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The Ottawa Voyageurs, previously the Ottawa Rapidz, were a professional baseball team based in Ottawa, Ontario, Canada under the Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball or Can-Am League.

As a Can-Am team, the team played one season as the Ottawa Rapidz at Ottawa Baseball Stadium (now called Raymond Chabot Grant Thornton Park), previously home to the Ottawa Lynx Triple-A minor league franchise. Originally, the team was to be spelled as the Ottawa Rapids until it was renamed prior to the start of their 2008 opening season. After the initial ownership declared bankruptcy, the Can-Am league assumed ownership of the franchise, but suspended the team's operations in March 2009 prior to what would have been a second season.[1]

History

The Rapids were established after the Lynx, an International League team, moved to Allentown, Pennsylvania after the 2007 season to become the Lehigh Valley IronPigs. The Ottawa City Council discussed different possibilities regarding the city-owned stadium and accepted the offer given by Can-Am League president Miles Wolff.

Following their sale to zip.ca, the team name spelling was modified to the Ottawa Rapidz.[2][3]

On 29 September 2008, amid reports of a $1.4 million team debt, Rapidz management notified the Can-Am league that the team would be dissolved and that bankruptcy proceedings were planned. Rapidz management blamed the City of Ottawa for the situation, citing failed negotiations for the future lease of the stadium.[4][5][6]

Despite the first-season bankruptcy, trading of Rapidz players continued in the Can-Am League offseason, with such activity reported as late as 13 October 2008.[7] The Can-Am League announced on 13 November 2008 that a team would operate in Ottawa for 2009, operated directly by the league while new ownership was sought. Can-Am league commissioner Miles Wolff confirmed this development in Ottawa, displaying the original bilingual logo, with the spelling changed back to Rapids (English)/Rapides (French), but cautioned that the name was not yet final and that the team might operate under a new name.[8] In February 2009, the team was rechristened as the Voyageurs after a name-the-team contest won by Michael Jacobsen.[9]

However, the Voyageurs would never take the field as the Can-Am league announced on 30 March 2009 that the team and the Atlantic City Surf would cease operations.[10] League commissioner Miles Wolff indicated the team lacked financial support and "solid ownership" in order for the franchise to continue.[1][10]

On 3 April 2009, Voyageurs players were made available to the six remaining teams in the league in a dispersal draft.

Logos and uniforms

Standings and statistics

2008 season (Rapidz)

The Ottawa Rapidz finished last in the Can-Am League, with a 13-34 (.277) performance in the first half of the 2008 season, followed by an 18-29 (.383) record in the second half. The Rapidz tied the New Jersey Jackals for last place in the second half-season.

Total attendance of the 46 Rapidz home games was 147,073 for a per-game average of 3,197.[11]

2009 roster

Ottawa Voyageurs roster
Active (22-man) roster Coaches
Pitchers
  •   CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Adam Hawes
  •   CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Fraser Robinson
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Reid Price
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Noel Baca III
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". David Wasylak
  •   CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Matthew Tosoni
  •   CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tanner Watson
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mike Cervera

Catchers

 

Infielders

  •   VenezuelaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Trino Aguilar
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jake Daubert
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Nate Hall

Outfielders

  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jared L. Lemieux
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jereme Milons
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Pete Pirman
  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jeff Thomas
  

Disabled List

Inactive List

  •   CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Jeremy Ware

Coaching Staff

  •   United StatesScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Tom Carcione - Manager
  •   CanadaScript error: No such module "Check for unknown parameters". Mike Kusiewicz - Pitching Coach

Game broadcasts

In 2008, local radio broadcasts of 80 Rapidz season games were provided in French by CJRC-FM.[12]

See also

References

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External links

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