Garden State Rollergirls

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Garden State Roller Derby
Garden State Roller Derby Logo.png
Metro area Newark, New Jersey
Country United States
Founded2006
TeamsIronbound Maidens (A team)
Brick City Bruisers (B team)
Gateway Grim Reapers
Jersey City Bridge & Pummel
Northern Nightmares
Track type(s)Flat
VenueInline Skating Club of America Roller Skating Rink
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.gardenstaterollerderby.org

Garden State Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Newark, New Jersey. Founded in 2006, [1] it has three home teams, and two travel teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Garden State Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [2]

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History

The NJ Dirty Dames was founded in March 2006 as the first roller derby league in New Jersey, and was based in Kendall Park. [3] It merged with the Garden State Rollergirls June 1 2008, with its All Star team, the Hub City Hellrazors, initially becoming an additional intraleague team. [4]

In 2009, the league was featured in an item on CBS News . [5] The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in September 2009, [6] and became full members of the WFTDA in June 2010. [7] By 2010, it had around 40 skaters. [8]

In 2020, Garden State Rollergirls rebranded as Garden State Roller Derby.

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [9] Playoffs Championship
201127 E [10] DNQDNQ
201227 E [11] DNQDNQ
201388 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
201492 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
201597 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ
201696 WFTDA [15] DNQDNQ
201770 WFTDA [16] DNQDNQ

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References

  1. ↑ Gorce, Tammy La (7 November 2008). "With Names That Could Kill, Women Rev Up Roller Derby". The New York Times . Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  2. ↑ "Garden State Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  3. ↑ "The Hub City Hellrazors say Goodbye to Dirty Jersey, Hello to the Garden State with Free Local Roller Derby Bout". New Brunswick Life. 12 May 2008. Archived from the original on 6 September 2008. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  4. ↑ Chanta L. Jackson, "Roller derby leagues to unite", The Star-Ledger , 23 May 2008
  5. ↑ Michelle Gielan, "The Return Of Roller Derby", CBS News , 11 February 2009
  6. ↑ "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 16 November 2009]
  7. ↑ "WFTDA welcomes 11 new members, adds new regions Archived September 7, 2011, at the Wayback Machine ", WFTDA, 17 June 2010
  8. ↑ Kelly Nicholaides, "Garden State Roller Girls Rumble, Rock", North Jersey Media Group , 7 April 2010
  9. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  10. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  11. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
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  14. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  15. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 24 August 2017.
  16. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 February 2018.
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