during the 2018-19 season. He was selected to participate in the 2019 MTN DEW Rising Stars game during NBA all-star weekend in Charlotte.
October 14/2019: Sign Kyle Lowry to a one-year, $31 million contract extension. “Kyle has been at the heart of every successful run our franchise has achieved the past seven seasons,” said Raptors President Masai Ujiri. “He is a competitor, a winner at every level and the engine that our players and city feed off from.” Lowry is entering his eighth season with Toronto after helping lead the franchise to its first NBA Championship in 2019. He averaged a career-best 8.7 assists during the 2018-19 regular season and contributed a key 26-point performance during the series-clinching Game 6 of the NBA Finals at Golden State. Lowry holds career averages of 17.4 points, 7.1 assists, 4.9 rebounds and 34.4 minutes in 497 games with Toronto and ranks first in team history during the regular-season with 1,223 three-pointers made, and 746 steals. He is also franchise’s all-time leader in the playoffs for games played (73), points (1,240), three-pointers made (157), assists (462), steals (101).
October 16/2019: Waive Sagaba Konate.
October 17/2019: Sign Matt Morgan to an Exhibit 10 contract. The 6-2 guard averaged 20.5 points, 4.2 rebounds, 2.6 assists and 32.5 minutes in 114 games (112 starts) during four seasons at Cornell University (2015-19). He shot .470 (743-1580) from the field, including .377 (334-885) from three-point range. He was named first-team All-Ivy League as both a junior and senior. The Concord, North Carolina native toiled for the Raptors’ team at NBA Summer League 2019 in Las Vegas, averaging 4.3 points, 2.0 rebounds, 1.0 assists and 13.8 minutes in four appearances.
October 18/2019: Waive Matt Morgan.
October 19/2019: Waive Devin Robinson and Cameron Payne.
October 20/2019: Sign and then waive Tyler Ennis.
October 21/2019: Sign Pascal Siakam to a four-year, $130-million maximum contract. “Pascal has been relentless in everything he has achieved,” said Raptors general manager Bobby Webster said. “He has embraced our development philosophies from Day One, he’s one of us and a unique talent. He has improved himself every season without cutting any corners. He is a testament to hard work paying off and we’re thrilled that he will continue his career here in Toronto.” Entering his fourth season with the Raptors, Siakam holds career averages of 10.1 points, 5.1 rebounds and 23.5 minutes in 216 regular-season appearances. He was named the NBA’s Most Improved Player for the 2018-19 season after posting career-high averages for points (16.9), rebounds (6.9) and assists (3.1) while making a career-best 79 three-pointers. Siakam scored a career-high 44 points against Washington, one of 26 games he recorded with 20 or more points, which ranked second on the team. He also earned a career-high 18 double-doubles. During the post-season Siakam ranked second in Toronto’s NBA championship run averaging 19.0 points and 7.1 rebounds in 24 playoff games. The Cameroon native was selected 27th overall in the 2016 NBA Draft following two seasons at New Mexico State. He was named the 2017 NBA G League Finals MVP after helping Raptors 905 earn its first championship.
October 21/2019: Sign Oshae Brissett to a two-way contract.
October 22/2019: Waive Isaiah Taylor.
October 23/2019: Sign Shamorie Ponds to a two-way contract.
November 4 to 9/2019: Twice assign and recall Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G League.
November 19/2019: Assign Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
November 20/2019: Assign and recall Malcolm Miller from Raptors 905 of the G-League. Recall Dewan Hernandez from Raptors 905 of the G-League.
November 21/2019: Assign Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
December 2/2019: Assign Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
December 6/2019: Assign Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
December 13/2019: Assign and recall Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
December 16/2019: Assign and recall Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
December 17/2019: Assign Dewan Hernandez to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
January 6/2020: Assign Stanley Johnson, Malcolm Miller and Matt Thomas to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
January 7/2020: Recall Stanley Johnson, Malcolm Miller and Matt Thomas from Raptors 905 of the G-League.
January 15/2020: Waive Shamorie Ponds, who had been on a two-way contract. Sign Paul Watson to a two-way contract. The Fresno State-product was undrafted in the 2017 NBA draft but toiled for the Raptors in the Las Vegas summer league, averaging 4 ppg in 5 games. Watson had been on a 10-day contract with the Atlanta Hawks. He had appeared in 13 games for the Raptors 905 prior to inking the deal, averaging 18.9 ppg and 7.4 rpg.
January 29/2020: Assign Stanley Johnson to Raptors 904 of the G-League.
February 22/2020: Assign Malcolm Miller to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
March 11/2020: Assign Stanley Johnson to Raptors 905 of the G-League.
STANDINGS (*denotes playoff qualifier):
The regular season was suspended on March 11 by the covid-19 pandemic. In June, the NBA board of governors and players association approved a plan under, which 22 teams played eight additional regular season games to determine playoff seeding, after which 16 teams played a conventional postseason playoff. All games occurred with an “NBA bubble,” an isolation zone created for the resumed games.
Final standings (*= playoff qualifiers, seed bracketed):
Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
Milwaukee Bucks* (1) | 56 | 17 | .767 | — | 118.7 | 108.6 |
Toronto Raptors* (2) | 53 | 19 | .736 | 2.5 | 112.8 | 106.5 |
Boston Celtics* (3) | 48 | 24 | .667 | 7.5 | 113.7 | 107.3 |
Indiana Pacers* (4) | 45 | 28 | .616 | 11.0 | 109.4 | 107.5 |
Miami Heat* (5) | 44 | 29 | .603 | 12.0 | 112.0 | 109.1 |
Philadelphia 76ers* (6) | 43 | 30 | .589 | 13.0 | 110.7 | 108.4 |
Brooklyn Nets* (7) | 35 | 37 | .486 | 20.5 | 111.8 | 112.3 |
Orlando Magic* (8) | 33 | 40 | .452 | 23.0 | 107.3 | 108.3 |
Charlotte Hornets (9) | 23 | 42 | .354 | 29.0 | 102.9 | 109.6 |
Washington Wizards (10) | 25 | 47 | .347 | 30.5 | 114.4 | 119.1 |
Chicago Bulls (11) | 22 | 43 | .338 | 30.0 | 106.8 | 109.9 |
New York Knicks (12) | 21 | 45 | .318 | 31.5 | 105.8 | 112.3 |
Detroit Pistons (13) | 20 | 46 | .303 | 32.5 | 107.2 | 110.8 |
Atlanta Hawks (14) | 20 | 47 | .299 | 33.0 | 111.8 | 119.7 |
Cleveland Cavaliers (15) | 19 | 46 | .292 | 33.0 | 106.9 | 114.8 |
Western Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
Los Angeles Lakers* (1) | 52 | 19 | .732 | — | 113.4 | 107.6 |
Los Angeles Clippers* (2) | 49 | 23 | .681 | 3.5 | 116.3 | 109.9 |
Denver Nuggets* (3) | 46 | 27 | .630 | 7.0 | 111.3 | 109.2 |
Houston Rockets* (4) | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 117.8 | 114.8 |
Oklahoma City Thunder* (5) | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 110.4 | 108.4 |
Utah Jazz* (6) | 44 | 28 | .611 | 8.5 | 111.3 | 108.8 |
Dallas Mavericks* (7) | 43 | 32 | .573 | 11.0 | 117.0 | 112.1 |
Portland Trail Blazers* (8) | 35 | 39 | .473 | 18.5 | 115.0 | 116.1 |
Memphis Grizzlies (9) | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 112.6 | 113.7 |
Phoenix Suns (10) | 34 | 39 | .466 | 19.0 | 113.6 | 113.4 |
San Antonio Spurs (11) | 32 | 39 | .451 | 20.0 | 114.1 | 115.2 |
Sacramento Kings (12) | 31 | 41 | .431 | 21.5 | 110.1 | 112.1 |
New Orleans Pelicans (13) | 30 | 42 | .417 | 22.5 | 115.8 | 117.1 |
Minnesota Timberwolves (14) | 19 | 45 | .297 | 29.5 | 113.3 | 117.5 |
Golden State Warriors (15) | 15 | 50 | .231 | 34.0 | 106.3 | 115.0 |
Eastern Conference | W | L | W/L% | GB | PS/G | PA/G |
Atlantic division | ||||||
Toronto Raptors* (2) | 53 | 19 | .736 | — | 112.8 | 106.5 |
Boston Celtics* (3) | 48 | 24 | .667 | 5.0 | 113.7 | 107.3 |
Philadelphia 76ers* (6) | 43 | 30 | .589 | 10.5 | 110.7 | 108.4 |
Brooklyn Nets* (7) | 35 | 37 | .486 | 18.0 | 111.8 | 112.3 |
New York Knicks (12) | 21 | 45 | .318 | 29.0 | 105.8 | 112.3 |
POSTSEASON
East round one: Raptors defeated Brooklyn Nets 134-110; 104-99; 117-92; 150-122 (4g-0)
East semis: Boston Celtics defeated Raptors 112-94; 102-99; 103-104; 93-100; 111-89; 122-125; 92-87 (4g-3)
RAPTORS 2019-20 STATS at basketballreference.com
SALARIES
Player | Age | 2019-20 | 2020-21 | 2021-22 | 2022-23 | 2023-24 | 2024-25 | Guaranteed |
Kyle Lowry | 34 | $33,296,296 | $30,000,000 | $63,296,296 | ||||
Marc Gasol | 35 | $25,595,700 | $25,595,700 | |||||
Serge Ibaka | 30 | $23,271,604 | $23,271,604 | |||||
Norman Powell | 27 | $10,116,576 | $10,865,952 | $11,615,328 | $20,982,528 | |||
Fred VanVleet | 26 | $9,000,000 | $9,000,000 | |||||
Patrick McGaw | 24 | $4,000,000 | $4,000,000 | $8,000,000 | ||||
Stanley Johnson | 24 | $3,623,000 | $3,801,000 | $3,623,000 | ||||
Rondae Hollis-Jefferson | 25 | $2,500,000 | $2,500,000 | |||||
Pascal Siakam | 26 | $2,351,839 | $29,000,000 | $31,320,000 | $33,640,000 | $35,960,000 | $132,271,839 | |
OG Anunoby | 23 | $2,281,800 | $3,872,215 | $6,154,015 | ||||
Malcolm Miller | 27 | $1,588,231 | $1,588,231 | |||||
Chris Boucher | 27 | $1,588,231 | $1,588,231 | |||||
Terence Davis | 23 | $898,310 | $1,517,981 | $898,310 | ||||
Matt Thomas | 26 | $898,310 | $1,517,981 | $1,782,621 | $1,623,310 | |||
Dewan Hernandez | 23 | $898,310 | $1,517,981 | $1,782,621 | $898,310 | |||
Paul Watson | 25 | |||||||
Oshae Brissett | 22 | |||||||
Justin Hamilton | 30 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |||||
Cameron Payne | 26 | $150,000 | $150,000 | |||||
Isaiah Taylor | 26 | $50,000 | $50,000 | |||||
TEAM TOTALS | $123,108.207 | 86,093,110 | $46,500,570 | $33,640,000 | $35,960,00 | $302,491,374 |
Season wrap
President Masai Ujiri goes all in with the trade of star Demar DeRozan to San Antonio for the one-year rights to superstar Kawhi Leonard and gunner Danny Green. But the risk proves worth the reward as postseason MVP Leonard delivers a magnificent performance to lead the Raptors to the NBA title. The Raptors become a national sensation and pundits proclaim a new era of basketball in Canada. Pascal Siakam earns the NBA most improved award. The post-season exhilaration of winning an NBA title, though, was somewhat dissipated shortly after the celebrations as Leonard signed a free agent contract with the Los Angeles Clippers. Green, meanwhile, signed a free-agent contract with the Los Angeles Lakers. Raptors general manager Masai Ujiri told the Canadian Press “this is the NBA and this is how it works. … You can’t hide underneath the table and cry. Honestly, I’ve lost no sleep, I’m not disappointed. It’s on to the next. I’m telling Raptors fans and everybody: Don’t lose one day of sleep, one second of sleep. We’re gonna be just fine.”
Ujiri’s forecast proved prophetic for the regular season, both pre- and bubble components (after which they finished with the second best record in the NBA), as well as for the opening round of the playoffs. But their East semi-final series proved their undoing as star Pascal Siakam was essentially a playoff no-show, while the entire squad looked exhausted in the decisive game seven, as coach Nick Nurse had significantly shortened the bench, prompting the Raptors legs, and periodically their brains, to turn to jelly, often driving into traffic and passing the ball to an imaginary teammate, or a Celtic. Nurse, who was named NBA coach of the year, attributed the demise to fatigue. “I thought we were getting off passes a count early just because we just wanted to be done with that possession early, and it was going to take a little bit more strength and balance and another count of timing to get the right pass made, if that makes any sense. We were standing up a little bit, rather than being down in a tough, athletic position trying to make some of those plays,” Nurse told The Athletic.
Siakam, who was selected a first-team NBA all-star during the season, told the Athletic in regard to his prolonged playoff slump, in which he often appeared passive and made many a horrific decision: “I have to be better. I take a lot of the blame, man. … Obviously, I felt like I didn’t really give what was expected from me, and I definitely take a lot of that blame, but as a team I think we played well and we fought. Like, that’s something that we did all season when things weren’t going well. We always fought and till the end, and I’m proud of those guys and I think everyone gave everything they had and, like I said, obviously, I’ve got to do better.” The Athletic cast the Raptors as a “very good team that, is more heart than talent at this stage. The Raptors’ floor is defined by an unbelievable, frenetic, versatile, effortful defence, of which Siakam is a key part. Their ceiling, though, was going to be defined by how much Siakam could grow on the job in his first postseason as a No. 1 option. That the Raptors came up on the wrong end of one of the best, most competitive series in recent NBA memory is not an indictment of where Siakam and the Raptors are going, but it’s a worthwhile snapshot of where they are today.”
Among the season accomplishments: a 15-game winning streak, the longest streak in franchise history and the longest by any major Canadian team ever.