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league based in

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. The league was founded in 2007 by Chuck“Hollywood Hendrick, and consists of a two teams, The Puget Sound Outcasts and the Puget Sound Castaways which plays teams from other leagues. For Puget Sound's first two years, they primarily exhibited their skills during the half-time break in bouts by local women's leagues.Julie Fergus,
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'', 18 July 2011 In 2008, they organised "Throwdown in the Sound", described by the ''

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'' as "the first serious attempt at a men's flat-track tournament".Justice Feelgood Marshall,
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'', 21 October 2011 By 2009, they engaged with the Men's Derby Coalition, then consisting entirely of leagues on the east coast of the

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. They joined in July 2010, becoming the coalition's fifth league. The Coalition subsequently became the

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(MRDA), and Puget Sound were seeded fourth for their 2011 Championship. However, they defeated top seeds the St. Louis GateKeepers to reach the final, where they lost narrowly to the New York Shock Exchange. Notable Puget Sound skaters included

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References

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