2018 American Ultimate Disc League season
The 2018 American Ultimate Disc League season was the seventh season for the league. The Madison Radicals won the championship, the team's first.[1] Rowan McDonnell of the DC Breeze won league MVP after the season.[2]
2018 American Ultimate Disc League season | |
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League | American Ultimate Disc League |
Sport | Ultimate |
Duration | March 31 – August 12, 2018 |
Number of teams | 24 |
TV partner(s) | Stadium |
Regular season | |
Postseason | |
East Division champions | Toronto Rush |
Midwest Division champions | Madison Radicals |
West Division champions | Los Angeles Aviators |
South Division champions | Dallas Roughnecks |
Finals | |
Champions | Madison Radicals |
Offseason
The Vancouver Riptide was the lone team to cease operations after 2017, with plans to move the team to Portland, Oregon and rejoin the league for the 2019 season.[3] Stadium joined the AUDL as broadcast partner, replacing Eleven Sports Network.[4] Stadium televised one game a week live as well as all three games during Championship Weekend VII.
Regular season
Week 1
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
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3/31 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 24 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
3/31 | Raleigh Flyers | 27 | 22 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
Week 2
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
4/7 | Seattle Cascades | 29 | 28 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
4/7 | Los Angeles Aviators | 30 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
4/7 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 17 | 16 | Detroit Mechanix |
4/7 | DC Breeze | 22 | 24 | Montreal Royal |
4/7 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 21 | San Jose Spiders |
4/7 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 15 | 17 | Atlanta Hustle |
4/7 | Raleigh Flyers | 14 | 17 | Dallas Roughnecks |
4/7 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 13 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 3
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
4/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 15 | 20 | Chicago Wildfire |
4/14 | Seattle Cascades | 16 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
4/14 | New York Empire | 14 | 18 | Toronto Rush |
4/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 17 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers |
4/14 | San Jose Spiders | 27 | 28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
4/14 | Austin Sol | 23 | 22 | Los Angeles Aviators |
4/15 | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 17 | Los Angeles Aviators |
4/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 18 | 19 | Toronto Rush |
4/15 | Nashville NightWatch | 17 | 18 | Atlanta Hustle |
Week 4
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
4/21 | Detroit Mechanix | 12 | 27 | Madison Radicals |
4/21 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 24 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire |
4/21 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 18 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
4/21 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 26 | 21 | Montreal Royal |
4/21 | Atlanta Hustle | 19 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
4/21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 18 | 28 | Toronto Rush |
4/21 | New York Empire | 28 | 16 | Ottawa Outlaws |
4/21 | San Diego Growlers | 26 | 25 | Seattle Cascades |
4/21 | Nashville NightWatch | 26 | 31 | Raleigh Flyers |
4/22 | Dallas Roughnecks | 23 | 21 | Austin Sol |
4/22 | DC Breeze | 26 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
4/22 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 16 | San Jose Spiders |
Week 5
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
4/27 | Austin Sol | 25 | 23 | Raleigh Flyers |
4/27 | San Jose Spiders | 18 | 17 | San Diego Growlers |
4/28 | Ottawa Outlaws | 33 | 35 | Montreal Royal |
4/28 | Madison Radicals | 29 | 13 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
4/28 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 25 | San Diego Growlers |
4/28 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 18 | 18 | DC Breeze |
4/28 | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
4/28 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 13 | Nashville NightWatch |
4/28 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 6
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
5/4 | San Diego Growlers | 31 | 28 | San Jose Spiders |
5/5 | Montreal Royal | 14 | 17 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
5/5 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 19 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
5/5 | Detroit Mechanix | 22 | 31 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
5/5 | Atlanta Hustle | 22 | 23 | Austin Sol |
5/5 | New York Empire | 19 | 18 | DC Breeze |
5/5 | Seattle Cascades | 27 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
5/5 | Raleigh Flyers | 23 | 20 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
5/5 | Los Angeles Aviators | 33 | 31 | San Jose Spiders |
5/6 | Ottawa Outlaws | 22 | 19 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
5/6 | Nashville NightWatch | 22 | 20 | Austin Sol |
5/6 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 18 | 27 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
Week 7
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
5/12 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 34 | 17 | Detroit Mechanix |
5/12 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
5/12 | Atlanta Hustle | 27 | 26 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
5/12 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
5/12 | Austin Sol | 23 | 27 | Dallas Roughnecks |
5/12 | San Jose Spiders | 23 | 26 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
5/13 | Madison Radicals | 37 | 8 | Detroit Mechanix |
5/13 | Montreal Royal | 18 | 21 | Toronto Rush |
5/13 | Seattle Cascades | 26 | 30 | Los Angeles Aviators |
5/13 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 27 | 24 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
Week 8
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
5/18 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 32 | 29 | Seattle Cascades |
5/19 | Chicago Wildfire | 16 | 24 | Madison Radicals |
5/19 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 33 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
5/19 | Toronto Rush | 33 | 20 | DC Breeze |
5/19 | San Diego Growlers | 20 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
5/19 | San Jose Spiders | 24 | 14 | Seattle Cascades |
5/19 | New York Empire | 23 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
5/19 | Nashville NightWatch | 32 | 30 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
5/19 | Austin Sol | 28 | 19 | Atlanta Hustle |
5/20 | Detroit Mechanix | 24 | 34 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
5/20 | Dallas Roughnecks | 26 | 21 | Atlanta Hustle |
5/20 | Montreal Royal | 21 | 20 | DC Breeze |
5/20 | Toronto Rush | 21 | 19 | Ottawa Outlaws |
Week 9
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
5/26 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
5/26 | Los Angeles Aviators | 25 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
5/26 | DC Breeze | 29 | 21 | New York Empire |
5/26 | Madison Radicals | 16 | 24 | Raleigh Flyers |
5/26 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 22 | Chicago Wildfire |
5/26 | Nashville NightWatch | 27 | 21 | Austin Sol |
5/27 | Ottawa Outlaws | 30 | 18 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
Week 10
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
6/1 | Raleigh Flyers | 32 | 14 | Austin Sol |
6/2 | Detroit Mechanix | 18 | 25 | Chicago Wildfire |
6/2 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 22 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
6/2 | Montreal Royal | 20 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
6/2 | Seattle Cascades | 25 | 29 | San Jose Spiders |
6/2 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 11 | 20 | DC Breeze |
6/2 | San Diego Growlers | 24 | 25 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
6/2 | New York Empire | 24 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
6/2 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 31 | Dallas Roughnecks |
6/2 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 26 | 27 | Austin Sol |
6/3 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 22 | 21 | Ottawa Outlaws |
6/3 | Atlanta Hustle | 28 | 29 | Dallas Roughnecks |
6/3 | Los Angeles Aviators | 23 | 19 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
Week 11
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
6/8 | Madison Radicals | 20 | 17 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
6/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 26 | 27 | Montreal Royal |
6/9 | DC Breeze | 25 | 24 | Toronto Rush |
6/9 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 30 | 21 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
6/9 | Nashville NightWatch | 21 | 24 | Atlanta Hustle |
6/9 | Chicago Wildfire | 21 | 22 | Madison Radicals |
6/9 | San Jose Spiders | 21 | 20 | San Diego Growlers |
6/9 | Austin Sol | 17 | 19 | Dallas Roughnecks |
Week 12
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
6/16 | Montreal Royal | 26 | 22 | New York Empire |
6/16 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 37 | 18 | Detroit Mechanix |
6/16 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 21 | 25 | Madison Radicals |
6/16 | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 17 | Seattle Cascades |
6/16 | Atlanta Hustle | 20 | 24 | Dallas Roughnecks |
6/16 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 21 | 17 | San Jose Spiders |
6/16 | Toronto Rush | 27 | 17 | Ottawa Outlaws |
6/16 | Raleigh Flyers | 27 | 15 | Nashville NightWatch |
6/17 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 25 | 28 | Dallas Roughnecks |
6/17 | San Diego Growlers | 25 | 27 | Seattle Cascades |
6/17 | Toronto Rush | 25 | 18 | New York Empire |
6/17 | Chicago Wildfire | 34 | 12 | Detroit Mechanix |
6/17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 21 | 20 | Madison Radicals |
Week 13
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
6/23 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 28 | 29 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
6/23 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 20 | Raleigh Flyers |
6/23 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 21 | DC Breeze |
6/23 | Austin Sol | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
6/23 | New York Empire | 22 | 23 | Montreal Royal |
6/23 | Seattle Cascades | 22 | 23 | San Diego Growlers |
6/23 | San Jose Spiders | 18 | 27 | Los Angeles Aviators |
6/23 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 40 | 20 | Detroit Mechanix |
6/24 | Detroit Mechanix | 27 | 31 | Chicago Wildfire |
6/24 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 24 | 25 | Los Angeles Aviators |
6/24 | Dallas Roughnecks | 28 | 16 | Nashville NightWatch |
6/24 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 27 | 19 | Montreal Royal |
6/24 | Ottawa Outlaws | 29 | 30 | DC Breeze |
Week 14
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
6/30 | Detroit Mechanix | 19 | 20 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds |
6/30 | Minnesota Wind Chill | 25 | 23 | Chicago Wildfire |
6/30 | Madison Radicals | 26 | 17 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
6/30 | Ottawa Outlaws | 23 | 29 | New York Empire |
6/30 | San Diego Growlers | 27 | 22 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
6/30 | DC Breeze | 25 | 15 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
6/30 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 19 | 16 | Atlanta Hustle |
6/30 | Raleigh Flyers | 33 | 20 | Nashville NightWatch |
6/30 | Dallas Roughnecks | 29 | 25 | Austin Sol |
7/1 | Montreal Royal | 18 | 26 | New York Empire |
7/1 | Los Angeles Aviators | 28 | 21 | San Francisco FlameThrowers |
7/1 | Seattle Cascades | 25 | 24 | San Jose Spiders |
7/3 | Madison Radicals | 35 | 24 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
Week 15
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
7/7 | Chicago Wildfire | 18 | 25 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
7/7 | Toronto Rush | 28 | 24 | Montreal Royal |
7/7 | Raleigh Flyers | 26 | 25 | Atlanta Hustle |
7/7 | New York Empire | 27 | 23 | Philadelphia Phoenix |
7/7 | Dallas Roughnecks | 21 | 18 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
7/8 | Austin Sol | 6 | 7 | Tampa Bay Cannons |
7/8 | Ottawa Outlaws | 13 | 26 | Toronto Rush |
Week 16
Date | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|
7/13 | San Jose Spiders | 27 | 24 | Seattle Cascades |
7/14 | Madison Radicals | 27 | 24 | Chicago Wildfire |
7/14 | Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 32 | 10 | Detroit Mechanix |
7/14 | San Francisco FlameThrowers | 20 | 31 | Seattle Cascades |
7/14 | DC Breeze | 29 | 19 | New York Empire |
7/14 | Tampa Bay Cannons | 24 | 23 | Nashville NightWatch |
7/14 | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 26 | 16 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
7/14 | San Diego Growlers | 34 | 21 | Los Angeles Aviators |
7/15 | Montreal Royal | 25 | 32 | Ottawa Outlaws |
7/15 | Chicago Wildfire | 20 | 23 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
7/15 | Philadelphia Phoenix | 22 | 30 | New York Empire |
7/15 | Atlanta Hustle | 30 | 26 | Nashville NightWatch |
Standings
East Division
Team | W | L | T | Qualifying position |
---|---|---|---|---|
Toronto Rush | 13 | 1 | 0 | East Division Final |
DC Breeze | 8 | 5 | 1 | East Division Playoff |
New York Empire | 8 | 6 | 0 | |
Philadelphia Phoenix | 5 | 8 | 1 | |
Montreal Royal | 5 | 9 | 0 | |
Ottawa Outlaws | 3 | 11 | 0 | |
Midwest Division
Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
---|---|---|---|
Madison Radicals | 12 | 2 | Midwest Division Final |
Indianapolis AlleyCats | 11 | 3 | Midwest Division Playoff |
Minnesota Wind Chill | 8 | 6 | |
Chicago Wildfire | 5 | 9 | |
Pittsburgh Thunderbirds | 4 | 10 | |
Detroit Mechanix | 0 | 14 | |
South Division
Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
---|---|---|---|
Dallas Roughnecks | 13 | 1 | South Division Final |
Raleigh Flyers | 10 | 4 | South Division Playoff |
Austin Sol | 7 | 7 | |
Atlanta Hustle | 7 | 7 | |
Tampa Bay Cannons | 4 | 10 | |
Nashville NightWatch | 3 | 11 | |
West Division
Team | W | L | Qualifying position |
---|---|---|---|
Los Angeles Aviators | 11 | 3 | West Division Final |
San Diego Growlers | 7 | 7 | |
San Jose Spiders | 6 | 8 | |
San Francisco FlameThrowers | 5 | 9 | |
Seattle Cascades | 5 | 9 | |
Postseason
Divisional playoff
Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/21 | East Division | DC Breeze | 15 | 19 | New York Empire |
7/21 | Midwest Division | Indianapolis AlleyCats | 20 | 19 | Minnesota Wind Chill |
7/27 | South Division | Raleigh Flyers | 26 | 23 | Austin Sol |
Divisional final
Date | Division | Home | Goals | Goals | Away |
---|---|---|---|---|---|
7/21 | West Division | Los Angeles Aviators | 26 | 22 | San Diego Growlers |
7/28 | Midwest Division | Madison Radicals | 27 | 18 | Indianapolis AlleyCats |
7/28 | East Division | Toronto Rush | 17 | 18 | New York Empire |
7/28 | South Division | Dallas Roughnecks | 20 | 19 | Raleigh Flyers |
Championship Weekend VII
Championship Weekend VII was held in Madison, Wisconsin at Breese Stevens Field from August 11-12, 2018.[5]
Date | Match | Seed | Team | Goals | Goals | Team | Seed |
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8/11 | Semifinal | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks | 32 | 30 | New York Empire | 4 |
8/11 | Semifinal | 2 | Madison Radicals | 24 | 19 | Los Angeles Aviators | 3 |
8/12 | Final | 1 | Dallas Roughnecks | 16 | 20 | Madison Radicals | 2 |
The Madison Radicals won their first championship, and did so in front of a home crowd.[1]
References
- "Madison Radicals win first AUDL Championship". WKOW. Retrieved 3 January 2019.
- "Matthew "Rowan" McDonnell: 2018 AUDL MVP". Sludge Output. December 19, 2018. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Eisenhood, Charlie (December 29, 2017). "AUDL's Vancouver Riptide Shutting Down, Owners Moving Team To Portland In 2019". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- Eisenhood, Charlie (January 25, 2018). "New AUDL Media Deal Worth Six Figures". Ultiworld. Retrieved October 1, 2019.
- "American Ultimate Disc League Championship comes to Madison". Channel 3000. Retrieved January 20, 2020.