2011-2012 Season Schedule
Get ready for a season eight with the Minnesota RollerGirls - Minnesota’s original roller derby league.The fall bouts will feature your favorite four home teams and the winter/spring months will feature the All-Star bouts.
Saturday, October 15
Saturday, November 19
Saturday, December 17
Saturday, January 21 (home team championship)
Saturday, February 4
Saturday, February 18 with Minnesota Swarm
Saturday, March 3
Saturday, March 31
Saturday, June 16
News
Bout Preview: MNRG Finals outlook 2010: by the numbers
Sunday, February 21, 2010
Two bouts remain in the Minnesota RollerGirls season. The results from March’s bout will determine who will compete to raise the coveted Golden Skate (currently held by back-to-back winners, the Rockits) and who will play for third. Right now, no team has confirmed their berth in the season championships…though two teams definitely have the edge right now.
For those unaware, the MNRG send the top two teams forward to the finals. In the case of a tie in W-L, the team with the top overall point differential (points scored on opponents - points allowed) gets the spot. Looking only at the numbers - the win-loss record and the points, not the personalities or the relative strengths of the teams - this is what your MNRG home teams must do to secure a spot at the jammer line for April’s championship match for the Golden Skate.
The teams:
1st: Atomic Bombshells (2-0) - point differential: +27
2nd: Rockits (1-1) - point differential: +73
3rd: Garda Belts (1-1) - point differential: -66
4th: Dagger Dolls (0-2) - point differential: -34
The bouts in March:
Atomic Bombshells v Garda Belts
Rockits v Dagger Dolls
The Atomic Bombshells:
The Atomic Bombshells must win or lose by less than 47 points to the Gardas. That’s all; the outcome of the Dagger Dolls/Rockits game does not deter their path to the championship at all. A win or a small loss is all the Bombshells need to move forward. In fact, if the Rockits lose, the Bombshells go forward…no matter the outcome of the ABS/GB match.
The Rockits:
The women in red had an appointment with defeat at the hands of the Bombshells, but a 75-point Rockit launch on the Gardas placed the Rockits well and above every other team in terms of point differential. To advance, the Rockitshave a simple formula for success; win that bout. With one more win, the massive point differential carries them to the finals.
If they lose, things get a little more dicey. Should the Gardas beat the Bombshells, the Rockits play in the third place bout. If the reverse is true, the Rockits will still move forward…unless they are beaten by the Dolls by more than 54 points.
The Garda Belts:
The Gardas need a little more help. To have a shot at advancement, they must win; their point differential will guarantee that they will be in third or worse place otherwise. If the Rockits lose, the Gardas are in. If the Rockits win, the Gardas must not just defeat the Bombshells, but beat them by 47 or more points.
The Dagger Dolls:
The Dollys need significant help to move forward, but they are not statistically out. Dolly fans, here’s the scenario you need to see your Dolls in the finals. The ABS must win, and the Dollys must defeat the Rockits…by 54 or more points. No other scenario will propel the Dolls forward.
As a bonus, here are your finals scenarios:
ABS win, Rockits win:
Bombshells v Rockits
ABS win, Dollys win by 53 or less:
Bombshells v Rockits
ABS win, Dollys win by 54 or more:
Bombshells v Dagger Dolls
Garda Belts win, Dolls win:
Bombshells v Garda Belts
Garda Belts win by 46 or less, Rockits win
Bombshells v Rockits
Gardas Belts win by 47 or more, Rockits win
Garda Belts v Rockits
So there you go, derby fans. The cold, hard numbers. Now, get your tickets to the March bout, dress in your team’s colors, and cheer your head off. The underdogs are fishing for upsets; make sure you see every jam.
Writing from the exact geographical center of roller derby today,
-Garrison Killer
More News
The 2012 Wheelies
May 08, 2012
A season of surprises, kickass rookies, skaters going above and beyond…and the results are in!
Minnesota shotguns Brewskis, 173-104
April 11, 2012
The All-Stars go 10-0 on the Roy track, defeating Milwaukee’s best and finishing the MNRG’s 8th season on top.
New school defeats old in league-wide battle, 116-80
April 10, 2012
The Minnesota RollerGirls took to the track in a familiar bout on March 31st as the league’s veterans (playing as the “Mayo Clinicians”) attempted to go 2-0 against those newest to roller derby (the “State Fair Foodies”). After falling behind in the first half, the Foodies outscored the veterans 85 to 12 in the second to win the match 116-80.
The Northern Fights final scores
March 31, 2012
The younger skaters take one back on the Vets…and Minnesota makes it ten in a row on the Roy track.
The Northern Fights: the preview
March 29, 2012
The end of the season, the final mixer, and a match against the brilliant Brewcity Bruisers.
