Providence Roller Derby, established in 2004, is Rhode Island’s only flat-track roller derby league. As a skater-owned and operated organization all of our skaters participate in running our business and putting on exciting events for our fans.
Providence Roller Derby, 2009
Mission Statement: “Providence Roller Derby is a non-profit organization that is self-governed and dedicated to making a positive impact in the lives of our skaters and community by participating in local events and activities while working to increase recognition of women’s flat track roller derby. We strive to advance our organization by encouraging teamwork, dedication, and cultivating the individual talents and strengths of all of our members.”
BOUT LOCATION INFO: Riveters season and home team bouts will be held at the RICC. Special events including additional games and challenge bouts and will be held at Ocean Skate rink in Narragansett or the Bank of America Center in Providence.
>Rhode Island Convention Center
One Sabin Street, Providence, RI 02903
>Ocean Skate Rink Narragansett, Rhode Island 360 South Pier Road, Narragansett
Who are we?
Today’s PRD consists of three fantastic and thematic home teams. The gangsters of the Mob Squad. The daddy’s money lovin’ Old Money Honeys. The toxic athletic dynamos The Sakonnet River Roller Rats.We train them well and then send this intensity on wheels out of state. The best skaters from these teams comprise our travel teams. They scrimmage and bout with other WFTDA skaters away from home. They get ranked nationally and defend our Rhode Island pride, respectively. The no-nonsense “We Can Do It!” all star roller girls The Rhode Island Riveters, and our second in command, our stellar stingin’ B-Team The Killah Bees. Providence gives viewers a chance to see real, full contact, flat track roller derby! If you see a bout, you will experience this intensity first hand, and will know why we have skaters, refs, and volunteers from all over New England, and fans all over the world. Root for us, but be sure to see flat track roller derby any chance you get!
2006 WFTDA Map
2004-2009 As the first Women’s Flat Track Roller Derby League in New England, and the only roller derby league in Rhode Island, Providence Roller Derby is one of the original registered members of the WFTDA. PRD was born in 2004 when Sarah “Doom” Kingan #4.0, a Brown University alumni, returned from Tuscon Roller Derby while on an internship in Arizona and fell in love with the game! Back in 2004, there weren’t too many leagues around us, but now, in 2009, that’s a different story. There are now local leagues like Maine Roller Derby, Boston Derby Dames, Connecticut Roller Girls, and New Hampshire’s “Skate Free or Die.” The number of registered WFTDA leagues just keeps growing, and we love that! Especially since it gives us an increasing number of teams to “bout” against!
2009 WFTDA Map
