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name	Steel City Roller Derby| founded = 2006| dissolved =| metro area = Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania| country = United States| logo = New Steel City Roller Derby logo.png| tracks = Flat| venue = Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena (Cheswick, PA)| teams = Steel Hurtin’ (A team)Steel Beamers (B team) Blitzburgh Bombers (developmental team)
affiliations	WFTDA| orgtype = }} {{DISPLAYTITLE: Steel City Roller Derby}} Steel City Roller Derby or SCRD, is a women’s flat-track roller derby league based in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Founded in 2006, the league celebrated its tenth anniversary in 2016.WEB, Shaw, Aly, Steel City Roller Derby: A Queer Yinzer’s Dream Team - QueerPGH,www.queerpgh.com/steel-city-roller-derby-a-queer-yinzers-dream-team/, QueerPGH, 28 December 2016, 18 September 2016, Steel City is a member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).WEB, Steel City Roller Derby – WFTDA,wftda.com/wftda-leagues/steel-city-roller-derby/, wftda.com, 12 September 2016, WFTDA, 27 December 2016, History and league structure Steel City was founded as the “Steel City Derby Demons” in 2006,WEB, Batz Jr., Bob, Rink leaders bond while starting roller derby league,www.post-gazette.com/pg/06081/674317.stm, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette,www.post-gazette.com/pg/06081/674317.stm," title="web.archive.org/web/20060630003452www.post-gazette.com/pg/06081/674317.stm,">web.archive.org/web/20060630003452www.post-gazette.com/pg/06081/674317.stm, 30 June 2006, 22 March 2006, after Natalie “Busty Brawler” Gilchrist, Pam “Suzy Sydal” Simmons, and Becky “Elsa Slam” Bauer were inspired to recruit skaters for a potential roller derby team after hearing from a friend about the L.A. Derby Dolls.WEB, Conboy, Sean, The Steel Hurtin’,www.pittsburghmagazine.com/core/pagetools.php?pageid=12248&url=%2FPittsburgh-Magazine%2FMay-2010%2FThe-Steel-Hurtin-039%2F&mode=print, www.pittsburghmagazine.com, Pittsburgh Magazine, 28 December 2016, May 2010, By early 2007, Steel City was ready to hold its first public games at BladeRunners in Harmarville,WEB, Batz Jr., Bob, Steel City Derby Demons put their bodies on the line for the thrill of the game,www.post-gazette.com/life/lifestyle/2007/01/18/Steel-City-Derby-Demons-put-their-bodies-on-the-line-for-the-thrill-of-the-game/stories/200701180326, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, 27 December 2016, 18 January 2007, and was announced as a new member of the Women’s Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA) in May 2007.WEB, WFTDA Newsletter - May 2007,wftda.com/newsletters/05_2007.html, WFTDA, 10 December 2016,wftda.com/newsletters/05_2007.html," title="web.archive.org/web/20080512091902wftda.com/newsletters/05_2007.html,">web.archive.org/web/20080512091902wftda.com/newsletters/05_2007.html, 12 May 2008, Upon its founding, Steel City had four teams, the Bitch Doctors, the Hot Metal Hellions, the Slumber Party Slashers and the Wrecking Dolls.WEB, Yogmas, Cindy, Roll Call,www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/roll-call/Content?oid=1334775, Pittsburgh City Paper, 28 December 2016, 25 January 2007, As of 2016, SCRD features two travel teams, including the WFTDA all-star A-team, Steel Hurtin’, and the B-team (formerly known as the “Blitzburgh Bombers“),WEB, Hare, Krystal, Pittsburgh’s roller derby league is recruiting new members for 2013 – Point Park News Service,www.pointparknewsservice.com/2012/12/20/pittsburghs-roller-derby-league-is-recruiting-new-members-for-2013/, Point Park News Service, Point Park University, 28 December 2016, 20 December 2012, Steel Beamers. Steel City also has a three team home league comprising the Allegheny Avengers, the Mon Monsters, and the Penn Bruisers.WEB, Sholtis, Brett, Pittsburgh’s Roller Derby teams provides aggressive outlet for the women who play - The Pitt News,pittnews.com/article/7983/archives/pittsburghs-roller-derby-teams-provides-aggressive-outlet-for-the-women-who-play/, The Pitt News, 27 December 2016, 8 December 2013, Then-league member Jennifer “Snot Rocket Science” Gaskins was a member of Team USA at the 2011 and 2014 editions of the Roller Derby World Cup.WEB, Weisberg, Deborah, Roller derby more than ‘just a workout’,triblive.com/lifestyles/morelifestyles/10086115-74/derby-roller-says, TribLIVE.com, 28 December 2016, 25 March 2016, WEB, Talionis, Lex, 2013-14 Team USA Roster Revealed {{!, Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2013/10/15/2013_14_team_usa_roster_revealed/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=15 October 2013}}In 2011, Pittsburgh city councillor Natalia Rudiak sponsored a proclamation at Pittsburgh City Council that led to a declaration of September 13, 2011 as “Steel City Derby Demons Day” in recognition of the league’s “community involvement, commitment to athleticism, and positive international representation of Pittsburgh”.WEB, City of Pittsburgh - File #: 2011-2083,pittsburgh.legistar.com/LegislationDetail.aspx?ID=981458&GUID=3A8D6314-D1FE-4F30-A6CF-3C8626DF1D3F&Options=&Search=, pittsburgh.legistar.com, City of Pittsburgh, 28 December 2016, 13 September 2011, WEB, Steel City Derby Demons Day Proclamation,www.steelcityderbydemons.com/home/2011/scddday/, Steel City Roller Derby, 28 December 2016, 13 September 2011, For much of its history, Steel City played its home games, and practiced at Romp N Roll, a roller rink in Glenshaw, which was announced to be closing in late 2016.WEB, Deitch, Charlie, Pittsburgh’s Steel City Roller Derby searching for new home in wake of Romp n’ Roll closing,www.pghcitypaper.com/Blogh/archives/2016/10/24/pittsburghs-steel-city-roller-derby-searching-for-new-home-in-wake-of-romp-n-roll-closing, Pittsburgh City Paper, 27 December 2016, 24 October 2016, {{As of|2017}}, Steel City is holding its home events at the Pittsburgh Indoor Sports Arena in Cheswick.WEB, Intraleague Schedule,www.steelcityrollerderby.org/home/event-schedule/interleague-schedule/, Steel City Roller Derby, 28 December 2016, WEB, Deitch, Charlie, Pittsburgh’s Steel City Roller Derby finds a new home in nearby Cheswick,www.pghcitypaper.com/pittsburgh/pittsburghs-steel-city-roller-derby-finds-a-new-home-in-nearby-cheswick/Content?oid=1976578, Pittsburgh City Paper, 11 January 2017, 11 January 2017, WFTDA competition {{update section|date=October 2023}}After gaining WFTDA membership in 2007, Steel City first qualified for WFTDA Playoffs in 2009, as the seventh seed at that year’s Eastern Regional Tournament.WEB, Marshall, Justice Feelgood, Eastern Regionals Capsule Recaps {{!, Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2009/09/11/eastern_regionals_capsule_recaps/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=11 September 2009}} After opening the weekend with a sound defeat against Philly, Steel City bounced back with victories over the Dominion Derby Girls and DC Rollergirls to finish the weekend in seventh place. In 2010, Steel City improved their Eastern Regional performance by taking the fifth-place game 151-121 over the Carolina Rollergirls,WEB, Marshall, Justice Feelgood, 2010 East Region Playoffs Recaps {{!, Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2010/09/24/2010_east_region_playoffs_recaps/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=26 September 2010}} and improved yet again in 2011, losing the third-place game 189-94 to Charm City to finish in fourth place.WEB, East 3rd Place: 3E Charm City Advances to Championships Over 4E Steel City, 189-94 {{!, Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2011/09/18/east_3rd_place_3e_charm_city_advances_championships_over_4e_steel_city_189_94/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=18 September 2011}} At the final East Region Playoff in 2012, fifth-seeded Steel City lost their first games to Charm City and DC, but rebounded to set a then-new Playoffs record by defeating the Dutchland Rollers 476-107 to take ninth place.WEB, Talionis, Lex, East 9th Place: 5E Steel City Pulverizes 9E Dutchland, 476-107 {{!, Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2012/09/30/east_9th_place_5e_steel_city_pulverizes_9e_dutchland_476_107/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=30 September 2012}}In 2013, the WFTDA moved to a top-40 Division system for Playoffs, and Steel City qualified at the Division 1 level for the tournament in Asheville, North Carolina, where they entered as the fifth seed and finished in fifth place with a 202-185 victory over Houston Roller Derby.WEB, Talionis, Lex, D1A 5th: (5) Steel City Comes Back On (7) Houston, 202-185 {{!, Derby News Network|url=http://www.derbynews.net/2013/09/22/d1a_5th_5_steel_city_comes_back_7_houston_202_185/|publisher=Derby News Network|accessdate=28 December 2016|date=22 September 2013}} At the 2014 Division 1 Playoff in Evansville, Indiana, seven-seed Steel City finished in eighth place with a 184-170 loss to Toronto Roller Derby.WEB, Jennings, Hannah, D1E: Toronto Roller Derby Survives Steel City, 184-170,www.derbycentral.net/2014/09/d1e-toronto-roller-derby-23-survives-steel-city-28-184-170/, Derby Central, 28 December 2016, 21 September 2014, Steel City took seventh place at the 2015 Division 1 Playoff in Jacksonville with a 281-134 win over Charlottesville Derby Dames,WEB, Deadwards, Lisa, D1J 7th Place: #8 Steel City Meddles With #10 Charlottesville, 281-134,www.derbycentral.net/2015/09/d1j-7th-place-8-steel-city-meddles-with-10-charlottesville-281-134/, Derby Central, 28 December 2016, 20 September 2015, and as the tenth seed in 2016 in Columbia, South Carolina, Steel City defeated Ann Arbor Derby Dimes 258-105 to finish in ninth place.WEB, D1C: #10 Steel City irons #9 Ann Arbor, 258-205,www.derbycentral.net/2016/09/d1c-10-steel-city-irons-9-ann-arbor-258-205/, Derby Central, 28 December 2016, 11 September 2016, Rankings{| class“wikitable sortable” !Season!Final ranking“Current Rankings”, WFTDA!Playoffs!Championship
East Region (WFTDA)>ERANKINGS – WFTDA>URL=HTTP://WFTDA.COM/RANKINGS	PUBLISHER=WFTDA	ARCHIVEURL=HTTPS://WEB.ARCHIVE.ORG/WEB/20090202070211/HTTP://WFTDA.COM/RANKINGS, 2 February 2009, |DNQ|DNQ
East Region (WFTDA)>ECURRENT RANKINGS>URL=HTTP://WFTDA.COM/RANKINGS	ACCESSDATE=28 DECEMBER 2016	ARCHIVEDATE=30 APRIL 2010,	WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament>E|DNQ
East Region (WFTDA)>ECURRENT RANKINGS>URL=HTTP://WFTDA.COM/RANKINGS/	ACCESSDATE=28 DECEMBER 2016	ARCHIVEDATE=2 MARCH 2011,	WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament>E|DNQ
East Region (WFTDA)>ECURRENT RANKINGS>URL=HTTP://WFTDA.COM/RANKINGS	ACCESSDATE=28 DECEMBER 2016	ARCHIVEDATE=25 JANUARY 2012,	WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament>E|DNQ
East Region (WFTDA)>ECURRENT RANKINGS>URL=HTTP://WWW.WFTDA.COM/RANKINGS	ACCESSDATE=28 DECEMBER 2016	ARCHIVEDATE=20 MARCH 2013,	WFTDA Eastern Regional Tournament>E|DNQ
	URL=HTTPS://WFTDA.COM/RANKINGS-DECEMBER-31-2013/	ACCESSDATE=28 DECEMBER 2016,	Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Division 1>D1|DNQ
	WEBSITE=WFTDA.COM	PUBLISHER=WFTDA, 28 December 2016,	Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Division 1>D1|DNQ
	WEBSITE=WFTDA.COM	PUBLISHER=WFTDA, 28 December 2016,	Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Division 1>D1|DNQ
	WEBSITE=WFTDA.COM	PUBLISHER=WFTDA, 6 January 2017,	Women’s Flat Track Derby Association Division 1>D1|DNQ
	WEBSITE=WFTDA.COM	PUBLISHER=WFTDA, 25 March 2019, |DNQ|DNQ
	WEBSITE=WFTDA.COM	PUBLISHER=WFTDA, 25 March 2019, |DNQ|DNQ

References

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External links

• SCRD Official Website

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