Roller derby in Canada
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By September 2011, there were more than 1,000 amateur leagues on every inhabited continent,[1] in countries such as Canada, Australia, the United Kingdom, New Zealand, Germany, Belgium, Finland, Sweden[2] and Singapore.[3] Canadian roller derby leagues may join the Canadian Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (CWRDA), which in January 2012 will rename itself the Roller Derby Association of Canada (RDAC).[4]
Outside of the United States, many roller derby leagues enjoy support from their national skate federations such as Skate Australia,[5] and Roller Sports Canada.[6]
Contemporary roller derby has a basic set of rules, with variations reflecting the interests of a governing body's member leagues. The Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA), which is used by the majority of leagues around the world.[7] For example, members of the United Kingdom Roller Derby Association are required to play by WFTDA rules,[8] while members of the Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association are encouraged to join the WFTDA.[9]
Leagues
- Abbotsford, British Columbia – Reign Valley Vixens[10][11]
- Alliston, Ontario – Renegade Derby Dames[12]
- Brantford, Ontario – Belle City Roller Girls
- Barrie, Ontario – South Simcoe Rebel Rollers
- Calgary, Alberta – Calgary Roller Derby Association
- Calgary, Alberta - Chinook City Roller Derby League[13]
- Chilliwack, British Columbia – Voodoo Derby Dollz Roller Derby Association[14]
- Cold Lake and Bonnyville, Alberta – Lakeland Ladykillers Roller Derby League
- Edmonton, Alberta – E-Ville Roller Derby[15]
- Edmonton, Alberta – Oil City Derby Girls[16]
- Fredericton, New Brunswick – Capital City Rollers[17]
- Halifax, Nova Scotia – Anchor City Rollers[18]
- Hamilton, Ontario – Hammer City Roller Girls[19]
- Kelowna, British Columbia – (see Okanagan Roller Derby Girls)[20]
- Kamloops, British Columbia – (see Tournament City Derby Dolls)[21]
- Kitchener-Waterloo Area, Ontario – Tri-City Roller Derby[22]
- Kingston, Ontario – Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby[23]
- Kingston, Ontario – Kingston Derby Girls[24]
- Guelph, Ontario – Royal City Roller Girls[25]
- Lacombe, Alberta - Central Alberta Roller Derby[26]
- London, Ontario – Forest City Derby Girls[27]
- London, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby[28]
- Medicine Hat, Alberta – Gas City Rollers[29]
- Moncton, New Brunswick – Muddy River Rollers[30]
- Montreal, Quebec – Montreal Roller Derby
- Okanagan, British Columbia – Okanagan Roller Derby Girls (Kelowna Peach Tarts)[20]
- Okanagan/Shuswap, British Columbia – Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby[31]
- Ottawa, Ontario – Capital City Derby Dolls[32]
- Ottawa, Ontario – Ottawa Roller Derby[33]
- Ottawa, Ontario – Rideau Valley Roller Girls[34]
- PEI - Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby[35]
- Prince George, British Columbia – Rated PG Rollergirls[36]
- Quebec City, Quebec – Roller Derby Québec[37]
- Red Deer, Alberta – Red Deer Roller Derby Association[38]
- Regina, Saskatchewan – Queen City Roller Sports,[39] Pile O' Bones Derby Club[40]
- Saint John, New Brunswick – Fog City Rollers[41]
- Saskatoon, Saskatchewan – Saskatoon Roller Derby League[42]
- St. Albert, Alberta – St. Albert Heavenly Rollers[43]
- St. Catharines, Ontario - Niagara Roller Girls[44]
- St. John's, Newfoundland – 709 Roller Derby (2010 – present)[45]
- Sudbury, Ontario – Nickel City Roller Derby[46]
- Stratford, Ontario – LOCO Roller Derby[28]
- Sunshine Coast, British Columbia – Sunshine Coast Roller Girls
- Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Junior Roller Derby
- Toronto, Ontario – GTA Rollergirls[47]
- Toronto, Ontario – Toronto Roller Derby[48]
- Toronto, Ontario – Toronto LOCO Roller Derby [49]
- Vancouver, British Columbia – Terminal City Roller Girls[50]
- Victoria, British Columbia – Victoria Rollergirls[51]
- Victoria, British Columbia – Eves of Destruction[52]
- West Kootenays, British Columbia – West Kootenay Roller Derby
- Wetaskiwin, Alberta – Rez City Rollers
- Whitehorse, Yukon – Yukon Roller Girls (2010–present)[53]
- Williams Lake, British Columbia – Lake City Derby Girls
- Winnipeg, Manitoba – Winnipeg Roller Derby League[54]
See also
References
- ↑ Roller Derby Worldwide. "Find a Roller Derby League". Retrieved 29 September 2011.
- ↑ Cat O'Ninetails (2011). "Roller Derby Worldwide". Retrieved 8 Sep 2011.
- ↑ "Chilipadi Roller Girls".
- ↑ "Welcome to the Canadian Woman's Flat Track Roller Derby Association (CWRDA)". CWDRA. Retrieved 9 November 2011.
- ↑ "About Roller Debry".
- ↑ "Roller Derby". Roller Sports Canada.
- ↑ "Women's Flat Track Derby Association Standardized Flat Track Roller Derby Rules" (PDF). 2010. Retrieved 23 August 2010.
- ↑ "Join Us". United Kingdom Roller Derby Association. Retrieved 4 October 2011.
- ↑ "Welcome to CWRDA". Canadian Women's Roller Derby Association. Retrieved 5 October 2011.
- ↑ "Reign Valley Vixens (league-run site)".
- ↑ Braid, Tom. "Snaps By Day Derby By Nite". News Photographers Association of Canada. Retrieved 12 April 2009.
- ↑ "Renegade Derby Dames (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Chinook City Roller Derby League Website".
- ↑ "Voodoo Derby Dollz(league-run site)".
- ↑ "E-Ville Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Oil City Derby Girls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Capital City Rollers (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Anchor City Rollers (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Hammer City Roller Girls (league-run site)".
- 1 2 "Okanagan Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Tournament City Derby Dolls(league-run site)".
- ↑ "Tri-City Roller Girls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Limestone CrusHers Roller Derby (league-run site)". Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Kingston Derby Girls (league-run site)". Retrieved 21 August 2011.
- ↑ "Royal City Rollergirls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Central Alberta Roller Derby (league-run site)". Retrieved 25 February 2011.
- ↑ "Forest City Derby Girls (league-run site)".
- 1 2 "LOCO Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Gas City Rollers".
- ↑ "Muddy River Rollers (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Okanagan Shuswap Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Capital City Derby Dolls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Ottawa Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Rideau Valley Roller Girls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "PEI's Red Rock 'n' Roller Derby - Home Page".
- ↑ "Rated PG Rollergirls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Roller Derby Québec (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Red Deer Roller Derby Association (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Regina's Rockin' Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Pile O' Bones Derby Club (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Fog City Rollers (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Saskatoon Roller Derby League (league-run site)".
- ↑ "STAHR Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Niagara Roller Girls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "709 Roller Derby(league-run site)".
- ↑ "Nickel City Roller Derby (league-run site)".
- ↑ "GTA Rollergirls(league-run site)". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Toronto Roller Derby(league-run site)". Retrieved 7 May 2011.
- ↑ "Toronto LOCO Roller Derby (league Facebook page)".
- ↑ "Terminal City Roller Girls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Victoria Rollergirls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Eves of Destruction (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Yukon Roller Girls (league-run site)".
- ↑ "Winnipeg Roller Derby League (league-run site)".