Slaughterhouse Derby Girls is a women's flat track
roller derby league based in
Greeley, Colorado
Greeley is the List of municipalities in Colorado#Home rule municipality, home rule municipality city that is the county seat and the List of municipalities in Colorado, most populous municipality of Weld County, Colorado, Weld County, Colorado, ...
. Founded in 2007, the league currently consists of three home teams, and two mixed teams which compete against teams from other leagues. Slaughterhouse is a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...
(WFTDA).
History
The league was founded in November 2007 by "RollaRella", who had previously skated with
FoCo Girls Gone Derby, and played its first bout in May 2008. In October, it opened its own rink, known as "The Kill Floor", and described by the ''
Fort Collins Coloradoan
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History
Founded by Joseph L. McClell ...
'' as having a "chilling underground ambiance".
Slaughterhouse was accepted as a member of the
Women's Flat Track Derby Association
The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) is the international governing body for the sport of women's flat track roller derby, and association of leagues around the world. The organization was founded in April 2004 as the United Leagues Co ...
early in 2009. Since 2011, the league has hosted the Mayday Mayhem invitational tournament.
WFTDA rankings
References
Greeley, Colorado
Roller derby leagues established in 2007
Roller derby leagues in Colorado
Women's Flat Track Derby Association Division 3
2007 establishments in Colorado
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