Green Bay Smackers

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Green Bay Smackers
Country United States
Founded2010
Track type(s)Flat
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Website www.gbsmackers.com [ dead link ]

The Green Bay Smackers are a men's roller derby league, based in Green Bay, Wisconsin. The league consists of a single interleague team.

Founded in 2010 by Paper Valley Roller Girls coach Attractive Nuisance, the league has been working on both their roller skating abilities and their after party antics.[ citation needed ] On July 25, 2012 [1] the league was accepted into the Men's Roller Derby Association.

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References

  1. "MRDA Now Expands to 25 Leagues", MRDA, 25 July 2012