Harrisburg Area Roller Derby

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Harrisburg Area Roller Derby
Harrisburg Area Roller Derby Logo.png
Metro area Harrisburg, PA
Country United States
Founded2005
TeamsNuclear Knockouts (A team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenueOlympic Skating Center
Affiliations WFTDA
Website harrisburgarearollerderby.com

Harrisburg Area Roller Derby (HARD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, as of 2017 it has a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Harrisburg Area Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded by a group of women in January 2005. [2] By early 2007, it had played three bouts, and was attracting crowds of several hundred people. [3]

The league joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in May 2008. [4] It qualified for the 2009 WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament, but was unable to field a team. [5] By 2010, it had grown to more than forty skaters. [6]

The current head coach is Roxie Riot and the current Head Official is Registered Curse. [7]

WFTDA rankings

Season Final ranking [8] Playoffs Championship
200910 E [9] DNP E [5] DNQ
201015 E [10] DNQDNQ
201118 E [11] DNQDNQ
201234 E [12] DNQDNQ
2013167 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
2014NR [14] DNQDNQ
2015254 WFTDA [15] DNQDNQ
2016262 WFTDA [16] DNQDNQ
2017339 WFTDA [17] DNQDNQ
2018331 WFTDA [18] DNQDNQ

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