Ottawa Can-Am Team To Select New Name
January 27, 2009 - Canadian American League (Can-Am)
Ottawa Voyageurs News Release
Ottawa - The Can-Am League announced today that Ottawa's professional baseball club will operate with a new name for the 2009 season and beyond. The team was known as the Rapidz in 2008, and the League had recently announced that the team would be known as the Rapids for the 2009 season.
"We had a very successful contest to find a name for the team last year," said Miles Wolff, Commissioner of the Can-Am League. "With over 1,000 entries, our choice of Rapids was well-received. However, new ownership in May, a change in the name to Rapidz and the dissolution of the team in September, caused confusion and doubt in the Ottawa-Gatineau region. It became apparent to our management that a fresh start was needed, and a new name will be chosen."
A name will be selected in the next few weeks and suggestions will be welcomed at ottawacanam@hotmail.com until Friday, Feb. 6 at noon.
Ottawa will open its 2009 regular season at home on Thursday, May 28 against the New Jersey Jackals for a four-game series, before hosting the Atlantic City Surf for three games to complete their initial seven-game homestand.
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