Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg

Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg
League logo
Metro area Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Country United States
Founded 2009
Teams Travel Team
Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg
Home Teams
Great Lakes Pirates
Half Barrel Heroes
Track type(s) Flat
Venue Rollaero Skate Center
Affiliations MRDA
Org. type 501(c)(3) NPO
Website Blitzdkrieg.com

The Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg are an all-men's flat-track roller derby league located in Milwaukee, Wisconsin. The Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg, founded in 2009, are the first all-men's roller derby league established in Wisconsin.

History

In May 2009, a few Milwaukee skaters, the core of what would become the Milwaukee Schlitzkrieg, the first men’s roller derby team in Wisconsin, traveled to Duluth, near the Minnesota border, for a mixer event with the Twin Cities Terrors.

In June 2010, copyright issues necessitated a name change, and the Blitzdkrieg was born. Thanks to the Paper Valley Roller Girls hosting a double-header event, the team was able to play its first full game, having performed only in expo games until that point. The Terrors once again travelled to play, taking another victory over the Blitzdkrieg in Appleton, Wisconsin.

The next two years were a long, slow, uphill battle. The team faced challenges in finding practice space, recruiting new members, training, and gaining exposure. But hard work and perseverance began to pay off, as new members came through the door and the city started to take notice. New strategies were tested, modified, and sometimes discarded, training plans developed, and the team traveled extensively throughout the Midwest, learning from mistakes and continually growing stronger.

December 2012 was a turning point, as the team’s application to the Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA) was unanimously approved by the member leagues, officially making the Blitzdkrieg a nationally ranked team.[1] By the end of 2013 they were ranked 29 in the MRDA 2013 End of Season Rankings.[2]

In January 2014, for the first time, the Blitzdkrieg had built up the numbers to form two home teams, Half Barrel Heroes and Great Lakes Pirates. This gave the team the ability to more easily produce events, and allows more skating time for all players, furthering their development.

Media

2014
March 7, 2014: Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg were interviewed live by Chip Brewster of the Fox 6[3] morning show, Real Milwaukee.

March 18, 2014: Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg were featured in an article on OnMilwaukee.com[4]

April 25, 2014: A bit of a history on the Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg in Express Milwaukee.com.[5]

2011
January 4, 2011: Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg members were interviewed for the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel.[6]

Home Teams

Great Lakes Pirates logo
Great Lakes Pirates
Half Barrel Heroes logo
Half Barrel Heroes

In 2014, for the first time, home teams were established - the Great Lakes Pirates and the Half Barrel Heroes. On March 29, 2014 the Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg held their first ever home team bout. The Great Lakes Pirates took the first win, with a score of 338-101 over the Half Barrel Heroes.

DateGreat Lakes PiratesHalf Barrel Heroes
2015
Feb 28110202
Apr 11161163
May 0932166
2014
Mar 29338101
Apr 27258202
May 17288157

2016 Charter Team

(as of Feb 17, 2016)

Alter-Nate8
Bombsquad0x0
Brad the Impaler100K
D-Rek50
Father Trucker00
Havok82
Hijack82
Kingpin65
Lemme Adam6
Montezuma4K
Mr. Burns235
Mr. Mojo911
Nik Shenanigans556
Rufhouse Wainwright12
Shock N Austin1101
Sir Racha110F
The Bloody BearonB33R
Vegabond94

Interleague Seasons

DateBlitzdkrieg vs.TournamentSanctionBlitzdkriegOpposing Team
2015
Jun 28Tulsa Derby MilitiaMidwest DerbyFestMRDA128262
Jun 28Tampa Bay Men's Roller DerbyMidwest DerbyFestMRDA113239
Jun 27Harm City Roller DerbyMidwest DerbyFestMRDA29292
Jun 26St. Louis B-KeepersMidwest DerbyFest129262
Jun 20Mad Rollin' Dolls160279
Jun 7BisMan BomberzMidwest BrewHaHaMRDA186318
Jun 6Cleveland GuardiansMidwest BrewHaHa39394
Jun 5Capital City HooligansMidwest BrewHaHaMRDA136244
May 23Chicago Bruise BrothersMRDA141243
Apr 28Quad Squad178235
2014
Aug 30Rock City RiotMRDA85270
Aug 30BisMan BomberzMRDA88178
Jul 19Chicago Bruise BrothersMRDA27977
Jun 29OCK Wolf PackMidwest DerbyFest137163
Jun 29Cowtown ButchersMidwest DerbyFest11068
Jun 29Capital City HooligansMidwest DerbyFest10345
Jun 27Tulsa Derby MilitiaMidwest DerbyFestMRDA188214
Jun 01Twin Cities TerrorsMidwest BrewHaHaMRDA113318
May 31Dallas DeceptionMidwest BrewHaHaMRDA125429
May 30Chicago Bruise BrothersMidwest BrewHaHaMRDA259127
2013
Aug 24Big O Roller Bros88253
Aug 24Cincinnati Battering Rams166180
Jul 20Green Bay SmackersBorder BattleMRDA170117
Jul 20Twin Cities TerrorBorder BattleMRDA116235
Jun 22Green Bay SmackersMRDA24699
May 19Carolina Wreckingballs2013 Spring RollMRDA93218
May 19Your Mom Men's Derby2013 Spring RollMRDA23447
May 17Harm City Roller Derby2013 Spring RollMRDA67327
Apr 14Sioux City Korn StalkersMRDA229242
Mar 23Chicago Bruise Brothers325180
Feb 23Cincinnati Battering Rams255310
2012
Sep 1Sioux City Korn StalkersRolling Along the River164182
Sep 1St Louis GateKeepers B-KeepersRolling Along the River61284
Aug 11Green Bay Smackers92174
Jun 23Rock City Riot60222
Jun 16Race City Rebels29311
2011
Dec 3Twin City Terrors164138
Mar 20Twin City Terrors65198
2010
Oct 23Race City RebelsRolling Along the River23155
Oct 23Rock City RiotRolling Along the River21125
Oct 23Twin City TerrorsRolling Along the River29117
Jun 26Twin City Terrors22127

Stats provided by Flat Track Stats[7]

MRDA rankings

SeasonRankingChampionship
201329[2]DNQ
201424[8]DNQ
201527[9]DNQ

Notes

  1. ↑ "MRDA Goes International With Its Six New Members". MRDA. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  2. 1 2 "MRDA Releases End of Season Rankings and 2013 Champs Seeding". MRDA. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  3. ↑ Bee, Trisha. "Did you know Milwaukee had a men's roller derby team?". WITI | Fox 6 Milwaukee. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  4. ↑ Mueller, Matt. "Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg slams men's roller derby onto the local map". OnMilwaukee.com. Retrieved 7 April 2014.
  5. ↑ "Roller Derby Isn't Just for Women Anymore". Express Milwaukee.com. Retrieved 28 April 2014.
  6. ↑ Richards, Erin (January 4, 2011). "Roller derby not just for women anymore". Milwaukee Journal. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  7. ↑ "Flat Track Stats - Milwaukee Blitzdkrieg". FlatTrackStats.com. Retrieved 8 April 2014.
  8. ↑ "MRDA Announces the Fall Ranking and the Seeding for the 2014 Championships". Men's Roller Derby Association. Retrieved 29 September 2014.
  9. ↑ "MRDA 2015 Spring Rankings". Men's Roller Derby Association. Retrieved 19 May 2015.
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