Les Voyageurs d'Ottawa

[Big Wooly Mammoth]

Wednesday, Feb. 18, 2009

For Immediate Release

THE COMMUNITY VOTED FOR OTTAWA CAN-AM TEAM’S NEW NAME

Ottawa – The Ottawa Can-Am Baseball Club’s search for a name came to an end yesterday, as the “Name the Team†contest concluded. Going forward, the team will be called the Ottawa Voyageurs for the 2009 season and beyond. The Ottawa-Gatineau community showed great support, with hundreds of votes being registered from Wednesday, Feb. 11 until Tuesday, Feb. 17.

Fans could vote for their favourite name out of a list of five finalists:

- Ottawa Colonels;

- Ottawa Jax;

- Ottawa Raftsmen;

- Ottawa Trappers;

- Ottawa Voyageurs.

The finalists were chosen from the first phase of the “Name Your Team†contest, in which hundreds of names were submitted. The top five names were judged on regional relevance, branding, as well as the ability to create an attractive logo and a mascot. A committee comprised of team personnel, league officials and representatives of the community reviewed the submitted names, to establish the list of five finalists.

“We have given the community a voice and they have selected the Voyageurs as their preferred choice,†said Barry Robinson, general manager of the Ottawa Voyageurs.

Continuing to be community-oriented, the Ottawa Voyageurs are now asking the fans to submit their ideas for the team logo. The complete details of the logo contest can be found at www.ottawavoyageursbaseball.com or by calling 613-741-0777. All entries must be received by noon on Wednesday, Feb. 25.

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

[SaggyBalls]

They will be riding the bus?

[Big Wooly Mammoth]

I don'treally get the name. But, it's better than the others on the list which were pretty bad IMO.

Trappers would have been okay, but that was the name of Edmonton's AAA team.

[Guest Low Roller]

"Ottawa Raftsmen"

Really? That was an option??

Horrible.

[Booche]

It makes me think of the Kingston Township Voyageurs which isnt such a bad thing.

Hopefully I get to a game this summer. I love drinking beer in that park on a sunny day, especially if DaveyBoy is there and loaded.

[Davey Boy 2.0]

That Wilson! chant we got going that one time was epic