New York Shock Exchange
{{short description|Roller derby league}}
{{distinguish|New York Stock Exchange}}
{{Infobox roller derby league
| name = New York Shock Exchange
| logo = New York Shock Exchange.jpg
| pixels = 198px
| founded = 2006
| metro area = New York
| country = United States
| teams = Travel Team
Dow Jones Average (B-team)
Coney Island Freakshow (intraleague)
Greenwich Villains (intraleague)
Union Squares (intraleague)
| tracks = Flat
| venue = Skate Safe America, Old Bethpage, New York
| orgtype =
| url = {{url|http://www.nyshockexchange.com}}
}}
File:2011-08-13 Homicide at Shock Exchange-11.jpg
The New York Shock Exchange (NYSE) is a men's roller derby league, based in New York City. The league consists of four teams, two interleague teams and three intra-league teams.
The league was founded by Gotham Girls Roller Derby coach Jonathan R in 2006. He organized a bout against from Pioneer Valley Roller Derby and quickly gathered a team which won 109-51 in April 2007.Thomas Gerbasi, "[http://www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com/news/1160/stocks-falling-not-on-this-new-york-shock-exchange Stocks Falling? Not on this New York Shock Exchange] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111023042750/http://www.gothamgirlsrollerderby.com/news/1160/stocks-falling-not-on-this-new-york-shock-exchange |date=2011-10-23 }}", Gotham Girls Roller Derby, 9 August 2011 Later in the year, both leagues were founder members of the Men's Derby Coalition (MDC).Chelsey Pollock, "[http://www.gazettenet.com/story/242426 Flamboyant, full-contact -- and dead serious]", Hampshire Gazette, 9 August 2009 They went on to win their first 23 bouts, including the 2010 MDC Championships, before finally succumbing to the St Louis GateKeepers at the Spring Roll tournament in early 2011.Justice Feelgood Marshall, "[http://derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/10/preview_mrda_championships Preview: MRDA Championships] {{Webarchive|url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111028204209/http://derbynewsnetwork.com/2011/10/preview_mrda_championships |date=2011-10-28 }}", Derby News Network, 21 October 2011 In late 2010, National Public Radio described the Shock Exchange squad as "quite possibly the strongest men's roller derby team in the country".Jed Kim, "[https://www.npr.org/templates/story/story.php?storyId=129786521 Skating To An Arena Near You: Men's Roller Derby]", National Public Radio, 12 September 2010
During 2011, the Shock Exchange organized its bouts as doubleheaders with the women's league, the Long Island Roller Rebels, in Old Bethpage, New York. The Men's Derby Coalition became the Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA), and Shock Exchange hosted the 2011 MRDA Championships at the venue,Courtney Donahue, "[http://www.brooklyndaily.com/stories/2011/33/mm_bb_rollerderby_2011_08_19_bk.html Roller derby teams battle at the airstrip]", Brooklyn Daily successfully defending their title."{{usurped|1=[https://web.archive.org/web/20120502092525/http://www.nyshockexchange.com/uncategorized/new-york-wins-2011-mrda-championships/ NEW YORK WINS 2011 MRDA CHAMPIONSHIPS!]}}", New York Shock Exchange
In 2012, a New York Shock Exchange travel team played in the first modern intercontinental men's roller derby game as part of its "Shock the UK" tour of England.{{cite web |url=http://bloodandthundermag.com/awesome/2013/05/01/nyse-shocks-the-uk/ |title=NYSE shocks the UK! {{!}} Blood & Thunder Roller Derby Magazine |website=bloodandthundermag.com |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130503232806/http://bloodandthundermag.com/awesome/2013/05/01/nyse-shocks-the-uk |archive-date=2013-05-03}}
In 2015, the New York Shock Exchange made a history again by becoming the first men's roller derby league to send a travel team from the US to Australia and play in multiple games as part of its "Shock Down Under" tour.
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Category:Sports clubs and teams in New York City
Category:Roller derby leagues in New York (state)