▁its ▁re location , ▁the ▁Sum mers ide ▁Storm ▁moving ▁to ▁Char l ott et own , ▁P E I . ▁It ▁was ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁Storm ▁name ▁would ▁be ▁retained . ▁In ▁early ▁August , ▁the ▁league ' s ▁Board ▁of ▁Govern ors ▁announced ▁the ▁Jazz ▁would ▁sit ▁out ▁the ▁season ▁due ▁to ▁failure ▁of ▁se cur ing ▁new ▁ownership ▁from ▁the ▁league . ▁ ▁Co aching ▁changes ▁ ▁Off season ▁On ▁August ▁ 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Hal if ax ▁Rain men ▁h ired ▁Chris ▁Ter rell ▁as ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 2 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁St . ▁John ▁Mill ▁R ats ▁h ired ▁Rob ▁S pon ▁as ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁On ▁August ▁ 1 6 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁the ▁Mississ aug a ▁Power ▁h ired ▁Fred ▁Gran num ▁as ▁head ▁coach . ▁ ▁D raft ▁ ▁The ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁N BL ▁Canada ▁draft ▁took ▁place ▁on ▁August ▁ 1 9 ▁at ▁the ▁Hil ton ▁Su ites ▁Conference ▁Centre ▁& ▁Sp a ▁in ▁Mark ham , ▁Ontario . ▁The ▁Ott awa ▁Sky H aw ks ▁made ▁league ▁history ▁by ▁draft ing ▁Alex ▁Johnson ▁of ▁NC ▁State , ▁the ▁first ▁Canadian ▁to ▁ever ▁be ▁draft ed ▁with ▁the ▁first ▁pick ▁in ▁the ▁N B LC ▁draft . ▁ ▁Reg ular ▁season ▁The ▁regular ▁season ▁began ▁on ▁November ▁ 1 , ▁ 2 0 1 3 ▁and ▁concluded ▁on ▁February ▁