Thursday, April 16, 2015

AUDL Snapshots (2015)

A regular look at the numbers, trends and stuff in the American Ultimate Disc League.

Week 17 (August 8-9)
San Jose Spiders become the first back-to-back (bot-to-bot?) champions in the AUDL.

In San Jose Spiders 17-15 win over Madison Radicals, the +2 goal differential ties for the smallest point diff in an AUDL Championship game.

2 = goal difference in 2015 AUDL Championship game (17-15)
2 =  goal difference in 2013 AUDL Championship game (16-14)
[Madison Radicals lost both 2013 & 2015 Championships.]

(0-2) = Madison's record in the AUDL Championship game

(2-0) = San Jose's record in the AUDL championship game

(6-0) = SJ Spiders all-time record in AUDL postseason

17 goals = fewest goals scored by San Jose in a Spiders' win in the 2015 season.

The last time the Spiders scored 19 goals was a loss vs FlameThrowers on June 6, 2015.

(0-2) = SJ 2015 regular season record when the Spiders scored fewer than 20 goals - both losses to San Francisco.

The last time Madison scored fewer than 20 goals was a 16-13 win versus Chicago on May 15, 2015.

Madison Radicals scored over 20 goals in 14 of 16 of 2015 games (reg season + postseason).

Raleigh Flyers scored 20+ goals in every 2015 game except their 19-22 semifinal loss to Madison Radicals.

With Spiders 25-20 semifinal win over Toronto, San Jose is still the only U.S.-based AUDL team to beat the Rush.

Three of 4 final four teams in 2015 were the same as in 2014.

Estimated Attendance: Saturday = 1600; Sunday = ~2200. [via]

Record by Divisions in the AUDL Championship
Western (2-1)*
Eastern (1-1)
Midwestern (0-2)
*In 2012, Indy AlleyCats played in what was called the "Western Division".

All-time Interleague Record for Final 4 teams
San Jose Spiders: (4-0)
Raleigh Flyers: (0-1)
Toronto Rush: (1-2)
Madison Radicals: (1-3)



Week 16 (July 24-26)
Six of the 8 playoff teams from 2014 returned to the 2015 postseason.

The 11-team playoffs is the largest AUDL postseason ever.

For scheduling purposes, the #2 seeds in 3 divisions did not play their wildcard playoff games at home.

After Chicago's 23-24 OT loss to Pittsburgh, Wildfire's 2015 record in 1-goal games = (0-4)

Chicago Wildfire's previous 1-goal loss was also vs. Pittsburgh Thunderbirds; on June 28th

1 goal = margin of victory in the last two Pittsburgh wins over Chicago; on 6/28 and 7/25

The Pittsburgh vs Chicago game was the first-ever playoff game to go into overtime. The game was tied at 21 at the end of regulation; Thunderbirds won 24-23.

Chicago and Pittsburgh played their playoff game in Madison, Wisconsin - only the second time a wildcard playoff game was played at a neutral site.

New York Empire won 33-20 over Montreal Royal.
33 goals = most goals scored by Empire this season.
+13 = largest margin of victory by Empire this season.

Toronto Rush are (3-0) vs New York Empire in the East Division Finals
2013: Toronto beat New York, 23-18
2014: Toronto beat New York, 31-16
2015: Toronto beat New York, 25-19

With Madison's 24-21 win in the Midwest Division Final, Madison extends their home winning streak to 23 games.

Consecutive Division Titles:
3 = Toronto (East)
3 = Madison (Midwest)
2 = San Jose (West)

The Jacksonville vs Raleigh game was the first-ever double overtime (sudden death) playoff game. The game was tied at 23 at the end of regulation; Flyers won 28-27.

With Raleigh Flyers' 28-27 2OT win over Jacksonville Cannons, Flyers becomes the inaugural South Division Champion in the AUDL.

Prior to last night's thrilling 2OT win, Raleigh was (0-2) in OT during the regular season.

Tyler Kinley was the acting coach for Seattle Cascades in their 2-goal win over San Francisco and their 2-goal loss versus San Jose Spiders.

Before Saturday's 19-21 loss to Seattle, San Francisco's 2015 record when scoring fewer than 20 goals = (1-4).

Before Seattle's 19-21 loss to San Jose, the Cacades were (0-2) in the 2015 season when scoring fewer than 20 goals.

21-19 was the score of both the West  Division's wildcard game and the divisional final.

In the 3 divisions with wildcard games (West, Midwest, East), the #2 seeded team won and advanced to the division final.

In all 4 divisions, the #1 seeded team won their division and advanced to the AUDL Championship Weekend.

In the history of the AUDL playoffs, the 2013 Madison Radicals are the only team not to win the regular season title AND advance to the AUDL Championship Weekend. In other words, the 2013 Radicals is the only lower-seeded team to win an AUDL playoff game.

Winless in AUDL Playoffs [2012-2015]
(0-3) Chicago Wildfire
(0-2) San Francisco Flamethrowers
(0-1) DC Breeze
(0-1) Jacksonville Cannons
(0-1) Montreal Royal
(0-1) Philadelphia Phoenix
(0-1) Bluegrass Revolution
(0-1) Rhode Island Rampage


 Week 15 (July 17-19)
Fifteen games were played to closeout the 2015 regular season.

The first-ever weekday (Thursday) AUDL game was played.

45 goals = # of goals Minnesota Wind Chill in their 45-11 win over Detroit; the highest number of goals scored in an AUDL game.

+34 = largest margin of victory in an AUDL game by Wind Chill versus Mechanix.

-50 = combined margin of defeat in Detriot's 2 losses of 11-45 + 12-28

Detroit Mechanix (0-28) have posted back-to-back winless seasons.

Indianapolis AlleyCats (7-7) miss the AUDL postseason for the first time in their franchise history.

-14 = largest margin ever by San Jose in their 18-32 loss to San Francisco.

It rained in San Diego, California on Sunday.

(13-1) = best record in the 2015 AUDL regular season by Toronto Rush (East) and Madison Radicals (Midwest).

Atlanta Hustle (10-8) is the only AUDL team with double-digit win to not advance to the playoffs.



 Week 14 (July 10-12)
DC Breeze hosted their first-ever Friday night home game vs Philadelphia.

DC won their first Friday night home game, score vs Philadelphia.

DC hosted their first-ever back-to-back weekend.

10-0 = Madison's record vs Indianapolis. [via]

Philadelphia Phoenix (1-12) won their first game of the 2015 season by beating Rochester (1-12). Philadelphia's last AUDL win was on July 5, 2014, against Rochester.

Week 13 (July 3-5)
4 games = total # of scheduled games; this weekend had the fewest number of games on the AUDL schedule.

0 scheduled games in the West & Midwest Divisions.

5 games = winning streak for Jacksonville Cannons.

Since May 2015, Cannons have won 8 of their last 9 games.

(6-1) = New York Empire's all-time record vs. Rochester Dragons

With their 26-25 win in Ottawa, the DC Breeze chalk up their first-ever win in Canada. [via]

Five teams with double-digit wins:
Madison Radicals (11-1)
Toronto Rush (10-1)
New York Empire (10-3)
San Jose Spiders (10-3)
Raleigh Flyers (10-3)

The Montreal Royal (9-5) are the first team to complete their AUDL regular season. Their reported game attendance was 8,775.

 Week 12 (June 24-26)
Four teams with double-digit wins:
Madison Radicals (11-1)
Toronto Rush (10-1)
San Jose Spiders (10-3)
Raleigh Flyers (10-3)

24.2 = average score for winning teams in week 12. (10 games)

Brett Matzuka (Chicago Wildfire) completed 113 of his 116 passes (97.4%) in a 26-27 OT loss vs Pittsburgh.  [via]

Saturday's Philadelphia @ DC game was canceled due to rain.

3 = # of 1-goal losses by Chicago (7-5); versus Indy, Madison and Pittsburgh) [via]

(4-12) = combined record of AUDL West teams on 2nd day of back-to-back games. [via]

26 games = consecutive defeats for Detroit Mechanix, Mechanix are now (0-11) on the season.


In their 10-goal loss to Chicago, Detroit Mechanix were held to 11 total goals - their lowest scoring of the 2015 season.

Vancouver Riptide (3-9) have lost 4 games in a row since beating SJ Spiders (May 24).

11 games = consecutive losses by Philadelphia Phoenix (0-11)

In their 9-goal loss to New York, Philadelphia Phoenix were held to 13 goals - their lowest scoring of the 2015 season.

8 games = consecutive losses by Nashville NightWatch (1-9)

6 games = consecutive losses by Charlotte Express (1-10)

In their 17-goal loss to Toronto, Rochester Dragons were held to 10 goals - their lowest scoring of the 2015 season.

Minnesota Wind Chill record when they score...
> 20 goals = (4-1)
< 20 goals = (0-6-1)

Watch: Creative disc pick up by Olivier St-Denis (Montreal Royal).

Week 11 (June 19-21)
There were 2 back-to-back/home-and-away games this week:
1) Madison @ Chicago on Friday, Chicago @  Madison on Saturday. (147 miles)
2) New York @ DC on Saturday, DC @ NY on Sunday. (228 miles)

With Chicago's 22-23 loss to Madison breaks the Wildfire's 14-game winning streak at home.

With Madison 24-16 win at home vs Chicago, the Radicals extend their home winning streak to 21 games.

8-to-7 = lowest scoring AUDL game ever in the New York versus D.C. game^ on June 20th.

15 goals = combined score total in NY Empire's 8-7 win over DC Breeze. ^The game ended early in the 3rd quarter due to heavy thunderstorms.

With Toronto's 24-18 win over Montreal, the "Rumble Cup" returns to to Rush.

16 minutes: 20 seconds = duration of scoreless drought by DC Breeze in Sunday's loss to New York (game 2). [via]

In San Jose vs Seattle, the Spiders scored 35 goals - the most goals they have scored all season.

San Jose Spiders (10-3) have secured the #1 spot in the West Division.

Montreal Royal became the first team to play a doubleheader, and also became the first team to play 3 games in 1 weekend. The Royal finished (2-1) with a +3 overall, scoring 65 goals and allowing 62 in their 3 games.

149 minutes = total game time Montreal Royal played. Their first game of the doubleheader and second game of the weekend went into overtime.

11 = # of wins by Madison Radicals (11-1) in 2015
11 = # of wins by Detroit Mechanix since 2012

The first-ever AUDL Radio broadcast occurred on Sunday, June 21, for Seattle Cascaes vs San Francisco FlameThrowers. Evan Lepler broadcasted the game solo. Listen to the final 2 minutes of regulation.

Week 10 (June 12-14)
Chicago Wildfire's home game winning streak extends to 14 games with their 16-19 win over Pittsburgh.

16 = lowest # of goals scored by Pittsburgh in 16-19 loss to Chicago. This is the 2nd time the Thunderbirds were held below 20 goals in the season.

Pittsburgh Thunderbirds Record when they score...
> 20 goals = (7-0)
< 20 goals = (0-2)

San Jose Spiders in 2015: (7-0) in first 7 games, (2-3) in last 5 games.

Jacksonville Cannons "swept Carolina" with a 18-17 win over Charlotte and then a 28-26 OT win over Raleigh.

-2.33 goals = average deficit in Raleigh Flyers' 3 losses

3 = # of Jacksonville player ejected in their last 3 games. [via]

LA Aviators Record when they score...
20 or > goals = (3-2)
< 20 goals = (0-5)

Montreal Royal vs Canadian Teams
(1-0) vs Toronto
(0-2) vs Ottawa

Rochester Dragons won their 1st AUDL game of the season - their first win since April 18, 2014! The 19-18 victory over Philadelphia (0-10) snaps a 19-game losing streak.

(15-15) = cumulative record of home teams in the West Division [via]

Losing Streaks
25 games = Detroit Mechanix (0-10) [July 2013 thru present]

10 games = Philadelphia Phoenix (0-10); last win was July 5, 2015, vs Rochester

7 games = Nashville NightWatch (1-7); last win was April 25, 2015, vs Jacksonville

4 games = Charlotte Express (1-8); CLT's only win was against Nashville on 5/16


Week 9 (June 5-7)
Saturday night's San Jose Spiders' 17-18 loss breaks their home unbeaten streak. SJ's regular season home record is now (12-1), since 2014.

Saturday's loss marked the first time E-V-E-R in 27 games the Spiders have scored fewer than 20 goals in an AUDL game.

Madison's 22-26 loss breaks their 14 regular season game consecutive winning streak.  Last loss was May 23, 2014

Madison trailed in a game for the first time in the 2015 season. Perhaps, they were celebrating National Trails Day on 6/6!

26 goals = highest # of goals allowed by Radicals defense EVER. (42 games)

Pittsburgh Thunderbirds set a scoring record in week 8 with 44 goals, and in this week's win, Pittsburgh scored 26 goals - the highest # of goals scored ever against Madison.

San Francisco FlameThrowers = the only West Division rival & only AUDL team to have beaten San Jose Spiders, twice.
Montreal Royal = the only East Division rival & only AUDL team to have have beaten Toronto Rush, twice.
Chicago Wildfire = the only Midwest Division rival & only AUDL team to have have beaten Madison Radicals, twice.

Toronto continues their streak against East Division teams from the U.S.; unbeaten in 31 games.

Losing Streaks
24 games = Detroit Mechanix regular season (July 2013 thru present)

19 games = Rochester Dragons (0-6); last win was April 19, 2014, vs Philadelphia

17 games = Cincinnati Revolution (2-8); since an April 18, 2014 win versus Chicago, Rev post an (0-17) record vs Midwest teams other than Mechanix. Cincy is a (5-0) versus Detroit.

8 games = Philadelphia Phoenix (0-8); last win was July 5, 2015, vs Rochester

6 games = Nashville NightWatch (1-7); last win was April 25, 2015, vs Jacksonville

3 games = Charlotte Express (1-7); CLT's only win was against Nashville on 5/16


 Week 8 (May 29-31)
44 goals = Pittsburgh set a single game scoring record by an AUDL team on May 30, 2015.

64 goals = total combined goals in Pittsburgh Thunderbirds' 44-20 win over Detroit.

Pittsburgh Thunderbirds scored more goals in the first 2 quarters (21) than the Detroit Mechanix scored all game (20) in the Thunderbirds' 44-20 win.

With 64 total goals scored in 48 minutes of play in the Thunderbirds vs Mechanix game, that averages to 1 scored goal every 45 seconds.


-24 = Mechanix's goal differential in first 2 games of 2015 season
-24 = Mechanix's goal differential in most recent 20-44 loss vs Thunderbirds

Detroit is scheduled to play Pittsburgh 2 more times this season.

Madison Radicals (7-0) have scored 1st in every game played this season. [via]

(7-0) = record of the only unbeaten team in the AUDL -- Madison Radicals

Saturday's Charlotte @ Nashville game was cancelled due to weather.

Week 6's postponed Chicago @ Minnesota game appears to recorded as a tie.

Streaks
12 games won, San Jose Spider regular season at home (unbeaten)
14 games won, Madison Radicals regular season (last loss was on 5/23/14)
22 games lost, Detroit Mechanix regular season (July 2013 thru May 2015)

3 winless teams in the AUDL
Detroit Mechanix (0-7)
Philadelphia Phoenix (0-7)*
Rochester Dragons (0-4)*
*Phoenix plays Dragons on June 14th.

 Week 7 (May 22-24)
(2-0) = record of Madison Radicals on Friday night games

 Only 1 Unbeaten Team remains in the AUDL: Madison Radicals (6-0)

3 winless teams in the AUDL
Detroit Mechanix (0-6); 21 game losing streak
Philadelphia Phoenix (0-5)
Rochester Dragons (0-3); 16 game losing streak

Winning Streaks
30 games, Toronto Rush's regular season record vs U.S.-based AUDL East teams (since 2013)
19 games, home winning streak for Madison Radicals (2013-2015)
13 games, Madison Radicals regular season (last loss was on 5/23/14)


With Vancouver's 31-24 win on Sunday, the Riptide become only the second AUDL team to beat the San Jose Spiders. (San Francisco FlameThrowers beat SJ in May 2014)

372 days = duration between losses for the San Jose Spiders

San Diego Growlers now have a mascot, Phillip the Growler. [Fill up the growler?]
2 goals = average margin of victory by LA Aviators (3-4) in their 3 wins.
2 goals = average margin of victory by DC Breeze (3-4) in their 3 wins.

May 24, 2015: Sarah Itoh (DC Breeze) becomes the first woman to coach a win in pro ultimate as the Breeze beat Rochester 26-25 in week 7 of the AUDL season. Itoh - hired as Assistant Coach - was acting Head Coach for the DC team over the weekend.

 Week 6 (May 15-17)
Team with their first-ever franchise win: Charlotte Express

All new franchises (as of 2015 season) have now won at least 1 AUDL game.

The Minnesota Wind Chill vs Chicago Wildfire game was postponed due to weather (lightning); the game was 12-12 in the 4th quarter

Indianapolis AlleyCats' 2015 Record
(4-0) in Friday night games
(2-3) on Saturday games

Friday's 3 games were the highest # of Friday games on the 2015 AUDL schedule.

20 games = home winning streak for Madison Radicals (2013-2015)
20 games = losing streak for Detroit Mechanix (2013-2015)

Winning Streaks (Regular Season, 2014-2015)
14 games, San Jose Spiders - last loss was on 5/17/2014
12 games, Madison Radicals - last loss was on 5/23/14

After an (0-5) start, San Diego Growlers have won 3 straight

2 Unbeaten Teams in the AUDL: San Jose Spiders (7-0), Madison Radicals (5-0)

There are 3 winless teams in the AUDL; 2 in the East Division -- Philadelphia Phoenix (0-5), Rochester Dragons (0-2) & Detroit Mechanix (0-5)

(29-0) = regular season record of Toronto Rush vs U.S.-based AUDL East teams, since 2013

May 17, 2015: First time a professional ultimate team has rostered a female player. Jessi Jones (#50) becomes the first woman to play in a professional ultimate game as the Raleigh Flyers played the Nashville NightWatch. [via]

Week 5 (May 8-10)
Team with their first-ever franchise win: San Diego Growlers

Deep into the 1st quarter of Montreal vs Rochester, the game was postponed due to weather (rain).

20 = # of consecutive regular season games San Jose Spiders have scored 20 or more goals. (19-1) record during that 20-game span.

(3-0) = Indianapolis AlleyCats' record in Friday night games

25.5 = average score for winning teams in week 3 (13 games)

(6-7) = combined record of home teams; 0.461winning %

11 games = winning streak for Madison Radicals (2014, regular season)

+12.75 = Madison's average point margin in their 4 wins
-12.75 = Detroit's average point margin in their 4 losses

59 goals = combined scores in the DC Breeze OT win over Philadelphia Phoenix 30-29

After 5 weeks of the 2015 season, the San Diego Growlers (2-5) are halfway through their schedule while Rochester Dragons (0-1) have only finished 1 game.

2, 732 goals = total goals scored in 60 AUDL games played. [via]

2 Unbeaten teams in the AUDL [via]
San Jose Spiders (6-0)
Madison Radicals (4-0)

4 Winless teams in the AUDL
Philadelphia Phoenix (0-5)
Detroit Mechanix (0-4)
Charlotte Express (0-4)
Rochester Dragons (0-1)

Week 4 (May 1-3)
Each division has only one undefeated team.
West: San Jose (4-0)
Midwest: Madison Radicals (4-0)
East: New York Empire (3-0)
South: Raleigh Flyers (3-0)

At the end the first quarter, San Jose Spiders were up 7-1 vs LA Aviators. Spiders scored 7 straight goals (1st point on offense + 6 breaks) to start Sunday's game vs LA.

The Spiders have scored 7 consecutive goals before; during their July 12, 2014 game versus San Francisco.

LA's last 2 games have been decided by an average of 1.5 goals.

(2-0) = record of home teams on Friday games (both Indy wins).

(5-2) = combined record of teams in the second game of back-to-backs; 0.714 winning %

(6-8) = combined record of home teams; 0.428 winning %

6 Winless teams in the AUDL
San Diego Growlers (0-5)
Philadelphia Phoenix (0-4)
Charlotte Express (0-3)
Detroit Mechanix (0-3)
Minnesota Wind Chill (0-2)
Rochester Dragons (0-1)
Pittsburgh Thunderbirds Head Coach David Hogan goes full mohawk. [screengrabs via]

 Week 3 (April 24-26)
Team with their first-ever franchise win: Nashville NightWatch.

Rochester Dragons is the only team yet to play a scheduled game.

 Toronto Rush regular season record (2013-2015)
(3-2) vs Montreal Royal
(29-0) vs rest of AUDL East teams

2 = # of AUDL teams that have ever beaten Toronto Rush (Montreal Royal, San Jose Spiders)

2 games = Royal winning streak over Rush (2014-2015)

30.6 = average # of goals/game Spiders have scored (3 games, 3 wins)

13 = average # of goals/game Madison has given up (3 games, 3 wins)

25 = Revolution's total goals in 2 games (9 + 16) this past weekend
25 = total goals by Revolution in their only win this season (25-18 over Detroit)

27.9 = average score for winning teams in week 3 - same as in week 1. (11 games)

(0-4) = combined record of teams in the second game of back-to-back games

(9-2) = combined record of home teams

Home Winning Streaks
15 games = Madison Radicals (2013-2015)
11 games = San Jose Spiders (2014-2015)

Losing Streaks
17 games = Detroit Mechanix (2013-2015)
4 games = San Diego Growlers (2015)

 Week 2 (April 18-19)
Teams with their first-ever franchise wins: Jacksonville Cannons, Ottawa Outlaws, L.A. Aviators.

(3-7) = combined record of home teams

(0-3) = combined record of home teams in Sunday games.

(3-0) = combined record of teams in their second game of back-to-back games.

9 = # of goals scored by Cincinnati in entire game vs Madison
9 = # of goals scored by Madison in 1st half in their 23-9 win over Cincinnati.

9 of 10 games were decided by single-digit margins.

+5.0 goals = average margin of victory. (10 games)

After 2 weeks (& 21 games), there are 3 AUDL teams yet to play a scheduled game - Minnesota Wind Chill, Chicago Wildfire and Rochester Dragons.

After week 2...
Raleigh Flyers (2-0) are the only unbeaten South Division team.
San Jose Spiders (2-0) are the only unbeaten West Division team. [via]

8 = # of teams that will advance to the 2015 playoffs, per San Francisco FlameThrowers; 3 top teams each from West, Midwest and East divisions + 2 top teams from South.

 Week 1 (April 11-12)
First goal of the 2015 season was scored by Seth Collins; assist by Chip Cobb (DC Breeze).

April 11th was the earliest start date for an AUDL season.

Teams with their first-ever franchise wins: Raleigh Flyers, Seattle Cascades, Pittsburgh Thunderbirds, Atlanta Hustle.

10 of 11 games were decided by single-digit margins. [via]

+6.5 goals = average margin of victory. (11 games)

27.9 = average score for winning teams in week 1. (11 games)

In 11 games, only 2 teams failed to score at least 20 goals [DC Breeze (17) and Detroit Mechanix (18)].

Kyle Stapleton (Atlanta Hustle) scored a Callahan, during their 27-25 win over Charlotte.

Vancouver Riptide vs San Francisco FlameThrowers was the first OT game of the 2015 season; a SF win, 26-25.

(5-6) = combined record of home teams

(3-1) = combined record of teams in their second game of back-to-back games.

Toronto Rush scored more goals in the first 2 quarters (18) than the DC Breeze scored all game (17) in the Rush's 37-17 win.

16 games = losing streak for Detroit Mechanix (2013-2015 seasons)

58 goals = total scores in the 48-minute game of San Jose Spiders 32-26 win over Vancouver Riptide. [via]

Raleigh's mascot is a flying pig named "Sunny" (@FlyersMascot)

Sweet Tweets

53-year-old Ed Fox assisted in Charlotte's first-ever goal.

Sean Kelley (Charlotte Express) had a Greatest which led to his goal.
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