2013 Major League Ultimate season

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2013 MLU season
League Major League Ultimate
Sport Ultimate Frisbee
DurationApril 20 - July 13, 2013
Regular season
Season championsBoston Whitecaps
Season MVPChris Mazur (Eastern conference - New York)
Adam Simon (Western conference - Seattle)
Top scorerJosh Markette (62)
Playoffs
Eastern championsBoston Whitecaps
  Eastern runners-upWashington DC Current
Western championsSan Francisco Dogfish
  Western runners-upSeattle Rainmakers
MLU Championship
ChampionsBoston Whitecaps
  Runners-upSan Francisco Dogfish
Finals MVPJeff Graham (Boston)
MLU seasons
2014  

The 2013 Major League Ultimate season was the inaugural season for the league. The season began on April 20, 2013 [1] and concluded on July 13, 2013 with the Championship [2] between the Boston Whitecaps and the San Francisco Dogfish. Each team played a 10-game schedule. This season had the first and only team, to date, to go completely undefeated as the Boston Whitecaps went 12-0, including playoffs.

Contents

The official uniform manufacturer was Five Ultimate. [3]

Standings

Q indicates a team qualified for the playoffs. H indicates home field advantage in the conference finals.

Eastern Conference
TeamGPWLPCTPFPAPD
H-Boston Whitecaps101001.00219160+59
Q-Washington DC Current1046.400176187-11
New York Rumble1037.300172188-16
Philadelphia Spinners 1037.300164196-32
Western Conference
TeamGPWLPCTPFPAPD
H-San Francisco Dogfish1082.800204164+40
Q-Seattle Rainmakers1082.800188155+30
Vancouver Nighthawks1037.300175191-16
Portland Stags 1019.100151208-75

Playoffs

Conference Championship [4] [5] Championship [6]
      
E1Boston Whitecaps23
E2 DC Current 15
EBoston Whitecaps20
W San Francisco Dogfish 15
W1San Francisco Dogfish18
W2 Seattle Rainmakers 17

Top scorers

RankScorerTeamG+AGATHRCMPCAT
1Christopher MazurNew York Rumble572433412365357
2Josh MarketteBoston Whitecaps501832177169187
3Peter PrialBoston Whitecaps483018129118158
4Mark BurtonSeattle Rainmakers472918117105145
5Ben FaustNew York Rumble461729177152192

Source: [7]

Most Valuable Players

AwardNameTeam
Eastern Conference [8] Chris MazurNew York Rumble
Western Conference [9] Adam SimonSeattle Rainmakers
ChampionshipJeff GrahamBoston Whitecaps

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