Mississippi Valley Mayhem Explained

Mississippi Valley Mayhem
Metro Area:	La Crosse, WI
Country:	United States
Pixels:	258px
Teams:	All Stars
Tracks:	Flat
Venue:	Onalaska Omni Center
Affiliations:	WFTDA

Mississippi Valley Mayhem (MVM) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. Mississippi Valley is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).^[1]

History

The Mayhem was founded in August 2008 by two local women, Amanda Boucher and Stephanie Powers, after Boucher encountered the sport on a visit to Austin, Texas.^[2] By May 2009, the league had twenty skaters, and had played two bouts to around 200 fans.^[3]

The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2010,^[4] and it graduated to full membership in December 2012.^[5] In May 2011, one of its practice venues, the Green Island Ice Arena, was severely damaged by a tornado.^[6]

WFTDA rankings

Season	Final ranking^[7]	Playoffs	Championship
2014	222 WFTDA^[8]	DNQ	DNQ
2015	214 WFTDA^[9]	DNQ	DNQ
2016	255 WFTDA^[10]	DNQ	DNQ

Notes and References

1. Web site: Mississippi Valley Mayhem – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 8 December 2017.
2. Jo Anne Killeen, "Roller derby making a comeback", La Crosse Tribune, August 7, 2008
3. Jo Anne Killeen, "Women's roller derby debuts at OmniCenter", La Crosse Tribune, May 28, 2009
4. "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 23 March 2010]
5. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members ", 3 December 2012
6. "Tornado damages La Crosse roller derby arena", Associated Press, May 23, 2011
7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
8. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 8 December 2017.
9. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 8 December 2017.
10. Web site: Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA. wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 December 2017.