Mississippi Valley Mayhem

Mississippi Valley Mayhem (MVM) is a women's flat track roller derby league based in La Crosse, Wisconsin. Founded in 2008, the league consists of a single team which competes against teams from other leagues. Mississippi Valley is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA).[1]

Mississippi Valley Mayhem
League logo
Metro areaLa Crosse, WI
CountryUnited States
TeamsAll Stars
Track type(s)Flat
VenueOnalaska Omni Center
AffiliationsWFTDA
Websitemississippivalleymayhem.com

History

The Mayhem was founded in August 2008 by two local women, Amanda Boucher and Stephanie Powers, after Boucher encountered the sport on a visit to Austin, Texas.[2] By May 2009, the league had twenty skaters, and had played two bouts to around 200 fans.[3]

The league was accepted into the Women's Flat Track Derby Association Apprentice Program in January 2010,[4] and it graduated to full membership in December 2012.[5] In May 2011, one of its practice venues, the Green Island Ice Arena, was severely damaged by a tornado.[6]

WFTDA rankings
Season Final ranking[7] Playoffs Championship
2014 222 WFTDA[8] DNQ DNQ
2015 214 WFTDA[9] DNQ DNQ
2016 255 WFTDA[10] DNQ DNQ

References
  1. "Mississippi Valley Mayhem – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  2. Jo Anne Killeen, "Roller derby making a comeback", La Crosse Tribune, August 7, 2008
  3. Jo Anne Killeen, "Women's roller derby debuts at OmniCenter", La Crosse Tribune, May 28, 2009
  4. "Apprentice Leagues", WFTDA [version of 23 March 2010]
  5. "WFTDA Welcomes 14 New Members Archived 2012-12-06 at the Wayback Machine", 3 December 2012
  6. "Tornado damages La Crosse roller derby arena", Associated Press, May 23, 2011
  7. "Current Rankings", WFTDA
  8. "Rankings: December 31, 2014 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  9. "Rankings: December 31, 2015 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 8 December 2017.
  10. "Rankings: December 31, 2016 – WFTDA". wftda.com. WFTDA. Retrieved 7 December 2017.
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