Green Mountain Roller Derby
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Metro area | Burlington, VT |
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Country | United States |
Founded | 2007 |
Teams | Grade A Fancy (A team) Black Ice Brawlers (B team) |
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Champlain Valley Exposition |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website | www |
Green Mountain Roller Derby (GMRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Burlington, Vermont. Founded in 2007, Green Mountain is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]
History
[edit]Green Mountain had their first home bout in February 2009,[2] were accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in September 2009,[3] and gained full membership of the WFTDA the following September.[4]
By 2010, the league had around 30 skaters.[5] It remained Vermont's only women's flat track roller derby league, and attracted sell-out crowds of around 1,500 people to its bouts.[6]
![](http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/thumb/0/09/Green_Mountain_Derby_Dames.jpg/100px-Green_Mountain_Derby_Dames.jpg)
In September 2012, Green Mountain co-hosted (with Montreal Roller Derby)[7] the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament in Essex Junction, Vermont, with the Gotham Girls Roller Derby All-Stars of New York City being the winning team.[8][9]
Originally formed as Green Mountain Derby Dames, in May 2015 the league changed its name to Green Mountain Roller Derby, dropping the gender-specific “Dames” from its moniker.[10] It has two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues.
WFTDA rankings
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Season | Final ranking[11] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2011 | 22 E[12] | DNQ | DNQ |
2012 | 28 E[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
2013 | 64 WFTDA[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
2014 | 75 WFTDA[15] | DNQ | DNQ |
2015 | 71 WFTDA[16] | DNQ | DNQ |
2016 | 113 WFTDA[17] | DNQ | DNQ |
References
[edit]- ^ "Green Mountain Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Big wheels keep on rollin'", Burlington Free Press, 5 February 2009
- ^ "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 16 November 2009]
- ^ "9 Leagues Join WFTDA for Full Membership Archived 2012-10-30 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 1 September 2010
- ^ "Meet roller-derby dame, Bruise Control Archived 2016-03-04 at the Wayback Machine", Burlington Free Press, 22 March 2010
- ^ Julia Wejchert, "Derby Dames like it rough", The Vermont Cynic, 1 March 2010
- ^ "Your Hosts: Green Mountain Derby Dames and Montreal Roller Derby". WFTDA. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "2012 East Region Playoffs". WFTDA. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ Herrick, John (27 September 2012). "Roller derby playoffs coming to Essex". Burlington Free Press. Retrieved 24 November 2015.[dead link]
- ^ "The Premiere of Green Mountain Roller Derby". Green Mountain Roller Derby. 17 May 2015. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Current Rankings". Wayback Machine. WFTDA. Archived from the original on 28 February 2013. Retrieved 24 November 2015.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 25 March 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 25 March 2017.