Steel City Roller Derby
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| Metro area | Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2006 |
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Steel Hurtin' (A team) Steel Beamers (B team) Allegheny Avengers Mon Monsters Penn Bruisers |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena (Cheswick, PA) |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | http://www.steelcityrollerderby.org |
Steel City Roller Derby or SCRD, is a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2006, the league celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2016. Steel City is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
Steel City was founded as the "Steel City Derby Demons" in 2006, after Melanie "Busty Brawler" Gilchrist was inspired to recruit skaters for a potential roller derby team after hearing from a friend about the L.A. Derby Dolls. By early 2007, Steel City was ready to hold its first public games at BladeRunners in Harmarville, and was announced as a new member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in May 2007.
Upon its founding, Steel City had four teams, the Bitch Doctors, the Hot Metal Hellions, the Slumber Party Slashers and the Wrecking Dolls. As of 2016, SCRD features two travel teams, including the WFTDA all-star A-team, Steel Hurtin', and the B-team (formerly known as the "Blitzburgh Bombers"), Steel Beamers. Steel City also has a three team home league comprising the Allegheny Avengers, the Mon Monsters, and the Penn Bruisers.
Then-league member Jennifer "Snot Rocket Science" Gaskins was a member of Team USA at the 2011 and 2014 editions of the Roller Derby World Cup.
In 2011, Pittsburgh city councillor Natalia Rudiak sponsored a proclamation at Pittsburgh City Council that led to a declaration of September 13, 2011 as "Steel City Derby Demons Day" in recognition of the league's "community involvement, commitment to athleticism, and positive international representation of Pittsburgh".
For much of its history, Steel City played its home games, and practiced at Romp N Roll, a roller rink in Glenshaw, which was announced to be closing in late 2016. As of 2017, Steel City is holding its home events at the Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Cheswick.
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