Queen City Roller Derby
Queen City Roller Derby or QCRD,[1] is the flat-track roller derby league based in Buffalo, New York. Founded as Queen City Roller Derby in 2006,[2] the league is scheduled to play its fourteenth season in 2020. QCRD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[3] Since 2016, Queen City plays home games at Buffalo RiverWorks on the city's waterfront, drawing upwards of 1,000 fans to events,[4] with the home-team season typically running from January through June. The facility at RiverWorks is a private development that includes a purpose-built flat track for roller derby, and is credited for helping the league sell over 10,000 tickets in the 2016 season.[5] During the 2019 season, Queen City changed its name to Queen City Roller Derby to represent the league's inclusiveness of all people.[6]
| Metro area | Buffalo, New York |
|---|---|
| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Teams | Travel teams: Lake Effect Furies (A) Subzero Sirens (B) Home teams: Alley Kats Devil Dollies Saucies |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Buffalo RiverWorks |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Org. type | LLC |
| Website | https://www.qcrg.net/ |
Teams edit
Queen City is currently[when?] composed of three home teams: the Alley Kats, the Devil Dollies and the Saucies. The Nickel City Knockouts, who won four consecutive home team championships starting in 2012, were retired after the 2015 season. The training team is the Queen's Court. The league also brought back a B-level travel development team in 2016, named the Subzero Sirens.
QCRD has an affiliated junior roller derby league, The Queen City Junior Roller Derby which comprises two teams, The Cereal Killers and The Atomic Bettys. The juniors also have an All-Star travel team.[7]
WFTDA competition edit
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The All-Star travel team is the Lake Effect Furies. The Furies first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in 2013, as the sixth seed at the Division 2 Playoffs in Kalamazoo, Michigan, where they placed 9th.[8] In 2014, the Furies returned to Division 2 Playoffs, this time in Kitchener-Waterloo, Ontario, entering as the second seed and ultimately coming in 5th place.[9] In 2015, Queen City made their first trip to Division 1 Playoffs at Omaha, Nebraska, which included a last-jam upset victory over Toronto Roller Derby, 232-229.[10] The Furies entered the weekend as the ninth seed and improved to eighth by Sunday.[11] In 2016, Queen City returned for their second consecutive Division 1 Playoff, as the ninth seed in Vancouver, British Columbia, and finished the weekend in sixth.[12] At the 2017 Division 1 Playoff in Dallas, Queen City won their opening game against Houston Roller Derby,[13] but then lost their quarterfinal to Arch Rival Roller Derby.[14] Queen City finished their weekend with a 270-77 consolation bracket win over Wasatch Roller Derby.[15] At the 2018 WFTDA Playoffs in Atlanta, Queen City lost both its games, including a tight consolation round game to Bear City Roller Derby, 218-212.[16]
Rankings edit
| Season | Final ranking[17] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2011 | 15 E[18] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | 13 E[19] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | 48 WFTDA[20] | 9 D2[8] | DNQ |
| 2014 | 36 WFTDA[21] | 5 D2[9] | DNQ |
| 2015 | 47 WFTDA[22] | 8 D1[11] | DNQ |
| 2016 | 27 WFTDA[23] | 6 D1[12] | DNQ |
| 2017 | 18 WFTDA[24] | CR D1[15] | DNQ |
| 2018 | 24 WFTDA[25] | CR[16] | DNQ |
- CR = consolation round
References edit
- ^ "Queen City Roller Girls · Buffalo, NY". Queen City Roller Derby · Buffalo, New York. 2023-01-21. Retrieved 2023-09-11.
- ^ History
- ^ WFTDA Official Website
- ^ Kearns, Michelle (9 January 2016). "Queen City Roller Derby league debuts new chapter at the waterfront". Buffalo News. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Shepherd, Shannon (28 May 2016). "Queen City Roller Girls sell 10,000 tickets". WIVB. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Meet Queen City Roller Derby!". Queen City Roller Derby · Buffalo, New York. 13 January 2020. Retrieved 28 March 2020.
- ^ Teams
- ^ a b "August 23-25, 2013: Kalamazoo, Michigan". WFTDA. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa; Fristoe, Chelsea (14 November 2014). "Roll Call! Let's run through WFTDA D2". Derby Central. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Deadwards, Lisa (3 October 2015). "D1O: #9 Queen City Crowned Victorious Against #8 Toronto, 232-229". Derby Central. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (14 October 2015). "2015 WFTDA D1 Playoffs: Omaha Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (19 September 2016). "2016 WFTDA D1 Playoffs: Vancouver Central". Derby Central. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ Deadwards, Lisa (22 September 2017). "D1D: #6 Queen City freeze out #11 Houston, 195-104". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ "D1D: #3 Arch Rival controls #6 Queen City, 339-123". Derby Central. 24 September 2017. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b Deadwards, Lisa (25 September 2017). "D1D: #6 Queen City dominates #12 Wasatch, 270-77". Derby Central. Retrieved 4 January 2018.
- ^ a b "2018 Playoffs Atlanta Game 10: Bear City vs. Queen City – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 22 September 2018. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
- ^ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
- ^ . WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ . WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. January 2014. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. January 2015. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. January 2016. Retrieved 25 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 6 January 2017. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 5 January 2018. Retrieved 5 January 2018.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2018 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. 7 January 2019. Retrieved 17 January 2019.
External links edit
- Queen City official website
- Buffalo RiverWorks