Vancouver Grizzlies: NBA

Vancouver Dept: The Vancouver Grizzlies lasted just five seasons, leaving the city in 2001 and relocating in Memphis. The team s attendance waned as the novelty wore off and the win/loss record remained an embarrassment, according to CBC. But the Conference Board of Canada says conditions are ripe for the NBA's return to the city and a leading economic think tank says Vancouver could get another professional basketball franchise but some in the professional sports world say they have their doubts. The Canadian dollar was also well below par with the U.S. throughout the team s tenure, putting the owners at a real economic disadvantage. (www.immigrantscanada.com). As reported in the news.