Bangor not to operate in 2005
Published on April 28, 2005 under Canadian American League (Can-Am) News Release
At a Canadian-American League meeting held on April 27, the Can-Am League Board of Directors voted to terminate the membership of the Bangor Lumberjacks. The action was taken in accordance with the by-laws of the league. The Bangor club had announced that they would not be able to operate for the 2005 season.
Members further voted that the league would operate an eighth team as a road team for the 2005 season. The team will be known as the Grays, a name taken from one of the inaugural Can-Am League teams of 1936. The schedule as already released will remain intact. However, those games originally scheduled for Bangor will be played at the home of the team scheduled to be the visiting team. The Grays will be the home team for those games.
Commissioner Miles Wolff issued the following statement: "We are extremely sorry that Bangor will not be part of the league for 2005. We had many loyal fans in the city and we sincerely regret that the team is leaving. We have had several cities inquire about membership in the league, but because of the lateness of the Lumberjack announcement, the timing made it impossible to make a move this season. We fully expect to have a new member city for 2006 and are extremely excited about our prospects."
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