Connecticut Roller Derby Explained

Connecticut Roller Derby
Founded:	2006
Metro Area:	Naugatuck, Connecticut
Country:	United States
Tracks:	Flat
Venue:	Roller Magic (Waterbury, Connecticut)
Teams:	CT All Stars (A team) The Yankee Brutals (B team) Home teams: The Bone Crushers The Iron Angels The Widowmakers
Affiliations:	WFTDA
Orgtype:	Non Profit Organization
Url:	http://www.ctrollerderby.com/

Connecticut Roller Derby is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Naugatuck (Greater Waterbury), Connecticut. Founded in 2006,^[1] the league reached its 10th anniversary in 2016. Connecticut Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[2]

History and league structure

Connecticut Roller Derby was launched as "CT RollerGirls" in March 2006, and by early 2009 was attracting up to 500 fans to games held at venues such as the Connecticut Sports Center.^[3]

Connecticut Roller Derby has travel teams and home teams. The home teams play each other, and are the Bone Crushers, the Iron Angels, and the Widowmakers, whereas the two travel teams, The CT All-Stars and The Yankee Brutals, play teams from other leagues, with the All-Stars representing the league at the WFTDA level.^[4]

WFTDA competition

CT RollerGirls became a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in early 2007, announced by the WFTDA in May of that year.^[5] In 2009, the CT All-Stars qualified for the WFTDA Playoffs for the first time. Entering the WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament as the eighth seed, the All-Stars opened their tournament with losses to DC Rollergirls and Providence Roller Derby, before defeating Dominion Derby Girls 156-57 to finish the weekend in ninth place.^[6]

Rankings

Season	Final ranking^[7]	Playoffs	Championship
2007	NR^[8]	DNQ	DNQ
2008	7 E^[9]	DNQ	DNQ
2009	11 E^[10]	9 E	DNQ
2010	12 E^[11]	DNQ	DNQ
2011	14 E^[12]	DNQ	DNQ
2012	19 E^[13]	DNQ	DNQ
2013	70 WFTDA^[14]	DNQ	DNQ
2014	101 WFTDA^[15]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	147 WFTDA^[16]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	190 WFTDA^[17]	DNQ	DNQ
2017	124 WFTDA^[18]	DNQ	DNQ
2018	102 WFTDA^[19]	DNQ	DNQ

• NR = no end-of-year ranking supplied

Scholarship program

As part of Connecticut Roller Derby's community outreach mandate, the league sponsors a scholarship each year, the Cindy Luberto Scholarship for Women Athletes, which is a $500.00 grant towards post-secondary education.^{[20] [21]}

External links

• Official Website

Notes and References

1. Web site: Marshall. Luke. Roller derby is more than a sport for CT RollerGirls. Citizen's News. 12 March 2017. 24 August 2012.
2. Web site: Connecticut Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 8 January 2018.
3. Web site: Boynton. Cynthia Wolfe. Roller Derby Tryout Draws Skaters to Waterbury. The New York Times. 12 March 2017. 15 January 2009.
4. Web site: Takores. Lauren. Roller derby tryout draws record number of skaters. www.myrecordjournal.com. Record-Journal. 12 March 2017. 7 February 2017.
5. Web site: WFTDA Newsletter - May 2007. wftda.com. WFTDA. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20070706114131/http://www.wftda.com/news.html. 6 July 2007. May 2007.
6. Web site: Marshall. Justice Feelgood. Eastern Regionals Capsule Recaps Derby News Network. derbynews.net. Derby News Network. 13 March 2017. 11 September 2009.
7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
8. "Current WFTDA Rankings", Derby News Network, October 2007
9. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20090202070211/http://wftda.com/rankings. 2 February 2009. dead.
10. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430194525/http://wftda.com/rankings. 30 April 2010.
11. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302222136/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 2 March 2011.
12. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085842/http://wftda.com/rankings. 25 January 2012.
13. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320122723/http://www.wftda.com/rankings. 20 March 2013.
14. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. WFTDA. 12 March 2017.
15. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 12 March 2017.
16. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 12 March 2017.
17. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 12 March 2017.
18. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 8 January 2018.
19. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2018 . WFTDA . 21 September 2019 . 7 January 2019.
20. Web site: Regional Digest: CT RollerGirls give scholarship to SCSU student from Hebron. tribunedigital-thecourant. Hartford Courant. 12 March 2017. en. 13 July 2012.
21. Web site: Scholarship - CT RollerGirls Inc. www.ctrollerderby.com. CT RollerGirls. 12 March 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20170313125011/http://www.ctrollerderby.com/category/scholarship/. 13 March 2017. dead.