March 7, 2023
By Adam Ruffner

Toronto Continues Strong Offseason, Adds Two Top Ottawa Players

With their promising young core mostly re-signed, and two World Games players in Mike Mackenzie and Ty Barbieri set to make big debuts in 2023, the Toronto Rush continued an offseason signing spree by adding Ottawa’s two top assist throwers from last season in Jeremy Hill and Geoff Bevan. The Rush and their raft of new talent are looking to return to the playoffs for the first time since 2019, and could have the easiest schedule in the East Division.

Hill is coming off a career year and an all-star selection in 2022. A seven-year veteran with the Outlaws, Hill set career highs in assists, completions, completion rate, total yards, and points played while showcasing a bigger throwing arsenal than ever before; Hill had 20 or more completions in 11 of his 12 starts last season, and had just two such performances in his six seasons prior. A striker type on offense, Hill operates as a roaming tight end option, able to make catches in traffic as well as distribute efficiently as a continuation thrower.

Since the start of the 2021 season, only eight AUDL players have averaged more throwing yards per game (372) than Bevan. A long range bomber, Bevan is dangerous with the disc when he gets into power position and has a quick trigger, averaging 2.4 huck completions over his last 16 starts, putting him in the same strata as Jonathan Nethercutt, Bobby Ley, and Austin Taylor. Bevan had a career game against the Rush last season on May 14, tossing seven assists and 740 passing yards on 61-of-64 throws. 

The added passing power coupled with Toronto’s stable of emerging receiver talent is extremely interesting. Bevan figures to complement the skills of Ryan Poloz and Luc Comiré in the backfield, and will provide the Rush with a nicely balanced throwing attack. And with Hill, Mackenzie, Barbieri, Oscar Stonehouse, and the Lewis brothers James and Wilkie as potential targets, Toronto will be able to beat teams equally with speed and size downfield. 

Artemakis Returns To Chicago, Boosts Receiving Core

Even though he’s made just 15 starts in his first two seasons, Eli Artemakis has proven to be one of the most interesting prospects in the Central Division for the Chicago Union the past two years. And with his 21st birthday still over a month away, Artemakis could make a leap in his third season as a pro.

In five appearances in 2022, Artemakis averaged a team-high 4.2 goals per game, combining his incredible physical tools with an end-of-bench player’s hustle. And while his 232 receiving yards per game average is nothing to sniff at, it undersells just how much running Artemakis does on a given point; Artemakis doesn’t just get open, he grinds down defenders in one-on-one matchups.

With Chicago retaining All-Star Ross Barker, re-signing Jack Shanahan, and adding Detroit’s All-Star Andrew Sjogren, the Artemakis re-add gives the Union the best and most balanced receiving core in the Central Division heading into 2023. 

Madison Restocks With Team Vets

The Madison Radicals announced this week the return of All-Star Kevin Pettit-Scantling along with throwers Victor Luo and Joshua Wilson, as well as the return of Brian Hart; Hart last played for the team in 2017, and averaged 3.6 scores and nearly a block per game in 55 career starts. 

Since winning the AUDL title in 2018, the Radicals have gone 19-17 and failed to qualify for the playoffs in each of the past three seasons. Madison begins the 2023 season on the road against Pittsburgh on April 29. The Radicals have won eight of their nine season openers since 2013. 

Full list of announced signings for 2023 season

Atlanta
Hayden Austin-Knab
Parker Bray
Justin Burnett
JP Burns
Trip Crowley
Karl Ekwurtzel
Michael Fairley
Christian Gaeta
Tannon Hedges ^
Brett Hulsmeyer
Matthew Knowles
Jeremy Langdon
Bobby Ley
Lukas McClamrock
Christian Olsen
Dean Ramsey
Tyler Randall
Bradley Seuntjens
Matt Smith
Trenton Spinks
Austin Taylor
Kennith Taylor
Max Thorne

Austin
Matthew Armour
Reese Bowman
Eric Brodbeck
Eric Carter
Mark Evans
Kyle Henke
Elliott Moore
Jake Radack
Jake Reinhardt
Evan Swiatek
Mick Walter
Shane Worthington ^
Joey Wylie

Boston
Turner Allen
Chris Bartoli
Orion Cable
Simon Carapella *
Gustav Haflin
Tanner Halkyard ^
Luca Harwood
Wyatt Hellman *
Rocco Linehan ^
Brendan McCann
Cole Moore
Ray Tetreault
Ivan Tran

Chicago
Eli Artemakis
Ross Barker
Jace Bruner
John Jones
Sam Kaminsky
Asher Lantz
Nick Pappas
Jack Shanahan
Andrew Sjogren ^

Colorado
Joe Anderson
Alex Atkins
Quinn Finer
Jay Froude
Jonathan Nethercutt
Cody Spicer
Calvin Stoughton *

Dallas
Emmanuel Bilolo
Myles Cooper
Connor DeLuna
Jason Hustad
Brandon Malecek
Kevin Richardson
Brooks Wallace
Alec Wilson Holliday
Mason Wuensch

DC
Rhys Bergeron
David Bloodgood
Christian Boxley
David Cranston
Moussa Dia
Thomas Edmonds ^
Alexandre Fall
Frederick Farah
Troy Holland
Cole Jurek ^
Jeremy Knopf
Jonny Malks
Joe Merrill ^
Tyler Monroe
Jacques Nissen
Andrew Roy ^
Jasper Tom
Luke Rehfuss
Jeff Wodatch

Detroit
Colin Beauregard *
Joseph Cubitt
Jack Havey
Jake Kenniv
Trevor Polisuk-Balfour
Bryan Walsh
Chris Walsh

Houston
Brendan Adams ^
Cam Albin *
Mark Baldauf *
Aaron Barcio *
Matt Bennett ^
Zachary Cotter ^
Martin Cruz *
Caleb Dixon *
Xavier Fuzat *
Francisco Gomez ^
Brian Gfroerer ^
Steven Kelly *
Ben Lewis ^
Brandon Lin *
Matt Lyle *
Elliot Sakach *
Jordan Salazar *
John Shelley *
Connor Ughetta ^
Jimmy Zuraw ^

Indianapolis
Jeremiah Branson *
Cameron Brock
Travis Carpenter
Ben Close *
Lucas Coniaris
Cam Copeland *
Jacob Fella
Sam Good *
Rick Gross
Drew Happe
Fletcher Hare
Conner Henderson ^
Nick Hutton
Levi Jacobs
Jeremy Keusch
Ben Landry
Keegan North
Xavier Payne
Will Quigley *
Carter Rae
Colin Ringwood

Los Angeles
Daniel Brunker ^
Chris Cogswell
Sam Cook
Devin Cox ^
Eddie Finley
Kevin Goldberg
Pawel Janas ^
Nate Kirchhofer
Michael Kiyoi
Matt Miller
Andrew Padula
Milan Ravanell
Zac Schakner ^
Everest Shapiro
Mitchell Steiner
Brandon Van Deusen
Aaron Weaver

Madison
Brian Hart ^
Victor Luo
Kevin Pettit-Scantling
Joshua Wilson

Minnesota
Marty Adams
Bret Bergmeier
Colin Berry
William Brandt
Abe Coffin
Dylan DeClerck
Michael Jordan
Paul Krenik
Brandon Matis
Quinn Snider
Tyler Thomegreene
Tristan Van de Moortele

New York
Jeff Babbitt
Marques Brownlee
Antoine Davis
Ben Jagt
Ben Katz
Ryan Osgar
John Randolph
Jack Williams

Oakland
Raekwon Adkins *
Conor Bauman
Wyatt Berreman
Matthew Crawford
Jackson De Campos *
Walker Frankenberg *
Keenan Laurence
Chris Lung
Evan  Magsig
Gavin May
Dylan Nice *
Mitchell Sayasene
Morgan Sommer
Robin Vickers Batzdorf
Max Williams
Patrick Xu

Philadelphia 
Mike Campanella
CJ Colicchio ^
Greg Martin
Sean Mott
Eric Nardelli
Paul Owens
Brandon Pastor
James Pollard
Jordan Rhyne
Alex Thorne
Eric Witmer

Pittsburgh
Max Sheppard

Portland
Quinn Buermeyer
Jake Johnson
Jonathan Lee
Ke'ali McCarter
Josh Moore
Scott Radlauer
Jon Snyder
Brian Stout

Salt Lake
Ben Ashton
Zach Burnside *
Logan Clarke
Sean Connole
Max Dehlin
Braden Eberhard
Jonny Hoffman
Nathan Huff
Elijah Jaime ^
Jordan Kerr
Jacob Miller
Tony Mounga
Porter Oyler
Will Selfridge
Devon Terry
Kyle Weinberg
Jensen Wells
Chad Yorgason
Luke Yorgason

San Diego
Travis Dunn
Paul Lally
Kyle Rubin

Seattle
Tarik Akyuz
Jack Brown
Dominic Jacobs
Kenny Lane III
Tommy Lin
Garrett Martin ^
Marc Munoz
Zeppelin Raunig
Jacob Shoyer ^

Toronto
Zachary Armstrong
Ty Barbieri ^
Geoff Bevan ^
Chris Chan
Luc Comiré
Jeremy Hill ^
Kevin Jay
James Lewis
Wilkie Lewis
Mike Mackenzie ^
Eli Park
Ryan Poloz
Oscar Stonehouse
Phil Turner

* Rookie
^ New addition/did not play for team in 2022
Italics means the player signed within the last week

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