CAN-AM LEAGUE INFORMATION

Mailing and Street Address:
1415 Hwy 54 West
Suite 210
Durham, NC 27707

Telephone: (919) 401-8150
Fax: (919) 401-8152

Year Founded: 2004
Directors: Todd Breighner, Larry Hall, Buddy Lewis, Greg Lockard (Chairman), Van Schley, and Miles Wolff
2010 Opening Date: May 27
2010 Closing Date: September 6
Regular Season: 94 games (split season)
League Members: Brockton, New Jersey, Pittsfield, Québec, Sussex, Worcester
Playoff Format:Winners of each half play vs. two teams with next-best overall records. Winners meet in a best-of-5 championship series with the final three games at the team with the best overall record.
Roster Limit: 22
Player Eligibility Rule: Minimum of five first-year players; maximum of four veterans (at least four years of professional service)
Brand of Baseball: Rawlings
Statistician: Pointstreak.com, 602 - 1595 16th Avenue, Richmond Hill, ON, Canada L4B 3N9

Miles Wolff, the Can-Am League commissioner, founded the first modern independent league when six cities in the Upper Midwest and Canada began play in the Northern League in 1993. Under his leadership the Northern League grew to 18 teams by 2002.He is currently also commissioner of the Can-Am League, a six-team independent league located in the northeast United States and Québec. Wolff served as the commissioner of the Northeast League from 2003-2004, and commissioner of the Central League from 2002-2005.

Wolff was recently selected as the 79th most important person in baseball history by John Thorn and Alan Schwarz in the eighth edition of Total Baseball: The Ultimate Baseball Encyclopedia. Total Baseball was launched in 1989 and is the most compelling and exhaustive reference series ever devoted to America's pastime. Aside from Thorn and Schwarz, Phil Birnbaum, Bill Deane, Rob Neyer, Donald Dewey, Nicholas Acocella, and Peter Wayner all contributed to the most current edition.

He was recently selected as the one of the best owners in sports by ESPN 25, a history of the network. Written by Charles Hirshberg, the publication celebrates ESPN's silver anniversary and includes lists of best sports quotes, trades, draft-picks, nicknames, uniforms and much more. In addition to Wolff's #8 ranking , the Top Ten Best Owners List includes four Major League Baseball owners, three National Football League owners and two National Basketball Association owners.

Wolff entered baseball in 1971. His first job was general manager of the Atlanta Braves Double-A team in Savannah, Ga., where he was named The Sporting News Class AA Executive of the Year. Later he was general manager for teams in Anderson, S.C., and Jacksonville, Fla. He has also served as the play-by-play announcer for the Triple-A Richmond (Va.) Braves for one year.

In 1980, Wolff turned his attention to ownership. He purchased a Carolina League franchise and re-started the Durham (N.C.) Bulls. The team enjoyed tremendous local success initially. Ten years and one Hollywood film later, the Bulls became a national phenomenon.

Wolff has owned other professional baseball teams in Butte, Mont., Asheville, N.C., Utica, N.Y., and Pulaski, Va. He currently owns a team in Québec City, Québec, and Burlington, N.C. He also once owned the Raleigh (N.C) IceCaps hockey team. For 18 years he was president and publisher of Baseball America, the trade publication of professional baseball.

Wolff has written two books, Season of the Owl (1980), a novel about minor league baseball, and Lunch at the 5 & 10 (1970), an account of the 1960 Greensboro sit-ins by black students at the Woolworth's eatery. He is also the co-editor of the Encyclopedia of Minor League Baseball (1997).

Upon graduating from Johns Hopkins University with a degree in liberal arts, Wolff earned a master's degree in southern history at the University of Virginia. He served active duty as a supply officer in the U.S. Navy from 1967-70 on the USS Charles P. Cecil (DD-835) and USS Puget Sound (AD-38).

Dan Moushon is the President/COO of the Can-Am League.

Moushon began his professional baseball career for a South Atlantic League franchise in Charleston, S.C., in 1988, moved to the Springfield (Ill.) Cardinals of the Midwest League in 1989 and got his first general manager post with the Watertown (N.Y.) Indians of the New York-Penn League in 1992. He was also general manager of the Fayetteville (N.C.) Generals (South Atlantic League) from 1993-94 before taking a position as executive director of the Northern League prior to the 1995 season. From 1998-2002 he was president of the Northern League and was also president of the Northeast League in 2003-2004. He served as the Vice President of Baseball Operations for the Central League from 2002-2005. He is also currently President of the American Association. Since 1995, he has served as the Vice President of the Burlington (N.C.) Royals. He served as the Appalachian League Corporate Secretary from 1995-2001 and served as a member of the league's executive committee.

After graduating from Illinois State University with a degree in management, Moushon received a master's degree in sports management from Western Illinois University.

Kevin Winn is entering his sixth year as Director of Umpires in the Can-Am League. He serves in the same capacity in the American Association.

Winn began his professional umpiring career in the Big South League for two years. His Division I collegiate experience includes working Mid-Continent Conference regular season games. He has also worked in the Dutch Major League in 2002-2003 and was selected to work playoff games for Division II and Junior College World Series. He served as the umpire supervisor for the Central League from 2001-2005.

Winn attended the Joe Brinkman Umpire School in 1985 and is a graduate of Central Connecticut State University.

Jason Deans is in his fifth year as the Administrative Assistant for the Can-Am League. He serves the same role for the American Association.

Deans attended East Carolina University earning an undergraduate degree in Business Administration and a master’s degree in Exercise and Sport Science.

Upon graduating from East Carolina, Deans was an account representative for the Hickory (N.C.) Crawdads of the South Atlantic League. From 2004-2005, he worked with the Wilson Tobs of the Coastal Plain League as an operations manager and ticket office manager. Currently, he works part-time for Morrisville Parks and Recreation and also at WakeMed Soccer Park in Cary, NC.