Magic City Misfits

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Magic City Misfits
Metro area Jacksonville, FL
Country United States
Founded 2009
Teams Misfits (A team)
Rejects (B team)
Track type(s) Flat
Venue Skate Station Funworks
Affiliations MRDA
Website www.magiccitymisfits.com
The Misfits playing in 2010

The Magic City Misfits (MCM) is a roller derby league based in Jacksonville, Florida. Founded in 2009, it consists of two teams, which play against teams from other leagues.

The league was formed by a group of male jam skaters in April 2009, and joined the Men's Derby Coalition in September 2010.[1][2] From September 2010 to October 2012, the Misfits lost only a single game, to the New York Shock Exchange at the 2011 Championships of the renamed Men's Roller Derby Association (MRDA). The team placed third in that tournament, and during 2012 set a new record by scoring 617 points in an MRDA bout.[3] At the 2012 Championships, Magic City took fourth place, losing narrowly to Shock Exchange in their final match.[4]

Members of the Misfits have also been involved in local women's roller derby, including Tim Kugler, who coached the Ocala Cannibals Roller Derby.[5]

References

  1. Justice Feelgood Marshall, "Preview: MRDA Championships", Derby News Network, October 21, 2011
  2. "The Men's Derby Coalition Announces Its Newest Members: St. Louis GateKeepers and the Magic City Misfits", Men's Derby Coalition, 1 September 2010
  3. James Brains, "Preview: 2012 MRDA Championships", Derby News Network, October 17 2012
  4. Justice Feelgood Marshall, "MRDA 3rd Place: #3 New York Ducks #4 Magic City, 199-157", Derby News Network, October 22, 2012
  5. Andy Fillmore, "Ocala roller derby team gets ready to start its first season", Star-Banner, March 22, 2010