Portland Men's Roller Derby Explained
Portland Men's Roller Derby is an open gender flat track roller derby league in Portland, Oregon, United States. The league was established in 2009.[1] [2] In May 2011, The Oregonian reported, "Eventually the Rose City Rollers --the women's league --agreed to lease space to the men at their home base, the Hangar at Oaks Amusement Park in Southeast Portland."[3]
In August 2011, Portland Men's Roller Derby held tryouts for "exceptionally violent skaters of all skill levels" at the Oaks Park hangar, "sometimes in co-ed scrimmages with roller girls".[4]
In December 2011, the league was accepted as a member of the Men's Roller Derby Association.[5] Their first home game after that membership was in Beaverton, on May 26, 2012, with "Holy Roll'n Empire bumping skates against the Bone Daddies".[6]
Benjamin Doyle, a founding member of Portland Men's Roller Derby, was hired in 2020 as director of live broadcast operations.[7]
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Notes and References
- News: 2010-02-17 . Portland Men's Roller Derby Gears Up for Growth . https://web.archive.org/web/20100831021940/http://stumptownderby.com/ . Aug 31, 2010 . 2010-09-17 . Just Out.
- News: Bachman . Rachel . May 18, 2011 . Roller derby for men in Portland? Yes they did . . May 18, 2011 . October 14, 2012 . https://web.archive.org/web/20121014021314/http://www.oregonlive.com/sports/index.ssf/2011/05/roller_derby_for_men_in_portla.html . live .
- News: Bachman . Rachel . 19 May 2011 . Look out; these guys are on a roll . . .
- Web site: Thrillist . 2011-08-31 . Men's Roller Derby Recruiting . 2024-05-13 . . 2024-05-13 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240513234542/https://www.thrillist.com/sports/portland/woodstock/mens-roller-derby-recruiting_skating-surfing . live .
- Web site: 2012-02-26 . Men's Roller Derby Association: Portland Men's Roller Derby Joins MRDA . https://web.archive.org/web/20120226222211/http://www.mensderbycoalition.com/pressreleases/12282011-portlandmensrollerderbyjoinsmrda/ . February 26, 2012 . 2024-05-13 . mensderbycoalition.com.
- News: Ferguson . Courtney . May 24, 2012 . Roller Derby Weekend: Men's Home Team Game #1 . 2024-05-13 . . en . 2024-05-14 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240514000048/https://www.portlandmercury.com/Sports/2012/05/24/6134394/roller-derby-weekend-mens-home-team-game-1 . live .
- Web site: Staff ยป WFTDA Roller Derby Resources . 2024-05-14 . WFTDA Roller Derby Resources . en-US . 2024-02-04 . https://web.archive.org/web/20240204151125/https://resources.wftda.org/about-wftda/staff/ . live .
