Garden State Roller Derby

Garden State Roller Derby is a flat-track roller derby league based in Newark, New Jersey and competes at the Inline Skating Club of America in North Arlington, New Jersey. Founded in 2006, it has three home teams, the Gateway Grim Reapers, the Jersey City Bridge and Pummel, the Northern Nighmares and two travel teams, the all-star Ironbound Maidens and the B-team, the Brick City Bruisers, which compete against teams from other leagues. Garden State Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association.

History

The NJ Dirty Dames were founded in March 2006 as the first roller derby league in New Jersey and was based in Kendall Park. It merged with the Garden State Rollergirls June 1st 2008 with its All Star team, the Hub City Hellrazors, initially becoming an additional intraleague team.
In 2009, the league was featured in an item on CBS News. The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in September 2009, and became full members of the WFTDA in June 2010. By 2010, it had around 40 skaters.
In 2020, Garden State Rollergirls rebranded as Garden State Roller Derby to promote inclusivity.