Albany All Stars Roller Derby

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Albany All Stars Roller Derby
Albany All Stars Roller Derby logo.png
Metro area Albany, New York
Country United States
Founded2006
TeamsAll Stars, Brawl Stars
Track type(s)Flat
VenueAlbany Capital Center
AffiliationsWoman's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA)
Website albanyallstars.com

Albany All Stars Roller Derby (AASRD) is a flat track roller derby league based in Albany, New York. [1] AASRD was founded in 2006 [2] [3] and was the capital region's first flat track roller derby league. [4] The league comprises skaters who make up their Woman's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) Charter team, the All Stars; and there non chartered team, the Brawl Stars. [5] Home bouts are held at the Albany Capital Center (ACC). [6]

Contents

League history

Throughout AASRD's history they have had four different home teams, the Department of Public Hurts (DPH), the Empire Skate Troopers (EST) [7] [8] the Skate-o-Masochists, [9] and the Capital City Legislayers (CCL) as well as two inter-league teams, an A level team (All Stars) [10] made up of the league's best players and a B level team (Brawl Stars) [11] made up of all other rosterable skaters. [12]

After their inaugural season they were voted "Best New Sports Team" in the Metroland Reader's Poll. [13]

Charitable work/activity

Skaters for the Albany All Stars are involved in charitable activities throughout the year; [14] [15] they have even rappelled off buildings to fund raise for the Special Olympics [16] and streaked down Lark Street as a sponsor of the Santa Speedo Sprint [17] to benefit The Albany Damien Center. A portion of their home bout raffles have always been donated to a large variety of local charities.

Awards/recognition

The Albany All Stars Roller Derby League is mentioned in several local "best of" lists including: Metroland Readers' Poll – "Best Time to be Had in the Capital Region for Under $10" (2011) [18] Metroland Readers' Poll – "Best Place to See and be Seen" (2011) [18] Metroland Readers' Poll – "Best Evidence That the Region Is Looking Up" (2009) [19] Metroland Readers' Poll – "Best Time to be Had in the Capital Region for Under $10" (2009) [19] Metroland Readers' Poll – "Best New Sports Team" (2008) [13]

Season schedules

2007

8/25/2007 - AASRD Intrleague: Skateomasochists (L) vs. DPH (W) - Home (Northern Lights, Clifton Park, NY) [20] [21] [22]

10/6/2007 - AASRD (46) vs. Maine Roller Derby (202) - Away[ citation needed ] [23] [24] [25] [26] [27] [28]

2008

2/23/2008 - AASRD Intrleague: Skateomasochists (87) vs. DPH (89) - Home (Washington Avenue Armory, Albany, NY) [2] [4] [28] [29] [30] [31] [32] [33]

3/29/2008 - AASRD EST (96) vs. Suburbia Roller Derby Suburban Brawl (121) [2] [31] [34] [35] [36]

4/26/2008 - AASRD EST vs. Assault City Roller Derby [2]

9/6/2008 - AASRD All Stars vs. Coal City Rollers (Wilkes-Barre, PA) - Away

10/26/2008 - AASRD EST (75) vs. HVHRD (145) [37]

11/15/2008 - AASRD EST vs. Beast of the Northeast - Home

2009

1/24/2009 - AASRD EST vs. Jersey Shore Roller Girls - Home

2/21/2009 - AASRD EST vs. Montreal Roller Derby New Skids on the Block - Home

3/21/2009 - AASRD EST (144) vs. New Hampshire Roller Derby Skate Free or Die (78) - Home [38]

4/18/2009 - AASRD DPH vs. Manchvegas Roller Girls - Home [20] [39]

5/16/2009 - AASRD EST vs. Coal City Rollers - Home [20]

6/13/2009 - AASRD DPH vs. Skyland Roller Derby - Home [40]

6/20/2009 - AASRD A/B+ (74) vs. CNYRD Utica Clubbers (75) - Away

9/19/2009 - AASRD Intraleague (Pre-Season): Lark Street Hipsters vs. Center Squares - Home

10/17/2009 - AASRD Intraleague (Pre-Season): Devils Rejects vs. Midnight Stalkers - Home

2010

1/9/2010 - AASRD EST (106) vs. Beast of the Northeast II (82) [41]

1/30/2010 - AASRD DPH (40) vs. Green Mountain Derby Dames (128) - Home

2/20/2010 - AASRD DPH (60) vs. GTAR (96) - Home

3/13/2010 - AASRD DPH (152) vs. Utica Roller Girls (154) - Home

4/3/2010 - AASRD EST (51) vs. Boston B-Party (230) - Home [42] [43]

4/24/2010 - AASRD EST vs. Long Island Roller Rebels - Home

5/15/2010 - AASRD DPH vs. Elm City Derby Damez - Home [44]

6/5/2010 - AASRD EST (W) vs. Jerzey Derby Brigade (F) - Home

6/19/2010 - AASRD EST (93) vs. Queen City Lake Effect Furries (142) [7] [8] [45]

2011

1/8/2011 - AASRD Intraleague: EST (123) vs. CCL (63) - Home [46] [47] [48] [ citation needed ] [49]

1/29/2011 - AASRD Intraleague: EST (86) vs. DPH (84) - Home [50] [51] [52]

2/19/2011 - AASRD Intraleague: DPH (90) vs. CCL (89) - Home [53] [54] [55]

3/19/2011 - AASRD Intraleague: EST (71) vs. DPH (70) - Home [56] [57]

4/2/2011 - Double Header: AASRD (82) vs. CNYRD (145) // CDTA vs. Quadfathers - Home [58] [59] [60]

4/30/2011 - AASRD B Squad vs. New Jersey Hellrazors - Home [61]

5/21/2011 - Double Header: AASRD vs. Hudson Valley Horros // AASRD B-Squad vs. Zom-B-Squad - Home [62] [63]

6/11/2011 - AASRD (121) vs. Pioneer Valley Roller Derby Western Mass Destruction (119) - Home [64] [65] [66] [67] [68] [69]

6/25/2011 - AASRD B Squad vs. North County Lumber Jills (Plattsburgh, NY) - Home [65] [70]

9/1/2011 - Roc City B Sides (227) vs. AASRD B Squad (32) - Away [71]

9/24/2011 - AASRD B Squad (60) vs. City B Sides (137) - Home [71] [72]

10/29/2011 - AASRD B Squad vs. Watertown Black River Rollers - Home [73]

11/19/2011 - AASRD (L) vs. Beasts of the Northeast III (W) - Home [74]

12/3/2011 - Babes in Toyland: AASRD vs. Broome County Rollers Parlor City Tricks - Home [75] [76] [77]

2012

1/7/2012 - Winter Wonderslam: AASRD (162) vs. Oz Roller Girls (204) - Home [78] [79] [80]

2/4/2012 - Heartbreakers Ball: AASRD Intraleague: Darling Dames vs. Heartless Harlots - Home [81] [82] [83]

3/3/2012 - Erin go Brawl: AASRD Intraleague: Lucky Lassies vs. Sassy Shamrocks - Home [82] [84] [85]

3/31/2012 - Spring Fling: AASRD Intraleague: Honey Bees vs. Tenacious Tulips - Home [12] [86]

4/14/2012 - Derby-Taunt Ball Doubleheader: AASRD (W) vs. Roller Derby Manchester (L) // CDTA (W) vs. Burlington Bomb Quads (L) - Home [87] [88] [89]

5/5/2012 - AASRD vs. Oz Roller Girls - Away

6/3/2012 - AASRD (125) vs. PVRD Western Mass Destruction (126) - Away

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