Rocky Mountain Rollergirls

Rocky Mountain Rollergirls

Metro area	Denver, CO
Country	United States
Founded	2004
Teams	Red Ridin' Hoods Sugar Kill Gang Dooms Daisies United States Pummeling Service 5280 Fight Club (travel) Contenders (travel) Project Mayhem (travel)
Track type(s)	Flat
Venue	Fillmore Auditorium, Denver, CO
Affiliations	WFTDA
Website	www.rockymountainrollergirls.com

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls, or RMRG, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Denver, Colorado. The league was founded in 2004.^[1] The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls are a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).

Teams

The RMRG league is composed of 4 home teams and 3 travel teams. Home teams are the Red Ridin' Hoods, the Sugar Kill Gang, United States Pummeling Service, and Dooms Daisies. All-stars from those teams form the interleague A travel team, the 5280 Fight Club, which competes against other roller derby leagues for rankings. A second (B) travel team, the Contenders, consists of Fight Club alternates and other league skaters. The latest Rocky Mountain Rollergirls travel team is Project Mayhem.^[1]

Competitive History

2010

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls handed the Oly Rollers their first ever defeat to finish first in the 2010 WFTDA Western Regional Tournament. Just over a month later, Rocky Mountain faced Oly again in a rematch for the 2010 WFTDA Championship. In one of the most intense games in WFTDA history, Rocky Mountain beat Oly again by a score of 147-146 to claim their first WFTDA Championship. Prior to meeting Oly in the finals, Rocky Mountain's 5280 Fight Club had to get past previously-undefeated Gotham (113-79) in the semi-finals.

2009

The Rocky Mountain Rollergirls finished second in the 2009 WFTDA Western Regional Tournament, which they co-hosted with the Denver Roller Dolls, qualifying them to compete in the 2009 National Tournament.^[2]

At the 2009 National Tournament, the 5280 Fight Club defeated Houston Roller Derby in the first round by a score of 239-46.^[3] In the second round, RMRG beat the Philly Rollergirls Liberty Belles in overtime, 128-121, eliminating Philly from the tournament.^[4] In the third round, the 5280 Fight Club lost to the Texas Rollergirls 139-82, with Texas advancing to the championship bout and Rocky Mountain going to the third-place bout. Finally, the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls lost to the Denver Roller Dolls in their second matchup ever, 151-103, to finish in fourth place for the tournament.^[5]

Season	Final ranking[6]	Playoffs	Championship
2006	14[7]	—	20[8]
2007	19[9]	R1[10]	DNQ
2008	2	8[11]	DNQ
2009	3	2[12]	4[13]
2010	1	1[14]	1[15]
2011	2	2[16]	QF[17]

References

2. Feelgood, Justice (2009-10-04). "Western Regionals Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
3. Feelgood, Justice (2009-11-22). "2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
4. Feelgood, Justice (2009-11-22). "2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
5. Feelgood, Justice (2009-11-22). "2009 Nationals: Capsule Recaps". Derby News Network. Retrieved 2014-04-19.
6. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
7. "12/8/2006 WFTDA National Rankings" at the Wayback Machine (archived February 23, 2007), WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
8. "February 2006 Dust Devil Invitational Rankings" at the Wayback Machine (archived February 23, 2007), WFTDA [version of 23 February 2007]
9. "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
10. "Dust Devil 2007", Flat Track Stats
11. "Battle Royale", Flat Track Stats
12. "Derby on the rocks 2009 Western Regionals", WFTDA
13. "Declaration of Derby", WFTDA
14. "Rollin’ on the River 2010 West Region Playoffs", WFTDA
15. "Uproar on the Lakeshore", WFTDA
16. "Bridgetown Brawl WFTDA 2011 West Region Playoffs", WFTDA
17. Michael Frighten'd, "Championships Quarterfinal: 1E Gotham Fends Off 2W Rocky Mountain, 187-134", Derby News Network, November 12, 2011

External links

• Rocky Mountain Rollergirls Official Website