Denver Roller Dolls
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| Metro area | Denver, CO |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2005 |
| Teams |
Mile High Club (WFTDA A team) Bruising Altitude (B team) Standbys (C team) Bad Apples Green Barrettes Shotgun Betties Orange Crushers |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | The Glitterdome 3600 Wynkoop Street Denver CO 80216 |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Org. type | 501(c)3 |
| Website | http://www.denverrollerderby.org |
Denver Roller Derby (DRD) is a flat-track roller derby league based in Denver, Colorado. The league was founded in December 2005. Denver Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), joining in December 2007 as Denver Roller Dolls. In January 2015, the league changed its name to Denver Roller Derby.
The Denver Roller Derby league is composed of four home teams: the Bad Apples, the Green Barrettes, the Shotgun Betties, and the Orange Crushers.
The Mile High Club is the league's primary all-star team for inter-league competition and is composed of skaters from the four home teams. Bruising Altitude, a second travel team for up-and-coming stars, was formed in 2009. These teams compete against other WFTDA and non-WFTDA leagues across the United States. The Stand-bys is a newly formed traveling C team (added 2014).
The Mile High Club began the 2009 season as victors at the Four Corner Feud, a western United States invitational tournament held February 21–22 in Colorado Springs, Colorado. The team's skaters "prov[ed] themselves as the fastest-rising force in Western derby." Other leagues competing in the tournament were Tucson Roller Derby, the Pikes Peak Derby Dames, Arizona Roller Derby, Duke City Derby, and the Rocky Mountain Rollergirls.
The season opener for the home teams was March 28, 2009 and the season culminated in the league championships, which saw the newly reformed Shotgun Betties beat the reigning champions the Bad Apples.
On January 21, 2010, the Denver Roller Dolls announced a partnership with Kroenke Sports Enterprises and AEG Live Rocky Mountains. The partnership included establishing the 1STBANK Center in Broomfield, Colorado, as the league's dedicated home venue for 2010.
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