Found April 02, 2009 on Central Maine Sports Blog:
The official name contest announcement was made at 7:45 AM on the Big Jab 96.3 FM Thursday Morning. Jon Jennings announced that the Maine Red Claws was the winning name. Stay tuned for audio of the announcement. Here is the audio of the announcement
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