Join us THIS Saturday 6/18 in Buffalo!

CNY All Stars v. Lake Effect Furies

June 18, 2011

CNY All Stars, now 5-0 after their most recent win against Assault City (Syracuse), look to take on the Lake Effect Furies of Buffalo, NY. The Lake Effect Furies may be the CNY All Stars most challenging competition yet this season. The Lake Effect Furies were recently ranked by WFTDA as the #17 team among East Coast roller derby. According to Flat Track Stats, CNYRD is ranked #17 and Queen City #14 in the Eastern region as of this week. The bout is sure to be exciting as the two very talented teams match up for this highly anticipated event.

Doors open at 6:30 p.m. and the bout begins at 7:30 p.m. The event will be held at the Rainbow Roller Rink at 101 Oliver Street, North Tonawanda, NY 14120. Front row tickets will be sold for $20 and General admission will be $15. To buy tickets and find further information about the event go to http://www.qcrg.net/category/events/upcoming.

Sat. 6/11/2011: "Make 'Em See Stars!" Double Header @ Syracuse

Hey all you Central New York Roller Derby fans! CNYRD has another double header coming up and this time we travel to Syracuse to take on the two teams from Assault City Roller Derby (ACRD). We’d love to see our fans make the trip out to cheer us on at the Greater Baldwinsville Ice Arena on June 11^th. The address is 2725 West Entry Road, Baldwinsville, NY.

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Assault Squad v. CNY All Stars

Battery Brigade v. Rome Wreckers

CNY Roller Derby has a long established rivalry with ACRD and we are excited to have another opportunity to compete against them this year. First up the CNY All Stars will take on ACRD’s Assault Squad. So far, the CNY All Stars are undefeated for the season with an impressive 4-0 record and an average 66 point winning margin. They are looking to keep their hot streak going after their most recent win against the Ithaca Suffer Jets.

Next CNYRD’s Rome Wreckers will compete against ACRD’s Battery Brigade. This will be the Rome Wreckers’ first ever interleague (outside of our own league) bout and they are looking forward to premiering their talents in Syracuse.

Doors open at 4:30 PM, with the CNY All Star v. Assault Squad bout to begin at 5:00 PM and the Rome Wreckers v. Battery Brigade bout to follow. Advance tickets are $10 for general admission ($12 at the door). Children ages 5-12 can sit in general admission for $5 (kids under 5 get in free). Fans 18 and over can purchase advance front line seats for $20 ($22 at the door). The front line seats sold out at the last bout, so make sure to buy them early.

You can RSVP via the facebook event page to let us know you're coming. Advance tickets can be purchased online at TicketLeap.com or in person at Black Mamba Skatepark in Shoppingtown Mall. $1 from every ticket will be donated to the Make-A-Wish Foundation of Central New York.

Tuesday 5/31 8pm: Blue Collar Betties vs Utica Clubbers, friends and family bout

On Tuesday May 31st, 2011, CNYRD will host the second in a series of intraleague bouts leading up to our season championship on July 30th. This bout will be a 'Friends and Family' event. What this means is that we invite you, our friends and family, to come watch with a suggested donation at the door of $3.

There are no programs, no vendors, no halftime show, no fancy introductions etc......this is bare bones roller derby. We run it as a regulation bout in every way, and we take it very seriously, but it is not a full production event. We will have some league merchandise available for sale, and the arena will likely do light food and drink vending.

This is a great chance for you to see how the home teams stack up against each other for future games, and also a nice way to get to know your favorite players when there's not the craziness of a full bout to distract us.

There will be 6 intraleague games total, a full double round robin, and the championship game. The dates and matchups of these games are:

4/9 7pm - Rome Wreckers vs Utica Clubbers - friends and family
4/30 7pm - Utica Clubbers vs Blue Collar Betties
5/29 12pm- Utica Clubbers vs Blue Collar Betties - friends and family
6/4 6pm - Blue Collar Betties vs Rome Wreckers
6/26 12pm - Blue Collar Betties vs Rome Wreckers - friends and family
7/2 6pm - Rome Wreckers vs Utica Clubbers 7/30 8:30pm - Intraleague Championship!


This is the second match up between the Blue Collar Betties and the Utica Clubbers this season. On 4/30, these two teams played a public bout (The Icebreaker) which was the 2011 debut of the BCB's and saw the Clubbers coming off a win against the Rome Wreckers at the first friends and family event on 4/9. The BCB's won that bout 118-92, and are definitely looking to hold onto their winning record, while the Clubbers are clearly looking to avenge the loss.

New Commercial!!

CNYRD is excited to present to you our first formal video commercial. We are very pleased that the New Uptown Theater in Utica NY has agreed to sponsor CNYRD by playing our commercials in their previews to movies. We put this together as a first of many more, so keep your eyes open for more in the next few months in movie theaters, on TV, on online. Also look for an upcoming fundraiser in the next few months at the Uptown. Please support local and go see a movie or music or theater event at the New Uptown Theater and check out our commercial while you're at it!

Many thanks to our own Deadtime Story and Doc @ Doc Sinister Productions for putting this piece together. This is also you first sneak peak at the new All-Stars mascot. Enjoy!

Op Ed Column: Derby and Economic Stimulus

Many thanks to Orin Domenico (full disclosure, Mean Squeak's wonderful dad!) for writing this, and the Observer-Dispatch for printing it. There are a lot of stats to back up the idea that roller derby is a great way to bring an economic boost to smaller cities. It would be great if more areas in NY got on the train:

http://www.uticaod.com/guest/x1495159851/Guest-view-Roller-derby-could-be-economic-stimulus

Our New Floor.....

Any team or visiting skater that has skated with us at either of our seasonal practice spaces can tell you, our floors are far from great for roller derby. In recent winters, we have been on a traditional wood gym floor. As (bad) luck would have it, a very slick gym floor. In the summers, we are blessed to have JFK Arena in Rome which has a beautiful, flat, polished concrete floor. Depending on the weather, some days it is downright grippy, but the majority of the time its not.

The start of this season has been particularly slick, and we've tried everything under the sun to correct it. If there's a floor treatment, we've tried it, and with very small success. So far, the 'Traction' product sold by derby suppliers has worked best, but it's not enough.

So after saving, and members' hard work, and cutting costs, and putting our heads together with the lovely Randi Maehym, North America's (well, and a bunch of other places) rep for SkateCourt by IceCourt flooring systems, we've made a big move: Today we put the down payment on our own SkateCourt floor!!!!

We went small this time around, going with 6,468 sq ft, the bare minimum for a complete track and a 5' ref lane/crash zone. It's going to be quite the sight: A patchwork of 7 or so different colors done up derby style!

If you're not familiar with why exactly SkateCourt is the way to go for a derby floor (and trust us, it IS!), you should definitely check out their information here. Also, drop Randi a friend request on facebook using the link above for any questions you might have. The whole crew at SkateCourt has been SO amazingly helpful to us in this whole process, and we want to send a big derby THANK YOU to them.

We also cant say all of this without major thanks:
This entire move is made possible by all of the amazing skaters, refs, NSO's volunteers, sponsors, supporters, and fans of CNYRD. All of those dues paid, those tickets sold, those long hours working merch tables at events, the sponsorships donated- this represents part of the sweet payoff! We will be given the opportunity to up our game in such a big way as a result of this purchase, increase safety for our skaters, and give our fans an all around better experience.

Please check back soon for pictures of laying the new floor, and also for an upcoming fundraising drive to add to our floor. We LOVE what the Ithaca League of Women Rollers has done with their tile drive floor fundraiser , and we plan to do something similar here in CNY to help us with more flooring and to also showcase our loyal supporters beyond sponsors who are willing to give a few bucks to help us out and show their support.

WE'RE SO EXCITED!!!!!!!! Woooooo hoooooooo!!!!

June 4th: Derbyzilla Double Header!!!!

June 4^th Derbyzilla: Double Header

Utica Clubbers v. ManchVegas (NH)
Blue Collar Betties v. Rome Wreckers

Get ready for a double whammy of roller derby action! On Saturday, June 4^th Central New York Roller Derby will host a double header featuring all three of its home teams. Yes, that’s right you will get to see all your favorite CNY Roller Derby girls for the price of one ticket. It’s going to be derby-licious!

First up the Blue Collar Betties will take on the Rome Wreckers. This will be the second interleague bout of the season for both teams. The Blue Collar Betties are now 1 and 0 with an exciting win against the Utica Clubbers. The Rome Wreckers are still looking to secure a win for the season.

To round out the evening the Utica Clubbers will take on ManchVegas. ManchVegas hails from New Hampshire and will be the first out of league bout for the Utica Clubbers this season. So far, the Utica Clubbers are 1 and 1 with a big win against the Rome Wreckers and, most recently, a close loss to the Blue Collar Betties. The Utica Clubbers are hungry for another win and will be looking to take on ManchVegas with a vengeance.


As always, ages 10& under and 65& over are FREE. Advance sale tickets can be purchased online ($9), or at any of our three regular presale locations; The Tram Cafe in Utica, Cafe Domenico in Utica, and Bill's Variety in Rome ($8).

$1 of each ticket sold at the door ($10) will be donated to our 2011 season non-profit partner, the Oneida-Lewis Arc.

Look for more info coming soon about DJ, halftime show, National Anthem singers, and the afterparty.

Let us know you're coming by RSVP'ing on facebook HERE!