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Jun 11, 2025 | Bout News

Have a Nice Day 2025 Tournament Recap

Minnesota Roller Derby hosted our annual Have a Nice Day Tournament June 6-8, 2025. See scores from the tournament and read full game recaps of the Minnesota Roller Derby games here.  

Jun 11, 2025 | Bout News

Have a Nice Day 2025 Day 3 Recap

Minnesota All-Stars vs Red Stick On Sunday, the Minnesota All-Stars concluded their tournament with a matchup against Red Stick Roller Derby (#3 NA South, #20 GUR). Minnesota and the Baton Rouge, Louisiana-based team had never met before. Red Stick entered 1-1 in the tournament, losing a heartbreaker to regional rival Texas on Friday before beating […]

Jun 11, 2025 | Bout News

Have a Nice Day 2025 Day 2 Recap

Minnesota Nice vs Arizona Rising Saturday morning opened with a rematch of the Friday nightcap, but this time, it was the B-teams who faced off. Minnesota Nice had met Arizona Rising (#35 NA West, #70 GUR) once before, with Arizona picking up a 271-147 win as part of the 2018 Rust Riot tournament in Seattle.  […]

Jun 11, 2025 | Bout News

Have a Nice Day 2025 Day 1 Recap

Minnesota Nice vs Texas Chainsaws The Have a Nice Day Tournament opened with a bout between Minnesota Nice (#37 NA Northeast, #37 GUR) and the Texas Rollergirls’ B-team, the Chainsaws (#28 NA South, #66 GUR). The teams had met once before, a 196-66 win for Texas in 2016.  Speed O raced out to the first […]

Apr 28, 2025 | Bout News

Bout of this World Recap

Game 1: Minnesota Nice vs. Philly Roller Derby Season 21 closed on Saturday with an All-Star doubleheader, with the first bout pitting Minnesota Nice (#29 NA Northeast) against Philly Roller Derby (#36 NA Northeast). The two teams had never previously faced off, though Minnesota Nice won its only meeting with Philly’s B-team in 2017. Meanwhile, […]

Apr 25, 2025 | Bout News

Cirque du Derby Bout Recap

Game 1: Bodies of Water vs. Maul Rats The night opened with a rematch of last year’s championship bout between the Bodies of Water and the Maul Rats. This year, the teams fought for third, with the Rats hoping to avoid a winless season. Chippa Tooth opened the bout with a massive 16-0 jam for […]

Feb 11, 2025 | Bout News

Dino-Sore Bout Recap

Game 1: Maul Rats vs. Wednesday Warnings The first semifinal featured the last two Golden Skate winners, the Wednesday Warnings and the Maul Rats. The Warnings came into the bout undefeated, while the Maul Rats were winless. Sintripetal Force opened the bout with 4 points for the Warnings, but Twisted Transistor came back with 4 […]

Jan 19, 2025 | Bout News

Wheels Like the First Time Bout Recap

Roller Vortex vs. Wednesday Warnings MNRD’s 20th anniversary bout opened with a showdown between the Roller Vortex and the Wednesday Warnings. Both teams entered the bout 2-0, with the winner securing an undefeated regular season and the top seed in the playoffs. The Vortex were missing two of their best skaters – leading scorer Lexi […]