Garden State Rollergirls
{{Short description|Roller derby league}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = Garden State Roller Derby
| founded = 2006
| dissolved =
| metro area = Newark, New Jersey
| country = United States
| logo = Garden State Roller Derby Logo.png
| pixels = 166px
| teams = Ironbound Maidens (A team)
Brick City Bruisers (B team)
Gateway Grim Reapers
Jersey City Bridge & Pummel
Northern Nightmares
| tracks = Flat
| venue = Inline Skating Club of America Roller Skating Rink
North Arlington, New Jersey
| affiliations = WFTDA
| url = {{url|https://www.gardenstaterollerderby.org}}
}}
Garden State Roller Derby is a flat track roller derby league based in Newark, New Jersey and competes at the Inline Skating Club of America in North Arlington, New Jersey. Founded in 2006,{{cite news|last1=Gorce|first1=Tammy La|title=With Names That Could Kill, Women Rev Up Roller Derby|url=https://www.nytimes.com/2008/11/09/nyregion/new-jersey/09rollernj.html|newspaper=The New York Times|access-date=24 August 2017|date=7 November 2008}} it has three home teams, the Gateway Grim Reapers, the Jersey City Bridge and Pummel, the Northern Nighmares and two travel teams, the all-star Ironbound Maidens and the B-team, the Brick City Bruisers, which compete against teams from other leagues.{{cite web|url=https://www.gardenstaterollerderby.org/about|title=ABOUT GSR|publisher=Garden State Roller Derby|accessdate=August 9, 2024}} Garden State Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).{{cite web|title=Garden State Roller Derby – WFTDA|url=https://wftda.com/wftda-leagues/garden-state-roller-derby/|website=wftda.com|publisher=WFTDA|access-date=24 August 2017}}
History
The NJ Dirty Dames was founded in March 2006 as the first roller derby league in New Jersey, and was based in Kendall Park.{{cite web|title=The Hub City Hellrazors say Goodbye to Dirty Jersey, Hello to the Garden State with Free Local Roller Derby Bout|url=http://newbrunswicklife.com/2008/05/12/the-hub-city-hellrazors-say-goodbye-to-dirty-jersey-hello-to-the-garden-state-with-free-local-roller-derby-bout/|website=New Brunswick Life|access-date=24 August 2017|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20080906115935/http://newbrunswicklife.com/2008/05/12/the-hub-city-hellrazors-say-goodbye-to-dirty-jersey-hello-to-the-garden-state-with-free-local-roller-derby-bout/|archive-date=6 September 2008|date=12 May 2008}} It merged with the Garden State Rollergirls June 1 2008, with its All Star team, the Hub City Hellrazors, initially becoming an additional intraleague team.Chanta L. Jackson, "[http://www.nj.com/newark/index.ssf/2008/05/roller_derby_leagues_unite.html Roller derby leagues to unite]", The Star-Ledger, 23 May 2008
In 2009, the league was featured in an item on CBS News.Michelle Gielan, "[https://www.cbsnews.com/news/the-return-of-roller-derby/ The Return Of Roller Derby]", CBS News, 11 February 2009 The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in September 2009,"[https://web.archive.org/web/20091116110826/http://wftda.com/leagues/apprentice Apprentice Leagues]", WFTDA [version of 16 November 2009] and became full members of the WFTDA in June 2010."[http://wftda.com/press/WFTDA-welcomes-eleven-new-members-adds-new-regions WFTDA welcomes 11 new members, adds new regions] {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110907035759/http://wftda.com/press/WFTDA-welcomes-eleven-new-members-adds-new-regions |date=September 7, 2011 }}", WFTDA, 17 June 2010 By 2010, it had around 40 skaters.Kelly Nicholaides, "[http://www.northjersey.com/arts_entertainment/90191282_Roller_derby_queens_rumble.html Garden State Roller Girls Rumble, Rock]", North Jersey Media Group, 7 April 2010
In 2020, Garden State Rollergirls rebranded as Garden State Roller Derby.
WFTDA rankings
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