| Roller derby in Canada | |
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 Toronto Roller Derby skaters at Yonge-Dundas Square in Toronto, staging an exhibition bout for the premiere of the movie, "Whip It!" at the 2009 Toronto International Film Festival. |
Canadian roller derby leagues were welcomed to join the Canadian Women's Flat Track Roller Derby Association, which in January 2012 was renamed the Roller Derby Association of Canada. [1] The main governing body of flat-track roller derby is the Women's Flat Track Derby Association and Canada has its own subsidiary called WFTDI Canada (Women's Flat Track Derby International). [2]
Contents
- Leagues
- Alberta
- British Columbia
- Manitoba
- New Brunswick
- Newfoundland and Labrador
- Nova Scotia
- Ontario
- Prince Edward Island
- Quebec
- Saskatchewan
- See also
- References
Junior roller derby leagues are eligible to join Junior Roller Derby Association Canada [3] (JRDA Canada), the Canadian branch of the international governing body of junior roller derby.
The first Canadian team to be formed was Edmonton, Alberta's Oil City Roller Derby, founded under the name Oil City Derby Girls in 2005. [4]
Team Canada is the national team that competes against other countries' teams at the Roller Derby World Cup.
