Detroit Mechanix

Detroit Mechanix

Full name	Detroit Mechanix
Sport	Ultimate
Founded	2010
First season	2012 American Ultimate Disc League season
League	American Ultimate Disc League
Division	Central
Based in	Madison Heights, Michigan
Stadium	Bishop Foley Stadium
Colors
Owner	Brent Steepe
Head coach	Brent Steepe, Gerald Chizmadia
Mascot	Rusty the Wrench
Website	theaudl.com/mechanix
Current season

The Detroit Mechanix are an American professional ultimate frisbee team based in Madison Heights, Michigan. The Mechanix compete in the American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL) as a member team of the league's Central Division. The Mechanix began play in 2012 as one of the eight charter teams of the 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. Their all-time regular season record is 16–110 and the team has gone winless in consecutive seasons twice in 2014–15 and 2018–19, winning only one game in 2017. 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.

The Mechanix currently play their home games at Grand Rapids Christian High School in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Until 2015, The Mechanix played home games at Bishop Foley Catholic High School in Madison Heights. The Pontiac Silverdome was home to the team in 2012, and in 2013 and 2014 the Mechanix played at Ultimate Soccer Arenas.

On February 29, 2020, three players died in a multi-car crash en route to a Mechanix practice.

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

#	Name	Years	Nation
41	Dave Hochhalter	2012–2013
30	Marc Michael Huber	2013
91	Bjarne Laursen	2014
99	Takashi Sato	2015
17	Wasdi Grimaldo B.	2015–2019
68	Eugene Lim	2016
40	Ben Cheer	2019
21	Kevin van Roosmalen	2022

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

External links

• Official website