Men's Roller Derby Association
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 (renamed to Men's Roller Derby Association in 2011[1]), and currently has 19 all-men's leagues under its jurisdiction. MRDA member leagues play using the WFTDA rules with gender-neutral language. [2]
Member leagues
The association has eighteen member leagues:[3]
- 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 - Jacksonville, FL
- Minnesota Men's Roller Derby (Twin Cities Terrors) - Minneapolis-St. Paul, MN
- New York Shock Exchange - New York, NY
- Ozarks Derby Brigade - Springfield, MO
- Pioneer Valley Roller Derby (The Dirty Dozen) - Northampton, MA
- Portland Men's Roller Derby - Portland, OR
- Puget Sound Outcast Derby - Tacoma, WA
- Quadfathers Men's Roller Derby - Utica, NY
- Race City Rebels - Indianapolis, IN
- Rock City Riot - Fargo-Moorhead, ND
- St. Louis GateKeepers - St. Louis, MO
- Sioux City Korn Stalkers - Sioux City, IA
- Your Mom Men's Derby - Des Moines, IA
Championships
The MRDA organises annual championships.
The first Championship was held on 17 October 2010, New York Shock Exchange defeating the Pioneer Valley Dirty Dozen in the final.[4] 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,[5] New York managing to defend their title with a narrow win over Puget Sound.[6]
References
- ^ "Men's Roller Derby Association debuts in 2011!". http://www.mensrollerderbyassociation.com/pressreleases/322011-mensrollerderbyassociationmrdadebutsin2011/. Retrieved 28 December 2011.
- ^ "Men's Roller Derby Association Releases Unisex Version of WFTDA Ruleset". http://www.mensrollerderbyassociation.com/pressreleases/622011-mensrollerderbyassociationreleasesunisexversionofwftdaruleset/. Retrieved 13 June 2011.
- ^ "Men's Roller Derby Leagues", MRDA
- ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall, "New York Wins First MDC Championship Match", Derby News Network, 20 October 2010
- ^ Justice Feelgood Marshall, "Preview: MRDA Championships", Derby News Network, 21 October 2011
- ^ Dainty Inferno, "MRDA Championship: (2) New York Defeats (4) Puget Sound for 2nd Straight Men's Title, 143-133", Derby News Network, 26 October 2011
External links
Official website
Men's Roller Derby Association leagues
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