Ann Arbor Roller Derby frames Lafayette bout as key summer home game
Ann Arbor's C team will open Home Game No. 2 against Lafayette at Buhr Park, with doors at 4:30 p.m. and the first whistle at 5.
Ann Arbor Roller Derby will turn Buhr Park Outdoor Ice Arena into a summer showcase Saturday when its C team meets Lafayette Roller Derby’s Super Novas in Home Game No. 2. Doors open at 4:30 p.m. at 2751 Packard St. in Ann Arbor, the first game starts at 5:00 p.m., and a second game follows at 7:00 p.m., with merch for sale and Top Dog listed among the food vendors.
The league is packaging the night as more than a single bout. Its June 25 digital program for “2026 Season Home Game #2” includes roster material and a Roller Derby 101 section, a clear sign that Ann Arbor is using summer dates to bring newer fans into the sport while giving regulars a closer look at the skaters who sit one tier below the headline roster. The home-game FAQ also spells out the parking setup, with spaces in front of the arena, in the gravel lot north of the building and in the small lot south of the arena next to the tennis courts, while steering cars away from the Cobblestone lot.
That approach fits the way Ann Arbor Roller Derby has grown. The league says it was founded in May 2010, started with two home teams and an A-level travel team called the Brawlstars, and began sending the Brawlstars against outside opponents in June 2011. Its current home-team structure includes the Brawlstars, Bruisers, Vigilantes and Renegades, which makes the C team date part of a deeper internal ladder rather than a standalone attraction. The league’s schedule also shows an Aug. 22 home game and the Round Robin Ruckus tournament in September, and its season-pass offer ties those dates together for fans who plan around multiple trips to Buhr Park.
The matchup matters on Lafayette’s side too. Lafayette Roller Derby says its 2026 season is underway, that it is recruiting skaters, and that its Cadet program is built to get newcomers “Supernova ready.” Its schedule includes the trip to Ann Arbor alongside dates against Rockford Rage, Demolition City Roller Derby, South Shore Roller Derby, Ohio Roller Derby, Athens Roller Derby, R.O.C.K., BWA and Aurora Roller Derby, giving the Super Novas a full year of travel work as they build out their roster.
Flat Track Stats lists Lafayette as the next bout for Ann Arbor’s C team and shows that the C squad last played Motor City Disassembly Line on May 9. It also shows Ann Arbor’s A team ranked ninth in NA Northeast on June 26, with a peak regional ranking of second in May 2025, a reminder that the organization’s upper tier has already established itself while the lower roster lanes keep feeding depth, repetition and identity back into the summer calendar.
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