2016 Major League Ultimate season

2016 MLU season Major League Ultimate Ultimate April 9 – July 16, 2016 43 8 YouTube, CSN Regular season Billy Sickles (Eastern conference - Philadelphia)Cody Bjorklund (Western conference - Portland) Cody Bjorklund (57) Playoffs Eastern Philadelphia Spinners Boston Whitecaps Western Portland Stags Seattle Rainmakers MLU Championship Philadelphia Spinners Portland Stags Charlie McCutcheon (Philadelphia) Major League Ultimate MLU 2015 The 2016 Major League Ultimate season was the fourth and final season for the frisbee league. The eight teams were split into two regional conferences (East and West), with each team playing a 10-game schedule, including some cross-divisional matches. The top two teams in each conference advanced to the next round, where they competed against the other qualified team from their conference. The winners of these matches advanced to the final to compete for the MLU Championship. On July 16, Philadelphia Spinners won the final 14–11 against Portland Stags to become the 2016 MLU Champions. Standings Eastern Conference main WL percentage points before PHL BOS DC NY Home Away Q Q Philadelphia Spinners Boston Whitecaps DC Current New York Rumble Q green1 Conference Final (Home) green2 Conference Final (Away) 9 1 217 161 8 2 193 159 3 7 156 177 2 8 157 222 The DC Current @ Boston Whitecaps match on June 11 was cancelled due to transport issues, with both teams awarded the win.http://boston.whitecaps.mlultimate.com/tonight-game-time-changed/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160815141703/http://boston.whitecaps.mlultimate.com/tonight-game-time-changed/ usurped August 15, 2016 JUNE 11: Game Cancelled Tom Levy mlultimate.com June 11, 2016 July 19, 2016 BOS complete http://mlultimate.com/standings-2/ Standings May 8, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160602013238/http://mlultimate.com/standings-2/ June 2, 2016 usurped Western Conference main WL percentage points before POR SEA SF VAN Home Away Q Q Portland Stags Seattle Rainmakers San Francisco Dogfish Vancouver Nighthawks Q green1 Conference Final (Home) green2 Conference Final (Away) 9 1 228 149 7 3 207 167 2 8 166 205 1 9 143 227 complete Postseason Conference Finals MLU Championship E1 Philadelphia Spinners 20 E2 Boston Whitecaps 16 W1 Portland Stags 18 W2 Seattle Rainmakers 9 Philadelphia Spinners 14 Portland Stags 11 Source: http://mlultimate.com/boxscore/?ga=184 Boston Whitecaps @ Philadelphia Spinners boxscore mlultimate.com June 26, 2016 July 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160706220541/http://mlultimate.com/boxscore/?ga=184 July 6, 2016 usurped http://mlultimate.com/boxscore/?ga=183 Seattle Rainmakers @ Portland Stags boxscore mlultimate.com June 25, 2016 July 3, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160706220623/http://mlultimate.com/boxscore/?ga=183 July 6, 2016 usurped http://mlultimate.com/boxscore/?ga=185 Philadelphia Spinners v Portland Stags boxscore mlultimate.com July 16, 2016 July 22, 2016 September 2019 InternetArchiveBot yes Conference Finals 2016 06 25 19:00 PT Eastern Conference Seattle Rainmakers 9–18 1–5, 4–5, 1–4, 3–4 Boxscore Portland Stags 2 Dylan Harrington 2 Evan KleinHenry Phan 3 Topher Davis 3 Benjamin McGinnTad JensenRaphael Hayes Milwaukie High School Turf Field, Milwaukie SEA Dylan Harrington (2 goals, 2 blocks) POR Benjamin McGinn (2 goals, 3 assists) 2016 06 26 15:00 ET Western Conference Boston Whitecaps 16–20 4–7, 6–4, 5–3, 1–6 Boxscore Philadelphia Spinners 3 Jason ClarkTannor Johnson 3 Adrian BanerjiTyler Chan 2 David BrandolphMatt GlazerJack CaseyBilly Sickles 2 David BrandolphMatthew EsserNick HirannetMichael PannaEthan PeckNick Patel Carey Stadium, Fort Washington BOS Jason Clark (3 goals, 2 assists, 1 block) PHL Greg Martin (1 goal, 4 blocks) MLU Championship 2016 08 16 18:30 ET Final Philadelphia Spinners 14–11 3–5, 4–1, 5–2, 2–3 BoxscoreMay 2025 medicmedic Portland Stags 2 David BrandolphJack CaseyCharles McCutcheon 2 Gabe ColtonMatthew EsserDavid Baer 2 Trevor Smith 2 Raphael HayesTad JensenBenjamin McGinn Franklin Field at the University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia Steve Kreider (Washington D.C.) — Head refereehttp://mlultimate.com/mlu-championship-officiating-crew-announced/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160815141308/http://mlultimate.com/mlu-championship-officiating-crew-announced/ usurped August 15, 2016 MLU Championship Officiating Crew Announced Tom Levy mlultimate.com July 13, 2016 July 17, 2016 Morgan Wescliff (Seattle)James Kulinski (Philadelphia)James Rhodes (Boston)Alan Baggish (Vancouver)Noah Polsky (New York) — Scoreboard official PHL Charles McCutcheon (2 goals, 2 blocks) POR Tad Jensen (1 goal, 2 assists, 1 block) Season Awards Most Valuable Players Billy Sickles and Cody Bjorklund were voted for as the MVPs for their respective conferences.http://mlultimate.com/billy-sickles-cody-bjorklund-named-most-valuable-players/ Billy Sickles, Cody Bjorklund Named Most Valuable Players Tom Levy mlultimate.com July 8, 2016 July 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815175619/http://mlultimate.com/billy-sickles-cody-bjorklund-named-most-valuable-players/ August 15, 2016 usurped mdy-all Eastern Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Billy Sickles Philadelphia Spinners 2 Delrico Johnson DC Current 3 Marques Brownlee New York Rumble 4 Matt Glazer Philadelphia Spinners 5 Piers MacNaughton Boston Whitecaps Western Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Cody Bjorklund Portland Stags 2 Raphy Hayes Portland Stags 3 Brad Houser Seattle Rainmakers Timmy Perston Portland Stags Peter Woodside Portland Stags Spirit Awards Quinn Hunziker (New York Rumble) and Clay Dewey-Valentine (Seattle Rainmakers) were voted for by the other players as the most spirited within their conferences. This award was given based on their sportsmanship both on and off the pitch.http://mlultimate.com/quinn-hunziker-clay-dewey-valentine-win-2016-spirit-awards/ Quinn Hunziker, Clay Dewey-Valentine Win 2016 Spirit Awards Tom Levy mlultimate.com July 8, 2016 July 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815171440/http://mlultimate.com/quinn-hunziker-clay-dewey-valentine-win-2016-spirit-awards/ August 15, 2016 usurped Rookies of the Year This award was given for the players who had the best season as a first-year player. Graeme Barber (Vancouver Nighthawks) and Sean Mott (New York Rumble) won the award for their respective conference.http://mlultimate.com/graeme-barber-sean-mott-named-2016-rookies-of-the-year/ Graeme Barber, Sean Mott Named 2016 Rookies of the Year Tom Levy mlultimate.com July 7, 2016 July 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815132223/http://mlultimate.com/graeme-barber-sean-mott-named-2016-rookies-of-the-year/ August 15, 2016 usurped Eastern Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Sean Mott New York Rumble 2 Greg Martin Philadelphia Spinners 3 Kyle Khalifa DC Current 4 Tanner Halkyard Boston Whitecaps 5 Ethan Peck Philadelphia Spinners Western Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Graeme Barber Vancouver Nighthawks 2 Dylan Harrington Seattle Rainmakers 3 Daniel Naruo San Francisco Dogfish 4 Devon Williams San Francisco Dogfish 5 Trevor Smith Portland Stags Breakout Player of the Year This award was awarded to Raphy Hayes (Portland Stags) as the player who made the most improvement compared to the previous season.http://mlultimate.com/raphy-hayes-named-breakout-player-of-the-year/ Raphy Hayes Named Breakout Player of the Year William Curb mlultimate.com July 7, 2016 July 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815185237/http://mlultimate.com/raphy-hayes-named-breakout-player-of-the-year/ August 15, 2016 usurped RankPlayerTeam 1 Raphy Hayes Portland Stags 2 Himalaya Mehta Philadelphia Spinners 3 Brad Houser Seattle Rainmakers 4 Lloyd Blake DC Current 5 Taylor Cascino San Francisco Dogfish Erik Hunter Vancouver Nighthawks Offensive Players of the Year This award was given to the best offensive player in each conference. Brad Houser (Seattle Rainmakers) and Delrico Johnson (DC Current) were the two winners of the award.http://mlultimate.com/delrico-johnson-brad-houser-named-offensive-players-of-the-year/ Delrico Johnson, Brad Houser Named Offensive Players of the Year Tom Levy July 6, 2016 July 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815114225/http://mlultimate.com/delrico-johnson-brad-houser-named-offensive-players-of-the-year/ August 15, 2016 usurped Eastern Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Delrico Johnson DC Current 2 Billy Sickles Philadelphia Spinners 3 Lloyd Blake DC Current 4 Matt Glazer Philadelphia Spinners 5 Sean Mott New York Rumble Western Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Brad Houser Seattle Rainmakers 2 Cody Bjorklund Portland Stags 3 Timmy Perston Portland Stags 4 Gabe Saunkeah San Francisco Dogfish 5 Raphy Hayes Portland Stags Defensive Players of the Year This award was given to the best defensive player in each conference. Marques Brownlee (New York Rumble) and Peter Woodside (Portland Stags) were the two winners of the award.http://mlultimate.com/peter-woodside-marques-brownlee-named-defensive-players-of-the-year/ https://web.archive.org/web/20160815122946/http://mlultimate.com/peter-woodside-marques-brownlee-named-defensive-players-of-the-year/ usurped August 15, 2016 Peter Woodside, Marques Brownlee Named Defensive Players of the Year Tom Levy July 6, 2016 July 17, 2016 Eastern Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Marques Brownlee New York Rumble 2 Christian Foster Boston Whitecaps 3 Charlie McCutcheon Philadelphia Spinners 4 Matt Esser Philadelphia Spinners 5 Greg Martin Philadelphia Spinners Western Conference RankPlayerTeam 1 Peter Woodside Portland Stags 2 Evan Klein Seattle Rainmakers 3 Cam Bailey Seattle Rainmakers 4 Topher Davis Portland Stags 5 Riley Meinershagen Portland Stags Coaches of the Year This award was given to the coach in each conference who surpassed their goals throughout the season. It was awarded to Danny Quarrell (Portland Stags) and Darryl Stanley (Philadelphia Spinners) who both took their teams to the final of the competition, losing only one conference match each.http://mlultimate.com/darryl-stanley-danny-quarrell-named-coaches-of-the-year/ Darryl Stanley, Danny Quarrell Named Coaches of the Year Tom Levy mlultimate.com July 5, 2016 July 17, 2016 https://web.archive.org/web/20160815101745/http://mlultimate.com/darryl-stanley-danny-quarrell-named-coaches-of-the-year/ August 15, 2016 usurped mdy-all See also 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season References Category:Major League Ultimate