Minnesota ROKKR

The Minnesota ROKKR (stylized as Minnesota RØKKR) is an American professional Call of Duty League (CDL) esports team based in Minneapolis, Minnesota. The ROKKR is owned by WISE Ventures, a private investments fund owned by the Wilf family, the owners of the Minnesota Vikings, along with Gary Vaynerchuk, who takes an active role in representing the team.[1]

Minnesota RØKKR
FoundedJuly 01, 2019
LeagueCall of Duty League
Team historyMinnesota RØKKR
(2019–present)
Colors              
Parent groupWISE Ventures
WebsiteOfficial website
Current season

History

On July 1, 2019, Minnesota was announced as one of the twelve cities owning a spot in the CDL.[2] On October 29, 2019, Minnesota announced their branding as the Minnesota ROKKR, Brett Diamond COO of WISE Ventures explained they were going for a norse mythology theme.[3] In Old Norse dialect røkkr translates to twilight and can also be linked to Ragnarök.

Current roster
Minnesota RØKKR roster
PlayersCoaches
HandleNameNationalityPrevious team
Alexx  Carpenter, Alex   England  Team Reciprocity 
Asim  Asim, Obaid   Canada  FaZe Clan 
Assault  Garcia, Adam   United States  Team Envy 
Exceed (S,L,TW)  Stockdale, Kaden   United States  Team Envy 
GodRX  Brown, Adam   United States  Enigma6 
SiLLY  Palmer, Justin   United States  Team Envy 
TTinyy (S,L,TW)  Robinson, Devin   United States  Rebel Esports 
Head coach
  • Brian "Saintt" Baroska
Assistant coach(es)
  • Jacob "REPPIN" Trobaugh
Legend
  • (S) Substitute
  • (TW) Two-way player
  • (I) Inactive
  • (SS) Suspended
  • (L) On loan
  • Injury/Illness

Latest roster transaction: October 24, 2019.

References
  1. "How the Minnesota Vikings Owners Are Approaching Their Call of Duty Franchise". The Esports Observer｜the world’s leading source for essential esports business news and insights. August 23, 2019. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  2. "Announcement: LOS ANGELES AND MINNESOTA JOIN NEW CALL OF DUTY ESPORTS LEAGUE". blog.activision.com. Retrieved January 27, 2020.
  3. Edmonds, Nathan (October 29, 2019). "Brett Diamond explains branding of the Minnesota RØKKR". Esports Insider. Retrieved January 28, 2020.
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