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Wednesday, September 21, 2011
Win tickets to our bout this weekend from Nippertown!
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Tuesday, September 20, 2011
Bring goods to the bout this weekend and get $2 off at the door
For each bout, the Hellions donate a portion of their proceeds to charity. The September 24 bout against Maine Roller Derby will benefit the recent flood victims in Schoarie County.
The Hellions are also hoping that their fans will lend a hand to those affected by Hurricane Irene by bringing and donating the following items:
Fans bringing items to donate will receive $2 off door ticket price.
The Hellions are also hoping that their fans will lend a hand to those affected by Hurricane Irene by bringing and donating the following items:
- non-perishable food items
- personal hygiene items
- baby items
- cleaning supplies
Fans bringing items to donate will receive $2 off door ticket price.
Sunday, September 18, 2011
Eastern Region Play-offs: Nightmare on 95 Day 1
In the first game of the tournament, the Dutchland Derby Rollers took on our friends from Maine Roller Derby (we're playing their B team next week!). I think it was a surprise to a lot of people, but Team USA rostered skater, V-Diva, recently transferred to DDR from Lehigh Valley. Maine did well but Dutchland took the win- their next bout would've been against Gotham (#1 tournament seed) later in the day - except they chose to forfeit. Read about that over on derbynewsnetwork or pretty much any facebook wall of someone related to roller derby.
The London vs Carolina game was one I had been looking forward to. I saw London play Providence Roller Derby, and I thought they were pretty great! Last year at Regionals (back when it was "Regionals"), Carolina played Montreal, winning by only a couple points. In my mind, this was sort of an international rematch for Carolina.
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| Carolina literally facing of vs London |
Carolina interesting strategy of starting facing the jammers. From the crowd, it seemed intimidating. I'm curious about this strategy - I'm sure we'll be hearing about it.
The final score was London 160 - Carolina 67.
Montreal vs. Steel City
So, first of all you had to wonder - is the whole league wearing unitards under their jerseys, like the coaches? Or are those just pants?
This was a low scoring game for the first 10 minutes, with a score of score 16 Steel - 6 Montreal. Steel inched up to about at 25 point lead, but in the final jams of the period, Montreal nearly shortened the gap to 49-41 - still a quite low scoring game.
Soon into the second period, we saw the first 1 point lead change. Midway into period two, the Steel City jammer was unable to take advantage of a powerjam due to what appeared to be an equipment malfunction seconds into the jam. A minute passed as she attempted to adjust her kneepad (?) and shortly the Montreal jammer was back on the track.
Steel City's defense endeavored to be ruthless: with big girls Athena and Bonecrusher in the back of the pack, it was nearly impossible to get around them. I'd like to rephrase myself and say that they were big girls... with incredible endurance and jammer stopping hits. By the end of the period, Steel regained the lead and took the game 134 - 88.
Thursday, September 15, 2011
Catching up on bout recaps: Hellions of Troy vs. Garden State Rollergirls 8/6/11
Last month we had a rematch against Garden State Rollergirls Brick City Bruisers. We played them back in May, which might have been one of my favorite road trips of the Spring.
The final score of the bout was 154 Hellions - 98 Garden State.
You can check out videos from the bout here: http://www.youtube.com/user/HellionsOfTroy#p/u/12/yy1I31dgdF8 thanks to Space Chalky!
You can read Baby Nuclear's recap here: http://blog.timesunion.com/rollerderby/cat-fight-re-cap/4229/
Lastly, check out some photos from Rob Gierthy!
The final score of the bout was 154 Hellions - 98 Garden State.
You can check out videos from the bout here: http://www.youtube.com/user/HellionsOfTroy#p/u/12/yy1I31dgdF8 thanks to Space Chalky!
You can read Baby Nuclear's recap here: http://blog.timesunion.com/rollerderby/cat-fight-re-cap/4229/
Lastly, check out some photos from Rob Gierthy!
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| Kitty getting through with help from Sally Mae. |
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| Awesome elevator door by Epic Kate-tastrophe and Valerie Valkyrie. |
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| Mathundra Storm doing what she does best - blocking jammers! |
Empire Skate Showdown Recap Part 2
Read Part 1 about our games at Empire Skate Showdown here: http://hellionsoftroy.blogspot.com/2011/09/empire-skate-showdown-recap-part-1.html
After winning our first two games, we secured a spot in the quarter finals, where we faced Central New York Roller Derby, who had also won their first two games.
The Hellions have worked closely with CNYRD in the past two years, making it a meaningful bout for both leagues. CNYRD opened the bout strong by scoring over 25 in the initial minutes of the game, which we were not able to make up for over the remainder of bout. The game ended with a final score of 86 - 32 and hugs shared between both teams.
Our first loss of the tournament sent the us down to the lower bracket, where they would face the Wall Street Traitors (New York, NY), who had faced one loss earlier in the tournament, to the Ithaca League of Women Rollers (Ithaca, NY).
The Traitors, who ended on top at last year's tournament, are part of New York's premier roller derby league, the Gotham Girls, who are currently ranked number one in the Eastern region of the Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (WFTDA).
Hellions vs. Traitors was the fifteenth game of the day, the fourth for the both teams, taking place eight hours after the first game of the tournament. It was apparent that both leagues were fatigued, but the Hellions opened strong to keep pace with their opponents in the initial minutes of the game. Never giving up, the Hellions continued to push themselves harder than ever, but were unable to keep up with the might of the Wall Street Traitors.
The final score of the game was 23 Hellions to 115 Traitors, but this loss placed the Hellions in third place of the tournament overall. The Traitors went on to face Central New York in the final match up of the day, where they ultimately secured the win. Central New York placed second in the tournament overall.
After placing last in the 2010 tournament, the we are extremely proud to have earned a space at the top this year. So far in 2011, the Hellions have a record of 8 wins and 4 losses to various teams in the eastern United States. We attribute our success this year to quality recruiting efforts, the hard work of our coaching staff, and the dedication of our players.
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| Reading our pre-bout team poem, "There Are My Skates" Photo by Sean Hale/Hale Yeah |
After winning our first two games, we secured a spot in the quarter finals, where we faced Central New York Roller Derby, who had also won their first two games.
The Hellions have worked closely with CNYRD in the past two years, making it a meaningful bout for both leagues. CNYRD opened the bout strong by scoring over 25 in the initial minutes of the game, which we were not able to make up for over the remainder of bout. The game ended with a final score of 86 - 32 and hugs shared between both teams.
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| Taking advantage of a power jam. Photo by Sean Hale/Hale Yeah |
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| Baby Nuclear sneaking by Slay West Photo by Hazmatt |
The Traitors, who ended on top at last year's tournament, are part of New York's premier roller derby league, the Gotham Girls, who are currently ranked number one in the Eastern region of the Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (WFTDA).
Hellions vs. Traitors was the fifteenth game of the day, the fourth for the both teams, taking place eight hours after the first game of the tournament. It was apparent that both leagues were fatigued, but the Hellions opened strong to keep pace with their opponents in the initial minutes of the game. Never giving up, the Hellions continued to push themselves harder than ever, but were unable to keep up with the might of the Wall Street Traitors.
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| Solid hit from a Wall Street Traitors player. I want to learn to hit like that! Photo by Luna Obscura |
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| Hellions manage to trap the WST jammer. For a few seconds anyway. Photo by Hazmatt |
The final score of the game was 23 Hellions to 115 Traitors, but this loss placed the Hellions in third place of the tournament overall. The Traitors went on to face Central New York in the final match up of the day, where they ultimately secured the win. Central New York placed second in the tournament overall.
After placing last in the 2010 tournament, the we are extremely proud to have earned a space at the top this year. So far in 2011, the Hellions have a record of 8 wins and 4 losses to various teams in the eastern United States. We attribute our success this year to quality recruiting efforts, the hard work of our coaching staff, and the dedication of our players.
Wednesday, September 14, 2011
Derbylove
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| www.nataliedee.com |
Of course I'd seen Bane from afar at Regional Playoffs and on DNN, but most recently I had the pleasure of chatting with him post-bout and at the parking-lot-PBR-after-party on Sunday night. He's really just terrific, and his words in this article complete solidify my positive opinion of him.
If you love derby, then check out Bane-Ana's article on Derbylife.com: Compensation.
Tuesday, September 13, 2011
Two tickets for the price of one - today only!
Hellions of Troy next bout: Saturday, September 24.
Sunday, September 11, 2011
Empire Skate Showdown recap - part 1
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| Photo by Hazmatt |
Double elimination meant that one loss would send a team down to the losers bracket, still with a chance to win the rest of their games to still come in on top. A second loss could mean elimination from the tournament.
The Hellions scored their first win over the Hudson Valley Horrors (Kingston, NY) with a score of 67 - 40. The game started off fast. Like....insanely fast. The first couple jams it seemed that both teams want to use a strategy of racing the pack. This couldn't be maintained by either team, which slowed the pace of the jams down (which also works!)
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| Photo by Sean Hale/Hale Yeah |
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| Taking advantage of a power jam. Photo by Sean Hale/Hale Yeah. |
Two wins secured a spot in the quarter finals, where the Hellions faced Central New York Roller Derby (CNYRD), from Utica, NY...
Stay tuned for Part 2!
Friday, September 9, 2011
Next bout: Saturday, September 24
Time for a rematch! In June 2010, the Hellions traveled to Portland, ME for an epic weekend of fun and good old fashioned roller derby. I also jammed for the first time in this bout (and scored 4 points!) Read the bout recap here: http://hellionsoftroy.blogspot.com/2010/06/maine-bout-recap.html
The final score from this game was 157 Maine - 85 Hellions, so we're eager for this rematch. A year has gone by and our players have gained a lot of experience.
We're excited for this rematch!
Coming to the bout? Say so on Facebook.
Buy your advance tickets here: tinyurl.com/hotvmaine
As always, look for our ad in Metroland the week of the bout (9/22 edition)!
The final score from this game was 157 Maine - 85 Hellions, so we're eager for this rematch. A year has gone by and our players have gained a lot of experience.
We're excited for this rematch!
Coming to the bout? Say so on Facebook.
Buy your advance tickets here: tinyurl.com/hotvmaine
As always, look for our ad in Metroland the week of the bout (9/22 edition)!
Wednesday, September 7, 2011
Short Temper! Go away! Leave me alone!
At one of our bouts, we had a sign table where we let kids make signs for the skaters. It was cute and fun! I think the sign I got is hilarious. I've never taken my name so literally before.
This sign now resides on the bookshelf outside of my cubicle at work. Every time I look at it, I crack up.
Speaking of work, my coworker sent me this comic a while ago. Hah.
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