Harbor_City_Roller_Dames

Harbor City Roller Derby

Harbor City Roller Derby

Roller derby league

Harbor City Roller Derby (HCRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Duluth, Minnesota. Founded in 2007, the league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues. Harbor City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

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History

Harbor City was founded as Harbor City Roller Dames in January 2007 by Melissa LaTour, known as "Ginger Suicide".[2][3] For a while, it was run by Michael and Mary Utecht,[4] but in October 2009, it became skater-owned.[2] The team hosts skate-a-thon fundraisers to raise money.[5]

Harbor City played its first full season in 2010, and sold out a 1,200-seat venue for one bout.[3] In 2024, the team played a home match at Wessman Arena, on the campus in University of Wisconsin–Superior.

The league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in October 2011,[6] and became a full member of the WFTDA in June 2013,[7] and debuted in the WFTDA Rankings on March 31, 2014, at 129 overall.[8] In August 2014, Harbor City hosted one of the WFTDA Division 2 playoff tournaments.[9]

WFTDA rankings

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References

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    "Harbor City Roller Dames – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "About Archived 2013-03-30 at the Wayback Machine", Harbor City Roller Dames
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    Don Leighton and Mike Granlund, "Roller Dames open season Saturday night at DECC", Superior Telegram, September 17, 2010
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    Rick Lubbers, "Roller derby goes legit", Duluth News-Tribune, November 24, 2008
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    Graftaas, Megan (2024-03-11). "Harbor City Roller Derby skates into a new season". WDIO.com. Retrieved 2024-05-29.
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    "WFTDA Accepts 13 Leagues into Apprentice Program Archived 2014-11-18 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA, 27 October 2011
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    "WFTDA Welcomes First Full Member Leagues in Asia and South America Archived 2013-10-04 at the Wayback Machine", 6 June 2013
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    "Rankings". WFTDA. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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    "Roller Derby Playoffs Bring Opportunity to Duluth". FOX 21 News, KQDS-DT. 17 August 2014. Archived from the original on 19 August 2014. Retrieved 18 August 2014.
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    "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  11. [11]
    "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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    "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
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