Team Canada (roller derby)

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Team Canada
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Founded 2011
Colors Red, white and black
Head coach Ewan Wotarmy (head)
Ian "Mack the Mouth" McKenzie (assistant)
Manager Bryan "Flyin Bryan Killman" McWilliam
Championships 2nd place at 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
Broadcasters Derby News Network
Website http://www.teamcanadarollerderby.com/

Team Canada represents Canada in women's international roller derby. The current team was first formed to compete at the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, and finished the tournament in second place to Team USA, losing the final 336 points to 33.[1]

A previous Team Canada toured England and Scotland in June 2008. Skaters from the Calgary Roller Derby Association, Oil City Derby Girls, Saskatoon Roller Derby, Terminal City Roller Girls and Toronto Roller Derby played bouts against the Birmingham Blitz Dames, Glasgow Rollergirls and London Rollergirls.[2]

2014 team

A series of tryouts was announced for late 2013 to select the 2014 roster: 23 November in Saskatoon, SK hosted by Saskatoon Roller Derby,[3][4] 30 November in New Hamburg, ON hosted by Tri-City Roller Girls[5] and 7 December in Chilliwack, BC hosted by NWO Roller Girls.[6][7] Over 150 skaters registered to tryout for Team Canada, with roughly half of them expected at the New Hamburg tryouts.[8]

The 2014 roster was released on 29 December 2013.[9] (league affiliations as of the time of the announcement)

Number Name League
905 Bala Reina Toronto Roller Derby
84 Buffy Sainte Fury Terminal City Rollergirls
454 Chasing Amy Montreal Roller Derby
33 Demanda Lashing Montreal Roller Derby
02 Dusty Toronto Roller Derby
21 Dyna Hurtcha Toronto Roller Derby
52 Evada Peron Terminal City Rollergirls
31 Eve Hallows Terminal City Rollergirls
40 Georgia W. Tush Montreal Roller Derby
8080 Greta Bobo Montreal Roller Derby
527 Heavy Flo Philly Roller Derby
-8 Jess "Bandit" Paternostro Montreal Roller Derby
1223 Kim Janna Terminal City Rollergirls
303 KonichiWOW Windy City Rollers
1116 Kriss Myass Calgary Roller Derby Association
2 Lil' Mama Montreal Roller Derby
44 Luludemon Terminal City Rollergirls
18 Mackenzie Terminal City Rollergirls
1111 Maya Mangleyou Boston Derby Dames
420 Mel-e-Juana Montreal Roller Derby
10 Murphy Rideau Valley Roller Girls
2x4 Nasher the Smasher Toronto Roller Derby
504 Nattie Long Legs Atlanta Rollergirls
C3P0 Rainbow Fight Toronto Roller Derby
989 Sarah Hipel Texas Rollergirls
3X Smack Daddy Montreal Roller Derby
55 Soul Rekker Rideau Valley Roller Girls
658 Surgical Strike Montreal Roller Derby
29 Taz Red Deer Roller Derby Association
999 USS DentHerPrize Detroit Derby Girls


2014 Coaching staff

In late 2013, the coaching staff for Team Canada at the 2014 World Cup was announced:[7]

2011 team

2011 team roster

There are over 100 roller derby leagues in Canada, and over 100 Canadian women tried out for the team in 2011.[1] Tryouts were held first in Toronto at Toronto Roller Derby, then in Calgary, Alberta hosted by the Calgary Roller Derby Association, and lastly in Vancouver, British Columbia hosted by Reign Valley Vixens Roller Derby.[10] The skaters being considered were placed on a shortlist, and team management announced the following twenty skaters as the inaugural roster in August 2011[11] (skater's home league at time of rostering in parentheses):

Number Name League
18 8Mean Wheeler Terminal City Roller Girls
45 Beretta Lynch West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby
1111 Bone Machine Montreal Roller Derby
218 Brim Stone (co-captain)[12] Toronto Roller Derby
40 Georgia W Tush Montreal Roller Derby
822 Gunpowder Gertie Red Deer Roller Derby Association
89 Hell on Keller E-Ville Roller Derby
516 Iron Wench Montreal Roller Derby
-8 Jess Bandit (co-captain)[13] Montreal Roller Derby
187 Killson Forest City Derby Girls
2 Lil Mama Montreal Roller Derby
44 LuluDemon Terminal City Roller Girls
88 Maiden Sane Pile O' Bones Derby Club
204 Motorhead Molly Tri-City Roller Girls
C3P0 Rainbow Fight[note 1] 709 Derby Girls
10 Semi Precious[15] Rideau Valley Roller Girls
3X Smack Daddy Montreal Roller Derby
55 Soul Rekker Rideau Valley Roller Girls
29 TAZ Red Deer Roller Derby Association
50 Teeknee Oil City Derby Girls
1491 Windigo Houston Roller Derby

2011 Coaching staff

2011 Roller Derby World Cup

Team Canada's first international action took place 1 December through 4 at the premiere Roller Derby World Cup, held in Toronto, Canada. Team Canada, one of thirteen nations competing,[16] began group play at the tournament in Group A, along with teams representing Brazil, Sweden and France.[17] Team Canada won all three of its group bouts, defeating France 244 to 17,[18] Sweden 196 to 26[19] and Brazil 408 to 7.[20] As a result of the Group round play, Team Canada was seeded second overall for the remainder of the tournament (to Team USA) and received a bye past the first elimination round.[21] In their first elimination bout, Canada defeated tenth-seeded Finland 499 to 31, at that time the highest point spread yet in the tournament.[22] Team Canada next faced third-seeded Team England in the first semi-final of day 4, winning the bout 161 to 90, but losing skater Georgia W Tush to a broken collarbone in the process.[23] This set up Team Canada to face Team USA in the final (after Team USA defeated fourth seed Team Australia) and Team USA won by a final score of 336 to 33.[1] In taking the silver medal, Team Canada scored more points against number one seed Team USA than all other teams at the tournament combined.[1][24] At the conclusion of the tournament, Iron Wench was voted the team's Most Valuable Player, and Smack Daddy was voted the MVP of the entire tournament.[25]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Rainbow Fight had to withdraw due to injury, and her spot on the roster was filled by Semi Precious."[14]

References

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