Detroit Mechanix
Full name | Detroit Mechanix |
---|---|
Sport | Ultimate |
Founded | 2010 |
First season | 2012 American Ultimate Disc League season |
League | Ultimate Frisbee Association |
Division | Central |
Based in | Madison Heights, Michigan |
Stadium | Bishop Foley Stadium |
Colors | |
Owner | Brent Steepe |
Head coach | Brent Steepe |
Mascot | Rusty the Wrench |
Website | theaudl |
The Detroit Mechanix are an American professional
American Ultimate Disc League
(AUDL). The team is owned by Brent Steepe and was founded in 2010.
The Mechanix have not won a game since April 29, 2017.[2] Their all-time regular season record is 16–110 and the team has gone winless in 6 of their last 8 seasons, winning only four games in 2016 and one game in 2017.[3] They have finished last in points per game in six of their nine seasons and last in the Midwest division in eight of their nine seasons.[3]
The Mechanix currently play their home games at
Ultimate Soccer Arenas
.
The team also was one of two teams in the league to have a dance team. The Detroit Mechanix Maximum Intensity Dancers.
On February 29, 2020, three players died in a multi-car crash en route to a Mechanix practice.[4]
Players and staff
2022 roster
# | Name |
---|---|
0 | Elliot Perpich |
1 | Joseph Cubitt |
3 | Grant Maynard |
4 | Trevor Polisuk-Balfour |
5 | Johnny Bansfield |
6 | David Valentine-Elam |
9 | Chris Walsh |
10 | Jake Steslicki |
11 | David Innis |
14 | Jonny McKoy |
15 | Jake Kenniv |
17 | Matt LeMaitre |
18 | Austin Riegel |
20 | Adam Stautberg |
21 | Kevin van Roosmalen |
23 | Nathan Ploeger |
25 | Sawyer Fil |
26 | Jack Havey |
27 | Justin Winn |
29 | Jacob Anthuvan |
30 | James Highsmith |
32 | Chris Ellis |
33 | Terry Gaither |
34 | Rees McDevitt |
35 | Kevin Anthony |
36 | Tyler Mitchuson |
38 | Yipeng Wang |
42 | Nathan Champoux |
43 | Matt Wilken |
44 | Zachery Turner |
50 | Austin Engel |
61 | Caleb Stanish |
64 | Stephen Grondin |
77 | Bryan Walsh |
88 | Austin Engel |
99 | Mark Whitton |
International players
Player records
To the 2021 season.
Games played
# | Name | Games | Years | Nation |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 63 | 2012–2017 | |
13 | Ben Murphy | 62 | 2012–2017 | |
33 | Eric Hubbard | 60 | 2013–2017 | |
6 | Danny Hunt | 49 | 2013–2015, 2017 | |
8 | Aaron del Real | 47 | 2012,2014–2017 |
Points played
# | Name | Points | Years | Nation |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Eric Hubbard | 1418 | 2013–2017 | |
4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 1240 | 2012–2017 | |
13 | Ben Murphy | 1142 | 2012–2017 | |
8 | Aaron del Real | 942 | 2012,2014–2017 | |
6 | Danny Hunt | 848 | 2013–2015, 2017 |
Goals scored
# | Name | Goals | Years | Nation |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Eric Hubbard | 141 | 2013–2017 | |
8 | Aaron del Real | 83 | 2012,2014–2017 | |
83 | Mark Worsfold | 63 | 2012–2013 | |
11 | Anthony Davis | 57 | 2016–2017 | |
12 | Ben Ayres | 53 | 2012–2013 |
Assists
# | Name | Assists | Years | Nation |
---|---|---|---|---|
4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 100 | 2012–2017 | |
41 | Dave Hochhalter | 94 | 2012–2014 | |
35 | Joseph Besser | 58 | 2014–2016 | |
98 | Dan Donovan | 53 | 2016–2017 | |
8 | Aaron del Real | 52 | 2012,2014–2017 |
Blocks
# | Name | Blocks | Years | Nation |
---|---|---|---|---|
33 | Eric Hubbard | 77 | 2013–2017 | |
23 | Andy Barnhart | 47 | 2012–2014 | |
42 | Nathan Champoux | 38 | 2016–2017 | |
4 | Andrew Lucarotti | 31 | 2012–2017 | |
8 | Aaron del Real | 28 | 2012,2014–2017 |
References
- ^ "Detroit Mechanix". American Ultimate Disc League. Retrieved 13 November 2017.
- ^ "Tuesday Toss: Week 11". AUDL. 2019-06-18. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ a b "Detroit Mechanix History". AUDL. 2018-02-15. Retrieved 2020-01-29.
- ^ Raynor, Keith (2020-03-02). "Three Detroit Mechanix Players Killed in Car Accident". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2020-03-23.