Complex sentence: Réal Bourassa was granted an expansion franchise in the PBL for the 2009 season, however on February 5,2009, the PBL removed the franchise from Bourassa (and the team from the league), citing failure to meet league requirements.
Split into simpler sentences: Réal Bourassa was granted an expansion franchise in the PBL for the 2009 season. However, on February 5,2009, the PBL removed the franchise from Bourassa (and the team from the league), citing failure to meet league requirements.