BREEZE PODCAST: Hot Air Episode 8 takes a detailed look at the remaining schedule in the East Division and the Breeze’s playoff prospects. In addition, we take a look at what worked and what didn’t during DC’s big win over the visiting Toronto Rush June 9. Stay tuned for some bonus footage from the 2018 Breeze Open Tryout Sideline. The Breeze travel to face the Toronto Rush and Ottawa Outlaws…
The DC Breeze announced the 14 game-schedule for the upcoming 2018 season a couple weeks ago. The schedule includes two cross divisional games for the first time, including the first ever game against the Pittsburgh Thunderbirds.
On Jan. 25, the AUDL announced a new media deal with Stadium Network, extending the league’s Game of the Week network broadcasts for at least another two seasons and greatly expanding the reach of these marquee games. This new partnership will mean far more national exposure for the entire league and likely more opportunities for the Breeze as well. The Breeze have appeared in the AUDL Game of the Week…
BREEZE PODCAST: In this last episode of the 2017 season, host Greg Esser sits down with two-year Breeze superstar Alan Kolick to discuss some pretty significant topics. In addition to a deep dive into how the Breeze playoff victory over the Montréal Royal and subsequent loss to Toronto Rush played out, they cover knee injuries, new babies, and… a possible hiatus in 2018?!
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.
The San Francisco Flamethrowers are the 2017 AUDL Champions after outlasting the Toronto Rush, 30-29 in an extremely hard-fought title game yesterday afternoon in Montréal. The game was tight throughout and well played by both sides in front of a boisterous, pro-Toronto / pro-Canada crowd despite the well-documented rivalry shared between the two Canadian cities. It certainly didn’t hurt matters that almost half of the Rush players donned vintage Montréal Expos apparel for the national anthems.
AUDL Championship Weekend VI is all set for August 26-27 in Montréal, with semifinal match-ups #1 Madison facing #4 San Francisco and #2 Dallas facing #3 Toronto August 26 (4pm and 7pm ET), and then the winners meet in the AUDL Championship game August 27 at 1pm ET.
This past weekend was a tale of the entire 2017 season for the DC Breeze. A dominant offensive unit that is nearly unstoppable at home, and a team that struggles to piece together consistency on the road. The conditions and the outcomes were polar opposites in the two playoff games over the weekend.
Highlights and full game videos of our two 2017 playoff games.
In Toronto, Canada everything was different for the DC Breeze compared to their match-up on Friday evening. No rain, only a slight breeze, near perfect conditions. The biggest difference was the result. Using an imposing defense, the Toronto Rush dismantled the offensive line for DC, winning 29-26 at Varsity Stadium.
