Former Can-Am League franchises
Introduction This is lists of baseball teams that formerly played in the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball, also known as the '''Can-Am League''', or any of its two predecessors, the '''Northeast League''' or '''Northern League East Division'''.
Former teams TeamCityStadiumCapacityFirst SeasonLast SeasonHistoryAdirondack LumberjacksGlens Falls, New YorkEast Field9,00019952002Became the Bangor Lumberjacks.Albany-Colonie Diamond DogsColonie, New YorkHeritage Park5,00019952002Folded after 2002 season.Allentown AmbassadorsAllentown, PennsylvaniaBicentennial Park4,60019972003Folded shortly before start of 2004 season; replaced by Northeast League Aces.American Defenders of New HampshireNashua, New Hampshire Holman Stadium4,37520092009Evicted from stadium, moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts following 2009 season and became Pittsfield Colonials.Atlantic City SurfAtlantic City, New JerseyBernie Robbins Stadium5,50020072008Played in the Atlantic League 1998–2006.Folded shortly before start of 2009 season.Bangor Blue OxBangor, MaineLarry Mahaney Diamond3,00019961997Went dormant after 1997 season; franchise moved to Quebec for 1999 season. Bangor LumberjacksOrono, MaineBangor, MaineLarry Mahaney Diamond, U. MaineWinkin Sports Complex, Husson College3,000 (both)20032004Folded April 2005; replaced by Can-Am League Grays. Brockton RoxBrockton, MassachusettsCampanelli Stadium4,75020022011Joined summer-collegiate Futures LeagueCatskill Cougars/Sullivan Mountain LionsMountaindale, New YorkBaxter Field3,000199519972000199519982000Left league in 1996 to play in the North Atlantic League. Returned in 1997, folded 1998.Returned in 2000, folded after season.Berkshire Black BearsPittsfield, MassachusettsWahconah Park4,50020022003Became the New Haven County Cutters.Elmira PioneersElmira, New York Dunn Field4,02019962005Moved to New York Collegiate Baseball League.Massachusetts Mad DogsLynn, MassachusettsFraser Field4,37519961999Went dormant after 1999 season; franchise was moved to Pittsfield, Massachusetts for 2002 season.Mohawk Valley LandsharksLittle Falls, New YorkLittle Falls Veterans Memorial Park2,00019951995Became the Rhode Island Tiger Sharks.Nashua PrideNashua, New Hampshire Holman Stadium4,37519982008Became the American Defenders of New Hampshire.Newark BearsNewark, New JerseyBears and Eagles Riverfront Stadium6,20019982013Played in Atlantic League 1998–2009.Folded after 2013 season. Newburgh NighthawksNewburgh, New YorkDelano-Hitch Stadium3,10019951996Folded after 1996 season, replaced by Waterbury Spirit.New Haven County CuttersNew Haven, Connecticut Yale Field6,20020042007Folded after 2007 season.North Shore SpiritLynn, MassachusettsFraser Field4,37520032007Folded after 2007 season.Ottawa RapidzOttawa, Ontario Ottawa Baseball Stadium10,33220082008League took over team after 2008 season and renamed them the Ottawa Voyageurs. However, with the Atlantic City Surf ceasing operations, the league disbanded the Ottawa team shortly before the 2009 season.Pittsfield ColonialsPittsfield, MassachusettsWahconah Park3,50020102011League voted to rescind team's charter after ownership group was unable to find investors.Rhode Island Tiger SharksWest Warwick, Rhode IslandMcCarthy Field1,50019961996Folded after 1996 season, replaced by Allentown Ambassadors.Sussex SkyhawksAugusta, NJSkylands Park5,00020062011Folded after 2010 season.Waterbury SpiritWaterbury, Connecticut Municipal Stadium 6,00019972000Went dormant after 2000 season; franchise was moved to Lynn, Massachusetts for 2003 season.Worcester TornadoesWorcester, MassachusettsHanover Insurance Park at Fitton Field3,00020052012Team charter revoked by LeagueYonkers Hoot OwlsYonkers, New YorkFleming Field1,00019951995Folded after 1995 season.===League-operated traveling teams===NameYear(s)ReasonDispositionAces2004Departure of Allentown AmbassadorsPlace taken in 2005 by the Worcester Tornadoes.The Grays2005Departure of Bangor LumberjacksPlace taken in 2006 by the Sussex Skyhawks.The Grays2007Arrival of Atlantic City Surf caused uneven number of teamsPlace taken in 2008 by the Ottawa Rapidz.New York Federals2011Departure of Sussex Skyhawks, arrival of Rockland BouldersUnneeded after folding of Newark Bears Garden State Grays2015Maintain schedule after all-star team from Shikoku Island League Plus ended their tour of the league===Teams that never played===NameCityStated to debutHalifaxHalifax, Nova Scotia1999MonctonMoncton, New Brunswick1999