# Event Details - **Event Name**: We the Raptors | 30 Players, 30 Stories, 30 Years - **Event Start and End Date**: Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm – Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 08:00 pm - **Event Description**: Join play-by-play voice of the Raptors Eric Smith and author Andrew Bricker as we launch their book We the Raptors (Simon & Schuster, 2025).About this EventEvery team has unheralded but dogged players but none more so than the expansion-era Raptors, a team that many NBA players and free agents often ignored—until they became one of the most interesting and winningest teams in the league. is about the grinders, glue guys, bench heroes, and more. Whether regular or part-time starters, role players, key cogs, or even short-term stars—all of them felt blessed to call Canada home.Paul Jones, Toronto Raptors radio and TV broadcaster, will introduce Eric Smith (Sportsnet 590 the FAN), co-author Andrew Bricker, and their new book, We the Raptors.Smith and Bricker will then join University of Toronto Professor Joseph Wong (Munk School) in conversation as they talk about the Raptors' first thirty years, their impact on Toronto and Canadian identity, and the stories and players that have shaped our culture.The event will take place in the Victoria College Chapel on the second floor of the Old Vic Building.Copies of the book will be available for sale. Reception with cash bar before and after the event.**Doors open at 6pm**This event is generously sponsored by TD Insurance, Victoria University in the University of Toronto, TYPE Books, and Simon & Schuster Canada.About the SpeakersEric Smith has been working at Sportsnet and Sportsnet 590 the FAN, covering the Raptors for nearly thirty years. He was also the Raptors/NBA analyst for Global TV Sports, and he has appeared on CNN, NBA TV, CBC Newsworld, and more. For over twenty years, he has been the radio voice for Toronto Raptors radio broadcasts and a full-time sports talk radio host.Andrew Bricker is an associate professor of English literature at Ghent University. Bricker (Vic 0T5; MA, University of Toronto 0T6) is originally from Toronto. We the Raptors is his first book about basketball.Joseph Wong is a Professor in the Department of Political Science and serves as the Vice President, International, overseeing international student experience for the University of Toronto. He previously held the Canada Research Chair in Democratization, Health and Development and was the Ralph and Roz Halbert Professor of Innovation at the Munk School of Global Affairs & Public Policy. In 2023, he hosted Joe's Basketball Diaries, a six-episode series on basketball and global politics. - **Event URL**: https://allevents.in/toronto/we-the-raptors-|-30-players-30-stories-30-years/100001902136995959 - **Event Categories**: sports, art, literary-art, health-wellness, nonprofit - **Interested Audience**: - total_interested_count: 0 ## Ticket Details - **Ticket URL**: https://consumer.pxf.io/c/1339408/3151484/39691?partnerpropertyid=1191892&MediaPartnerPropertyId=1191892&svlink=14105511&level=1&u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.eventbrite.com%2Fe%2Fwe-the-raptors-30-players-30-stories-30-years-tickets-1902136995959 - **Ticket Price Range**: min: 0, max: 0, currency: CAD ## Event venue details - **city**: Toronto - **state**: ON - **country**: Canada - **location**: Victoria College Chapel (2nd Floor, Old Vic) - **lat**: 43.66698359999999 - **long**: -79.3919964 - **full address**: Victoria College Chapel (2nd Floor, Old Vic), 91 Charles St West, Toronto, Canada ## Event Organizer details - **affiliate_id**: 10 - **organizer**: Victoria College (https://allevents.in/org/victoria-college/23749295) ## Event gallery - **Alt text**: banner - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6a6f5c983d892afa9cff2a714d84f519f7ca4a06583540d6b9ab70cf6520f472-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd61f24-gmir.jpg?v=1763644755 - **Alt text**: thumbnail - **Image URL**: https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/dfd2955a824d01737e39f272519d0101dcaa980c527024f66a140d99368b9358-rimg-w400-h400-dcd61f25-gmir.jpg?v=1763644755 ## FAQs - **Q**: When is the event happening? - **A:** Fri, 28 Nov, 2025 at 06:30 pm - **Q**: Where is the event happening? - **A:** Victoria College Chapel (2nd Floor, Old Vic), 91 Charles St West, Toronto, Canada - **Q**: What is the ticket price? - **A:** starting from 0 up to 0 CAD - **Q**: Who is organizing the event? - **A:** Victoria College - **Q**: What type of event is this? - **A:** sports, art, literary-art, health-wellness, nonprofit - **Q**: Where can I find ticket details about We the Raptors | 30 Players, 30 Stories, 30 Years ? - **A:** You can find ticket details about this event on AllEvents. ## Structured Data (JSON-LD) ```json [ { "@context": "https://schema.org", "@type": "Event", "name": "We the Raptors | 30 Players, 30 Stories, 30 Years", "image": "https://cdn-az.allevents.in/events7/banners/6a6f5c983d892afa9cff2a714d84f519f7ca4a06583540d6b9ab70cf6520f472-rimg-w1200-h600-dcd61f24-gmir.jpg?v=1763644755", "startDate": "2025-11-28", "endDate": "2025-11-28", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/we-the-raptors-|-30-players-30-stories-30-years/100001902136995959", "location": { "@type": "Place", "name": "Victoria College Chapel (2nd Floor, Old Vic)", "address": { "@type": "PostalAddress", "streetAddress": "91 Charles St West", "postalCode": "M5S1K5", "addressLocality": "Toronto", "addressRegion": "ON", "addressCountry": "CA" }, "geo": { "@type": "GeoCoordinates", "latitude": "43.66698359999999", "longitude": "-79.3919964" } }, "eventAttendanceMode": "https://schema.org/OfflineEventAttendanceMode", "description": "Join play-by-play voice of the Raptors Eric Smith and author Andrew Bricker as we launch their book We the Raptors (Simon & Schuster, 2025).", "offers": [ { "@type": "AggregateOffer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "2025-11-28", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "lowPrice": "0.00", "highPrice": "0.00", "price": "0.00", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/we-the-raptors-|-30-players-30-stories-30-years/100001902136995959" }, { "@type": "Offer", "availability": "https://schema.org/InStock", "priceCurrency": "CAD", "availabilityStarts": "2026-04-05", "availabilityEnds": "", "validFrom": "2026-04-05", "url": "https://allevents.in/toronto/we-the-raptors-|-30-players-30-stories-30-years/100001902136995959", "price": 0, "name": "General Admission" } ], "organizer": [ { "@type": "Organization", "name": "Victoria College", "url": "https://allevents.in/org/victoria-college/23749295" } ] } ] ```