Harrisburg Area Roller Derby Explained

Harrisburg Area Roller Derby
Founded:2005
Metro Area:Harrisburg, PA
Country:United States
Pixels:196px
Teams:Nuclear Knockouts (A team)
Tracks:Flat
Venue:Olympic Skating Center
Affiliations:WFTDA

Harrisburg Area Roller Derby (HARD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Harrisburg, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2005, it has a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues. Harrisburg Area Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

The league was founded by a group of women in January 2005.[2] By early 2007, it had played three bouts, and was attracting crowds of several hundred people.[3]

The league joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in May 2008.[4] It qualified for the 2009 WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament, but was unable to field a team.[5] By 2010, it had grown to more than forty skaters.[6]

The current head coach is Roxie Riot and the current Head Official is Registered Curse.[7]

WFTDA rankings

SeasonFinal ranking[8] PlayoffsChampionship
200910 E[9] DNP EDNQ
201015 E[10] DNQDNQ
201118 E[11] DNQDNQ
201234 E[12] DNQDNQ
2013167 WFTDA[13] DNQDNQ
2014NR[14] DNQDNQ
2015254 WFTDA[15] DNQDNQ
2016262 WFTDA[16] DNQDNQ
2017339 WFTDA[17] DNQDNQ
2018331 WFTDA[18] DNQDNQ

Notes and References

  1. Web site: Harrisburg Area Roller Derby – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
  2. Tatiana Zanowski, "Action on eight wheels", The Sentinel, 25 March 2007
  3. Daniel Victor, "Women get to be mean on roller derby team", The Patriot-News, 23 April 2007
  4. "Harrisburg Area Roller Derby", Flat Track Stats
  5. Web site: Wicked Wheels of the East 2009 Eastern Regionals - Women's Flat Track Derby Association. wftda.org. WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
  6. Lauren Boyer, "Roller derby culture takes off in Harrisburg area", The Patriot-News, 14 February 2010
  7. Web site: Officials .
  8. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  9. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20100430194525/http://wftda.com/rankings. 30 April 2010.
  10. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20110302222136/http://wftda.com/rankings/. 2 March 2011.
  11. Web site: Current Rankings. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20120125085842/http://wftda.com/rankings. 25 January 2012.
  12. Web site: Rankings – WFTDA. www.wftda.com. WFTDA. 27 December 2017. https://web.archive.org/web/20130320122723/http://www.wftda.com/rankings. 20 March 2013.
  13. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2013. January 2014 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
  14. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014. January 2015 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
  15. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015. January 2016 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
  16. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. 6 January 2017 . WFTDA. 27 December 2017.
  17. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2017 . WFTDA . 21 September 2019 . 5 January 2018.
  18. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2018 . WFTDA . 21 September 2019 . 7 January 2019.