The Men’s Roller Derby Association is proud to announce its 2016 Officials’ Area Coordinators (OACs) and Regional Officiating Representatives (RORs). These elections were the result of a recent restructuring, approved by our membership, in order to give our MRDA Officials more intimate oversight and more direct points of contact within their respective regions. The OACs will govern their respective regions. The ROR positions exist based on the proportionate number of MRDA Leagues in a given region, and will support and report to their OACs. The OACs and RORs will communicate with MRDA’s Board through its Director of Officiating, so that they can help to foster, grow and support our MRDA Officials. Please join MRDA in congratulating and thanking this talented group of individuals for their dedication to our organization, officiating, and the sport of roller derby.

MRDA 2016 Officials’ Area Coordinators:
Australia: Arsenal
Canada: Pamtera
Europe: Skabarella
Latin America: Valerito
United States: Davie Darko

MRDA’s OACs can be reached at [email protected].

MRDA 2016 Regional Officiating Representatives:
Australia: OAC only at present
Canada: OAC only at present
Europe: Sven WillIBeFamous, Dirty Härry
Latin America: OAC only at present
US Northeast: Wreckordian, Headless Horsman
US Southeast: Peeka
US North Central: The Gorram Reaver
US South Central: Ninja Sassem
US Northwest: Dell From Hell
US Southwest: Marriedjuana

MRDA’s RORs can be reached at [email protected] .

Welcome to the first edition of the Canadian MRDA monthly recaps.

Each month, check this space for a breakdown of sanctioned games completed by Canadian MRDA squads, as well as upcoming bouts to keep an eye on.

It was an explosive month of action for the Canadian contingent of MRDA squads with The Vancouver Murder, Mont Royals, Toronto Outrage and Ottawa’s Slaughter Squad all taking part in sanctioned bouts, with each team hoping to rise through the rankings.

Vancouver (#27) had a successful 3-0 run at The Big O in Eugene, Oregon which featured dominating performances over Lane Country Concussion (#34), Twin Cities Terrors (#12) and Denver Ground Control (#30).

**While two of these games came at the end of April, we decided to group them here as the Big O crossed from one month into another.**

Vancouver – 322 Lane County – 42

Vancouver – 294 Twin Cities – 73

Vancouver – 312 Ground Control – 133

With the 2016 Spring Rankings counting for games played between March 1, 2015 and February 29, 2016, the Murder should expect a big jump in rankings, especially after taking down #12 Minnesota by 221 points.

Vancouver doesn’t have any games scheduled for June.

Montreal’s Mont Royals (#16) also had a spotless May, going 3-0 with a victory over Ottawa’s Slaughter Squad (unranked) on May 7th, as well as wins over Casco Bay (unranked) and Collision Men’s Derby (unranked) at Battle of Bunker Hill in Massachusetts.

Montreal – 181 Slaughter Squad – 70

Montreal – 402 Casco Bay – 95

Montreal – 277 Collision – 78

The current highest ranked Canadian MRDA squad is inching closer and closer to a playoff appearance and has a tough slate of games scheduled for June when they play the #11 ranked Mass Maelstrom and #20 ranked Jersey Boys Roller Derby.

The Toronto Outrage had a busy month of May, playing five bouts, four of which were sanctioned. The 36th ranked squad made a statement winning three of their four sanctioned games, with a close loss to #26 Capital District Trauma Authority in Albany.

Toronto – 190 Chicago Bruise Brothers – 129

Capital District – 190 Toronto – 153

Toronto – 271 The Quadfathers – 69

Toronto – 219 Slaughter Squad – 150

A big win over #22 The Quadfathers and decisive wins over Chicago (#37) and Ottawa (unranked) should push the Southern Ontario team up the rankings in a big way.

Toronto doesn’t have any sanctioned bouts scheduled for June.

Ottawa’s Slaughter Squad took part in two bouts for the month of May, losing to both Montreal and Toronto, although the scores showed the team from the Canadian capital is a force to be reckoned with in the future.

Montreal – 181 Slaughter Squad – 70

Toronto – 219 Slaughter Squad – 150

Ottawa doesn’t have any sanctioned games scheduled for June.

Finally, two Canadian teams that were dormant from a playing perspective were the Glenmore Reservoir Dogs (#28) from Calgary and the Red Deer Dreadnaughts (#42).

While Red Deer doesn’t have any sanctioned games scheduled for June, Glenmore will be traveling to Colorado for Mayday Mayhem where they will take on #35 BisMan Bomberz and unranked Uinta Madness.

Check in next month for the next edition of the Canadian MRDA recap and enjoy all of the MRDA derby action you can in June!

**All listed rankings are from the Spring 2016 MRDA rankings period**

Rank Team

1 St. Louis GateKeepers 14-1
2 Your Mom Men’s Derby 10-1
3 Texas Outlaws 10-3
4 New York Shock Exchange 9-3
5 Puget Sound Outcast Derby 6-3
6 Southern Discomfort 3-2
7 Portland Men’s Roller Derby 5-4
8 Magic City Misfits 7-3
9 Tyne and Fear Roller Derby 7-4
10 South Wales Silures 6-1
11 Mass Maelstrom Roller Derby 4-4
12 Minnesota Men’s Roller Derby 6-8
13 San Diego Aftershocks 4-2
14 Arizona Men’s Derby 2-3
15 Race City Rebels 7-4
16 Montreal Men’s Roller Derby (Mont Royals) 6-4
17 Lincolnshire Rolling Thunder 2-5
18 Toulouse Quad Guards 4-3
19 Manchester Roller Derby 7-3
20 Jersey Boys Roller Derby 4-7
21 Drive-By City Rollers 2-3
22 The Quadfathers 7-3
23 Tampa Bay Men’s Roller Derby 4-3
24 Sioux City Kornstalkers 5-5
25 Carolina Wreckingballs 3-4
26 Capital District Trauma Authority 5-4
27 Vancouver Murder 4-2
28 Glenmore Resevoir Dogs 3-5
29 Rock City Riot 4-6
30 Denver Ground Control 5-4
31 Cincinnati Battering Rams 2-5
32 Philadelphia Hooligans 4-6
33 Barrow Infernos 3-5
34 Lane County Concussion 2-3
35 BisMan Bomberz 2-4
36 Toronto Men’s Roller Derby 1-6
37 Chicago Bruise Brothers 2-5
38 Capital City Hooligans 2-5
39 Austin Anarchy 2-3
40 Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg 1-5
41 Harm City Havoc 0-4
42 Red Deer Dreadnaughts 0-6
43 Vermont Men’s Derby 0-5

Please join the MRDA, the international governing body of men’s roller derby, in welcoming our newest member league, the New Orleans Brass Roller Derby, to our organization. Hailing from New Orleans, LA (USA), this league was accepted by a vote of MRDA’s membership to be added to our growing list of international men’s roller derby leagues.

More information on New Orleans Brass Roller Derby can be found here:
www.facebook.com/NewOrleansBrassRollerDerby/

More information on MRDA can be found at: www.mrda.org