Connecticut Roller Derby stages travel team double header in East Haven
East Haven gets a late-summer double header as the Yankee Brutals open with a WFTDA-sanctioned bout against Mass Attack's All Stars at Patsy DiLungo rink.
Connecticut Roller Derby will bring a two-game travel team double header to Patsy DiLungo Veteran's Memorial Ice Rink in East Haven on Friday, July 25, turning 71 Hudson St. into a late-night flat track stop for the state’s derby scene. The event page lists the window from 4:30 p.m. to 8:45 p.m. EDT, while the league’s bout schedule shows the same card ending at 8:30 p.m. Game 1 is set for 4:30 p.m. to 6:30 p.m. EDT, with the Yankee Brutals facing Mass Attack Roller Derby All Stars.
That opener carries real weight because it is WFTDA sanctioned, which means the result counts toward ranking game points if the bout meets sanctioning requirements. The Women’s Flat Track Derby Association says sanctioned games are registered for ranking points, and it can rescind sanctioning if the requirements are not met. For Connecticut Roller Derby, that makes the first game more than a summer exhibition. It is a measurable travel-team result, the kind that helps define where the league sits in the broader WFTDA ecosystem.
The double header also says something about Connecticut Roller Derby’s footprint. The league describes itself as a skater-run nonprofit flat track roller derby league for women and gender-expansive athletes, and WFTDA lists its teams as the CT All Stars and the Yankee Brutals. Founded in 2006, the league has built itself around homegrown travel-team dates like this one, where a sanctioned bout can share a card with a second game and turn one night into a deeper roster look. The second game begins at 6:45 p.m., keeping the action moving into the evening.
The setting matters too. Patsy DiLungo Veteran's Memorial Ice Rink, also listed by East Haven at 71 Hudson Street, reopened after more than two years of renovations. The rink originally opened in 1973 and got work done to the lobby, locker rooms, restrooms and piping, which gives this double header a polished, upgraded backdrop instead of a makeshift one. East Haven’s rink directory also lists a contact number, 203-468-3367, for anyone trying to find the venue.
Mass Attack Roller Derby brings a regional edge from Seekonk, Massachusetts, where the league identifies itself as Southeastern Massachusetts women’s flat track roller derby. Its All Stars page calls that squad the league’s A-team and a WFTDA member, which is why the matchup fits the rankings-heavy tone of the night. Mass Attack’s 2026 slate also includes a season opener against Hartford and an Aug. 29 Lizzie Legacy Tournament at Teamworks in Seekonk, a sign that both clubs are working through active travel schedules. East Haven gets the July showcase first, and the Yankee Brutals get a sanctioned stage to make it count.
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