Philadelphia Spinners
2012) : 1 (2016)MLU |
The Philadelphia Spinners were a professional
History
AUDL
2012
The Spinners were established in 2012 as one of the original eight teams of the
The
The season continued with a 13–2 record (with the only loses coming to the
Jake Rainwater represented the Spinners on the 2012 All AUDL team.
On August 2, 2012, the Spinners played the NexGen ultimate team (a group of 15 college all-stars from across the United States) in an exhibition match. The NexGen team won 24–17.
MLU
Two months after winning the AUDL championship, team owner, coach, and general manager Jeff Snader confirmed in an interview with Steve Leinert that he would be creating a new ultimate league, known as
2013
The Spinners 2013 season began away versus the DC Current. New head coach and general manager Bill Maroon led the team to an 18–16 victory. A victory the following week at the New York Rumble gave the Spinners a 2–0 record to start the season. The home opener took place on May 4, 2013 at Colonial Stadium at
2014
The Spinners made many major signings during the 2014 offseason, including (but not limited to) bringing back Jake Rainwater and David Brandolph of the 2012 roster, signing Matt Esser of the
After losing the season opener at home to the DC Current on April 12, 2014, the Spinners would start their season 1–2 with a victory over the New York Rumble on April 26. The Spinners would alternate between wins and loses for most of the season (including an upset victory at home versus the defending champions the Boston Whitecaps). Luckily, with a second victory at home over Whitecaps on June 15, the two teams were tied for second place in the Eastern Conference. A Whitecaps loss versus the Rumble and a Spinners victory over the Current would clinch the second playoff spot for the Spinners. However, on June 21, the Whitecaps defeated the Rumble 21–16, meaning the Spinners would have to win later that night to bring up a tie-breaking scenario. This did not play out, as the Spinners fell to the Current 21–19, ending their season.
Matt Esser was awarded the Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year award for 2014.
2015
In the off season, the Spinners managed to re-sign Esser, veteran Patrick Diviney, and Ben Scharadin, but they lost key players, such as David Brandolph who left to coach the
On April 18, 2015, the Spinners played their season opener at home, defeating the Boston Whitecaps 22–20. After losing to the defending champions the DC Current, the Spinners went on a four-game winning streak to start the season with a 5–1 record. This streak ended on June 6 with a 26–24 overtime loss to the Current, the Spinners only home loss that season. After a second versus the New York Rumble, the Spinners went into week ten tied with the Whitecaps for first place at 5–3, and one game ahead of the Current who were 4–4. A 17–14 victory over the Current clinched a playoff spot for the Spinners and for the Whitecaps who also won that week against the Rumble. The Spinners faced the Whitecaps in an away game that would break the tie for the first place spot and decide home field advantage for the Eastern Conference championship. The Spinners lost 26–13.
On June 27, 2015, the Spinners played their first playoff game in the MLU. The game stayed close until the fourth quarter, when the Whitecaps won 21–16 to advance to their second MLU championship game.
Billy Sickles was named Eastern Conference Rookie of the Year for 2015.
2016
The 2016 offseason introduced some front office changes. Billy Maroon stepped down from coaching duties and as general manager. Darryl Stanley (the former assistant coach of the
On April 9, 2016, the Spinners defeated the New York Rumble 22–12 in their first game of the season. The next day, they won their home opener against the Boston Whitecaps 18–16. The Spinners would have a record of 9–1 for the 2016 season, their best record since the 2012 AUDL season, in which they had a record of 14–2. The only loss was a 20–19 loss in Boston. This record clinched the Spinners the number one seed in the conference and home field advantage in the Eastern conference championship game.
On June 26, 2016, the Spinners defeated the Whitecaps 20–16, advancing them to their first championship game since 2012, and their first in MLU history.
On July 16, 2016, the Spinners defeated the Western Conference champion Portland Stags 14–11 at Franklin Field in Philadelphia to win the 2016 MLU championship. Charlie McCutcheon was the 2016 MLU Championship MVP.[5] The Spinners became the first professional ultimate frisbee team to win a championship in both the MLU and AUDL. Billy Sickles was named the 2016 Eastern Conference MVP[6] and Head Coach Darryl Stanley was named the 2016 Eastern Conference Coach of the Year.[7]
After the season MLU announced its operations were being suspended indefinitely.[8]
Logo and uniform
Logo
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2012 AUDL Logo
For the 2012 AUDL season, the Spinners used a logo featuring a disc in a spinning tornado. The logo was chosen from several designs submitted to the team through their Facebook page. A fan vote on the AUDL's Facebook page ranked it as the best logo in the league. It was replaced before the 2013 season in order to reflect the Spinner's move to Major League Ultimate. The new logo featured a spinning "S" inside of a crest, a format utilized by all of the Eastern Division teams in the MLU.
Jersey
The 2012
References
- ^ Michael Vitez,"Spinners win American Ultimate Disc League title", Philly.com>, August 19, 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ Charlie Eisenhood, "Philadelphia Spinners Leaving The AUDL, Starting New Pro League", Ultiworld>, October 4, 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ Charlie Eisenhood, "Early Exclusive Details About Major League Ultimate, The New Professional Ultimate League", Ultiworld>, October 9, 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ Charlie Eisenhood, "AUDL President Talks About 2013 Season, Spinners, Major League Ultimate", Ultiworld>, October 10, 2012. Retrieved 2016-01-11.
- ^ "Charlie McCutcheon Named 2016 MLU Championship MVP". 2016-07-19. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ "Billy Sickles, Cody Bjorklund Named Most Valuable Players". 2016-07-08. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ "Darryl Stanley, Danny Quarrell Named Coaches of the Year". 2016-07-05. Archived from the original on 2016-08-15. Retrieved 2016-07-24.
- ^ Featured, Charlie Eisenhood in; comments, News with 0 (2016-12-21). "BREAKING: Major League Ultimate Suspends Operations". Ultiworld. Retrieved 2017-03-27.
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