Sunday, December 28, 2014

Pittsburgh Thunderbirds to Play in AUDL Midwest Division

According to Pittsburgh's website, the Thunderbirds will be playing the 2015 AUDL season in the Midwest Division; not in the East Division. This transfer has been rumored hereherehere and shown here, yet only recently appeared on their website.

The team quietly moved - without any formal announcement from the league nor team - from one division to another which evens out the two divisions with seven teams each and avoids an in-state rivalry with Philadelphia. Pittsburgh becomes the easternmost city in the AUDL Midwest Division.

See the text changes via PGH's About webpage,
Original:
Old screengrab listing Eastern Division teams

Now:
Recent screengrab listing Midwestern Division teams

The AUDL's website originally positioned Pittsburgh in the East Division, but the current listing shows Pittsburgh in the Midwest.
Screengrab [October 2014]

The homepage of the Thunderbirds' website still needs some updating, though.

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Another notable tidbit per the webpage is the 2015 AUDL Championships is scheduled for early August instead of late July. 

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