Ultiworld released its inaugural “Streamability Rankings” yesterday, a subjective assessment and subsequent ranking of the interest and watchability of all 24 AUDL teams based on categories such as chance of playoffs, chance of close games, cool factor, and star power. Ultiworld selected resurgent home town heroes New York Empire #1. Here in DC we’re #6 in the AUDL Power Rankings, but #3 in Charlie’s heart.
The first AUDL Power Rankings of 2017 were released yesterday, with little change at the top from last season’s final rankings and a log jam officially declared at the top of the East Division. The rankings are led by #1 Dallas and #2 San Francisco, the latter back in front of Madison thanks to all the new signings after falling to 3rd at the end of 2016. The Breeze find themselves at #6.
The Nashville NightWatch announced this past Friday that Jesse Shofner would be a part of their opening day lineup, making her the first woman to make an opening day roster in the 6 year history of the AUDL.
The AUDL 2017 season starts Saturday with the Raleigh Flyers hosting the Atlanta Hustle at 6:30pm ET in Raleigh. We can’t wait! Get engaged in the season with AUDL Pick ‘Em, just launched last night. It’s free, easy, fun, and there are weekly and grand prizes for those who make the best predictions against the spreads!
Podcast host Greg Esser chats with 2014 & 2016 Breeze regular Jonathan Neeley to discuss the workload involved to be an elite ultimate player in 2017, the new Breeze | Truck Stop partnership, the upcoming pro season, tryouts, teammates, the big 4/22 matchup against the Raleigh Flyers and, well, everything else.
In yesterday’s AUDL Tuesday Toss, Evan Lepler asks 17 specific questions that will define the 2017 season. Among them are… Question 8) Who’s Darryl Stanley? and Question 9) Can the Breeze-Truck partnership help D.C. reach its ultimate potential?
After an eventful week of signings, the DC Breeze 2017 roster is now at its February pre-tryout target. Over the last ten days, six players have joined this year’s squad. The team is excited to welcome back a handful of returning players and add some fresh faces. This wave of signings brings the team’s roster to 20. Open Tryouts for the remaining roster positions will take place Sunday, March 5.
The AUDL announced the official 2017 Rules today, and also provided a short list of the changes. You can find it all here:
2017 Official Rule Changes | 2017 Rule Book
The one significant change compared to 2016 is the fact that an offensive travel call no longer results in a turnover — it is now only a 10 yard penalty.
The latest AUDL Tuesday Toss released yesterday is chock full of offseason moves and signings… Perhaps most notably is the news that Beau Kittredge and Cassidy Rasmussen have left AUDL Champions Dallas Roughnecks and return to the Bay Area to play for the San Francisco Flamethrowers.
**From now through Friday Jan 13, we’ll throw in the $5 single game pay-per-view fee for the DC at Raleigh game with any $39 or $59 ticket package purchased, or the entire $10 4-game Cross-Divisional series with our $99 Supporter Edition package!**
The AUDL announced today that it will begin regular season interdivisional play in 2017, and the first ever installment will feature the Breeze at Raleigh Flyers in April.
