The Denali Destroyer Dolls (DDD) is a women's flat track
roller derby league based in
Wasilla, Alaska
Wasilla ( Dena'ina: ''Benteh'') is a city in Matanuska-Susitna Borough, United States and the fourth-largest city in Alaska. It is located on the northern point of Cook Inlet in the Matanuska-Susitna Valley of the southcentral part of the ...
. Founded in 2010, the league consists of a single team, which competes against teams from other leagues.
The league was founded in July 2010 and played its first season in 2012/13, winning a majority of its eight bouts. It works closely with a
junior roller derby
Junior roller derby is the sport of roller derby, modified for children and adolescents up to 18 years of age. The sport is played in both modified-contact, known as "positional blocking," and full-contact approaches, to facilitate safety across ...
league, the Valley Vixens, and has been involved in a variety of local events, including a bra-related art exhibition.
Denali was accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice is the program affiliate of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). In operation from 2009 until early 2019, the Apprentice Program served to onboard new member leagues into the WFTDA. ...
Program in October 2012,
[22 Leagues Join WFTDA Apprentice Program]
", WFTDA, 18 October 2012 and it became a full WFTDA member in September 2013.
Since that time, the league never earned a ranked position within the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Rankings Rankings for the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) are used to determine placement in overall standings (rather than win–loss record) and also to determine seedings at WFTDA Playoffs. Achieving high rankings is also a goal for teams ai ...
and is not currently a member of the WFTDA.
Skater Kandi Koated was voted onto the Alaska All-Star Team Roster list in 2013.
Skater and Trainer Athena Latina was voted onto the Alaska All-Star Team Roster list in 2013, and became the first skater to be voted as the Top Coach as well as being on the All-Star Team roster.
References
2010 establishments in Alaska
Roller derby leagues established in 2010
Roller derby leagues in Alaska
Wasilla, Alaska
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3
Former Women's Flat Track Derby Association leagues
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