BREEZE PODCAST: In Episode 1 of 2019, Hot Air Host Greg Esser and Coach Stanley discuss the changes to the AUDL schedule, the shiny new 2019 player roster, and what Lloyd Blake and Rowan McDonnell would look like if they inhabited the same body. Tune in for all this and more Breeze insider info ahead of the April 13 road opener on the Stadium Network – watchstadium.com!
BREEZE PODCAST: In Hot Air Episode 11 of 2018, host Greg Esser sits down with Coach Darryl Stanley to discuss the successes and challenges of the recently completed 2018 Breeze season. Coach and commentator awards are bestowed on the Breeze’s top performers, puns are in the air, and predictions about AUDL Championship weekend are made. AUDL Championship Weekend takes place this weekend, August 11-12 in Madison, Wisconsin! If you…
BREEZE PODCAST: In Episode 6 of the season, Greg Esser sits down with first half of the season MVP Rowan McDonnell, who talks about the tough road trip to Toronto and Montreal last weekend. They discuss youth and equity efforts through the Breeze and AUA and fashion tips from Rowan’s mother. Come out to watch McDonnell and the rest of the Breeze take on the New York Empire on Saturday…
After this eventful AUDL offseason, it is fair to say that the start of the 2018 season is going to be compelling. Numerous faces have switched allegiances, players have ‘retired’, franchises moved, and a new crop of talent has emerged as the dust settled. The 2018 DC Breeze organization fits right into these storylines.
The Breeze signed five more players to the 2018 roster, all five of whom return to the team from last season: Austin Bartenstein- Handler Nate Castine- Hybrid David Cranston- Cutter Rowan McDonnell- Cutter Eric Miner- Hybrid
It is one thing to find yourself with the disc in the end zone, but equally important is the throw that got the disc to you. Unlike in soccer and hockey, each and every goal scored in the AUDL also gets an offensive assist…. well, at least 99+ percent of the time — there is that rare Callahan when the opposing team gets the dreaded defensive ‘assist.’
There are a lot of parallels between the 2017 DC Breeze squad and the one from 2016. In addition to having the same record and ending the season in a similar fashion, the team scored virtually the same number of goals. D.C. had 392 this past season and 396 in 2016, a franchise high.
Matthew “Rowan” McDonnell and Tyler Monroe were named to the AUDL’s All-East Team today. Monroe and McDonnell were one-two in assists for the Breeze in 2017 with 46 and 35, respectively.
The 2017 DC Breeze season finished in a very similar fashion to the previous year. With a 10-4 record, the team claimed the No. 2 seed in the East Division Playoffs. After winning their hard earned home playoff game, the Breeze moved on to play division winners Toronto Rush, and for the second straight year they lost to the Rush in the Division Final.
Here they are: the Top 10 plays from the Division title games last weekend, and despite the loss the Breeze are featured in three of the 10. AUDL Final Four Championship Weekend in Montréal is only four days away! The action starts at 4pm ET at audl.tv/live Whistle Sports and on national television on Eleven Sports Network.
