Team Canada (roller derby)

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Team Canada
Team Canada Roller Derby logo.jpeg
Founded2011
ColoursRed, white and black
Head coachJessica 'Bandit' Paternostro (head coach)
Bryan "Flyin Bryan Killman" McWilliam (assistant coach)
Ian "Johnny Qwadd" Verchere (strength & conditioning coach)
ManagerAlyssa "Georgia W. Tush" Kwasny (Business Manager)
Fawn Hall (team manager)
Germaine "P1" Koh (Chef de Mission)
Championships2nd place - 2011 Roller Derby World Cup
4th place - 2014 Roller Derby World Cup
3rd place - 2018 Roller Derby World Cup
Broadcasters Derby News Network (2011)
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] Team Canada has finished in the top four at each Roller Derby World Cup thus far.

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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 Roller Girls and London Rollergirls. [2]

2018 team

Tryouts for the team that would compete at the 2018 Roller Derby World Cup were held in October 2016 in Rockland, Ontario and Calgary. [3] The resulting roster was then announced in November 2016, at the time referred to as the "2017 roster", as the third world cup was at the time expected to be held in late 2017. [4] This initial training roster comprised 28 skaters, plus six additional "developmental" skaters, who would have the opportunity to train with the rest of the team, encouraging growth.

2018 team roster

(league affiliations as of the time of the announcement)

NumberNameDerby nameLeague
11Allie Artuso [lower-alpha 1] Royal City Roller Girls
88Azure BeneshMaiden Sane Terminal City Rollergirls
1017Alicia BiggleyBiggley Smallz Montreal Roller Derby
33Serenity CaldwellArtoo Detoonate Providence Roller Derby [lower-alpha 2]
9999Lorianne DicaireMange Moi el Cul Montreal Roller Derby
604Sara Ekholm Helsinki Roller Derby
131Alexandra Evans Terminal City Rollergirls
210Bethany FisherBoxcar Toronto Roller Derby
238Abigail GarrattPreacher's Slaughter Calgary Roller Derby Association
66Yuna Guivarc’hFalcon Punch Montreal Roller Derby
84Karlene HarveyBuffy Sainte Fury Terminal City Rollergirls
989Sarah Hipel Detroit Derby Girls
231Erin HudsonCrazy Squirrel Tri-City Roller Derby [lower-alpha 3]
658Allison HughesSurgical Strike Montreal Roller Derby
Jocelyn IngramSundown Terminal City Rollergirls
19Renée Labrosse Capital City Derby Dolls [lower-alpha 4]
95Marilyne LamontagnePouliche Montreal Roller Derby
183Abby Lever Calgary Roller Derby Association
1116Kristine McGillivaryKris Myass Calgary Roller Derby Association
123Claudia MaréchalMiracle Whips Montreal Roller Derby
289Tracey MattinsonCheese Grater Montreal Roller Derby
306Kylie Morin [lower-alpha 1] Terminal City Rollergirls
333Mai Nguyen [lower-alpha 1] So-Viet Roller Derby Québec
303Midori OhtakeKonichiWOW Montreal Roller Derby [lower-alpha 5]
16Brittany Palmer Terminal City Rollergirls
24Paige ParsonsShania Pain E-Ville Roller Derby
420Melissa PerreaultMel-e Juana Montreal Roller Derby
616Ashley Ronson [lower-alpha 1] Watcher Ash Capital City Derby Dolls
13Sophie RoyerAl K. Traz Montreal Roller Derby
76Kelsey Sanders [lower-alpha 1] Frank the Tank Terminal City Rollergirls
1349Taran SpiesRazor Calgary Roller Derby Association
47Carla SmithScarlett Bloodbath Terminal City Rollergirls
1111Kassandra SundtMaya Mangleyou Boston Roller Derby
1107Natt Young [lower-alpha 1] Scar2-BeatU Winnipeg Roller Derby League
Notes
  1. 1 2 3 4 5 6 Team Canada Development Program Athlete, as announced in November 2016 release
  2. ↑ Skater was affiliated with Providence when the roster was released in November 2016, subsequently transferring to Montreal Roller Derby
  3. ↑ Skater was affiliated with Tri-City when the roster was released in November 2016, subsequently transferring to Queen City Roller Girls
  4. ↑ Skater was affiliated with Capital City when the roster was released in November 2016, subsequently transferring to Montreal Roller Derby
  5. ↑ Skater was affiliated with Montreal when the roster was released in November 2016, subsequently transferring to Queen City Roller Girls

2018 coaching staff

The coaching staff for this edition was announced in July 2016. [5]

2018 Roller Derby World Cup

At the 2018 World Cup in Manchester, Team Canada claimed the bronze medal, [6] with a 173–147 victory over Team England. [7]

2014 team

A series of tryouts was announced for late 2013 to select the 2014 roster: 23 November in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan hosted by Saskatoon Roller Derby, [8] [9] 30 November in New Hamburg, Ontario hosted by Tri-City Roller Girls [10] and 7 December in Chilliwack, British Columbia hosted by NWO Roller Girls. [11] [12] Over 150 skaters registered to tryout for Team Canada, with roughly half of them expected at the New Hamburg tryouts. [13]

2014 team roster

The 2014 roster was released on 29 December 2013. [14] (league affiliations as of the time of the announcement)

NumberNameLeague
905Bala Reina Toronto Roller Derby
84Buffy Sainte Fury Terminal City Rollergirls
454Chasing Amy Montreal Roller Derby
33Demanda Lashing Montreal Roller Derby
02Dusty Toronto Roller Derby
21Dyna Hurtcha Toronto Roller Derby
52Evada Peron Terminal City Rollergirls
31Eve Hallows Terminal City Rollergirls
40Georgia W. Tush Montreal Roller Derby
8080Greta Bobo Montreal Roller Derby
527Heavy Flo Philly Roller Derby
-8Jess "Bandit" Paternostro Montreal Roller Derby
1223Kim Janna Terminal City Rollergirls
303KonichiWOW Windy City Rollers
1116Kriss Myass Calgary Roller Derby Association
2Lil' Mama Montreal Roller Derby
44Luludemon Terminal City Rollergirls
18Mackenzie Terminal City Rollergirls
1111Maya Mangleyou Boston Derby Dames
420Mel-e-Juana Montreal Roller Derby
10Murphy Rideau Valley Roller Girls
2x4Nasher the Smasher Toronto Roller Derby
504Nattie Long Legs Atlanta Rollergirls
C3P0Rainbow Fight Toronto Roller Derby
989Sarah Hipel Texas Rollergirls
3XSmack Daddy Montreal Roller Derby
55Soul Rekker Rideau Valley Roller Girls
658Surgical Strike Montreal Roller Derby
29Taz Red Deer Roller Derby Association
999USS DentHerPrize Detroit Derby Girls

2014 coaching staff

In late 2013, the coaching staff for Team Canada at the 2014 Roller Derby World Cup was announced: [12]

2014 Roller Derby World Cup

At the 2014 World Cup in Dallas, Team Canada finished in fourth place, losing the bronze medal match to Team Australia, 197–128. [15]

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, Ontario 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. [16] The skaters being considered were placed on a shortlist, and team management announced the following twenty skaters as the inaugural roster in August 2011 [17] (skater's home league at time of rostering in parentheses):

NumberNameLeague
188Mean Wheeler Terminal City Roller Girls
45Beretta Lynch West Kootenay Women's Roller Derby
1111Bone Machine Montreal Roller Derby
218Brim Stone (co-captain) [18] Toronto Roller Derby
40Georgia W Tush Montreal Roller Derby
822Gunpowder Gertie Red Deer Roller Derby Association
89Hell on Keller E-Ville Roller Derby
516Iron Wench Montreal Roller Derby
-8Jess Bandit (co-captain) [19] Montreal Roller Derby
187Killson Forest City Derby Girls
2Lil Mama Montreal Roller Derby
44LuluDemon Terminal City Roller Girls
88Maiden Sane Pile O' Bones Derby Club
204Motorhead Molly Tri-City Roller Girls
C3P0Rainbow Fight [note 1] 709 Derby Girls
10Semi Precious [21] Rideau Valley Roller Girls
3XSmack Daddy Montreal Roller Derby
55Soul Rekker Rideau Valley Roller Girls
29TAZ Red Deer Roller Derby Association
50Teeknee Oil City Derby Girls
1491Windigo 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, Ontario, Canada. Team Canada, one of thirteen nations competing, [22] began group play at the tournament in Group A, along with teams representing Brazil, Sweden and France. [23] Team Canada won all three of its group bouts, defeating France 244 to 17, [24] Sweden 196 to 26 [25] and Brazil 408 to 7. [26] 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. [27] In their first elimination bout, Canada defeated tenth-seeded Finland 499 to 31, at that time the highest point spread yet in the tournament. [28] 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. [29] 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] [30] 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. [31]

Notes

  1. ↑ "Rainbow Fight had to withdraw due to injury, and her spot on the roster was filled by Semi Precious." [20]

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