Interesting Facts: Can you guess how many with out going over!
Posted May 13, 2013
In light of recent developments many people have been asking how many teams in B.C. Minor use the same nickname. On a quick unofficial survey
it became apparent that their were quite a few duplications of
names. The Mosquito division is leading the way with 3 teams using the
Blue Jays name, while White Sox and Expos are also popular with 2 teams
each sharing those names. Not to be outdone Pee Wee AA has 4 different
sets of teams using the same moniker. While Midget AA has 3 sets of
teams using the same handle. Pee Wee AA and Bantam AAA each have a pair
of teams sharing the same name.
Most popular names seem to be
A's shared by 6 different B.C. Minor Associations (Tsawwassen, Okanagan,
N. Delta, Ladner, Newton, and White Rock) While 3 other namesakes Blue
Jays (N. Delta, Newton, Surrey, Cloverdale, White Rock) Cardinals
(Surrey, Cloverdale, White Rock, North Delta, Newton) and Yankees ( Van.
Minor, White Rock, Newton, N. Delta, Ladner) are used by 5
different Associations. In Total 17 different B.C. Minor Associations
share the same team nickname with another Association.