Canadian-American Association

Note: This page links to the Can-Am Association, an independent league formerly known as the Northeast League and Northern League East. For the Class C circuit which ran from 1936 to 1951, see Can-Am League.

Canadian-American Association of Professional Baseball
Founded	2004
No. of teams	6
Country	United States  Canada
Current champions	New Jersey Jackals
Official website	www.canamleague.com

The Canadian-American Association (also known as the Can-Am League) was an independent league which began play in 2005 and had previously been known as the Northeast League. The number of teams in the league fluctuated quite a lot during its lifespan, with the Capitales de Québec and the New Jersey Jackals having been the strongest franchises. In 2012, the league reached an agreement with the American Association for interleague play between the two independent circuits, although that lasted only a couple of seasons. The two leagues still played their All-Star Game together after that, however.

After the 2019 season, the Ottawa Champions had their lease cancelled due to $400,000 in unpaid rent, leaving the Can-Am League at 5 teams. The Frontier League was at 9 teams due to similar situations, so the two leagues merged for the 2020 season. The new league carried on under the Frontier League name.

League Champions

Year	Winner	Series	Loser
2005	Worcester Tornadoes	3-0	Les Capitales de Québec
2006	Les Capitales de Québec	3-2	Brockton Rox
2007	Nashua Pride	3-0	North Shore Navigators
2008	Sussex Skyhawks	3-0	Les Capitales de Québec
2009	Les Capitales de Québec	3-1	Worcester Tornadoes
2010	Les Capitales de Québec	3-1	Pittsfield Colonials
2011	Les Capitales de Québec	3-1	New Jersey Jackals
2012	Les Capitales de Québec	4-1	New Jersey Jackals
2013	Les Capitales de Québec	4-3	New Jersey Jackals
2014	Rockland Boulders	4-2	New Jersey Jackals
2015	Trois-Rivières Aigles	3-2	New Jersey Jackals
2016	Ottawa Champions	3-2	Rockland Boulders
2017	Les Capitales de Québec	3-0	Rockland Boulders
2018	Sussex County Miners	3-1	Les Capitales de Québec
2019	New Jersey Jackals	3-1	Sussex County Miners

Year-by-Year Results

2005

Third baseman Eddie Lantigua of Québec led the league with 31 home runs and was named MVP.

2005 Standings

First Half
North Division							South Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Les Capitales de Québec	30	16	.652	--	Michel Laplante		Worcester Tornadoes	26	20	.565	--	Rich Gedman
North Shore Spirit	28	18	.609	2	John Kennedy		New Jersey Jackals	25	21	.543	1	Joe Calfapietra
Grays	23	23	.500	7	Chris Carminucci		New Haven County Cutters	18	28	.391	8	Mike Church
Brockton Rox	21	25	.404	9	Ed Nottle		Elmira Pioneers	13	33	.283	13	Greg Keagle
Second Half
North Division							South Division
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Brockton Rox	29	17	.630	--	Ed Nottle		New Haven County Cutters	28	18	.609	--	Mike Church
Les Capitales de Québec	27	18	.600	1.5	Michel Laplante		Worcester Tornadoes	24	22	.522	4	Rich Gedman
North Shore Spirit	27	18	.600	1.5	John Kennedy		New Jersey Jackals	23	23	.500	5	Joe Calfapietra
Grays	10	36	.217	19	Chris Carminucci		Elmira Pioneers	15	31	.326	13	Greg Keagle

Playoffs

• Semifinals Quebec defeated Brockton 3 games to 0; Worcester defeated New Haven County 3 games to 0
• Finals Worcester defeated Quebec 3 games to 0

2006

2006 Standings

First Half							Second Half
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
North Shore Spirit	25	19	.568	--	John Kennedy		North Shore Spirit	33	13	.717	--	John Kennedy
New Haven County Cutters	25	20	.556	0.5	Mike Church		Les Capitales de Québec	28	17	.622	4.5	Michel Laplante
New Jersey Jackals	25	20	.556	0.5	Joe Calfapietra		New Haven County Cutters	28	18	.609	5	Mike Church
Brockton Rox	24	22	.522	2	Chris Miyake		Brockton Rox	25	21	.543	8	Chris Miyake
Sussex Skyhawks	23	22	.511	2.5	Brian Drahman		Nashua Pride	23	23	.500	10	Butch Hobson
Worcester Tornadoes	22	22	.500	3	Rich Gedman		Worcester Tornadoes	19	27	.413	14	Rich Gedman
Nashua Pride	17	25	.405	7	Butch Hobson		New Jersey Jackals	18	28	.391	15	Joe Calfapietra
Les Capitales de Québec	16	27	.372	8.5	Michel Laplante		Sussex Skyhawks	9	36	.200	23.5	Brian Drahman

Playoffs

• Semifinals Quebec defeated North Shore 3 games to 2; Brockton defeated New Haven County 3 games to 1
• Finals Quebec defeated Brockton 3 games to 2

2007

2007 Standings

First Half							Second Half
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
New Jersey Jackals	31	15	.674	--	Joe Calfapietra		North Shore Spirit	32	15	.681	--	Vic Davilla
Nashua Pride	27	19	.587	4	Butch Hobson		Atlantic City Surf	29	17	.630	2.5	Chris Carminucci
Les Capitales de Québec	27	20	.574	4.5	Michel Laplante		New Haven County Cutters	26	20	.565	5.5	Mike Church
North Shore Spirit	25	21	.543	6	Vic Davilla		Grays	24	23	.511	8	Dan Shwam
Worcester Tornadoes	24	23	.511	7.5	Rich Gedman		Nashua Pride	23	24	.489	9	Butch Hobson
Atlantic City Surf	22	24	.478	9	Chris Carminucci		Les Capitales de Québec	22	25	.468	10	Michel Laplante
New Haven County Cutters	21	26	.447	10.5	Mike Church		Brockton Rox	22	25	.468	10	Chris Miyake
Brockton Rox	20	26	.435	11	Chris Miyake		Worcester Tornadoes	19	28	.404	13	Rich Gedman
Grays	20	27	.426	11.5	Dan Shwam		Sussex Skyhawks	19	28	.404	13	Brian Drahman
Sussex Skyhawks	15	31	.326	16	Brian Drahman		New Jersey Jackals	18	29	.383	14	Joe Calfapietra

Playoffs

• Semifinals North Shore defeated Atlantic City 3 games to 1; Nashua defeated New Jersey 3 games to 2
• Finals Nashua defeated North Shore 3 games to 0

2008

2008 Standings

First Half							Second Half
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Les Capitales de Québec	31	16	.660	--	Michel Laplante		Les Capitales de Québec	27	20	.574	--	Michel Laplante
Worcester Tornadoes	26	21	.553	5	Rich Gedman		Sussex Skyhawks	27	20	.574	--	Hal Lanier
Atlantic City Surf	25	22	.532	6	Cecil Fielder		Worcester Tornadoes	27	20	.574	--	Rich Gedman
New Jersey Jackals	25	22	.532	6	Joe Calfapietra		Atlantic City Surf	25	21	.553	1	Cecil Fielder
Sussex Skyhawks	25	22	.532	6	Hal Lanier		Brockton Rox	25	22	.532	2	Chris Miyake
Brockton Rox	22	25	.468	9	Chris Miyake		Nashua Pride	20	27	.426	7	Rick Miller
Nashua Pride	21	26	.447	10	Rick Miller		New Jersey Jackals	18	29	.383	9	Joe Calfapietra
Ottawa Rapidz	13	34	.277	18	Ed Nottle		Ottawa Rapidz	18	29	.383	9	Ed Nottle / Tom Carcione

Playoffs

• Semifinals Québec defeated Atlantic City 3 games to 1; Sussex defeated Worcester 3 games to 1
• Finals Sussex defeated Québec 3 games to 0

2009

Québec catcher Pete Laforest led the circuit with 24 homers and was named MVP.

2009 Standings

First Half							Second Half
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
New Jersey Jackals	28	19	.596	--	Joe Calfapietra		Les Capitales de Québec	31	16	.660	--	Michel Laplante
Brockton Rox	26	20	.565	1.5	Chris Carminucci		Brockton Rox	30	17	.638	1	Chris Carminucci
Worcester Tornadoes	22	24	.478	5.5	Rich Gedman		New Jersey Jackals	27	20	.574	4	Joe Calfapietra
Les Capitales de Québec	22	25	.468	6	Michel Laplante		Worcester Tornadoes	21	26	.447	10	Rich Gedman
Sussex Skyhawks	21	26	.447	7	Hal Lanier		Sussex Skyhawks	17	30	.362	14	Hal Lanier
American Defenders of New Hampshire	21	26	.447	7	Brian Daubach		American Defenders of New Hampshire	15	32	.319	16	Brian Daubach

Playoffs

• Semifinals Worcester defeated New Jersey 3 games to 0; Quebec defeated Brockton 3 games to 1
• Finals Quebec defeated Worcester 3 games to 1

2010

First baseman Melvin Falu of Brockton hit 20 home runs to lead the league, and he was named Most Valuable Player.

2010 Standings

First Half							Second Half
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Les Capitales de Québec	30	18	.625	--	Pat Scalabrini		Pittsfield Colonials	27	18	.600	--	Brian Daubach
Brockton Rox	27	21	.563	3	Chris Carminucci		Brockton Rox	27	18	.600	--	Chris Carminucci
Sussex Skyhawks	26	21	.553	3.5	Ed Ott		Les Capitales de Québec	27	19	.587	0.5	Pat Scalabrini
Pittsfield Colonials	21	27	.438	9	Brian Daubach		New Jersey Jackals	23	22	.511	4	Joe Calfapietra
Worcester Tornadoes	20	28	.417	10	Rich Gedman		Worcester Tornadoes	22	23	.489	5	Rich Gedman
New Jersey Jackals	19	28	.404	10.5	Joe Calfapietra		Sussex Skyhawks	9	35	.205	17.5	Ed Ott

Playoffs

• Semifinals Québec defeated New Jersey 3 games to 0; Pittsfield defeated Brockton 3 games to 1
• Finals Québec defeated Pittsfield 3 games to 1

2011

First baseman Chris Colabello of Worcester won the batting crown with a .348 average and was named MVP.

2011 Standings

First Half							Second Half
Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager		Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Les Capitales de Québec	35	11	.761	--	Pat Scalabrini		Les Capitales de Québec	29	15	.659	--	Pat Scalabrini
New Jersey Jackals	27	20	.574	8.5	Joe Calfapietra		New Jersey Jackals	30	16	.652	--	Joe Calfapietra
Brockton Rox	26	20	.565	9	Bill Buckner		Pittsfield Colonials	28	18	.609	2	Jamie Keefe
Pittsfield Colonials	25	21	.543	10	Jamie Keefe		Worcester Tornadoes	27	18	.600	2.5	Ed Riley
Newark Bears	23	24	.489	12.5	Tim Raines		Brockton Rox	25	22	.532	5.5	Bill Buckner
Worcester Tornadoes	21	26	.447	14.5	Ed Riley		Rockland Boulders	21	25	.457	9	Dave LaPoint
Rockland Boulders	19	27	.413	16	Dave LaPoint		Newark Bears	18	28	.391	12	Tim Raines
New York Federals	10	37	.213	25.5	Skip Nathanson		New York Federals	5	41	.109	25	Skip Nathanson

Playoffs

• Semifinals New Jersey defeated Pittsfield 3 games to 0; Québec defeated Brockton 3 games to 0
• Finals Québec defeated New Jersey 3 games to 1

2012

2012 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Les Capitales de Québec	66	34	.660	--	Pat Scalabrini
New Jersey Jackals	59	41	.590	7	Joe Calfapietra
Rockland Boulders	48	52	.480	18	Dave LaPoint
Newark Bears	35	65	.350	31	Ken Oberkfell / Chuck Stewart
Worcester Tornadoes	29	71	.290	37	Chip Plante

Playoffs

• Finals Québec defeated New Jersey 4 games to 1

2013

Québec won their fifth straight league crown, defeating New Jersey in a seven-game playoff.

2013 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Les Capitales de Québec	56	42	.571	--	Pat Scalabrini
New Jersey Jackals	55	44	.556	1.5	Joe Calfapietra
Rockland Boulders	49	51	.490	8	Jamie Keefe
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	43	56	.434	16.5	Pete LaForest
Newark Bears	37	63	.370	20	Garry Templeton

Playoffs

• Finals Québec defeated New Jersey 4 games to 3

2014

2014 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Rockland Boulders	56	40	.583	--	Jamie Keefe
New Jersey Jackals	55	41	.573	1	Joe Calfapietra
Les Capitales de Québec	46	50	.479	10	Pat Scalabrini
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	37	59	.385	19	Pete LaForest

Playoffs

• Finals Rockland defeated New Jersey 4 games to 2

2015

2015 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Rockland Boulders	63	34	.649	--	Jamie Keefe
Les Capitales de Québec	54	42	.563	8.5	Pat Scalabrini
New Jersey Jackals	54	43	.557	9	Joe Calfapietra
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	50	46	.521	12.5	Pete LaForest
Ottawa Champions	46	50	.479	16.5	Hal Lanier
Sussex County Miners	38	59	.392	25	Steve Shirley/Brent Metheny
Shikoku Island All-Stars	6	10	.375	16.5
Garden State Grays [1]	13	47	.217	31.5	T.J. Stanton

Playoffs

• First Round Trois-Rivières defeated Rockland, 2 games to 0; New Jersey defeated Québec, 2 games to 1
• Finals Trois-Rivières defeated New Jersey, 3 games to 2

2016

2016 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
New Jersey Jackals	62	38	.620	--	Joe Calfapietra
Rockland Boulders	58	42	.580	4	Jamie Keefe
Les Capitales de Québec	56	44	.560	6	Pat Scalabrini
Cuban national team	11	9	.550	11	Roger Machado
Ottawa Champions	51	49	.510	11	Hal Lanier
Shikoku Island All-Stars	8	12	.400	14
Sussex County Miners	39	61	.390	23	Bobby Jones
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	35	65	.350	27	Pete LaForest/Maxime Poulin/T.J. Stanton

Playoffs

• First Round Ottawa defeated New Jersey, 3 games to 1; Rockland defeated Québec, 3 games to 2
• Finals Ottawa defeated Rockland, 3 games to 2

2017

2017 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Les Capitales de Québec	65	35	.650	--	Pat Scalabrini
Rockland Boulders	64	35	.646	0.5	Jamie Keefe
New Jersey Jackals	55	45	.550	10.0	Matt Padgett
Sussex County Miners	45	54	.455	19.5	Bobby Jones
Ottawa Champions	42	56	.429	22	Hal Lanier
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	39	61	.390	26	T.J. Stanton
Cuban national team	5	16	.238	20.5	Roger Machado
Dominican Republic Team	2	15	.118	21.5	Jose Cano

Playoffs

• First Round Québec defeated Sussex County 3 games to 0; Rockland defeated New Jersey 3 games to 1
• Finals Québec defeated Rockland 3 games to 0

2018

2018 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Sussex County Miners	63	38	.624	--	Bobby Jones
Les Capitales de Québec	58	44	.569	5.5	Pat Scalabrini
Rockland Boulders	54	48	.529	9.5	Jamie Keefe
Trois-Rivieres Aigles	53	49	.520	10.5	T.J. Stanton
New Jersey Jackals	50	52	.490	13.5	Brooks Carey
Ottawa Champions	41	60	.406	22	Hal Lanier
Salina Stockade	3	15	.167	--	David Peterson
Hollywood Stars	1	8	.111	--	T.J. Zarewicz
Dominican Republic Team	0	9	.000	--	Manny del Rosario

Playoffs

• First Round Québec defeated Rockland 3 games to 1; Sussex County defeated Trois-Rivieres 3 games to 1.
• Finals Sussex County defeated Quebec 3 games to 1.

2019

2019 Standings

Team	W	L	Pct.	GB	Manager
Sussex County Miners	61	33	.649	--	Bobby Jones
Aigles de Trois-Rivières	58	37	.611	3.5	T.J. Stanton
New Jersey Jackals	48	46	.511	11	Brooks Carey
Rockland Boulders	43	50	.462	17.5	Kevin Baez
Ottawa Champions	41	54	.432	20.5	Sebastien Boucher
Capitales de Québec	36	59	.379	25.5	Pat Scalabrini
Cuban National Team	8	7	.533	--	Rey Vicente Anglada Ferrer
Shikoku Island All-Stars	7	12	.368	--	Tetsu Yofu
Empire League	0	4	.000	--	Eddie Gonzalez

Playoffs

• First Round New Jersey defeated Trois-Rivieres 3-2, Sussex County defeated Rockland 3-1.
• Finals New Jersey defeated Sussex County 3-1.

Cities Represented

• Atlantic City, NJ: Atlantic City Surf 2007-2008, moved from Atlantic League
• Augusta, NJ:
  • Sussex Skyhawks 2006-2010
  • Sussex County Miners 2015-2019, moved to Frontier League
• Brockton, MA: Brockton Rox 2005-2011, moved from Northeast League
• Elmira, NY: Elmira Pioneers 2005, moved from Northeast League
• Lynn, MA: North Shore Spirit, 2005-2007, moved from Northeast League
• Montclair, NJ: New Jersey Jackals 2005-2019, moved from Northeast League, moved to Frontier League
• Nashua, NH:
  • Nashua Pride 2006-2008, moved from Atlantic League
  • American Defenders of New Hampshire 2009, formerly the Nashua Pride
• Newark, NJ: Newark Bears 2011-2013, moved from Atlantic League
• New City, NY: Rockland Boulders 2011-2019, moved to Frontier League
• Ottawa, ON
  • Ottawa Rapidz 2008
  • Ottawa Champions 2015-2019
• Pittsfield, MA: Pittsfield Colonials 2010-2011
• Quebec, QC: Les Capitales de Québec 2005-2019, moved from Northeast League, moved to Frontier League
• Trois-Rivieres, QC: Trois-Rivières Aigles 2013-2019, moved to Frontier League
• West Haven, CT: New Haven County Cutters 2005-2007, moved from Northeast League
• Worcester, MA: Worcester Tornadoes 2005-2012
• Road Teams:
  • Cuban national team 2016-2017
  • Dominican Republic Team 2017-
  • Garden State Grays 2015
  • The Grays 2005, 2007
  • ­New York Federals 2011
  • Salina Stockade 2018
  • Shikoku Island All-Stars 2015-2016
  • Hollywood Stars 2018

Notable Alumni

• Tim Adleman
• Andrew Albers
• Craig Breslow
• Chris Colabello
• Steve Delabar
• Wilmer Font
• Luis Garcia
• Jeff Harris
• John Lindsey
• Stu Pomeranz
• Ken Ray
• Raul Valdes
• Joe Winkelsas