New York Empire (UFA)

New York Empire

File:New York Empire Team Logo.jpg
Founded	2013
League	American Ultimate Disc League (AUDL)
Based in	New York City, New York
Stadium	MCU Park
Owner	Cullen Shaw
Head coach	Tom Gibbons
Overall record	39-19
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 the borough of Brooklyn, 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	W 24-19	1-0	Home
3	April 17		Montreal Royal	W 21-19	2-0	Home
4	Bye
5	April 30		Philadelphia Phoenix	W 28-16	3-0	Home
6	May 7		DC Breeze	L 22-23 (2OT)	3-1	Away
7	May 14		Toronto Rush	L 14-22	3-2	Away
	May 15		Montreal Royal	W 17-12	4-2	Away
8	May 21		DC Breeze	L 14-15	4-3	Home
9	Bye
10	June 4		Philadelphia	W 32-17	5-3	Away
	June 5		Toronto Rush	L 21-27	5-4	Home
11	June 11		DC Breeze	L 26-27 (2OT)	5-5	Away
12	June 19		Philadelphia Phoenix	W 28-13	6-5	Home
13	June 25		Ottawa Outlaws	W 23-21	7-5	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	O 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
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
19	Ben	Ivers	D Cutter
20	John	Wodatch	O Handler
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	Billy	Katz	O Handler
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	Jeff	Babbitt	D Cutter
--	Ben	Faust	Injured Reserve
--	Matt	McLaughlin	Practice Squad
--	Jesse	Rice	Practice Squad
--	Ignacio	Yz	Injured Reserve

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
2016	7-5 (3rd in East)	0-0

External links

• Official Website
• AUDL Website