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, […]
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, […]
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 […]
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: […]
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 […]
Maine Roller Derby retires Calamity Janes team name
Friends, Family, and Fans, we wanted to talk today about an important change coming for Maine Roller Derby’s Home Team Season. As we know, our state is taking the lead […]
2019 MRD Travel Team
On January 16, 2019 Maine Roller Derby held try-outs for travel team skaters. Maine Roller Derby’s top skaters make up the Maine Roller Derby Travel Team. These players form two […]
Glitter Gala Awards
Every year, Maine Roller Derby celebrates growth and successes with a celebratory party and awards. These awards are voted on by league members and presented at the annual Glitter Gala. […]
Thanks-for-Giving Bout 2018!
Maine Roller Derby held the 2018 Thanks-for-Giving bout on November 17, and with the help of generous fans, raised $914.40 to support the work of the Maine Coalition Against Sexual Assault! This […]
MRD skater will donate kidney to fellow roller derby skater
Roller derby skaters sacrifice their bodies for the sport, but one of Maine Roller Derby’s skaters will take that to a whole new level. Ali Kiger, also known as Otter […]
Maine Roller Derby at the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup
Maine Roller Derby was recently well-represented in the Roller Derby World Cup in Manchester, U.K. which took place from February 1 to 4, 2018. After months of training skaters, officials, and […]
MRD Featured in Salt Documentary Student Projects
During the fall term, two students from the Salt Institute for Documentary Studies at the Maine College of Art were regular fixtures at Maine Roller Derby practices and events. Alix […]
Port Authorities 237, Green Mountain 144
MRD Port Authorities vs. Green Mountain Roller Derby | March 11, 2017 | Happy Wheels Skate Center, Portland, ME | Bout Recap by: Assassin On Saturday, March 11th, Maine Roller Derby’s Port […]
Help MRD Preserve Skating in Southern Maine!
Help MRD Preserve Skating in Southern Maine! Roller skating is a valuable activity, and roller derby (especially Maine Roller Derby!) is awesome. Other local leagues (Resurgam Roller Derby, Casco Bay […]
MRD Holds First Home Teams Draft Night
Our first ever Home Team Draft Night took place on Wednesday, December 2, 2015. Each new skater was given a gift to open, revealing a new uniform shirt for the […]
Maine Roller Derby donated $1,640 to Preble Street: Thank you fans!
Maine Roller Derby donated $1,640 to Preble Street after a very successful Thanks For Giving bout. The large donation — in addition to some clothing — was all possible because […]
Maine Roller Derby becomes a 501c3 nonprofit
Maine Roller Derby recently became a 501c3 nonprofit. The league has a long, long history of donating any profits to other local charities, such as Preble Street, which was the […]
Fresh Muscle Training has Begun!
Monday July 6th kicked off the beginning of our new recruits’ journey towards becoming full fledged, hard-hitting, scrimmage-ready athletes of our league. It was so much fun and probably the warmest […]