Metro area | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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Country | United States |
Founded | 2006 |
Teams | Steel Hurtin' (A team) Steel Beamers (B team) Blitzburgh Bombers (developmental team)
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Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena (Cheswick, PA) |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website |
www |
Steel City Roller Derby or SCRD, is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2006, the league celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2016. [1] Steel City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [2]
Steel City was founded as the "Steel City Derby Demons" in 2006, [3] after Natalie "Busty Brawler" Gilchrist, Pam "Suzy Sydal" Simmons, and Becky "Elsa Slam" Bauer were inspired to recruit skaters for a potential roller derby team after hearing from a friend about the L.A. Derby Dolls. [4] By early 2007, Steel City was ready to hold its first public games at BladeRunners in Harmarville, [5] and was announced as a new member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in May 2007. [6]
Upon its founding, Steel City had four teams, the Bitch Doctors, the Hot Metal Hellions, the Slumber Party Slashers and the Wrecking Dolls. [7] As of 2016, SCRD features two travel teams, including the WFTDA all-star A-team, Steel Hurtin', and the B-team (formerly known as the "Blitzburgh Bombers"), [8] Steel Beamers. Steel City also has a three team home league comprising the Allegheny Avengers, the Mon Monsters, and the Penn Bruisers. [9]
Then-league member Jennifer "Snot Rocket Science" Gaskins was a member of Team USA at the 2011 and 2014 editions of the Roller Derby World Cup. [10] [11]
In 2011, Pittsburgh city councillor Natalia Rudiak sponsored a proclamation at Pittsburgh City Council that led to a declaration of September 13, 2011 as "Steel City Derby Demons Day" in recognition of the league's "community involvement, commitment to athleticism, and positive international representation of Pittsburgh". [12] [13]
For much of its history, Steel City played its home games, and practiced at Romp N Roll, a roller rink in Glenshaw, which was announced to be closing in late 2016. [14] As of 2017 [update], Steel City is holding its home events at the Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Cheswick. [15] [16]
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After gaining WFTDA membership in 2007, Steel City first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in 2009, as the seventh seed at that year's Eastern Regional Tournament. [17] After opening the weekend with a sound defeat against Philly, Steel City bounced back with victories over the Dominion Derby Girls and DC Rollergirls to finish the weekend in seventh place. [17] In 2010, Steel City improved their Eastern Regional performance by taking the fifth-place game 151-121 over the Carolina Rollergirls, [18] and improved yet again in 2011, losing the third-place game 189-94 to Charm City to finish in fourth place. [19] At the final East Region Playoff in 2012, fifth-seeded Steel City lost their first games to Charm City and DC, but rebounded to set a then-new Playoffs record by defeating the Dutchland Rollers 476-107 to take ninth place. [20]
In 2013, the WFTDA moved to a top-40 Division system for Playoffs, and Steel City qualified at the Division 1 level for the tournament in Asheville, North Carolina, where they entered as the fifth seed and finished in fifth place with a 202-185 victory over Houston Roller Derby. [21] At the 2014 Division 1 Playoff in Evansville, Indiana, seven-seed Steel City finished in eighth place with a 184-170 loss to Toronto Roller Derby. [22] Steel City took seventh place at the 2015 Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville with a 281-134 win over Charlottesville Derby Dames, [23] and as the tenth seed in 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina, Steel City defeated Ann Arbor Derby Dimes 258-105 to finish in ninth place. [24]
Season | Final ranking [25] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2007 | NR [26] | DNQ | DNQ |
2008 | 8 E [27] | DNQ | DNQ |
2009 | 7 E [28] | 7 E [17] | DNQ |
2010 | 5 E [29] | 5 E [18] | DNQ |
2011 | 4 E [30] | 4 E [19] | DNQ |
2012 | 9 E [31] | 9 E [20] | DNQ |
2013 | 18 WFTDA [32] | 5 D1 [21] | DNQ |
2014 | 29 WFTDA [33] | 8 D1 [22] | DNQ |
2015 | 28 WFTDA [34] | 7 D1 [23] | DNQ |
2016 | 41 WFTDA [35] | 9 D1 [24] | DNQ |
2017 | 104 WFTDA [36] | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | 103 WFTDA [37] | DNQ | DNQ |
Metro area | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
---|---|
Country | United States |
Founded | 2006 |
Teams | Steel Hurtin' (A team) Steel Beamers (B team) Blitzburgh Bombers (developmental team)
|
Track type(s) | Flat |
Venue | Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena (Cheswick, PA) |
Affiliations | WFTDA |
Website |
www |
Steel City Roller Derby or SCRD, is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2006, the league celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2016. [1] Steel City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [2]
Steel City was founded as the "Steel City Derby Demons" in 2006, [3] after Natalie "Busty Brawler" Gilchrist, Pam "Suzy Sydal" Simmons, and Becky "Elsa Slam" Bauer were inspired to recruit skaters for a potential roller derby team after hearing from a friend about the L.A. Derby Dolls. [4] By early 2007, Steel City was ready to hold its first public games at BladeRunners in Harmarville, [5] and was announced as a new member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in May 2007. [6]
Upon its founding, Steel City had four teams, the Bitch Doctors, the Hot Metal Hellions, the Slumber Party Slashers and the Wrecking Dolls. [7] As of 2016, SCRD features two travel teams, including the WFTDA all-star A-team, Steel Hurtin', and the B-team (formerly known as the "Blitzburgh Bombers"), [8] Steel Beamers. Steel City also has a three team home league comprising the Allegheny Avengers, the Mon Monsters, and the Penn Bruisers. [9]
Then-league member Jennifer "Snot Rocket Science" Gaskins was a member of Team USA at the 2011 and 2014 editions of the Roller Derby World Cup. [10] [11]
In 2011, Pittsburgh city councillor Natalia Rudiak sponsored a proclamation at Pittsburgh City Council that led to a declaration of September 13, 2011 as "Steel City Derby Demons Day" in recognition of the league's "community involvement, commitment to athleticism, and positive international representation of Pittsburgh". [12] [13]
For much of its history, Steel City played its home games, and practiced at Romp N Roll, a roller rink in Glenshaw, which was announced to be closing in late 2016. [14] As of 2017 [update], Steel City is holding its home events at the Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Cheswick. [15] [16]
This section needs to be updated.(October 2023) |
After gaining WFTDA membership in 2007, Steel City first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in 2009, as the seventh seed at that year's Eastern Regional Tournament. [17] After opening the weekend with a sound defeat against Philly, Steel City bounced back with victories over the Dominion Derby Girls and DC Rollergirls to finish the weekend in seventh place. [17] In 2010, Steel City improved their Eastern Regional performance by taking the fifth-place game 151-121 over the Carolina Rollergirls, [18] and improved yet again in 2011, losing the third-place game 189-94 to Charm City to finish in fourth place. [19] At the final East Region Playoff in 2012, fifth-seeded Steel City lost their first games to Charm City and DC, but rebounded to set a then-new Playoffs record by defeating the Dutchland Rollers 476-107 to take ninth place. [20]
In 2013, the WFTDA moved to a top-40 Division system for Playoffs, and Steel City qualified at the Division 1 level for the tournament in Asheville, North Carolina, where they entered as the fifth seed and finished in fifth place with a 202-185 victory over Houston Roller Derby. [21] At the 2014 Division 1 Playoff in Evansville, Indiana, seven-seed Steel City finished in eighth place with a 184-170 loss to Toronto Roller Derby. [22] Steel City took seventh place at the 2015 Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville with a 281-134 win over Charlottesville Derby Dames, [23] and as the tenth seed in 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina, Steel City defeated Ann Arbor Derby Dimes 258-105 to finish in ninth place. [24]
Season | Final ranking [25] | Playoffs | Championship |
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2007 | NR [26] | DNQ | DNQ |
2008 | 8 E [27] | DNQ | DNQ |
2009 | 7 E [28] | 7 E [17] | DNQ |
2010 | 5 E [29] | 5 E [18] | DNQ |
2011 | 4 E [30] | 4 E [19] | DNQ |
2012 | 9 E [31] | 9 E [20] | DNQ |
2013 | 18 WFTDA [32] | 5 D1 [21] | DNQ |
2014 | 29 WFTDA [33] | 8 D1 [22] | DNQ |
2015 | 28 WFTDA [34] | 7 D1 [23] | DNQ |
2016 | 41 WFTDA [35] | 9 D1 [24] | DNQ |
2017 | 104 WFTDA [36] | DNQ | DNQ |
2018 | 103 WFTDA [37] | DNQ | DNQ |