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EspañolCANADIAN-AMERICAN ASSOCIATION OF PROFESSIONAL BASEBALL
:''This article refers to the modern 'Can-Am League'. For the original incarnations of the Can-Am League, which operated between 1936 and 1951, see Canadian-American League.''
The 'Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball' or 'Can-Am League', based in Durham, North Carolina, is a professional, independent baseball league located in the Northeastern United States and the Canadian province of Quebec. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either.
Although the level of Can-Am League play can be categorized at the Class A level, players in independent baseball are usually not scouted heavily by Major League teams. A few Major League alumni have called Can-Am League teams home in an effort to get back to the Majors. The league also caters to players who are not quite talented enough to play at a higher level.
Despite its nickname, the Association, founded in 2004, is not to be confused with the Canadian-American League, a 20th-century predecessor which was also known as the 'Can-Am League'
''as of September 6, 2007''[1]
''
★ Clinched 1st Half Title''
''+ Clinched 2nd Half Title''
''@ Clinched 1st and 2nd Half Title''
''^ Clinched Playoff Spot''
The Canadian-American Association is an independent league with ties to two different independent leagues, the Northeast League (formed in 1995), and the Northern League. The two leagues merged in 1998, but after the 2002 season, the Northeast League was reestablished as a separate league.
For the 2005 season, the Northeast League reconstituted as the Canadian-American Association and acquired a new team in Worcester, Massachusetts, to replace the Allentown Ambassadors, who folded days before the 2004 season began and forced the league to field a traveling team called the Aces. The Bangor Lumberjacks, native to Bangor, Maine, folded only three weeks before the start of the 2005 season, forcing the team to create the traveling team The Grays.
For 2006, the Can-Am League added two teams. The Elmira Pioneers announced they were folding operations in the offseason between 2005 and 2006, with the Sussex Skyhawks replacing them. The Nashua Pride also moved from the Atlantic League to the Can-Am League prior to the 2006 season.
The League also announced that they were changing their playoff format for the 2006 campaign. Prior to that, the league was divided into two divisions (North and South), with the division winners in each half-season qualifying for the playoffs, with wild-card teams (based on record) added if necessary to equal four. Under the new format, the divisions have been scrapped. All eight teams will compete for 4 playoff spots. The first two will be for the first and second half division winners. The second two spots will be given to the teams with the best winning percentage after that. If necessary, 3 teams can qualify based on win percentage (but only if the first half winner also wins the second half).
In October 2006, the League announced that the Atlantic City Surf would be switching from the Atlantic League to the Can-Am League beginning in the 2007 season. In November of 2006, the league announced that it would revive the Grays franchise as a traveling team as the 10th team. The Grays were also a traveling team in 2005, but were not a member of the Can-Am League in 2006.
★ 1995 Adirondack Lumberjacks
★ 1996 Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs
★ 1997 Elmira Pioneers
★ 1998 New Jersey Jackals
★ 1999 Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs (Northern League)
★ 2000 Adirondack Lumberjacks (Northern League)
★ 2001 New Jersey Jackals (Northern League)
★ 2002 New Jersey Jackals (Northern League)
★ 2003 Brockton Rox
★ 2004 New Jersey Jackals
★ 2005 Worcester Tornadoes
★ 2006 Quebec Capitales
The Commonwealth Cup is a season long competition between the three Massachusetts teams in the Can-Am League; North Shore Spirit, Brockton Rox and Worcester Tornadoes.
The North Shore Spirit are the 2-time (2006, 2007) defending Commonwealth Cup champions.
# - Eliminated from Commonwealth Cup championship contention
★ Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
★ independent-baseball.com
The 'Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball' or 'Can-Am League', based in Durham, North Carolina, is a professional, independent baseball league located in the Northeastern United States and the Canadian province of Quebec. It operates in cities not served by Major or Minor League Baseball teams and is not affiliated with either.
Although the level of Can-Am League play can be categorized at the Class A level, players in independent baseball are usually not scouted heavily by Major League teams. A few Major League alumni have called Can-Am League teams home in an effort to get back to the Majors. The league also caters to players who are not quite talented enough to play at a higher level.
Despite its nickname, the Association, founded in 2004, is not to be confused with the Canadian-American League, a 20th-century predecessor which was also known as the 'Can-Am League'
| Contents |
| 2007 Can-Am League teams |
| Current Standings |
| 2007 playoffs |
| 2007 Full season standings |
| League history |
| League champions |
| Commonwealth Cup |
| External link |
2007 Can-Am League teams
Current Standings
2007 playoffs
2007 Full season standings
''as of September 6, 2007''[1]
| Team | W | L | Win % | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| +North Shore Spirit | 57 | 36 | .613 | --- |
| ^Atlantic City Surf | 51 | 41 | .554 | 5.5 |
| ^Nashua Pride | 50 | 43 | .538 | 5.5 |
| ★ New Jersey Jackals | 49 | 44 | .527 | 8.0 |
| Quebec Capitales | 49 | 45 | .521 | 8.5 |
| New Haven County Cutters | 47 | 46 | .505 | 10.0 |
| The Grays | 44 | 50 | .468 | 13.5 |
| Worcester Tornadoes | 43 | 51 | .457 | 14.5 |
| Brockton Rox | 42 | 51 | .452 | 15.0 |
| Sussex Skyhawks | 34 | 59 | .366 | 23.0 |
''
★ Clinched 1st Half Title''
''+ Clinched 2nd Half Title''
''@ Clinched 1st and 2nd Half Title''
''^ Clinched Playoff Spot''
League history
The Canadian-American Association is an independent league with ties to two different independent leagues, the Northeast League (formed in 1995), and the Northern League. The two leagues merged in 1998, but after the 2002 season, the Northeast League was reestablished as a separate league.
For the 2005 season, the Northeast League reconstituted as the Canadian-American Association and acquired a new team in Worcester, Massachusetts, to replace the Allentown Ambassadors, who folded days before the 2004 season began and forced the league to field a traveling team called the Aces. The Bangor Lumberjacks, native to Bangor, Maine, folded only three weeks before the start of the 2005 season, forcing the team to create the traveling team The Grays.
For 2006, the Can-Am League added two teams. The Elmira Pioneers announced they were folding operations in the offseason between 2005 and 2006, with the Sussex Skyhawks replacing them. The Nashua Pride also moved from the Atlantic League to the Can-Am League prior to the 2006 season.
The League also announced that they were changing their playoff format for the 2006 campaign. Prior to that, the league was divided into two divisions (North and South), with the division winners in each half-season qualifying for the playoffs, with wild-card teams (based on record) added if necessary to equal four. Under the new format, the divisions have been scrapped. All eight teams will compete for 4 playoff spots. The first two will be for the first and second half division winners. The second two spots will be given to the teams with the best winning percentage after that. If necessary, 3 teams can qualify based on win percentage (but only if the first half winner also wins the second half).
In October 2006, the League announced that the Atlantic City Surf would be switching from the Atlantic League to the Can-Am League beginning in the 2007 season. In November of 2006, the league announced that it would revive the Grays franchise as a traveling team as the 10th team. The Grays were also a traveling team in 2005, but were not a member of the Can-Am League in 2006.
League champions
★ 1995 Adirondack Lumberjacks
★ 1996 Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs
★ 1997 Elmira Pioneers
★ 1998 New Jersey Jackals
★ 1999 Albany-Colonie Diamond Dogs (Northern League)
★ 2000 Adirondack Lumberjacks (Northern League)
★ 2001 New Jersey Jackals (Northern League)
★ 2002 New Jersey Jackals (Northern League)
★ 2003 Brockton Rox
★ 2004 New Jersey Jackals
★ 2005 Worcester Tornadoes
★ 2006 Quebec Capitales
Commonwealth Cup
The Commonwealth Cup is a season long competition between the three Massachusetts teams in the Can-Am League; North Shore Spirit, Brockton Rox and Worcester Tornadoes.
The North Shore Spirit are the 2-time (2006, 2007) defending Commonwealth Cup champions.
| 2007 Commonwealth Cup | Team | W | L | GB |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 | North Shore Spirit | 15 | 11 | --- |
| # Worcester Tornadoes | 11 | 12 | 4.5 | |
| # Brockton Rox | 10 | 13 | 5.5 |
# - Eliminated from Commonwealth Cup championship contention
External link
★ Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
★ independent-baseball.com
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