Pacific Roller Derby
League logo
Metro areaHonolulu, HI
CountryUnited States
Founded2008
TeamsHulagans (A team)
Track type(s)Flat
VenuePalama Settlement Gymnasium
Kamiloiki Community Park
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitewww.pacificrollerderby.com

Pacific Roller Derby (PRD) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Honolulu, Hawaii. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single team that plays teams from other leagues. Pacific is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

History

According to their mission statement, Pacific Roller Derby, LLC (PRD) is an O‘ahu business and amateur sports organization dedicated to playing and promoting the sport of women's flat track roller derby. Members of PRD include a diverse group of women and men serving as players, referees and support staff. PRD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and is devoted primarily to safe and healthy training for local, national and international competition. PRD strives to promote the values of sportswomanship, positive community involvement and the aloha spirit.

The league was founded in 2008,[2] and joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) the following year.[3] Since then the league has played regularly against teams from the mainland U.S.,[4] in addition to organizing the annual SK808 Tournament for locally based leagues and skaters.[5] As of 2014 the league consisted of three home teams: the Leahi Diamond Dolls, South Shore Sirens, and Tropic Thunder. Skaters were drawn from these home teams to compete in the WFTDA-chartered All-Star team The Hulagans or on The Bizznass travel B-team against other leagues.

In 2013, members of the league appeared in an episode of Hawaii Five-0, in which the girlfriend of character Steve McGarrett joins a roller derby league to search for a suspect its among members.[6]

WFTDA rankings

Pacific Roller Derby (in black) take on FoCo Girls Gone Derby at the 2011 Dust Devil tournament
Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2010 20 W[8] DNQ DNQ
2011 24 W[9] DNQ DNQ
2012 36 W[10] DNQ DNQ
2013 163 WFTDA[11] DNQ DNQ
2014 190 WFTDA[12] DNQ DNQ
2015 265 WFTDA[13] DNQ DNQ
2016 305 WFTDA[14] DNQ DNQ

References

  1. ↑ "Pacific Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  2. ↑ Lee, Carolyn (26 April 2013). "Rolling along with Pacific Roller Derby girls". Marine Corps Base Hawaii. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  3. ↑ "Our Story Archived 2012-02-18 at the Wayback Machine", Pacific Roller Derby
  4. ↑ "Roller Derby Skates Into Palama Gym", KITV, 6 September 2009
  5. ↑ "Pacific Roller Derby Welcomes Skaters for 4th Annual SK808 Tournament", Hawaii Reporter, 28 December 2011
  6. ↑ Silverstein, Stephanie (13 March 2013). "Pacific Roller Derby League, Dog Chapman to appear on 'Hawaii Five-0' episode". www.bizjournals.com. Pacific Business News. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  7. ↑ "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 2 March 2011. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  9. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 25 January 2012. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  10. ↑ "Current Rankings". WFTDA. Archived from the original on 20 March 2013. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  11. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2013 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  12. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 9 December 2017.
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