Maine Roller Derby hosting international tournament June 8-9
Maine Roller Derby hosting international tournament June 8-9Skatecationland: the way derby should bePortland, Maine – February 5, 2024 – Maine Roller Derby (MRD) will host its first international tournament on June 8-9, 2024 at Happy Wheels in Westbrook, Maine. The tournament, called Skatecationland: the way derby should be, features Toronto Roller Derby, the Muddy River […]
Maine Roller Derby Presents 2024 Spread the Love Bout
Maine Roller Derby Presents 2024 Spread the Love Bout Portland, Maine – January 29, 2024 – Maine Roller Derby (MRD) presents the 2024 Spread the Love bout on February 10th at Happy Wheels in Westbrook. MRD’s newest skaters took the track for their first public appearance last month and are back to bout again. The […]
Maine Roller Derby Presents 2024 Freshie Debut Bout
Maine Roller Derby Presents 2024 Freshie Debut Bout Portland, Maine – January 8, 2024 – Maine Roller Derby (MRD) presents the 2024 Freshie Debut bout on January 13th at Happy Wheels in Westbrook. MRD officially drafted 28 new skaters to home teams in November. After training together since July, these Fresh Muscle skaters are ready […]
Welcome New Home Team Skaters! 2023 Fresh Muscle Draft Reveal
Welcome New Home Team Skaters! 2023 Fresh Muscle Draft Reveal Maine Roller Derby (MRD) is currently concluding its 2023 Fresh Muscle training program, and new recruits and transfer skaters were officially drafted to home teams on Monday, November 20th, at Happy Wheels in Westbrook. This marks the biggest class of Fresh Muscle MRD has ever […]
Maine Roller Derby Drafts Fresh Muscle to Home Teams
Maine Roller Derby Drafts Fresh Muscle to Home Teams Portland, Maine – November 19, 2023 – Maine Roller Derby (MRD) is currently concluding its 2023 Fresh Muscle training program, as new recruits and transfer skaters are set to be officially drafted to home teams on Monday, November 20th, at Happy Wheels in Westbrook. This marks […]
Maine Roller Derby Presents Wicked vs Good at Happy Wheels
Maine Roller Derby Presents Wicked vs Good at Happy Wheels Westbrook, Maine – October 13, 2023 – Maine Roller Derby (MRD), the state’s longest-running and largest roller derby league, is thrilled to announce their upcoming “Wicked vs Good” Bout, at Happy Wheels on October 21, 2023, at 5:00 PM. This family-friendly event promises to deliver […]
Maine Roller Derby Announces Recruitment Night on June 26th at Happy Wheels in Westbrook
Maine Roller Derby Announces Recruitment Night on June 26th at Happy Wheels in WestbrookWestbrook, Maine – June 14, 2023 – Maine Roller Derby (MRD), the state’s longest-running and largest roller derby league, is thrilled to announce its upcoming Recruitment Night on June 26th at 6:30pm. The event will take place at Happy Wheels located in […]
Team Maine at BOTAS
Maine Roller Derby is delighted to be well-represented in Team Maine at Battle of the All Stars this weekend in Hatfield, Pennsylvania! Battle of the All Stars is an annual tournament which features All Star teams representing U.S. states and Canadian provinces. The games are being streamed live by NERDerby via Twitch. Team Maine’s roster […]
Glitter Gala Awards Ceremony
Every year, Maine Roller Derby takes time to come together, celebrate and recognize growth and successes of the preceding season. Last weekend, members of Maine Roller Derby held the annual Glitter Gala at Rí Rá in Portland. The skaters listed here were recognized by their league mates for their hard work, contributions, and growth during […]
Ahoy, Ship Wreckers!
As announced earlier this year, Maine Roller Derby decided to retire the team name Calamity Janes. After several idea generating sessions and rounds of voting, the members of Maine Roller Derby selected the new team name the Ship Wreckers. We then asked long time MRD official, coach, and volunteer Ruth of All Evil, who also […]
Farewell Happy Wheels
Editor’s Note This message was delivered by Alyssa “Spry Icicle” Bergeron before the 2019 Coming Out Bout on December 14, 2019: In a Nutshell: 12.14.195:30 – 7:30 pmHappy Wheels Warm up Hi everyone, I’m Alyssa Spry Icicle Bergeron, and I’d like to share some fast facts about myself. I’ve spent a lot of time in […]
Jumpy McGee plays with Team Indigenous at Champs
Team Indigenous Rising is made up of skaters, coaches and volunteers who are Indigenous and First Nations people from throughout the Americas. Jewish Roller Derby/רולר דרבי יהודי unites the skaters, officials, and coaches of the Jewish diaspora as one team and one nation. Jumpy provided these remarks at the event: Yaateeh, my name is April, […]
Thanks for supporting Thanks-for-Giving 2019!
Maine Roller Derby held the 2019 Thanks-for-Giving bout on Saturday, November 9, and with the help of generous fans, raised $596 to support the work of Maine-Wabanaki REACH! This year, the Thanks-for-Giving bout featured Team Teal and Team Red with mixed rosters comprised of home team and travel team skaters. The Thanks-for-Giving bout is a […]
MRD Completes First Youth Skating Skills Course
Twelve skaters participated in Maine Roller Derby’s first six-week youth skating skills class, organized in collaboration with Portland Parks, Recreation and Facilities. The new skaters learned essential skating skills, played lots of games, and practiced non-contact skills that will be applicable to the sport of roller derby! MRD skaters including Jumpy Magee, Claire Le Nutz, […]
Jumpy McGee plays with Team Indigenous
Maine Roller Derby’s Jumpy McGee will be traveling to Montréal, Québec this November to play in a special exhibition bout at the 2019 International WFTDA Championships. The game, We Are Nation: A Game Without Borders, features Team Indigenous Roller Derby versus Jewish Roller Derby. Jumpy is a founding member of Team Indigenous. In 2017, Jumpy and […]
MRD Skater Major Chaos Helps Introduce New Line to Strong Athletic
Maine Roller Derby’s own Major Chaos helped inspire a new line of Strong Athletic muscle tanks and tee shirts: STONG ATHLETIC & FAT. Chaos wrote directly to Strong Athletic earlier this year with a very personal message, writing “I would love to be able to to represent the strong athletic fat girls out here in the Derby […]