The Death Quads are currently in the off-season, relaxing at our palatial seaside compound, enjoying a steady diet of fried scallops and indulging in a daily strawberry-paste body scrub. It’s times like this we wonder how the other 99% live.
Keep an eye out for some off-season event updates that will put a little more money in our coffers, and we look forward to seeing you in the 2012 season.
The Death Quads will be playing their Final! Bout! of the 2011 season vs. our good friends / bitter enemies Harm City Homicide. The men’s bout is the opening act of a double-header hosted by our allies the Connecticut Roller Girls; in the main event, the CTRG Yankee Brutals will take on the Maine Calamity Janes. Check the vitals below, and we’ll see you one last time for 2011 concussive derby action.
Date: Sat. Nov. 12
Time: Doors @ 5, men’s action starts @ 6
Place: CT Sports Center, 21 S. Bradley Rd, Woodbridge CT
TICKETS: $10 in Advance, $12 at the door (CASH ONLY)
Your Connecticut Death Quads will take on Pioneer Valley Roller Derby‘s Dirty Dozen on Oct. 2. We’re just off our win against Utica’s Quad Fathers and hungry for a repeat. The Dirty Dozen are always a tough team, so look for hard hits, fast jams, and the occasional fist-bump. Also we’ll have a 30 minute women’s opener featuring mixed teams from Pioneer Valley and the Connecticut Roller Girls. Plenty of action you don’t want to miss! Deets:
When: Sun. Oct. 2
Where: Roller Magic, 60 Harvester Road, Waterbury, CT. (map)
Time: Doors @ 5:30, first whistle at 6.
Tickets: $10 advance, right here my man, and $12 at the door.
Our ’80s Skate Night Fundraiser, scheduled for Sat. Sept. 10, is canceled. Our venue, Longbeach Skateland in Stratford, Conn., was damaged by Hurricane Irene. Dammit!
We’re working to reschedule a date as soon as possible. Stay tuned, and, together, we’ll all get our frosted tips on.
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With that out of the way, big thanks to the Quadfathers for coming down from Utica and playing a hard-fought bout. Final score was Death Quads 220 Quadfathers 50, with Pastor of Muppets taking MVP for the DQs and Grambo for the QFs. Have yourself a looksee at some pics here.
Extra huge thanks to Suburbia Roller Derby for hosting the DQs and QFs as the opening bout of their league championship game. Death Quads loves Suburbia!
Stay turned for our next big event, the return of ’80s Skate Night at Stratford, Conn., on Sat. Sept. 10. More details posted in the next few days (I swear).
The Death Quads will host our first home bout of the season, taking on the brand-new league Infinite Mass, hailing from the south shore of Massachusetts.
We’re just off our three-bout weekend at Spring Roll in Indiana, where we went 1-2, and we’re hungry for another victory, while Infinite Mass is looking to prove themselves in their first official bout outing, so look for some concussive men’s derby action.
A half-hour women’s bout between CTRG’s Yankee Brutals and a mixed team of Suburbia Roller Derby will get things going.
Deets:
Sun. May 22, doors open 5:30, first whistle 6:00 p.m.
Roller Magic Skate Center, 60 Harvester Rd., Waterbury, Conn. (map)
The Death Quads will collectively overcome our reptilian fear of flying to head to Fort Wayne, Indiana, this May 14 and 15 to participate in Spring Roll, the derby extravaganza hosted by the Fort Wayne Derby Girls. We’ll be joining men’s teams from across the country for derby, derby, and more derby. Our schedule:
-Sat. May 14, 2:15 p.m., vs. Race City
-Sun. May 15, 9:15 a.m., vs. Puget Sound
-Sun. May 15, 12:30 p.m., vs. Twin Cities
Check out the pre-Roll coverage on DNN, and tune in over the weekend, I think some of the games will be live.
The Death Quads will be taking on the Mass Maelstrom in Fitchburg, Mass., this Saturday April 30. We’re part of a doubleheader, with the CTRG’s Yankee Brutals going up against Central Mass Petticoat Punishers. C’mon! Massachusetts in the Spring is beautiful! Be there.
When: Sat. April 30, whistle at 6:15 p.m.
Where: Landry Arena, Fitchburg, Mass.
Tickets: Right here, yo.
We’re pleased to announce our first home bout of the season. We’ll be taking on the brand-new Infinite Mass league from the south shore of Massachusetts. We’re lining up an exhibition girls’ bout as well. Lots of good derby action.
When: Sun. May 22, 5:30-10:30 p.m.
Where: Roller Magic Skate Center, 60 Harvester Rd., Waterbury, Conn. (map)
Grab your tickets now. We’ll see you there.
