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
Western Conference
Postseason
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Conference Finals
MLU Championship
Season Awards Most Valuable Players Billy Sickles and Cody Bjorklund were voted for as the MVPs for their respective conferences.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
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.
See also 2016 American Ultimate Disc League season
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