Metro area Cleveland, Ohio Founded 2006 | Country United States Track type(s) Flat | |
Teams Travel teams:
Burning River All-Stars (team A)
Burning River Hazmat Crew (team B)
Home teams:
Cleveland Steamers
Hard Knockers
Hellbombers
Rolling Pin-Ups
Farm team:
Pyromaniacs Venue CE Orr Arena, Euclid OH (Spring)
Ohio Nets Sports Complex, Parma OH (Autumn) | ||
Burning River Roller Derby or BRRD, are a women's flat-track roller derby league based in Cleveland, Ohio. BRRD is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).
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League structure
Burning River Roller Derby was started as Burning River Roller Girls in 2006, and joined the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in December 2007.
The BRRD league has three travel teams that play against other cities and countries, world-wide. These teams consist of an A, B and C team. The A team, "Burning River All-Stars", plays WFTDA-sanctioned games. The B team, "Burning River Hazmat Crew", plays competitive regional games, and the C team, "Burning River Pyromaniacs", plays very close, regional games. In the past, BRRD had four home teams who would play against each other in league play, the Cleveland Steamers, the Hard Knockers, the HellBombers, and the Rolling Pin-Ups. The Pyromaniacs were a "farm team" comprising the league's newest members before they were drafted to home teams.
In early 2015, Burning River announced the change of the league name from Burning River Roller Girls to Burning River Roller Derby, to place less emphasis on gender and better reflect its members.
WFTDA rankings
In 2013 the WFTDA switched from a Region-based playoff system to a Division-based playoff system. Burning River was placed in Division 2 based on rankings.
In August 2015, Burning River will host a WFTDA Division 2 playoff tournament.