Major League Ultimate

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Major League Ultimate
Current season, competition or edition:
Current sports event 2016 Major League Ultimate season
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Sport Ultimate
Founded 2012
Inaugural season 2013
No. of teams 8
Country United States (7 teams)
Canada (1 team)
Continent North America
Most recent champion(s) Boston Whitecaps (2nd title)
Most titles Boston Whitecaps (2)
Official website MLUltimate.com

Major League Ultimate (MLU) is one of two semi-professional Ultimate Frisbee leagues in North America, the other being the American Ultimate Disc League. It is composed of 8 member teams: 7 in the United States and 1 in Canada. It was formed in 2012, and began its inaugural season in April 2013. The season concludes with championship games for the Western and Eastern divisions and a cross-divisional championship game. The most recent champions were the Boston Whitecaps in 2015.

About

The league began in 2012, with the help of the Philadelphia Spinners and their staff, including former GM Jeff Snader. The Spinners left the AUDL.[1] Snader brought together a core group of individuals, referred to as the Founders.

Unlike some ultimate leagues and games, MLU allows double-teaming of an offensive player. Also, like most sports, referees make all of the calls (this is similar to the AUDL).[2]

The MLU plans to expand the league in the hope to be seen as the premier ultimate league in North America. There are plans to add a Midwest Conference to the league sometime in the future.[3]

Highlights of the 2013 championship game were broadcast on Fox Sports 1 as part of an anthology show co-hosted by former NFL player Dhani Jones and Olympic gold medalist Jonny Moseley. ESPN's SportsCenter Top 10 and SportsNation have featured highlights from the MLU, bringing national attention to the league.[4]

In 2013, Five Ultimate was the official uniform manufacturer for all eight teams. For the 2014 season, Puma became the official jersey sponsor.[5]

In 2015, Canterbury became the official jersey sponsor.[6]

All 2016 games will be livestreamed on YouTube[7] and can be found on the MLU website [1].

Teams

Teams City/Area Stadium Founded Head Coach
Eastern Conference
Boston Whitecaps Medford, MA Hormel Stadium 2012 Sam Rosenthal
DC Current Washington, DC Cardinal Stadium 2013 Will Smolinski
New York Rumble Jamaica, Queens, NY Belson Stadium 2013 Anthony Nuñez[8]
Philadelphia Spinners Plymouth Meeting, PA Colonial Stadium 2012 Darryl Stanley
Western Conference
Portland Stags Hillsboro, OR Hillsboro Stadium 2013 Danny Quarrell
San Francisco Dogfish Berkeley, CA Yellowjacket Stadium 2013 Justin Safdie[2]
Seattle Rainmakers Renton, WA Renton Memorial Stadium 2013 Kate Kingery and Fiona McKibben[9]
Vancouver Nighthawks Vancouver, BC Thunderbird Stadium 2013 Andrew Lugsdin

Founders

Name[10] Title
Jeff Snader President
Nic Darling Vice President
Matthew "Skip" Sewell Creative Director and Brand Manager
Billy Maroon Director of Personnel
Ian McClellan Director of Competition
Marc Stachowski Director of IT

Championships

Season Date Champion Score Runner-Up Venue Location MVP Ref
2013 July 13, 2013 Boston Whitecaps 20-15 San Francisco Dogfish Franklin Field Philadelphia, PA Jeff Graham (Boston) [11]
2014 July 19, 2014 DC Current 23-17 Vancouver Nighthawks PPL Park Chester, PA Markham Shofner (DC) [12]
2015 August 8, 2015 Boston Whitecaps 31-17 Seattle Rainmakers PPL Park Chester, PA Jeff Graham (Boston) [13]
2016 July 16, 2016 TBA TBA TBA Villanova Stadium Radnor, PA TBA [14]

See also

References

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  7. http://mlultimate.com/mlu-to-emphasize-live-streaming-coverage-in-2016/
  8. http://newyork.rumble.mlultimate.com/anthony-nunez-signs-as-head-coach/
  9. http://seattle.rainmakers.mlultimate.com/fiona-mckibben-and-kate-kingery-named-co-head-coaches-of-seattle-rainmakers/
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