Men's Roller Derby Association
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The Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) is the international governing body of men's flat track roller derby
. It was founded in 2007 under the name Men's Derby Coalition, and currently has 18 all-men's leagues under its jurisdiction. MRDA member leagues play using the WFTDA rules with gender-neutral language.
The first Championship was held on 17 October 2010, New York Shock Exchange
defeating the Pioneer Valley Dirty Dozen in the final. The second installment, the first to be held under the MRDA name, was contested on 22 October 2011 by the six top-ranked men's leagues, New York managing to defend their title with a narrow win over Puget Sound.
Roller derby
Roller derby is a contact sport played by two teams of five members roller skating in the same direction around a track. Game play consists of a series of short matchups in which both teams designate a scoring player who scores points by lapping members of the opposing team...
. It was founded in 2007 under the name Men's Derby Coalition, and currently has 18 all-men's leagues under its jurisdiction. MRDA member leagues play using the WFTDA rules with gender-neutral language.
Member leagues
The association has eighteen member leagues:- Burlington Bomb Quads - Burlington, VT
- Central Mass Roller Derby (Mass Maelstrom) - Lancaster, MA
- Connecticut Death Quads - Waterbury, CT
- Cowtown Butchers - Kansas City, MO
- Dallas Deception - Dallas, TX
- Harm City Homicide - Baltimore, MD
- Magic City Misfits - Orlando, FL
- Minnesota Men's Roller Derby (Twin Cities Terrors) - Minneapolis & St Paul, MN
- New York Shock ExchangeNew York Shock ExchangeThe New York Shock Exchange is a men's roller derby league, based in New York City. The league consists of two teams, which bout against teams from other leagues....
- New York, NY - Ozarks Derby Brigade - Springfield, MO
- Pioneer Valley Roller DerbyPioneer Valley Roller DerbyPioneer Valley Roller Derby is a roller derby league based in Northampton, Massachusetts. Founded in early 2006, the league was the first in the new flat-track roller derby movement that featured both women's and men's teams....
(The Dirty Dozen) - Northampton, MA - Puget Sound Outcast DerbyPuget Sound Outcast DerbyPuget Sound Outcast Derby is a men's roller derby league based in Tacoma, Washington. The league was founded in 2007 and consists of a single team, which plays teams from other leagues....
- Tacoma, WA - Quadfathers Men's Roller Derby - Utica, NY
- Race City Rebels - Indianapolis, IN
- Rock City Riot - Fargo-Moorhead, NDFargo-MoorheadFargo-Moorhead is a common name given to the metropolitan area comprising Fargo, North Dakota, Moorhead, Minnesota, and the surrounding communities. These two cities lie on the North Dakota-Minnesota border, on opposite banks of the Red River of the North...
- St. Louis GateKeepersSt. Louis GateKeepersThe St. Louis GateKeepers are an all-men's flat-track roller derby team based in Saint Louis, Missouri. It was founded in November 2009 by Magnum, p.i.m.p. , a referee for the Arch Rival Rollergirls, and Bat Wing...
- St. Louis, MO - Sioux City Korn Stalkers - Sioux City, IA
- Your Mom Men's Derby - Des Moines, IA
Championships
The MRDA organises annual championships.| Year | Date | Venue | Champion | Second | Third |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2010 | 17 October | Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown, Maryland Hagerstown is a city in northwestern Maryland, United States. It is the county seat of Washington County, and, by many definitions, the largest city in a region known as Western Maryland. The population of Hagerstown city proper at the 2010 census was 39,662, and the population of the... |
New York Shock Exchange New York Shock Exchange The New York Shock Exchange is a men's roller derby league, based in New York City. The league consists of two teams, which bout against teams from other leagues.... |
Pioneer Valley Dirty Dozen | Harm City Homicide |
| 2011 | 22 October | Old Bethpage, New York Old Bethpage, New York Old Bethpage is a hamlet located on Long Island in the Town of Oyster Bay, Nassau County, New York, USA. The population of the CDP was 5,523 at the 2010 census.It is served by the Old Bethpage Post Office, ZIP code 11804.... |
New York Shock Exchange New York Shock Exchange The New York Shock Exchange is a men's roller derby league, based in New York City. The league consists of two teams, which bout against teams from other leagues.... |
Puget Sound Outcast Derby Puget Sound Outcast Derby Puget Sound Outcast Derby is a men's roller derby league based in Tacoma, Washington. The league was founded in 2007 and consists of a single team, which plays teams from other leagues.... |
Magic City Misfits |
The first Championship was held on 17 October 2010, New York Shock Exchange
New York Shock Exchange
The New York Shock Exchange is a men's roller derby league, based in New York City. The league consists of two teams, which bout against teams from other leagues....
defeating the Pioneer Valley Dirty Dozen in the final. The second installment, the first to be held under the MRDA name, was contested on 22 October 2011 by the six top-ranked men's leagues, New York managing to defend their title with a narrow win over Puget Sound.