North Star Roller Derby (NSRD) is a non-profit women's flat track roller derby league based in

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, Minnesota. North Star plays its home games at the

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, and is a member of the

Women's Flat Track Derby Association The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...

(WFTDA). In June 2017, the league announced it had updated its name from "North Star Roller Girls" to "North Star Roller Derby".

Organization and teams

North Star Roller Derby was formed in June 2006 from the former TC Rollers organization. North Star is a

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(LLC), formed pursuant to the laws of the State of Minnesota. Skaters are not paid to play, and referees, announcers, and support staff are all volunteers. North Star is committed to partnering with local businesses and charitable organizations in an effort to strengthen and support the community at large. North Star Roller Derby has four home teams: the Banger Sisters, Delta Delta Di, Kilmores, and the Violent Femmes. North Star also fields two traveling teams which compete against teams from other leagues, the Supernovas and the Northern Lights, composed of skaters from all four league teams.

2015-2016 home season results

2013-2014 home season results

2012-2013 home season results

2013 interleague season results

North Star Roller Derby supports two interleague travel teams. The WFTDA Charter team, the Supernovas, bout to maintain eligibility for WFTDA rankings and tournaments. The B-team, the Northern Lights, competes against other B-level teams in bouts and tournaments that maintain and support athletic development although they do not count for rankings. Both travel teams work and train together. Additional game records and stats are available at Flat Track Stats. Additional game records and stats are available at Flat Track Stats.

WFTDA competition

In sanctioned WFTDA play, North Star is represented by the Supernovas. North Star first competed at WFTDA Playoffs at the 2009

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, entering as the eighth seed and finishing in fifth place with an 85-43 victory over

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from St. Louis. In 2010, North Star returned to the regional playoff as the sixth seed, and finished in seventh place, capped by a 138-84 win over the

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of Milwaukee.

Rankings

WFTDA Member leagues are

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internationally. Leagues are ranked six times per year, on a bi-monthly basis.

References

External links

North Star Roller Derby
- North Star Roller Derby official website
North Star Roller Girls PBWorks
- Archives - Rosters, Results {{Minnesota Sports Roller derby leagues established in 2006 Sports in Minneapolis Women's sports in the United States Roller derby leagues in Minnesota 2006 establishments in Minnesota