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
News
Bout Recap: Seeing Double Recaplet: Rockits beat Dagger Dolls
February 19, 2012
Rockits 106 - Dagger Dolls 45
Bout Preview: Seeing Double: the Preview
February 13, 2012
The MNRG return to the Xcel Energy Centre…this time for a remix of the Dolls/Rockits season finale.
Bout Recap: Hook, Line, and Sink Her: Minnesota All-Stars rush past Old Capitol City, 362-58
February 07, 2012
In the Minnesota All-Stars’ opening bout of 2012, Iowa City’s best take on the #2-ranked league in the North. Minnesota welcomes Iowa City with a resounding win.
Bout Recap: Hook Line and Sink Her: Miss Quitos nose ahead of Loon-a-Ticks, 96-67
February 06, 2012
The Rockit/Garda Belt superteam come back from a 14-point deficit at the half, takes advantage of penalty trouble by the Atomic Bombshell/Dagger Doll skaters and charges ahead for the win.
Bout Recap: Hook Line and Sink Her Recaplet: MNRG takes out Old Capitol, Miss Quitos overcome the Loon-a-Ticks
February 04, 2012
MNRG All-Stars 362 - 58 OCCRG, Miss Quitos 96 - 67 Loon-a-Ticks
Bout Preview: Hook, Line, and Sinkher: the preview
February 01, 2012
The MNRG All-Stars return home for their opening bout of the 2012 season against Iowa City’s OCCRG. Also: DaggerBombs vs GardaRocks!
Bout Recap: Whitewash: DOLLS WIN! DOLLS WIN! DOLLS WIN! Dagger Dolls 76 - Rockits 71
January 25, 2012
The Minnesota RollerGirls have a new champion. They wear pink.
Bout Recap: Whitewash: Bombshells go critical, take third-place - ABS 126 - Gardas 44
January 25, 2012
The Atomic Bombshells take 3rd in an impressive defensive display against the Garda Belts.
Bout Preview: Whitewash: the preview
January 17, 2012
The MNRG home season comes to the moment where it all goes down. The Golden Skate will be in play this Saturday as the Rockits defend it against the Dagger Dolls. Meanwhile, the ABS and Gardas put it all on the line in the battle for third.
Announcement: Two Minnesota RollerGirls to take part in Red Bull Crashed Ice “Ice Cross” event
January 11, 2012
Atomic Bombshell and All-Star teammates Diamond Rough and Hurtrude Stein will compete as 3 of the first 5 US women in the event ever.
Tournament Recap: Derby never quits: the 2011 MNRG All-Star Season - part 3
December 31, 2011
We conclude the story of the 2011 MNRG All-Stars with their November trip to - and quarter-final finish at - the WFTDA Championships in Denver.
Tournament Recap: Derby never quits: the 2011 MNRG All-Star Season - part 2
December 25, 2011
We continue the story of the MNRG All-Stars - now on everyone’s radar as a force to be reckoned with - at October’s 2011 regional tournament.
Bout Recap: Night of Hard Knox: Rockits launch into Championships; Dolls go undefeated
December 22, 2011
Dagger Dolls hold on to beat the Atomic Bombshells 100-90; Rockits clinch championship berth against Garda Belts 104-58.
Tournament Recap: Derby never quits: the 2011 MNRG All-Star Season - part 1
December 11, 2011
With the All-Stars taking a (very short) hiatus following their top-eight showing at the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Championships, we begin a series of articles following the MNRG Aqua and Army through 2011 and into roller derby’s biggest tournament.
Bout Recap: Operation Uff-Da: Dolls clinch finals; Rockits defeat Bombshells in final jam
November 22, 2011
On a frigid November night, the Dolls defeat the Gardas 86-67 while the Rockits hold back the Atomic Bombshells 82-80. Details after the jump.
Bout Preview: Operation Uff-Da: the preview
November 17, 2011
Gardas v Dolls! Rockits v Bombshells!
Tournament Recap: The All-Stars return - Results from the 2011 WFTDA Championship!
November 14, 2011
TOP EIGHT IN THE TOURNAMENT. Minnesota defeats Charm City. Texas takes us out on Day 2. One win. One loss. Incredible weekend.
Tournament Preview: MNRG goes for broke - the 2011 Championships preview
November 08, 2011
Minnesota roller derby’s biggest weekend - ever.
Bout Recap: Gardas and Dolls score first blood on season’s opening night
October 19, 2011
The Garda Belts and the Dagger Dolls take the first wins as Season Eight begins at the Roy
Season Preview: MNRG: The Season Begins
October 12, 2011
…in which we tell you just what you should know about the tournament (hint: we brought home medals) and this Saturday’s season opener at the Roy.
Announcement: Minnesota RollerGirls All-Stars advance to 2011 Championships!
October 08, 2011
Join us Sunday October 9th at CAMP bar to watch the All-Stars versus Windy City as they fight for first place in the North Central Region! Game time is 5:20pm, but the 3rd place bout will be airing at 3:20pm, so arrive early if you’d like.
Announcement: We just got Surly-er!
October 07, 2011
We just got Surly-er!
Tournament Preview: The All-Stars race to Indianapolis
October 05, 2011
It’s Playoffs time! Here’s how to watch your All-Stars.
Announcement: MNRG late summer update
August 08, 2011
Catch up on the upcoming eighth home season, the All-Stars’ summer, and the two MNRG players headed to the Derby World Cup.
Bout Recap: Minnesota narrowly defeated by Philly, 101-84
August 08, 2011
Coach Dan chimes in with a brief report on this weekend’s nail biter against Philly.
Announcement: World class.
August 08, 2011
Wherein we show a little love to a couple of our players. For, you know, being awesome.
Bout PreviewsBout RecapsTournament Preview: MNRG June Update #2 - MNRG All-Stars win two at Midwest Brewhaha
June 19, 2011
Minnesota return from Milwaukee ‘s May midwest exhibition with two solid wins and one very narrow loss.
Announcement: MNRG June Update #1 - Season Eight rosters and tryouts this Sunday
June 08, 2011
Transfers, rosters, and tryouts! It’s our early roundup of everything we know about our eighth season.
Season Preview: MNRG All-Stars hit the road
May 17, 2011
New All-Stars! The road schedule! The Midwest Brewhaha…only days away! Season eight begins NOW.
Season Recap: The Wheelies 2011
May 11, 2011
Season seven winds to an end with a gala night, sashes aplenty doled out to the best of our best…and tater-tots.
Announcement: Tryouts are coming! Tryouts are coming!
May 11, 2011
Interested in being a rollergirl? Been skating and working hard for tryouts - or just found out about this and figure you’ll give it a go? Find out all you need to know for tryouts.
Bout Recap: MNRG All-Stars silence NRG Tornado Sirens, 111-95
April 03, 2011
Indianapolis took the MNRG All-Stars to the brink of defeat, only to be saved by a minute of suffocating defense in the final jam.
Bout Recap: Princes reign over Har-Mar Superstars, 69-37
April 03, 2011
The veterans take the game by denying the advance of the Har-Mar youngsters with classic blocking…and by showboating like it was 2007.
Bout Preview: Skate Invaders Preview - MNRG All-Stars v Naptown Tornado Sirens
March 28, 2011
Our All-Stars try to tame the Tornado Sirens of Indianapolis in the home season’s All-Star finale.
Bout Preview: Skate Invaders Preview - Princes v Har-Mar Megastars
March 28, 2011
It’s the season finale! The mixer: MNRG’s old guard takes on the young upstarts.
Bout Recap: Minnesota Overrules DC, 170-33
March 07, 2011
Minnesota struck quickly and steadily built an overwhelming lead against the DC Rollergirls. DC’s defensive blocking kept Minnesota from completely overrunning them, but their offensive threat could not find an opportunity to push forward.
Bout Recap: Hipsters slouch past Hunters, 77-63
March 07, 2011
The champions of the North Country almost got ‘r done, but it was the Hipsters that kept the pressure up and took it to the Hunters like a bike messenger with a U-lock.
Bout Preview: You Betcha Brawl preview
March 02, 2011
The Minnesota All-Stars host the DC Rollergirls! What’s more, forty of MNRG’s finest will be in play as the Hipsters take on the Hunters in our second round of all-league mixer bouts.
Bout Recap: MNRG All-Stars bust up Tucson, 161-52
February 07, 2011
The Saddletramps gave an early scare to the MNRG All-Stars by capturing the first two jams, but Minnesota soon powered through to put up a commanding sixty-point lead by halftime. Led by a consistent blocking staff and three standout jammers, the MNRG won by over a hundred points with not a single power jam to assist them.
Bout Recap: Babes Trample Penalized Paulas, 90-43
February 07, 2011
The blue-hued Babes run through the Paulas in the season’s first of three mixer bouts.
Bout Preview: Preview of Badges for Bruises
February 03, 2011
The MNRG All-Stars take on the Tucson Saddletramps - ranked ninth in the Western region - this Saturday while the Babes battle with the Paula Bunyans as the league serves you a mashup of the four hometeams. We’ve got the details.
Bout Recap: Minnesota Defeats Dairyland, 196-74
January 31, 2011
The Minnesota Swarm offer their field to the MNRG…and Minnesota delivers with a convincing smoosh of their longtime rivals from Madison.
Bout Preview: Seeing Double: MNRG All-Stars v Madison’s Derbyland Dolls
January 27, 2011
We’ve brought the venue…the Mad Rollin’ Dolls have brought the competition.
Bout Recap: Call it a Comeback: Rockits Retake Championship, 76-61
January 27, 2011
The perennial contenders of the MNRG intraleague get the gang back together (with some brand new faces) and pull off an upset against the newly-dangerous Dagger Dolls.
Bout Recap: Garda Belts Bust Bombshells for Third Place, 76-74
January 27, 2011
After forty minutes of the smartest blocking ever executed by the women in green, the Garda Belts held off the Atomic Bombshells’ potent jamming offensive and won a hard-fought battle for MNRG’s third-place title.
: Bout recaplet: Rockits retake the Championship, Gardas take third
January 23, 2011
Rockits 76 - Dagger Dolls 61. Garda Belts 76 - Atomic Bombshells 74. Rockits take the MNRG championship for the fourth time!
Bout Preview: Preview for Dead of Winter
January 20, 2011
It’s said that the third week in January is the single-most depressing week in the year. Certainly true in Minnesota. The cold is mighty. The sun is nowhere to be seen. Everyone’s sick. We all know there’s a long, horrid slog to spring. But the Minnesota RollerGirls are ready to help you hold off the blues this Saturday. We return to the Roy Wilkins Auditorium…and it’s time for the big dance.
Bout Recap: Rockits and Dolls victorious!
December 18, 2010
Due to the worst weather that Minnesota has seen for twenty years, the Minnesota RollerGirls delayed their third home-season bout one day to allow fans and players alike to reach the Roy in safety. On Sunday December 12th, both the barnstorming Dagger Dolls and the Rockits’ enduring threat proved successful in their march to the championship on January 22nd.
Bout Preview: Preview for Land of 10,000 Aches
December 08, 2010
The Minnesota RollerGirls have brought their home team season to the halfway point; Saturday’s third bout of the season will decide who goes forward this year to play for the league title…and who plays for third.
: Dolls hold Gardas to under forty; Rockits return in season opener
November 28, 2010
The Minnesota RollerGirls opened their home season at the legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium this past Saturday. We ...
: Bleeder of the Pack preview
November 28, 2010
The four home teams of the Minnesota RollerGirls return to the legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium this Saturday at 7:30pm.
: Dolls stab Rockits; Bombshells bust Gardas
November 28, 2010
On Saturday, November 20th, MNRG fans were treated to a rare sight at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium when the ...
Bout Recap: Dolls stab Rockits; Bombshells bust Gardas
November 24, 2010
On Saturday, November 20th, MNRG fans were treated to a rare sight at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium when the Dagger Dolls defeated the Rockits for the first time in almost five years of play, 87-43. Meanwhile, Atomic Bombshell fans had a great night as their own women in orange defeated the Garda Belts 77-43.
Bout Preview: Bleeder of the Pack preview
November 17, 2010
The four home teams of the Minnesota RollerGirls return to the legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium this Saturday at 7:30pm. The Dagger Dolls and the Rockits have each scored an early march on the trek to the finals; now the Rockits and the Dolls will play for a near-lock in the Championship bout as they meet on the flat track.
Bout Recap: Dolls hold Gardas to under forty; Rockits return in season opener
October 20, 2010
The Minnesota RollerGirls opened their home season at the legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium this past Saturday. We began this season in a different manner than previous years at the Roy. Flipping the season on its head, the home teams have hit the track first, meaning our reigning champion Atomic Bombshells took on the Rockits in their first bout as the Dagger Dolls challenged the Garda Belts.
Season Preview: Return of the RollerGirls: Season Seven preview
October 11, 2010
Only days remain before the doors of the Legendary Roy Wilkins swings open. Only days remain before the fans return, rocking the orange and red and green and pink. Only days before rookies put their newfound skills on the line. Days before the Minnesota RollerGirls begin anew the fight for the Golden Skate.
Tournament Recap: No Cinderellas Here: Minnesota’s road to the Finals (part 3)
September 29, 2010
On Day 2, a lightly-hungover, jubilant team of travelling MNRG fans began amassing for Minnesota’s next bout. Minnesota fans on Friday had consisted of friends and family of the league, the North Star Rollergirls of Minneapolis (we likewise cheered our lungs out for them in their four games), and the Twin Cities Terrors.
Tournament Recap: No Cinderellas Here; Minnesota’s road to the Finals (part 2)
September 26, 2010
“Minnesota became the biggest Cinderella since Kansas City in 2007 and Rocky Mountain last year. I knew my picks [Tank had picked us to finish last] were in trouble when I watched their 1st jam against Omaha. MNRG lost their jammer to the box and their defense would not let them score for the entire minute they didn’t have a jammer on the floor.
Tournament Recap: No Cinderellas Here; Minnesota’s road to the Finals (part 1)
September 21, 2010
The Minnesota RollerGirls defeated three of the top ten teams in the North Central Region of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) last week in Green Bay, WI. In doing so, the MNRG All-Stars booked a berth in the upcoming WFTDA Championships in November.
Bout Recap: Minnesota RollerGirls Storm Titletown
September 14, 2010
The Minnesota RollerGirls broke through heavy competition to take second in the Women’s Flat-Track Derby Association (WFTDA) North Central Regionals. Over three days of derby against four opponents, Saint Paul’s MNRG shattered the expectations of players and spectators alike and qualified to play in Chicago at WFTDA’s Championship Tournament.
Season Preview: Season Seven begins with fifteen new faces
August 26, 2010
At an undisclosed location on Thursday, August 19th, the MNRG welcomed fifteen new players to the ranks of their home teams. Of those fifteen, five came from other leagues (the Mad Rollin’ Dolls of Madison, Minneapolis’ own North Star Roller Girls, and Angel City in Los Angeles), nine players new to our sport from recruitment, and one from our own team of refs.
Announcement: Some words with Ump: the North Central Referee Clinic (August 8th)
August 15, 2010
It’s Day 2 of the North Central regional clinic on a hot August day, and it’s clear that every ref here - caravaning from every corner of the region - has been soaking in each minute of time spent together. All that focus makes them look more tired than the players, and those players are playing five of every six jams to give the refs a chance to work together.
Tournament Recap: MNRG go 2-0 in Philly
July 06, 2010
The Minnesota RollerGirls returned to competitive play this past weekend at the East Coast Derby Extravaganza in Philadelphia, PA. The ECDX has been a major gathering point for sanctioned bouts between leagues of all skill levels over the past few years.
Season Preview: Season Seven begins now
May 10, 2010
It’s time for the Season Seven news. Let’s begin with the retirements. The following players will be stepping back next season (we call it ‘going Class C’):
Announcement: The Wheelies
May 05, 2010
It’s Wheelies time! Every year our players, refs, and volunteers travel to an undisclosed location, crack open a PBR (and maybe sneak in a flask or two), and honor the best of our best for two hours of tears, cheers, and fairly awesome dresses. On May 1st we honored the following players:
Bout Recap: Atomic Bombshells go hot for the championship, 78-58
April 15, 2010
The Atomic Bombshells defeated the Rockits in a thriller of a game - a Rockitbuster, if you will - on April 3rd at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium. The Bombshells played their strategy to their utmost, summoning every resource they could muster to send their jammer to the front.
Bout Recap: Gardas outplay Dolls for 3rd, 74-45
April 15, 2010
The MNRG Garda Belts took the game to the Dagger Dolls on April 3rd in a third-place bout that was rarely in doubt. The Gardas has long had a strong presence in the pack, but the surprise in this bout was the coming-out party for Cassie Rolle and the resurgence of Angelfire as a jammer after years of injury and rehab.
Bout Recap: BOMBS AWAY; Gardas finish third (recaplet)
April 05, 2010
The Atomic Bombshells skated their way to MNRG history on April 3rd, defeating the two-time defending champion Rockits and finishing the home season undefeated. The Bombshells started well, scoring eleven unanswered points in the first four jams.
Bout Preview: Preview for Hometeam Championship 2010 pt 2
March 28, 2010
We explored the ins and outs of the April 3rd MNRG season championship in the previous article. Now our attention turns to the Garda Belts and the Dagger Dolls, who will fight it out for third place.
Bout Preview: Preview for Hometeam Championship 2010 pt 1
March 26, 2010
The Minnesota RollerGirls conclude their sixth historic season at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium on April 3, 2010. Like every other bout this season, we will bring you two matches of intense, edge-of-the-seat action…but our season’s end is special. Our top two home teams will play for the opportunity to raise the Golden Skate - our championship trophy - on the track of the Roy.
Bout Recap: Bombshells hold back Gardas 67-42
March 10, 2010
Saturday’s match between the Atomic Bombshells and Garda Belts took an unexpected turn even before the first jam had begun. L’exi-cuter could not make the match due to outside obligations. As L’exi had provided half of the Bombshells’ points over the past two jams, the Bombshells would have to up their defense and force principal jammers Mae Gusta and Venus Thightrap to further step up their own
Bout Recap: Rockits triumph over Dolls, 129-37
March 10, 2010
At this point in the history of the Minnesota RollerGirls, no one expects a player to take a swipe at a rival. Fights are basically stories that old-timers tell the rookies about from the first couple of seasons. Still…there is rivalry in the MNRG, and no two teams have a more tempestuous one than the Dagger Dolls and the Rockits.
Bout Recap: Season Six, Bout Six recaplet
March 07, 2010
Atomic Bombshells defend for the win against the Garda Belts, 67-42
Bout Preview: MNRG Hometeam Bout Three Preview
March 03, 2010
Before we start talking about these matches, a quick update from our ticket folks. Our non-Xcel/Roy/Ticketmaster outlets sold out as of Monday, but there are still plenty of tickets. However, if you know that you’re coming a little later for this bout, why not pick them up this week at the Roy Box Office (open 10-6pm) or through Ticketmaster?
Bout Preview: MNRG Finals outlook 2010: by the numbers
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.
Bout Recap: Rockits take Gardas 118-35
February 10, 2010
Sweet mercy, we sold out! Thank you to all of the fans who joined us for Saturday’s bout; we scanned 4723 tickets…but considering all of the children that come to our bouts that go unticketed, Roy staff, and MNRG volunteers, it’s very likely that the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium played host to 5,000 women, men, and children!
Bout Recap: Atomic Bombshells defeat Dagger Dolls, 63-38
February 10, 2010
Sweet mercy, we sold out! Thank you to all of the fans who joined us for Saturday’s bout; we scanned 4723 tickets…but considering all of the children that come to our bouts that go unticketed, Roy staff, and MNRG volunteers, it’s very likely that the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium played host to 5,000 women, men, and children!
Bout Preview: Season Six, Bout Two preview
February 03, 2010
On Saturday, diehard Minnesota RollerGirls fans and newcomers alike will rush the doors of the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium to watch the next step in the evolution of derby in the Land of 10,000 Lakes.
Bout Recap: Set to maximum yield, Bombshells break Rockit streak, 78-76
January 06, 2010
For many fans of the Minnesota RollerGirls, the Rockits have always been the winners. They just win; they’re the serious, hard-working, take-care-of-your-body kind of players that can tell you the ins and outs of the game as they outdrink you. If you started attending bouts in Season 4, you’ve never known anything different. On Saturday, the Rockits lost.
Bout Recap: Garda Belts beat back Dolly assault, 59-50
January 06, 2010
Last year’s bottom-ranked Dagger Dolls took on the Garda Belts, (2009 runners-up), for this first bout of the new home season. There was expectation that this would be a high-scoring game as a bevy of Dolly speedsters took on Suzie Smashbox. It really was anything but that.
Season Preview: Home Season Six Preview: Dolls and Gardas
December 31, 2009
The handmade capes, the Robber outfits, the Supervillain shirts that were tragically not for sale…they’re all gone. League mixers are the past and on Saturday, January 2nd, 2010, the Minnesota RollerGirls begin the home season. The road to the Golden Skate has been cleared, and every team awaits the first whistle on Saturday night.
Season Preview: Home Season Six preview: Atomic Bombshells and Rockits
December 31, 2009
In the first preview of the upcoming home season, we asked the captains of the Dagger Dolls and the Garda Belts about their teams. We now turn attention to the other bout on January 2nd…Rockits versus the Atomic Bombshells.
Bout Recap: Superheroes overcome Forces of Evil, 62-40
December 23, 2009
The final league mixer of the ‘09-10 season brought together the four home teams for one last mashup. The Supervillains rode into this match with an odd sort of streak going; although each team is put together in an ad-hoc sort of way, the ‘forces of evil’ had consistently beaten the good guys over the past two years of mixers at the Roy.
Bout Recap: Sioux Falls falls to Minnesota 180-44
December 23, 2009
The Sioux Falls Rollerdollz tell us that co-founders Queen Elizabitch and Pain Maker first saw roller derby live when they traveled to the Roy in October 2006. They’ve come back time and again, they’ve watched our bouts on the Internet, and our players have gone west to run one of their boot camps in South Dakota.
Bout Preview: Minnesota takes on Sioux Falls; Forces of Evil go for 5-0
December 16, 2009
December in Minnesota. The weather is bitterly cold, the music is disturbingly festive, and your Minnesota RollerGirls are preparing for the home season. But before the Roy can be decked with red, green, pink, and orange, we have one last holiday treat for you. This Saturday, the Minnesota All-Stars have invited the fightin’ Roller Dollz of Sioux Falls to challenge us on our home track.
Bout Recap: Robbers stick it to the Woman - 81-56
November 24, 2009
It was a bout of Cops and Robbers for the first match of November’s MNRG event at the Roy, and Buffy the Vampire Skater - retired ex-captain of the Atomic Bombshells - scored first blood for the bad guys against the Cop called Sweet Justice in this league mixer.
Bout Recap: Hammer Gets Nailed; MNRG 195, Hammer City 46
November 24, 2009
The MNRG all-stars treated their fans to an hour-long highlight reel on Saturday night. Minnesota’s finest took to the track and placed the The Hammer City ‘Eh! Team’ between an unrelenting jammer staff and an irrepressible defense that laid seige to most of the Canadiennes’ scorers. On a night that could yet spawn countless youtube videos, Minnesota defeated Hammer City by a point margin of 149
Bout Preview: Wheel Bite preview - Hammer time
November 17, 2009
For a team with as many miles on the track as the Minnesota RollerGirls - a league that has brought so many road teams to the Roy…where else to go but international? On Saturday the 21st of November, your hometown MNRG All-Stars take on the ‘Eh! Team’ of Hamilton, Ontario. Hammer City invades Minnesota, folks…and it’s time to see how we play against a foreign power.
Bout Recap: Devils down Angels 88-48
October 23, 2009
The Minnesota RollerGirls recruit their newest members in the heat of June. As summer’s heat passes, these recruits get drafted and begin working with the four teams…but in years past that left months before a new player would be seen at the Roy. Last year, we began running league mixers to show off the rookies and get everyone back in front of the Roy crowd from the very first bout.
Bout Recap: Minnesota takes out Carolina in season opener, 105-69
October 21, 2009
In the beginning of flat-track derby, the original, ‘v1.0’ rules of our governing body didn’t even exist. Get a player from those days over a beer, and you’ll hear about how the two teams would hash out the ruleset between them only hours before the bout was played. Minnesota and Carolina played one of the very first interleague bouts of the modern derby era at the Roy Wilkins Auditorium in Nove
Bout Preview: Carolina returns; Angels and Devils to Dance
October 13, 2009
The doors will reopen at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium for season 6 of Saint Paul’s own Minnesota RollerGirls. If you’ve been following us over the summer, you’ll know that the MNRG all-stars have been upping their game, travelling all over this nation to take on and take out our sister leagues.
Season Recap: Season six farewells
July 09, 2009
Before the sixth season begins in earnest for the Minnesota RollerGirls, we want to acknowledge several players who will not be playing next year. You’ll still see these players in the stands as they cheer on their teammates; join us in wishing them the best!
Season Recap: MNRG Spring 2009 Update
June 07, 2009
Seven weeks have passed since the Rockits retained their championship against the Garda Belts…and so with the fifth season over and done with, the women of the Minnesota RollerGirls have traded their colors for MNRG blue. What? You thought there was an off-season?
Bout Recap: Rockits Repeat! Rockits Repeat!
April 14, 2009
For a year, the Golden Skate has stood proudly in the Rockit clubhouse (somewhere, it is rumored, deep in a bunker beneath Roy Wilkins Auditorium); a testament to the hard work of recovering it from the Atomic Bombshells in 2008.
Bout Preview: Battle of the Broads preview
April 06, 2009
As the Minnesota RollerGirls prepare for the April 11th season championship and fans prepare for their last taste of derby at the Roy for five months, it’s time to take a look at the season to see what’s brought us to this moment.
: Bombshells bruise Dolls as Rockits extend streak
March 28, 2009
The teams and fans gathered at the Legendary Roy Wilkins Auditorium on March 21st with a lightness of spirit uncommon with matches of the Minnesota RollerGirls. With the season championships bouts already set in stone, fans were ready to see a fun-filled evening of derby as the four teams gave us a preview of what’s to come in April.
Bout Preview: Shamrocks & Shenanigans preview
March 18, 2009
It’s March at the Roy and - once again - it’s a great time of the year to be a fan of the Minnesota RollerGirls. With the final bouts decided for the team championship, we get to be treated to two matches that can stand alone. They don’t count towards point totals or standings or anything other than team pride.
Bout Preview: Rebout, rebout, rebout…Saturday, Saturday, Saturday
February 23, 2009
The MNRG home teams return to the Temple of Derby, the Roy Wilkins Auditorium, on February 28th for the “Circus of the Scars.” This will be a big night. You’re going to see the newly-dominant Garda Belts and the Red Menace that is the Rockits work to sew up their reservations for April’s season championships, and the other two must put their back in it to beat the odds.
Bout Preview: Derby on the 24th
January 21, 2009
When last we left our heroines, both the Garda Belts and the Rockits had gained a march on the Atomic Bombshells and the Dagger Dolls. On Saturday, the winners of the previous bout switch opponents; our Girls in Green take on the Dollies, while the Red Menace go toe-stop-to-toe-stop with Mitzi and Misfit’s Bombshells. And the opportunities are rife.
Bout Recap: A glorious mess
December 10, 2008
A lot of new blood in the Dolls. This isn’t exactly a surprise; the Dolls have welcomed some great players into the fold in the last two years, and the new crop…well, I guess we’ll see. The first looks are promising. But let me get to the Garda Belt/Atomic Bombshell game.
Upcoming Events
Other Event: Knitting for Charity
Saturday, February 25, 2012
Join the Minnesota RollerGirls as we knit and crochet hats to donate to local charities.
Other Event: Tryout Preparatory Clinic - Beginners
Sunday, February 26, 2012
Interested in being a rollergirl and new to skating? Tryouts will take place in the spring, but training should be starting now. Learn skills you can work on to prepare for tryouts at this beginners clinic.
Other Event: Tryout Preparatory Clinic - Intermediate/Advanced
Tuesday, February 28, 2012
Interested in being a rollergirl and already have some experience? Enhance your skills and learn drills you can work on to prepare for tryouts at this prep clinic.
