Central New York Roller Derby (CNYRD) is a women's flat-track roller derby league in

Utica, New York Utica () is a city in the Mohawk Valley and the county seat of Oneida County, New York, United States. The tenth-most-populous city in New York State, its population was 65,283 in the 2020 U.S. Census. Located on the Mohawk River at the ...

. Organized in late 2007, Central New York 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

In September 2009 the league was accepted into the Apprentice Program of the

(WFTDA), and in September 2010 they were accepted as a full member league. As of January 2011 the league had over 70 skaters who skated on three home teams, the Utica Clubbers, the Rome Wreckers, and the Blue Collar Betties. The best of those three home teams competed on the CNY All-Stars travel team, which competes for rankings in the WFTDA. The league has a B level team as well, the Wonder Brawlers, introduced in 2012. In February 2012, the league's practice facility in Utica, SportsPlx, burned down, destroying much of the league's stored equipment and gear. Community fundraising, including a fashion show hosted at the Hamilton Center for the Arts helped get the organization back on its feet. Starting in 2015, Central New York has hosted the now-annual Siege of CNY tournament, bringing in teams from as far away as Canada and England.

WFTDA rankings

References

{{New York Sports Roller derby leagues established in 2007 Roller derby leagues in New York (state) Rome, New York Central New York 2007 establishments in New York (state) Women's sports in New York (state)