Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby (BHRD) is a roller derby league based in Bloomington, Indiana, United States. Founded in 2006, but has since disbanded in 2019.[1]
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| Metro area | Bloomington, Indiana |
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| Country | United States |
| Founded | 2006 |
| Teams | Flatliners (A team) Code Blue Assassins (B team) |
| Track type(s) | Flat |
| Venue | Frank Southern Ice Arena |
| Affiliations | WFTDA |
| Website | bleedingheartlandrollerderby |
History
editThe league played its first home bout in August 2007.[2] Founded as "Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls", the league rebranded in 2014[3] as Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby, to "more accurately reflect the composition of our organization", as noted in an announcement on their official Facebook page.[4]
WFTDA play
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The league was accepted as a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association in December 2008.[5] It competed in the 2010 Spring Roll event, hosted by the Fort Wayne Derby Girls.[6] Bleeding Heartland initially had a losing record,[6] and finished both the 2009 and 2010 seasons ranked in 16th place in the North Central Region, but rose to 13th over the course of 2011.
In 2013, Bleeding Heartland qualified for the WFTDA Division 1 Playoffs for the first time, ultimately finishing the Fort Wayne tournament in 10th place.[7]
Rankings
edit| Season | Final ranking[8] | Playoffs | Championship |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2009 | 16 NC | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2010 | 16 NC | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2011 | 13 NC | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2012 | 11 NC[9] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2013 | 41 WFTDA[10] | 10 D1[7] | DNQ |
| 2014 | 102 WFTDA [11] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2015 | 184 WFTDA [12] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2016 | 198 WFTDA[13] | DNQ | DNQ |
| 2017 | 248 WFTDA[14] | DNQ | DNQ |
References
edit- ^ "Bleeding Heartland Roller Derby – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ Dan Coleman, "Women’s roller derby team has home debut game tonight", Bloomington Herald-Times, 4 August 2007
- ^ Deadwards, Lisa (20 March 2015). "February Follow Up". Derby Central. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Local Roller Derby League Makes It Official!", BHRG, 23 December 2008
- ^ a b Justice Feelgood Marshall, "Preview: Spring Roll 2010 Archived November 16, 2010, at the Wayback Machine", Derby News Network, 7 May 2010
- ^ a b "2013 WFTDA D1 Playoffs - Fort Wayne: Grand Raggidy Roller Girls VS Bleeding Heartland Rollergirls". WFTDA. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Current Rankings Archived 2010-04-30 at the Wayback Machine", WFTDA
- ^ "Rankings: February 28, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2013". WFTDA. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2014". WFTDA. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2015". WFTDA. Retrieved 18 November 2016.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 13 May 2017.
- ^ "Rankings: December 31, 2017 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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