The Detroit Mechanix are an American professional
ultimate frisbee
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team based in
Madison Heights, Michigan
Madison Heights is a city in Oakland County in the U.S. state of Michigan. As of the 2010 census, its population was 29,694. It is a northern suburb of Metro Detroit, about north of the Detroit city limits.
History
Originally part of Roya ...
. The Mechanix compete in the
American Ultimate Disc League
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(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
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(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
Grand Rapids Christian High School (GRCHS) is a private Christian secondary school in Grand Rapids, Michigan. Founded in 1920, "Christian High" is a member of Grand Rapids Christian Schools and Christian Schools International. The school was ...
in
Grand Rapids, Michigan
Grand Rapids is a city and county seat of Kent County, Michigan, Kent County in the U.S. state of Michigan. At the 2020 United States census, 2020 census, the city had a population of 198,917 which ranks it as the List of municipalities in Mi ...
. Until 2015, The Mechanix played home games at
Bishop Foley Catholic High School
Bishop Foley Catholic High School is a Catholic high school affiliated with the Roman Catholic Archdiocese of Detroit. Founded in 1965, it is named after the first American Bishop of Detroit, John Samuel Foley. It is located in Madison Heights ...
in Madison Heights. The
Pontiac Silverdome
The Pontiac Silverdome (also known simply as the Silverdome) was a stadium in Pontiac, Michigan. It opened in 1975 and sat on 199 acres (51 ha) of land. When the stadium opened, it featured a fiberglass fabric roof held up by air pressur ...
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
International players
Player records
To the 2021 season.
Games played
Points played
Goals scored
Assists
Blocks
References
External links
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Ultimate (sport) teams
Sports teams in Detroit
2012 establishments in Michigan
Ultimate teams established in 2012
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