The Premiere Edition of The Quadfathers Hit List

In anticipation of our first sanctioned MRDA bout of the season, this Saturday the 20th against the Capital District Trauma Authority, The Quadfathers are excited to share what will be a recurring feature on our website; The Quadfathers Hit List. On a regular basis leading up to the 2013 Mohawk Valley Cup, we will be featuring our skaters on this page, and letting our fans learn a little more about the men on the track by answering some questions about roller derby.

Our initial version of The Quadfathers Hit List features the 2013 Captain of the Quadfathers, #35, Brandon Scherz. 

What is your derby name?

- B.Scherz


What’s the history behind it?

-Its my real name


What number do you wear?

- 35


Why did you choose it? 

-This was my number for hockey. I was a goalie at R.F.A.


What is your role in the league?

- Captain and Head of Recruitment


What is your preferred position on the track?

- I will do anything


What’s your pre-derby athletic background? 

-Hockey, Lacrosse, Soccer


How would you describe your skating style?

- Violent


What would you say are your greatest strengths as a skater? 

-I have a very wide stance when i skate. This comes from playing goalie in hockey and wearing     big giant pads on my legs. This makes me very stable and low to the ground making it more difficult to knock me down.


What is your proudest accomplishment in roller derby and why? 

-Becoming captain after my rookie season


Which one of your teammates do you look up to most, and why? 

-Graham Espe because he is one of the founding members of our team and without him I might not be playing derby.


What is your best memory of the 2012 MRDA season? 

-The Mohawk Valley Cup


What is your motivational quote?

- I don't really have a motivational quote. But growing up playing sports I have always been told you play how you practice. So I always push myself in practice so that the games come easier.


How did you get involved with roller derby? 

-My brother Dylan used to play


Finally, is there anything I didn’t ask you about that you want to talk about?

- If you have never been to one of our games you should definitely check it out. I promise to give out some bone jarring hits on a regular basis for your viewing pleasure.



Thanks to Walter Romero, AKA Hispanic Attack, for the use of the photo of Brandon. You can see more of his work, including more great derby photos at https://www.facebook.com/pages/Hispanic-Attack/

Also,thanks to Brandon for taking the time to answer some questions and letting our fans get to know a little more about him. 

Check back soon for the next edition of The Quadfathers Hit List and more information about the Mohawk Valley Cup. 

Also, don't forget to use our Amazon Affiliate Link when you shop on amazon.com. Every little bit helps! See you all on Saturday!

Mohawk Valley Cup 2013 Ticket Information!!!

Get your weekend passes for the Mohawk Valley Cup!

Tickets for the 2013 Mohawk Valley Cup will be for sale online until August 16th, 2013. Weekend passes are $25 each and only available online. Single Day passes are also available online for $15. Weekend passes will not be available at the door, so buy your weekend passes online now! 

To purchase your tickets, go to http://www.brownpapertickets.com/event/342430

We hope to see you there!

MVC 2013- The Teams!

The Quadfathers are excited to announce the team invitations for the 2013 Mohawk Valley Cup.
We spent a lot of time trying to make the process of deciding invitations as fair and objective as possible, and we hate to leave any team out that wants to come, especially some of those who we have developed great relationships with in the northeast. We decided to make two distinct pools- top 10 teams, and teams ranked lower than 10, and pick 4 of the 8 teams from each pool. We felt this system would contribute to more exciting semi-final and final matchups and ultimately to a better fan/spectator experience. Since NYSE and The Quadfathers were automatic invites and each fell into one of these categories, it left 3 spots open to fill in each category. So we did a random draw of the remaining teams in each category to accomplish the final list.
We are very excited that Mohawk Valley Cup 2013 will be the first ever men's roller derby tournament of the modern era to feature teams from 3 countries!

Competing at the 2013 Mohawk Valley Cup will be (in alphabetical order by league name):
Capital District Trauma Authority (Albany, NY)
Manchester Roller Derby (Manchester, UK)
Mass Maelstrom (Lancaster, MA)
Montreal Men's Roller Derby (Montreal, Quebec, Canada)
New York Shock Exchange (NYC, NY)
Puget Sound Outcast Derby (Tacoma, WA)
The Quadfathers (Utica, NY)
Your Mom Men's Derby (Des Moines, IA)

For the teams that didnt make it in- we will contact you with details on a wait list. If any invited team does not get their payment in on time by June 1st, or backs out, their spots will open up (in order of list) to you.
We thank everyone for their interest and submissions, and hope the event remains in demand for 2014 to see some of the teams that didnt make the draw this year.
Also, keep checking the MRDA website for information on the officials' clinic scheduled for the Thurs-Fri before the Cup at the venue- there may be openings for scrimmages on Friday.

Help the Quadfathers via Amazon.com at no extra cost to you.

Help the Quadfathers raise money for the upcoming season …. For Free!

In an effort to generate income for the upcoming season and beyond, the Quadfathers are proud to announce that they are officially an Amazon Affiliate. As of a few days ago, you may have noticed an Amazon.com banner link on the right hand side of our homepage. 

How does this help the Quadfathers you ask?

Simple. And at no extra cost to you, our devoted and adoring fans.

When you want to buy something on amazon.com, take a few seconds to head to our website first. Click on the Amazon.com link on our website. Then, anything you buy in that browsing session (with some very obscure exceptions), a small portion of the total cost goes to the Quadfathers. No hidden costs, no price increases for using our link, just a really great, simple, and most importantly, free way to help out the Quadfathers.

Want to buy some near bearings for your derby skates?  Click on our link first and it helps us.

Want to buy a new mouth guard? Click on our link first and it helps us.

Want to buy a new Kindle? Click on our link first and it helps us.

Bottom line, anything and everything helps!

As it’s the holiday season, and so many people out  use Amazon.com already for whatever they are buying, we’d like to encourage you, your friends, your family, your co-workers, anyone you know that uses Amazon.com,   to take a few extra seconds and click on our Amazon.com link first, and help all of us out.

We thank everyone in advance for the extra click!

Quadfathers Hold Organizational Elections

November 6th, 2012-
In the spirit of National Election Day, the Quadfathers are pleased to announce the results of our own internal elections for the 2013 year. With the new leadership staff in place, the Quadfathers are all looking forward to an exciting and successful 2013 campaign.

President- Doom Buggy #999
Vice President - Bobby Brady #8
Secretary - TOM-A-HAWK  #1225
Treasurer - Grambo #37
Team Captain and Recruitment Director - Brandon Scherz  #35
Skater Rep - Peach  #27
Marketing - Lug Nut  #56
Sponsorship and Fundraising - The Raging Homo  #28
Merch Director - Wildstyle  #215


Continue to check the Quadfathers website, facebook page, and Twitter feed for updates regarding upcoming recruitment events, news, information on upcoming bouts, and all your Mohawk Valley Cup 2013 info.

This Is How I Roll; Screening Oct 13th

On Saturday October 13th at 8pm, we will be hosting a screening of 'This Is How I Roll', a documentary movie about the beginnings of the modern era of men's flat track roller derby. Created and produced by our friends Joe Mihalchik (aka Maulin Brando of New York Shock Exchange) and Kat Vecchio, and starring so many of our wonderful friends in the roller derby community, we couldn't pass up the opportunity to show this film and spread the word to show the public why we love this sport.
The screening will take place at The Uptown Theater located at 2014 Genessee St in Utica NY. The Uptown has been a huge supporter of local roller derby, and we thank them profusely for hosting this event for us. They will have regular concessions open, as well as WINE AND BEER!!!!. The doors will open at 7pm, so come a bit early and have a couple drinks with us before the movie starts.

After the screening concludes, please join us next door at another local sponsor establishment, our favorite bar, The Green Onion Pub, for a meet and greet with the Quadfathers. Its $1 off your first drink with your movie screening ticket stub! We can answer all of your questions about men's roller derby and give you information on joining the team.
Admission to the movie will be $7. There are advance sale tickets available- both online and from any of the Quadfathers- buy yours today before it sells out!
An added bonus to buy your tickets in advance- anyone with an advance sale ticket purchased directly from the team gets automatic entry into one of a handful of raffle prize drawings set to take place before and after the screening.

Please RSVP to the facebook event page here:
https://www.facebook.com/events/149386151871192/





From the official movie website, http://www.thisishowirollmovie.com :

This Is How I Roll is about being an outsider, an underdog, and an athlete. It is a story about having a passion for something most people just don’t understand and doing it anyway, in spite of the obstacles, the injuries, and even occasional ridicule. It also happens to be about men, with names like Dr. Spankenstein and Justice Feelgood Marshall, on roller skates.

This Is How I Roll follows the story of a group of men who, in some ways, just want to be considered one of the girls. Roller derby has become an increasingly popular sport since its DIY and punk rock infused rebirth in 2001. With over 25,000 participants in over 700 leagues in almost 30 countries, female skaters encompass 98% of the sport. This is the story of the other 2%.

Starting in 2008 when there were only a handful of men’s teams in the country, the filmmakers chart the journey of men’s derby (don’t call it merby!) across the northeast and eventually, the whole country. The fans don’t know if they want them there. Some members of women’s derby are sure they don’t. Alternately hilarious and thought provoking, the film follows the men as they fight to move from being seen as a joke to being taken seriously, without ever taking themselves too seriously.

FEATURING
Patrick Bateman
Maulin’ Brando
Val Capone
Abe Drinkin’
Suzy Hotrod
Davy Jones
Jonathan R
Rollin’ Redshirt
Dr. Spankenstein
Bonnie Thunders
Miss Trial

WITH
Billie Brawliday
Sin Diesel
Bazooka Joe
Ladies Knight
Justice Feelgood Marshall
Bloody Mary
Jurasskick Park
Quadzilla
Mr. Rawk
The Rev
Virginia Slim
The New York Shock Exchange
Pioneer Valley Roller Derby’s Dirty Dozen
The Harm City Homicide
The Connecticut Death Quads

Doom Buggy #999 to appear on Jeopardy 10/5!!!

Mohawk Valley Cup 2012, Photo by Hispanic Attack (cropped)

The Quadfathers are excited to announce that one of our own, Mike Lonesky aka Doom Buggy #999 will appear as a contestant on Jeopardy on Friday Oct 5th!! Doom has been a lifelong fan of the show and is always the guy on the team with an interesting fact or joke.

When Doom took the jeopardy Online Test in Fall of 2011, he scored well enough for an in-person audition in New York City. After doing very well in the in-person audition, he was placed into the contestant pool for the next 18 months. About two weeks later, as he was heading to Quadfathers practice (appropriately!) he received the call that he was going to be on the show. After a whirlwind month of preparation and travel arrangements, he found himself at the Sony Studios in Culver City CA ready to make the Quadfathers and the rest of Central New York proud.

Before you ask, no, Doom cant share how he did until after the air date on October 5th, but besides representing the Quadfathers colors by wearing an orange tie, he did try to work roller derby and the Quadfathers into his chat with Alex Trebek after the first commercial break, so we are crossing our fingers that they air it!

Join us in cheering on Doom Buggy on Friday October 5th. You can find the time and channel in your local area here:
http://www.jeopardy.com/showguide/whentowatch/