Membership Enrollment Open Until 30 November 2012

Membership Enrollment Open Until 30 November 2012 Effective immediately, enrollment is open for membership in the Men’s Roller Derby Association for teams that qualify. Applications will be accepted through 30 November, 2012. After the application is submitted, it may take up to 3 weeks for your application to be approved. This will allow MRDA member […]

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Your Mom Men’s Derby Wins 2012 MRDA Championship

Your Mom Men’s Derby Wins 2012 MRDA Championship written by James Brains It’s only fitting that the most important bout of the 2012 season was also the closest. Your Mom Men’s Derby, in their first MRDA Championships appearance, defeated the St. Louis GateKeepers on the final jam, 136-135. The GateKeepers, hosts of 2012 Champs “Gateway […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #1 Your MOM Men’s Derby

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #1 Your MOM Men’s Derby By James Brains Joining MRDA in June of 2011, Your MOM Men’s Derby was able to squeeze in the four MRDA bouts needed to qualify to be ranked for the 2011 MRDA Championships. Yet, despite only losing by 43 points to then-#1 St. Louis GateKeepers, Your […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #2 St. Louis GateKeepers

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #2 St. Louis GateKeepers By James Brains The hosts for the 2012 MRDA Championships, the St. Louis GateKeepers, are one of men’s roller derby’s most successful teams. Founded in 2009 and MRDA members since September of 2010, the GateKeepers have a large pool of talent to draw from boasting three full […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #3 New York Shock Exchange

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #3 New York Shock Exchange By James Brains One cannot talk about the history of men’s flat track roller derby without extensively referencing the #3-seed New York Shock Exchange. The Shock Exchange participated in the very first men’s flat track derby bout (against Pioneer Valley) and are the only MRDA-founding team […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #4 Magic City Misfits

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #4 Magic City Misfits By James Brains The #4 Magic City Misfits are one of the most exciting teams to watch in all of roller derby. The team from Jacksonville, Florida paved the way to their second-straight MRDA Championships appearance by putting up some staggering offensive numbers. The Misfits, MRDA’s only […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #5 Puget Sound

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #5 Puget Sound By James Brains #5 Puget Sound earned their second trip to the MRDA Championships due in large part to two victories against #6 Portland Men’s Roller Derby. The first was a 232-93 walloping at the Big O in February. Puget Sound followed that up with a 261-90 stomping […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #6 Portland Men’s Roller Derby

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #6 Portland Men’s Roller Derby By James Brains Having joined in December 2011, Portland Men’s Roller Derby is the newest member to qualify for this year’s MRDA Championships. Portland hit the ground skating participating in three tournaments this year: The Big O, Spring Roll, and Throwdown in the Sound. Don’t let […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #7 Dallas Deception

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #7 Dallas Deception By James Brains Despite finishing #5 at last year’s tournament, the Dallas Deception traveled a difficult road qualifying for this year’s MRDA Championships. The Deception earned a trip to St. Louis, Missouri due in large part to a convincing 237-130 win against then -#9 Twin Cities Terrors. The […]

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2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #8 Mass Maelstrom

2012 MRDA Championships Preview: #8 Mass Maelstrom By James Brains Though they were the last team to punch their ticket to St. Louis, Missouri for MRDA Championships, the Mass Maelstrom competed and won the most games of any team to qualify for men’s roller derby’s top tournament. The team from Lancaster, Mass. participated in thirteen […]

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