Hogtown Roller Derby

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Hogtown Roller Derby
Hogtown Roller Derby logo.png
Metro area Toronto, Ontario
CountryCanada
Founded2007
TeamsHorror (A team)
Debu-Taunts (B team)
Track type(s)Flat
Venue Ted Reeve Arena
Affiliations WFTDA
Website www.hogtownrollerderby.com

Hogtown Roller Derby, founded as the Greater Toronto Area Rollergirls (GTAR), is a women's flat track roller derby league based in Toronto, Ontario. Founded in 2007, Hogtown Roller Derby is a member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association (WFTDA). [1]

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History

The league was founded as Greater Toronto Area Rollergirls in early 2007 by Cynthia Brooks, known as "Splat Benatar" as Toronto's first not-for-profit roller derby league. [2] [1] In 2009, its skaters included a nanny, an insurance broker and an actress. [3] The league consists of two teams, which compete against teams from other leagues.

By 2011, GTAR was one of three roller derby leagues in Toronto. [4] In July, it was accepted as an apprentice member of the Women's Flat Track Derby Association. [5]

Several skaters from GTAR were involved in the 2011 Roller Derby World Cup, which was hosted by Toronto Roller Derby. Three then-league members took part: Canadian Psycho was selected to skate for All-Ireland Roller Derby and Sloppy Boggins was chosen as assistant coach for Team Sweden, while Lee Way Wreck'em was an alternate for Team Canada. [6]

On December 23, 2013, GTAR was made a full WFTDA member league. [7]

In May 2018, the league announced a rebrand as Hogtown Roller Derby, borrowing on the nickname "Hogtown" for Toronto. [8]

WFTDA rankings

Former GTAR logo GTARollergirls logo.png
Former GTAR logo
Season Final ranking [9] Playoffs Championship
2014193 WFTDA [10] DNQDNQ
2015216 WFTDA [11] DNQDNQ
2016261 WFTDA [12] DNQDNQ
2017300 WFTDA [13] DNQDNQ
2018332 WFTDA [14] DNQDNQ

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