New York Empire (AUDL)

New York Empire

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Founded	2013
League	American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL)
Based in	New York City, New York
Stadium	MCU Park
Owner(s)	Cullen Shaw
Head coach	Tom Gibbons
Championships	None

The New York Empire are a men's ultimate team in the American Ultimate Disc League based in New York City. They are in the Eastern Division with the DC Breeze, Montreal Royal, Ottawa Outlaws, Philadelphia Phoenix, and Toronto Rush. The team was introduced in the 2013 Season of the AUDL. The Empire plays its home games at MCU Park in Brooklyn, New York, with some contests being played on Randall's Island.

2016 Season

Week	Date	Pull	Opponent	Results	Team Record	Venue
1	Bye
2	April 9	4:30 p.m.	Ottawa Outlaws			Home
3	April 17		Montreal Royal			Home
4	Bye
5	April 30		Philadelphia Phoenix			Home
6	May 7		DC Breeze			Away
7	May 14		Toronto Rush			Away
	May 15		Montreal Royal			Away
8	May 21		DC Breeze			Home
9	Bye
10	June 4		Philadelphia			Away
	June 5		Toronto Rush			Home
11	June 11		DC Breeze			Away
12	June 19		Philadelphia Phoenix			Home
13	June 25		Ottawa Outlaws			Home
14	July 2		Ottawa Outlaws			Away
	July 3		Toronto Rush			Away
15	Bye

2016 Roster

No.	First Name	Last Name	Position
0	Jaime	Perez	D Cutter
1	Brendan	Awerbuch	D Handler
2	Sean	Keegan	O Cutter
3	Josh	Alorro	O Handler
4	Matt	Auletta	O Handler
6	Gary	Dixon	D Handler
7	Taylor	Brooks	O Cutter
8	Matt	McLaughlin	D Cutter
10	Markian	Kuzmowycz	O Cutter
11	Tim	Kominos	D Cutter
12	Matt	LeMar	D Handler
13	Joe	Babbino	O Cutter
14	Joe	Ouellette	D Cutter
15	Kevin	Norton	O Cutter
16	Mike	Drost	D Cutter
17	Matt	Stevens	O Cutter
18	Ignacio	Yz	O Cutter
19	Ben	Ivers	D Cutter
21	Ross	Ward	D Cutter
23	Ryan	Holmes	D Cutter
25	Sam	Taylor	D Cutter
26	Ian	Guerin	D Cutter
27	Lionel	Wininger	O Handler
31	Chris	Kocher	O Handler
32	Leo	Pepper	O Cutter
36	Matt	Wiener	O Cutter
41	Ben	Faust	O Cutter
42	John	Geraghty	D Cutter
44	Owen	Murphy	O Handler
46	Ruo	Ye	D Handler
60	Chris	Mazur	D Handler
77	Clark	Cofer	D Cutter
80	Ryan	Drost	D Cutter
87	Jesse	Rice	D Cutter

Matt "Pippin" Auletta, Taylor Brooks, Ian Guerin, and Matt LeMar are the captains of the team for 2016 season. Tom Gibbons is the head coach, with Joel Pitney serving in the role of Assistant Coach for his 1st season.

Record

Year-by-year

Year	Reg. Season	Playoffs	Finish
2013	11-5 (2nd in East)	1-1	Lost in Semi-Finals
2014	10-4 (2nd in East)	1-1	Lost in Semi-Finals
2015	11-3 (2nd in East)	1-1	Lost in Quarter-Finals

External links

• Official Website
• AUDL Website