The DC Breeze head south for the first time in franchise history this weekend to play their first match ever against the South Division’s Raleigh Flyers, this Saturday night at 7pm ET.
Throughout the off-season there was high anticipation for the DC Breeze to contend with the Toronto Rush for the East Division title. A season removed from four thrilling contests between the squads, perhaps it was now only a matter of time before they caught the Rush. And with another crop of the best players from the DMV joining the Breeze for 2017, it was primed to be a thrilling start to the year as Toronto came down…
WASHINGTON D.C. – The weather could not have been more perfect and the play of the home team rivaled the perfection, as the DC Breeze throttled the Toronto Rush in their season opener 32-21 at Hotchkiss Field. It was a day when a big and festive crowd including DC Mayor Muriel Bowser and AUDL Commissioner Steve Gordon came out to see a big performance, and the Breeze certainly did not…
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.
Here are the Top 10 Breeze players in Overall Field Impact during the 2016 season. To determine this list we considered several statistics from different categories, along with the overall impact the player had on the field.
Here are the Top 10 Breeze players in Defense during the 2016 season. Determining each player’s impact through metrics alone paints a limited picture of the season to say the least. However, measuring a player’s — and team’s — overall defensive impact is in part a numbers game.
Chuck Cantone and Jeff Wodatch, two linchpin players from the DC Breeze 2016 roster, have re-signed for the 2017 season.
Here are the Top 10 Breeze players in Receiving Productivity during the 2016 season. The list is led by runaway goals leader and 2nd Team All-AUDL honoree Jeff Wodatch, with last year’s goals champ Matt Kerrigan the clear runner-up.
Here are the Top 10 Breeze Players for Passing productivity during the 2016 season. To determine this list we considered several statistical categories along with the overall impact each player had on the game when the team had possession of the disc.
Three head-to-head games, two 1-point margins, one 2OT result, a 75-72 Breeze lead in overall goals scored, and a 2-1 win-loss advantage for the Rush. That was the regular season. And that 2-1 advantage was the difference between a home Division Title game for the Breeze and another brutal road game in Toronto.
