New York Empire Podcast

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's Week 8 game against the DC Breeze. They break down all the crazy twists and turns of the game, culminating in a double overtime victory to keep New York's playoff hopes alive.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's Week 6 game against the Toronto Rush. Then they break down the huge game coming up against the DC Breeze in a must-win for both teams.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's Week 5 game against the Philadelphia Phoenix. They discuss the future of end of game situations and a legend from UFA past.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's Week 4 games against the Boston Glory and Montreal Royal and preview what's to come, including a meeting with the Phoenix.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's Week 1 games against the Oakland Spiders and Vegas Bighorns.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta preview the 2025 season. They talk about the Empire's roster changes, some preseason thoughts, and this season's schedule.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta hand out their season awards for the 2024 season. They talk about their favorite play of the season, the best offensive and defensive players, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the DC Breeze in the regular season finale. They talk about what needs to change before the playoffs, the showdown with the Glory, probable match-ups, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the Minnesota Wind Chill in week 12 of UFA action. They talk about Oliver Chartock and the patience of the Empire O-line, the other names pushing for spots in the 20, the playoff scenarios with DC, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the Salt Lake Shred in week 10 of UFA action. They talk about Marques Brownlee's player of the game performance, the depth of the Empire D, the stakes against Minnesota, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the Toronto Rush in week 9 of UFA action. They talk about Detroit breaking their losing streak, the Empire's hucks against the Rush, the motivation for Salt Lake, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the Philadelphia Phoenix in week 8 of UFA action. They talk about Jack Williams and Elliott Chartock, the keys to the comeback, the threats on Toronto in week 9, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the DC Breeze in week 7 of UFA action. They talk about the new faces in Empire uniforms, the moments that changed the game, the team that will face Philly on Saturday, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the Boston Glory in week 6 of UFA action. They talk about the way that Boston made it difficult for New York's offense, what the Empire might missing, the importance of the game versus DC, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-up with the Philadelphia Phoenix in week 5 of UFA action. They talk about the big games from John Randolph and Axel Agami Contreras, the way the offense has settled in, preparing for Boston again, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta review the Empire's match-ups with the Glory and the Royal in week four of UFA action. They talk about the huge personnel changes, the bounce back performances, preparing for Philadelphia, and much more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta preview the Empire's match-ups with the Glory and the Royal in week four of UFA action. They talk about how the Empire might guard Jeff Babbitt, some Empire hucking stats, the danger of playing in Montreal, and more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss the Empire's loss to the Hustle in week two of UFA action. They talk about what the Hustle right, what the Empire will need to improve upon, the new title picture, and more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss the Empire win over the Montreal in week one of UFA action. They talk how the Royal have improved, how the Empire are fitting in their new pieces, 31 game win streak, and more!

UFA veterans Liam Haberfield and Connor Russell join the New York Empire ahead of the 2024 season. They talk about the upcoming season and play a special game of New Jersey, New Zealand, or the American South.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss the Empire's 21-18 win over the DC Breeze. They talk about the difficulty of the Ryan Osgar match-up, the pressure that the Empire D-line applies, the tough Colorado/Salt Lake trip next week, and more!

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss the Empire's 25-16 win over the Boston Glory. They talk about the Oliver Chartock's emergence, the most reasonable Greatest we've seen, and the east division standings.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss the Empire's 20-17 win over the Atlanta Hustle. They talk about the mastery of the Empire O-line and the relentless nature of the Empire defense.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss and break down the Empire's wins over the Boston Glory and the Montreal Royal. They talk about the rough conditions in both games and the upcoming match-up with the Atlanta Hustle.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss and break down the Empire's 18-16 overtime win over the Philadelphia Phoenix. They talk about the New York O-line without Ryan Osgar, the huck success of the Philadelphia offense, and once again, Jeff Babbitt.

Dan Hilton and Matt 'Pippin' Auletta discuss and break down the Empire 18-17 overtime win over the DC Breeze. They talk about what went right and what could have gone wrong, starting with the difference-maker that is Jeff Babbitt.

2x AUDL MVP Ben Jagt and reigning MVP Ryan Osgar discuss what it takes to get everybody's best shot and the necessary adjustments that helped win the 2022 AUDL Championship. They talk important moments in AUDL history, the improvements of other teammates, the playing career of Nick Vogt, and much more!

Anthony Nuñez and Charlie Hoppes rejoin the podcast to discuss their third year as Empire co-head coaches. They talk the 2022 Championship, shifting the mindset to 2023, new faces in the division, and much more!

To help celebrate the New York Empire's 10th AUDL season, Dan Hilton and CJ Ouellette try to pick the Empire's All-Time 7. The criteria ranges from numbers to championships to memorable moments and more. Who are the locks? Who are your picks?

Championship Weekend is here and Dan Hilton is joined by the Empire's Ryan Osgar then the Union's Pawel Janas to preview all four of the semifinal teams. The New York Empire, Carolina Flyers, Chicago Union, and Colorado Summit may be the most talented foursome ever assembled for the AUDL's biggest event, and both Osgar and Janas give their keys to victories for their respective teams.

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for the East Division Championship betwen the DC Breeze and the New York Empire. The Empire are 12-0 on the season and 2-0 against the Breeze, but DC's Darryl Stanley and his squad is coming off a statement win against the Philadelphia Phoenix to kick off their own championship push. The Empire, meanwhile, are full of MVP candidates and became the first franchise with two undefeated regular seasons.

Oliver Chartock and Connor Fortin, both making their first appearances in the playoffs with the Empire this season, join the show to help preview the match-up with the DC Breeze. They talk about having brothers on the team, Connor's almost decade-long absence from the AUDL, Oliver's relationship with mosquitoes, and much more!

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 13 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Philadelphia Phoenix. While both teams have already clinched a play-off spot, the first for the Phoenix since 2013, the Empire still has an undefeated regular season on the line. Except big plays from the Hot Birds as they host the only team left in the league without a loss.

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 11 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Boston Glory. After a 23-19 victory for New York up in Boston, the stakes for both teams have changed a bit. The Empire has locked up the one seed in the east and hosting duties, plus their third straight regular season division crown, but the overall one seed in the play-offs is still on the line. For the Glory, they are mathematically still in the hunt for the three seed, but they must beat the Empire to stay in the fight.

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 10 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Montreal Royal. The Empire has already qualified for the postseason, but now the focus shifts to keeping up the intensity and staying healthy. For Montreal, it's all about getting a win by any means necessary and staying in the play-off picture.

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 8 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Ottawa Outlaws. New York dismantled Ottawa 30-18 in their first match-up and with the Outlaws having to play Boston on Friday night, it'll be an uphill climb for the Canadians for sure. But if you're New York, you have to make sure not to get caught after taking care of business last week against the DC Breeze.

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 7 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the DC Breeze. The undefeated Empire host the 3-1 Breeze in a game that could very well decide the division. The Empire D has been bolstered by some high level midseason additions, while the Breeze have bounced back nicely after the opening loss to New York.

John Randolph, fresh off a college season at Brown, and Jibran Mieser, returning after winning the 2019 AUDL title, discuss the choice to join the team midseason. They talk ultimate origins, that Empire D-line, the secrets to their success, and much more!

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 6 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Toronto Rush. While New York easily handled Toronto two weeks ago at home, the Rush may prove to be a bit more difficult up in Canada after taking the DC Breeze to their limit.

The Empire are heading to Canada for the first time since 2019 to meet the Royal and the Outlaws. How will New York look to handle the big arms north of the border?

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 4 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Toronto Rush. It may be a storied rivalry, but will the "rebuilding" Rush be able to hang with the 3-0 Empire?

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 3 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Boston Glory. Can the Glory rebound from a disappointing trip to Canada as the Empire look to shake off the sloppy play against the Phoenix?

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 2 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the Philadelphia Phoenix. Will Philly's blend of youth and experience be able to challenge the Empire defense on a day where weather may be a challenge?

Dan Hilton has your Over/Unders for Week 1 of the AUDL season for the New York Empire and the DC Breeze. With stars everywhere, how will Jeff Babbitt, Rowan McDonnell, and Ben Jagt fare in the match-up?

Daniel Cohen joins the podcast to help preview the rest of the East Division besides the Empire. They talk about the DC Breeze's new additions, Boston's play-off chances in year two, the questions around the Canadian teams, and much more!

Dan reviews the TEP and the Empire's trip to Colombia, a trip that included a tournament victory and an overtime win against the DC Breeze.

Anthony Nuñez and Charlie Hoppes rejoin the podcast to discuss their second year as Empire co-head coaches. They talk travel, roster turnover, new faces in the division, and much more!

Mike Kobyra and Matt Ellis bring their AUDL experience to the Empire and to the podcast. They talk about their start in ultimate, Matt's 2017 UNCW experience, Mike's time with Indy and Madison, and much more!

Sam Feder and Nori To return to the show to discuss the secret of improving. They talk about watching film, how NY-based young players can take the next step, underrated Empire athletes, and much more!

AUDL veterans Scott Xu and Mark Lin join the show as the two newest members of the New York Empire. They talk about their start with DEVYL, college at Rutgers and Maryland, their time in the AUDL for quite a few different teams, and much more!

Mike and Ryan Drost return to the show (but together this time!) to discuss their place on the all-time blocks list. They talk about their ultimate origins, past teammates they'd love to see today, Seinfeld trivia, and much more!