Garden State Roller Derby (GSR) is a flat-track roller derby league based in Newark, New Jersey and competes at the Inline Skating Club of America in North Arlington, New Jersey. Founded in 2006, it has three home teams, the Gateway Grim Reapers, the Jersey City Bridge and Pummel, the Northern Nighmares and two travel teams, the all-star Ironbound Maidens and the B-team, the Brick City Bruisers, which compete against teams from other leagues. Garden State Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
History The NJ Dirty Dames were founded in March 2006 as the first roller derby league in New Jersey and was based in Kendall Park. It merged with the Garden State Rollergirls June 1st 2008 with its All Star team, the Hub City Hellrazors, initially becoming an additional intraleague team.Chanta L. Jackson, "Roller derby leagues to unite", The Star-Ledger, 23 May 2008
In 2009, the league was featured in an item on CBS News.Michelle Gielan, "The Return Of Roller Derby", CBS News, 11 February 2009 The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in September 2009,"Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 16 November 2009] and became full members of the WFTDA in June 2010."WFTDA welcomes 11 new members, adds new regions ", WFTDA, 17 June 2010 By 2010, it had around 40 skaters.Kelly Nicholaides, "Garden State Roller Girls Rumble, Rock", North Jersey Media Group, 7 April 2010
In 2020, Garden State Rollergirls rebranded as Garden State Roller Derby to promote inclusivity.
WFTDA rankings
SeasonFinal ranking"Current Rankings", WFTDAPlayoffsChampionship201127 EDNQDNQ201227 EDNQDNQ201388 WFTDADNQDNQ201492 WFTDADNQDNQ201597 WFTDADNQDNQ201696 WFTDADNQDNQ201770 WFTDADNQDNQ201875 WFTDAhttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings?r=2450DNQDNQ2019113 WFTDAhttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings?r=2841DNQDNQ2023119 NA Northeasthttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings/na-northeast?r=5176DNQDNQ2024113 NA Northeasthttps://stats.wftda.com/rankings/na-northeast?r=7199DNQDNQ
See also Roller derby in the United States Sports in Newark, New Jersey
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